The Trinidad and Tobago Performing Arts Network

04/06/2026

In an industry full of spectacle, franchises and fast-moving noise, one truth remains: your voice is still your greatest asset.

Not the borrowed one.
Not the one shaped by comparison.
Not the one chasing someone else’s career map.
Yours.

This Backstage piece, pulling together acting advice from performers across the Star Wars universe, circles a lesson that feels both simple and necessary:
the work asks for truth, courage, risk, collaboration and the willingness to keep showing up as yourself.
Harrison Ford speaks to finding your own way, Pedro Pascal to not compromising what is true to yourself, and Carrie Fisher to doing it afraid until confidence catches up.

It is also a reminder that craft is not built on imitation. It is built on depth.
On doing the work. On staying open. On trusting that what is honest in you has a place, even before the industry knows what to do with it.
The article also highlights advice on preparation, fear, failure and collaboration from actors including John Boyega, Adam Driver, Diego Luna, Daisy Ridley and others.

For actors, filmmakers and creatives trying to build something lasting, this one is worth sitting with.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

The actors behind “Star Wars” share their wisdom on craft, community, and perseverance.

02/06/2026

Oops… he doing it again. And this time, it sounding like pure bacchanal and belly laughter. 🎤😂

George Gonzalez returns with his Stand-Up Comedy Special and judging by the lineup, this is shaping up to be one of those nights where yuh laughing from the time yuh sit down.

Joining him are Errol Fabien, Kevin Soya, Alan D Entertainer, Kenneth Supersad and The Saint.— a cast of familiar favourites bringing the kind of comedy that does hit close to home, shake loose the stress, and remind yuh why live entertainment does still slap different.

So if you’ve been needing a proper laugh, a good lime, and a night out with energy, this one calling your name.

📅 June 3rd 2026 | 7:00 PM | Radisson Hotel Trinidad

30/05/2026

Comedians tend to understand something many audition rooms quietly demand:

Be prepared, yes.
But do not come in dead.
Do not come in so locked to the “right” version that nothing living can happen.

This piece from Casting Networks explores why comedians often stand out in auditions, and it really comes down to a few things: presence, adaptability, timing, truth and a higher tolerance for risk.
They are used to things going left. Used to reading a room. Used to adjusting in real time.
And that kind of elasticity can make an audition feel less rehearsed and far more alive.

We also appreciated the reminder that making bold choices is not the same as making loud ones. Sometimes what stands out is not extra performance, but a more human one

This one feels worth sitting with.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

Comedians bring adaptability, presence and bold choices into auditions. Learn why casting directors value them and how actors can apply these skills to stand out.

28/05/2026

We know that many of our readers who are writers have varied writing styles and interests, and for those drawn to horror, this one may speak directly to that creative pull.

Because horror is never only about monsters, blood or what jumps out from the dark.
It is also about dread.
About what lingers.
About the fear that grows when something deeper is being threatened — safety, sanity, control, identity, survival.

What this piece from No Film School does well is remind us that horror works best when it is emotionally rooted. When the fear has shape. When the danger means something. When the audience feels not just startled, but unsettled.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

There's only one genre out there that everyone is buying. So in honor of Halloween, I want to walk you through how to write a horror movie. Get your knives ready.

23/05/2026

Movie musicals ask for something very specific.

Not just talent.
Not just voice.
Not just presence.

But calibration.

This conversation with Dave Solomon really leans into that truth — the difference between performing for stage and screen, the discipline of finding tone without forcing size, and the technical realities of movie musicals that actors do not always speak about enough, from lip syncing to working within CGI worlds.

What we appreciated most is that beneath all the craft talk is a quieter reminder: make your own path, yes, but also learn to trust where it is taking you.

For actors, musical theatre performers and anyone navigating that bridge between live performance and screen work, this piece from Casting Networks is one that feels worth sitting with.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

Writer-Director Dave Solomon joins this week's episode of 'How We Role' to discuss breaking into the wondrous genre of movie musicals.

20/05/2026

For the lovers of music, movement and pure stage magic… this one is calling.

Heart and Sole Dance Company presents Lights, Legends & Legacy — a dazzling dance tribute to the music of the greats,

Expect an evening of rhythm, tribute, nostalgia and performance energy.

📅 May 23rd & 24th 2026 | 6:00 PM & 5:00pm | Queen's Hall

19/05/2026

A props table may never take a curtain call, but it can absolutely save a show.

And this piece from OnStage Blog understands that.

What seems simple on the surface — tables, labels, trays, glow tape, checklists, reset — is really about something much bigger: backstage trust. About making sure every object has a place, every person knows the rules and every transition has a system strong enough to hold the pressure of live performance.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

“A clean, organized props table doesn’t just support the show, it sets the tone. It says: we respect this process. We respect each other. We’re ready.”

12/05/2026

Live theatre has a way of humbling you in real time.

One second you are in the scene.
The next, the line is simply… gone.

OnStage Blog does a beautiful job of naming what that moment can feel like from the inside: the jolt of panic,
the tightening body, the frantic search for the cue, the sudden shift from performance into pure survival.
But it also offers something gentler — the reminder that forgetting is not the end of the story.

How you recover is important. Remaining present is crucial. The ability to stay in the world of the scene long enough to find your way home is part of the craft too.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

Forgetting a line onstage is one of the most uniquely awful feelings in theatre. But what actually goes through an actor’s mind when it happens? And how do they get back on track without letting the whole scene fall apart?

09/05/2026

This Mother’s Day, give the gift of laughter… or come collect some for yourself.

Island Lime presents RUMOUR HAS IT, a live stand-up comedy experience headlined by Donnell Rawlings (Chappelle’s Show, Netflix Is A Joke),
alongside a powerhouse Caribbean lineup: KeevoTv, Simmy De Trini, Jerome Richardson, Lyrix and Thaddy BOOM.

Expect bold comedy. Real comedy. The kind that have yuh laughing till yuh cya catch back yourself.

📅 May 10th 2026 | 6:30 PM | Queen's Hall

06/05/2026

There is a very particular kind of post-audition chaos actors know.

You leave...You breathe...Then the mind starts performing its own little drama.😬

Should I have done that line differently? Did that choice land?
Was I too much? Too little? Too in my head?

What this article from Casting Networks offers instead is a healthier and sharper lens: treat the audition like usable insight, not a pass/fail judgement.

Reflect on the work. Learn what you can. Then let it go before it starts eating your peace.

🔗 Read more here ⬇️

Stop overthinking your auditions. Learn the 10 questions actors can use to turn every audition into growth, sharper instincts, and stronger bookings.