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Acting Career Update: Still Here Editor’s Note:
This acting career update from actor Sonia Lozada shares recent auditions, callbacks, and the renewal of her commercial contract with the DDO commercial department, with reflections on presence, process, and joy in the craft.

I realized it’s been a while since I last wrote here. This acting career update isn’t about a big announcement — it’s simply a check-in after a season of listening, working, and staying present in the craft.

Not because I stopped acting.
Not because I disappeared.
Mostly because life happened — and honestly, I was busy listening.

Listening on set, where every project asks you to stay flexible and curious. Listening in auditions, where the work is to show up prepared, grounded, and then let it go. Listening in callbacks — including one just last week — where you’re reminded that being invited back into the room is its own quiet affirmation.

There’s a certain joy that comes from staying in the process long enough to appreciate these moments. Auditions start to feel less like judgment and more like conversation. Sets feel familiar in a comforting way — still exciting, still unpredictable, but grounded in experience rather than nerves.

Today brought one of those steady, encouraging moments that make this career feel sustainable: my commercial contract with the DDO commercial department was renewed. It’s not flashy news, but it’s meaningful. The kind of professional continuity that reminds you the work is being seen and trusted.

Somewhere along the way, I traded constant updates for presence. Turns out, the camera doesn’t mind. The work feels better when it’s less about chasing and more about listening — to the material, to your scene partner, to the moment as it unfolds.

So this is me popping back in to say hello — still acting, still auditioning, still grateful to be on set, and still finding joy in the rhythm of this career. No big announcements. No dramatic comeback story. Just a return to sharing thoughts now and then, as the work continues.

More soon. Or not too soon. Either way, still here.

— Sonia

Actor’s Access Profile

If you’ve read my earlier post about The Still Point Minute, you’ll know it began as a simple daily practice to stay grounded between auditions and projects. In this new reflection, I explore how that same awareness has become part of my creative process—the heart of what I call “Presence in Performance.”

In acting—and in life—presence is everything. There’s a moment between breath and movement where truth reveals itself, a still point that becomes the soul of every scene. Presence in performance begins here—in awareness, not action. It’s the space where creativity listens before it speaks, where the actor connects not just to the role, but to something deeper within.

The Still Point Minute grew out of my own need to return to that space. Between auditions, projects, and everyday life, I found myself seeking one quiet minute to reconnect—to remember that creativity doesn’t come from rushing, but from presence. Each episode is a short guided reflection, designed to help you pause, breathe, and ground yourself before stepping into your next scene, meeting, or moment.

You can read my first post about how The Still Point Minute began here.

The Actor’s Inner Pause

As actors, we live in the space between what’s written and what’s felt. The best performances come when we’re not forcing emotion but allowing it to surface naturally. That’s the same energy behind The Still Point Minute. These one-minute meditations train presence—the kind that keeps you authentic and connected no matter what the camera or stage demands.

Behind the Scenes

I record each week’s episodes in my home studio, usually on a quiet morning when the light feels soft enough to listen. The process is meditative: setting the microphone, slowing my breath, letting the words arrive as if they’ve been waiting all along. It’s voice work—but it’s also heart work.

Join Me at the Still Point

Whether you’re an actor, artist, or simply someone navigating a busy world, these brief moments of reflection are meant for you. Subscribe to The Still Point Minute on YouTube or listen on Insight Timer. Take one minute a day to center yourself—and see how it transforms your creativity, your focus, and your sense of calm.

When awareness leads, expression follows—that harmony is presence in performance.