<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Francine Landes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Award-winning actor & Juilliard grad. Acting coach for actors, public speakers & drama school audition prep.]]></description><link>https://www.francinelandes.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:58:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.francinelandes.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[waiting to work: how actors stay ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[You did everything right. A full night's sleep, a solid breakfast, warm-ups both at home and in the car. You arrived with fifteen minutes to spare — enough time to check in and settle your nerves. Then your appointment time comes... and goes. And goes again. Forty-five minutes later, you're still sitting there. Your feet ache, you've gone cold, and the collective nervous energy of every other actor in the room is starting to give you a headache. So how do you walk in and still deliver your...]]></description><link>https://www.francinelandes.com/post/waiting-to-work-how-actors-stay-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e27b82a879e750017a25645</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:49:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54e5b921fdf54a1db3802e905a8c53f6.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>act4wk</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>