We were lucky to catch up with Sage Mayer recently and have shared our conversation below.

Sage , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

Acting is something that you are constantly learning. You learn how not to act and there is no way to speed up this process. You learn from observation, mistakes and classes. Because in a class you will be called out if you aren’t authentic.

I have taken classes in improv, scene study, and Meisner for a while. When you are in a scene you want to react to what is being expressed to you so you really need to be in character and be honest. That involves being present and throwing away everything you know about the story.

Sage , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am an actor and a writer and I started performing at the age of 11. A good friend who is a little older than me was doing background work in North Carolina on television and I just loved that he was having fun and getting paid for it. My friend’s mom told my mom they were filming a movie called “Gifted” starring Chris Evans in Georgia and they needed some kids to play classmates. My mom asked me if I was interested and of course I said, Yes! I got the job and the scene was a day in school with a ton of other kids. I was meeting kids, having a blast and waiting, so much waiting.

When we were called to set I was picked from a bunch of kids to speak in a hallway scene. I was so nervous. I did not expect that at all. I blew it! I decided then and there I wanted to take classes and learn to be a working actor. Since then I have been in over 28 performances on TV, Film and commercials.

Around the age of 13, I came to realize the impact a story can have on an audience and that’s when I started writing. I was always a storyteller but now I was putting these stories down. doing world building and fleshing out characters. I wrote a pilot for a short form series and last spring we shot it, It’s called Alex and the Incriminator, it’s a comedy/horror/mystery. I also wrote a short about the two main characters, Alex and Marta and how they deal with the ghost of Christmas, also known AKA New Year’s Day. That short is now in a few film festivals and recently won “Diamond in the Rough” at the San Diego Short Film Festival.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

This industry is tough and you are pretty much out there on your own if you don’t learn to collaborate with other talented people. I am learning that more and more each day.

It is important to remember that in creating any art there really is no competition. That mantra keeps me going and that’s what makes me stronger. I realized that I am only in competition with myself and when I focus on what I’m doing. I am powerful.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

If I have one goal it is to help others get to where they want to be. I want to start a fund for young actors to access to free resources to succeed.. That would include the best classes and invaluable industry advice. Otherwise I really just want to be involved in making good stories.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamsage08
• Other: email:
  [email protected]

Image Credits

Headshots:
Headshots by Jeff @headshotsbyjeff on instagram

Alex & the Incriminator Poster:
EK Productions