Meet Amelia Morse | Acting and Performance Coach

We had the good fortune of connecting with Amelia Morse and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Amelia, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness?
Note taking and using a paper planner. When I was 9 years old, my mom bought me an adult planner. Something that may seem a bit overbearing for a kid at that age, but it was perfect for me. She saw in me this need in me that I didn’t understand. I needed a place to track my school work to help me stay on task. I haven’t looked back since.

I took a break from using a planner when I was in between jobs and becoming a first time mom. When I started using a planner again it was when I started my business. I realize I needed a place once again to keep track of my tasks, my notes, and brain dump ideas. I added on a notebook when my ideas got too much for the space in my planner last year.

Using a planner and a notebook helps me not only track my progress, but see how I use my time. It also allows me to not lose ideas that may hit me in at any moment. I can relax knowing I have them and can come back to them when I’m ready.

Month by month I grow and improve. Planning, tracking, reviewing, and improving are the habits that I credit to helping me succeed.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m a life long learner. I want to do and be better for my clients and students. I don’t want to just learn the latest fad or technique. I want to understand how it works, but also what works best for the people I work with. Everyone is different, and as I tell my acting clients – there’s more than one way to express (insert emotion here).

Actors are storytellers. Our job is to tell the characters story. With my Actors, I want them to explore how they can tell the characters story based on what they bring to it. What are the tools in their toolbox, their lived experiences, their understanding, and how does it connect?

It’s also important for Actors to have an understanding of their own values, morals, and boundaries and not be ashamed of them. Know what they are and be able to identify if a character or a script matches those. This will help them know if a certain part is best for them to audition for or not. They also need to know that they will change and evolve over time to, and how to grow with that as an Actor.

We need to stop this mindset that Actors can do anything. We can’t. We’re people and we have limitations in many ways. It doesn’t make us less or unable to do our job. It just means we need to know what those are and how to be our best and fullest in them.

I want the Actors I work with to be authentic with themselves so they can tell a story with a fictional character truthfully.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would start with the Denver Performing Arts Center because of my obvious love for the theatre. Afterwards, I’d take my best friend to grab dinner nearby. We grew up in a small town, so city life isn’t something we crave, but it’s fun to enjoy.

The next day I would want to take them to Vail. It’s one of my favorite places to visit because I love visiting Vail Village. It feels like a European getaway while still in the heart of the mountains. We would go in the summer time so we could enjoy hiking nearby and dip our feet in the one of the splash pads or go tubing nearby.

After that I would want to take my friend up to Estes Park. I love walking downtown and checking out the shops. Grab and ice cream cone and walk over the Lake Estes to hopefully catch a glimpse of the Elk and catch the snow cap mountains in the background. We’d then take a tour of the Stanley Hotel. It’s a beautiful hotel with so much rich history.

Our last stop would be to Fort Collins to visit their Old Town. So many great shops and places to eat. It’s also nice because the old buildings would be a sweet reminder of where we grew up together. It would also be nice to wind down with a relaxing massage before our trip ended.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I’d like to shoutout to Nate and Karen at The Kite and Dart Group. They have worked hard with me to help me learn how to narrow down my niche and my messaging so that it’s authentic and aligns with my values along with my clients.

I met them during the pandemic in 2020 through one of their free Zoom events. A the time I was still trying to figure out my business and learn how to do everything that it involves. They were not only kind to me, but provided a welcoming and brave space for everyone that came into it. The more I came to their events, the more I go to know them, and they got to know me. I was then invited to join one of their paid programs. At the time I didn’t have any money in my business or even personally to afford to work with them. They knew this and still offered to let me take the first course for free because that’s how much the believed in me. (I have since paid them back for the course). Karen and Nate saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself – potential. Through their guidance and teaching I was able to get clear on my business and the people I want to serve and work with.

I continue to work with them, and love connecting them with others that I know they may click with. Their kindness and taking a chance with me is why I’m where I’m at today with The Morse Actors Studio. Words will never capture the deep level of gratitude I have for them both. Thank you Karen, Nate, and everyone I’ve worked with at The Kite and Dart Group for everything you do for myself and others. The world is a better place because of what you do to help new entrepreneurs.

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Image Credits
Lynette Seelmeyer for my headshots. The candid photos I took myself.