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When I saw "Crazy Heart" recently, I was knocked out not only by Jeff Bridges' incredibly authentic performance but also by Robert Duvall in a much smaller role. There's not a moment in the film in which Duvall is anything less than utterly truthful, which is always the case with him.So I was amused when I called actor, teacher, and Sanford Meisner disciple Jim Jarrett to discuss what truthful acting really means, and he told me a funny story related to him by Jon Voight. Long ago, when Duvall and Voight were in Meisner's class, Duvall took one step into a scene and Meisner said, "Already wrong." Which proves that sometimes even the most talented actors have to learn what it means to be honest when acting."You can't fake it," says Jarrett of truthfulness. If the moment "isn't as full as it should be, you lead yourself along and don't push…...

Stephen Sachs will direct the Los Angeles premiere of Shining City, a modern-day ghost story from one of Ireland's most important young playwrights, Conor McPherson. Called "an absolutely glorious new play... as close to perfection as contemporary playwriting gets" by The New York Times, Shining City will star Morlan Higgins, William Dennis Hurley, Kerrie Blaisdell and Benjamin Keepers. Performances take place September 19 through December 19 at The Fountain Theatre, with low-priced previews beginning September 12.

The multi award-winning Theatre Tribe is thrilled to announce that the Los Angeles premiere of A Skull In Connemara, written by acclaimed playwright Martin McDonagh (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), directed by Ovation Award-winner Stuart Rogers (The Long Christmas Ride Home, Recent Tragic Events) and featuring Ovation award-winner Morlan Higgins, Jenny O'Hara, John K. Linton and Jeff Kerr McGivney is Extending through Saturday, March 28 at Theatre Tribe, 5267 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood.