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Support Gorilla Rep’s Independent Film of Macbeth

I am signed on to play Banquo in Gorillia Rep's film production of Macbeth. Click the image below to read more about how you can support the film.

Acting Twitter Conversation

Had an interesting twitter conversation that I thought the blog readers would like. @dennisbaker: 30 year old actress on @suzeormanshow incurred $30,000. Her excuse, "I thought I would book something". C'mon #actors get real! @dennisbaker: Actress: "I was hoping I could just book one of these commercials" @suzeormanshow: "Hope is not a ...

Medieval Festival – Fort Tryon Park

Just in time for the upcoming Medieval Festival which takes place on October 4th from 11:30am to 6pm at Fort Tryon Park. This is a day long event and you will be able to indulge in your days of Renaissance Faire. In fact most of the Faire participants ...

Freelance Artist: Debunking the Myth of the Starving Artist

There is an article floating around the internet of an interview given by actor Thomas Jane promoting his new HBO show "Hung". It is about how he "hung" on through the hard times to make it where he is today. In the article, Jane talks about how being ...

SAFD SPT Broadsword and Shield

I received a recommended pass for the skills proficiency test in broadsword and shield through the Society of American Fight Directors. My instructor was Joseph Travers from Swordplay and the test was adjudicated by Fight Master J. Allen Suddeth. The video above is from our rehearsal just before the ...

Epic Theater Citizen Artist Conference

I attended an amazing and inspiring workshop few weeks ago at the Citizen Artist Conference hosted by the Epic Theater Ensemble. I appreciate Epic Theater’s approach to working with kids is their work with community through Augusto Boal’s Exercises. These exercises empower the students to connect to ...

Casting Director Twitters at Audition

The theatreosphere has been up in arms in what is being called "Twittergate". It is focused around casting director Daryl Eisenberg, who was making comments about actors' auditions during an EPA of New York Musical Theatre Festival's "Gay Bride of Frankenstein." She has been twittering about previous auditions, ...

Development of an Educational Theater Company

This past year I was accepted to a program called TA 101 which was developed by Dr. Carol Fineberg, a researcher and frequent writer about arts education, and Master Teaching Artist Dale Davis, one of the founders who now serves as Executive Director of Association of Teaching Artists. The course, ...

Joan of Arc Video

"What could be better than hard working, talented actors, well directed in a gem of a production….but wait, there is more, in an outdoor setting that is perhaps one of the most beautiful in NYC. How could I not recommend Joan of Arc for a fun and inspiriting evening of ...

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