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(updated 05.02.2008)

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TV/FILM AUDITION WORKSHOP - NEW

Film Acting Class taught in Studio

Reading/Speech Contest for Kids

Musical Theatre Summer Intensive

Host Needed For Theatre Exchange Student

Stage, Screen & Television Actors' Conference at SDSU

UCSD - Video, Sound & Motion Graphics Program

S.D. Actors Theatre - A New Acting Workshop

Sketch Comedy Class

News from 6th @Penn Theatre

Master Class with Gina Angelique

Spotlight Ovations - Dramatic art workshops & Day Camps

6th@Penn and the Human Rights Festival 2008

Writing the Ten-Minute Play

Short Play Festival needs contributors

Two Free Acting Classes - for Adults and Seniors

The Broadway Theater wins "BEST THEATER in SAN DIEGO"

 

 

 
AASD Press Releases

 

If you have any questions about any of the announcements below, please contact Shauna H. Ostrom, Communications Director at shauna@actorsalliance.com


 

NEW

TV/FILM AUDITION WORKSHOP

TV/FILM AUDITION WORKSHOP

 Two-Day Weekend intensive In San Diego

Create Exposure & Interest- Gain the WINNING EDGE!

Script Analysis-Reaction & Response- Making Choices

BEING CAMERA READY

Sat May 3rd & Sun May 4th

Instructor:

CLAIR SINNETT
310-606-0813
www.clairsinnettcasting.com
www.actorsworking.com
sinnett@earthlink.net
 
Former Hollywood Casting Director, Clair Sinnett, has cast a widely diverse roster of new talent as well as stars like Keanu Reeves, James Earl Jones, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio…Clair has been on the faculty and founded the TV/Film Acting programs for University of California Irvine, South Coast Repertory Conservatory, New York’s Playwrights Horizon Theater School, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences Repertory Group.  She holds her IMTA Acting, TV/Film Acting & Audition Workshops coast to coast, Canada and Europe, maintaining associations with numerous colleges and professional performing arts schools.  Clair has directed and/or produced over 100 theater productions and has served on numerous founding boards such as The Black Theater Troupe, The Janus Gay Theater Company, The National Academy of Ballet and Real to Reel Productions.  Sinnett has been the Artistic Director for Hollywood’s’ The Hollywood Actors Theater & The Actors Company.  Formerly a SAG Agent and Commercial & Industrial Producer, Sinnett maintains professional affiliations with CSA, AEA, SAG, AFTRA, IMTA (International Model & Talent Association), Women in Film, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Independent Feature Productions West, UCLA TV/Film Advisory Board, Ball State University TV/Film Entertainment Advisory Board and Barbizon International Advisory Board.  Clair authored a two-year TV/Film Acting curriculum presently offered at ICE Conservatory of Acting; Charlotte, NC and the Acting Conservatory Training Center; Toronto, Ontario Canada.   Her book ACTORS WORKING: The Actor’s Guide to Marketing Success is used as a text book at several major universities and available in book stores nationally.
        
Contact:

CALL FOR WORKSHOP REGISTRATION & COURSE SCHEDULE

 310-606-5626 or 619-507-8853

www.clairsinnettcasting.com
www.actorsworking.com
 
Cost:
250.00  (15% discount for Actors Alliance Members)
 
Time/Date:

Sat May 3rd & Sun May 4th

10 AM to 5 PM

Location:

Community Actors Theater
2957 54th St
(in the Oak Park district of San Diego)
 
Description:
Course Schedule
SAT 10 am-1:30 pm
Intro,  Stage vs Film vs TV, The Interview. Stereotypical Casting.
Assign Script #1
 
REACTION-RESPONSE.
Script Analysis,  Role Becomes You,  Camera Character.  Style of Show.
Using the Space, Timing & Pacing. CROW (Character-Relationship-Objective-Where).
 
LUNCH   1:30 pm-2:30 pm
 
Camera Ready Auditions
 
Assign script #2
 
SUN 10 am-1:30 pm
Script Analysis,  Material & Suitability, Finding the Drama.
Making Choices.  Being REEL. Rhythm & Dynamics. Emotional Transitions. Making Choices. REAL/REEL  LIFE.  Pretext-Subtext-Text.
 
LUNCH  1:30 pm-2:30 pm
 
Camera Ready Auditions
 
THE ONE LINER
Be yourself. Stream of Consciousness.  Throwing the lines away.
 
Review. 
Q & A.  THAT’S A WRAP!
 

CLAIR SINNETT’s workshops have been called  “the best, the brightest, and

most effective in the business”, She’s known as one of “the country’s top

teachers of audition & professional acting techniques”.

Clair has been a faculty member of Ball State University, Uiversity of California/Irvine

& has been an Actor, SAG Agent & Casting Director,

a faculty member of several other prestigious universities & performing

arts schools. She holds her acclaimed Audition & Acting Workshops

through out the US, Canada & Europe.





 

 

Film Acting Class taught in Studio...Less than $1/hr..8 weeks

$60 FOR 8 WEEKS@10 HOURS PER WEEK/20% discount for all AASD members (e-mail for details)

Start training in a fully equipped TV studio on the campus of
San Diego City College at 14th and C Street near downtown.
The course is ACTING FOR FILM AND TV Course # 119 under both the Drama Dept. and the Radio & TV Dept.

EASY ONLINE REGISTRATION
Every class is on-camera in our TV studio
This fabulously informative and career building workshop is taught by former SAG President and AFTRA National Board Member Spike Sorrentino.

Professor Sorrentino is highly rated as a professional actor/director and also as a master teacher.
This may be the last time this year that Prof. Sorrentino is offering this course at City College.

The online catalogue says," This course introduces students to the skills required for on-camera performing techniques as used in the motion picture and television industry. Students participate in the selection, rehearsal, and on-camera performance of material from television and motion picture scripts including drama, sitcoms, soaps and commercials. Emphasis is placed on cold reading taped audition skills, improvisational and interview techniques, and the fundamental acting required for camera, scene, and monologue studies. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to students intending to enter a career in the dramatic arts and radio/television."

Classes are Tues. & Thurs. 5:20 PM- 10:00 PM and begin June 17.
Limited space. Register NOW on The San Diego City College web site "http://www.sdcity.edu/"
More info e-mail AgentsNight@cox.net





 

 

Reading/Speech Contest for Kids

St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church presents the 2008 Bible Drama Reading Contest 

WHO: 
Children and youth from our congregation and the surrounding community.
 
WHEN & WHERE: 
9:00am Saturday May 3, 2008 at St. James Hall, on the corner of Eads and Silverado in La Jolla.
 

WHAT: 
A reading competition sponsored by The Father Waddy Fund for Music and Drama and St. James by-the-Sea Children’s Ministries.
 
Children will be divided into two competing age groups:  Under 12 & 12 and Over (as of May 1, 2008.)  Participants in each group will prepare two assigned short readings—a Bible passage and a poetry selection.  Participants will also present a “cold” reading of a short passage given to them on the day of the contest.  The readings need not be memorized.  Reading selections and an assigned time-slot will be sent to entrants upon registration for the contest.
 
Each age group will be evaluated by three judges.  Winners in each age group will receive $100, and runners-up $50.  The four prize-recipients will also have a book given in their name to the church library.
 
 
HOW:
There is no fee to enter, however only the first twenty entrants in each age group will be accepted due to time and space constraints.
  
For more information, and to enter the contest please contact Mandy Davis, Pastor for Children’s Ministries at St. James, at amanda.davis@sjbts.org or 858-459-3421 ext. 108. 

 

 

 





 

 

Musical Theatre Summer Intensive

MAKING IT ON BROADWAY 2008

All of the information you need on this incredible week long intensive is on the web:

Space is filling quickly.

For more detailed information, please contact:
Becky Cherlin Baird
kidzonstg@gmail.com

Actors Alliance Discount: $25

 

 





 

 

Host Needed For Theatre Exchange Student

CCI Area Representaive, Jackie Tabaka, is seeking a host family for a high school student who is VERY INVOLVED in THEATRE. Here is the profile information about the exchange student she is trying to place:

First Name:   Clara
STUID:   90115  
Country:  DENMARK
Birth Date:   3/2/1993
Sex: f
Prog Length: 10 mos
Grade: 9      GPA:A
Lang Test Type: N/A
Lang Test Score: N/A
Father:   Professor
Mother:   Professor
Siblings:   Albert, m, 15; Olivia, f, 18
Will Attend Church?   sometimes
Religion:   Protestant
Vol/Work:   babysitting, coffee shop
Kids:   likes them
Allergies:   none
Diet:   vegetarian, but does eat milk, eggs, cheese, etc.
Pets:   can adjust to indoor pets
Clubs:  
Placement Status:   unplaced
Most Interested: MUSIC/THEATER, TRAVELING, SWIMMING, SKIING
Also Interested: politics, reading, singing, cooking, camping, soccer, volleyball

She is from Denmark and pretty fluent in English already. She wants to continue her studies in THEATRE here. Any students/ instructors interested in hosting her, please contact Jackie Tabaka, CCI Area Representaive at (949)872-1817.

 





 

 

Stage, Screen & Television Actors' Conference at SDSU

Name of Workshop:
STAGE, SCREEN AND TELEVISION ACTORS' CONFERENCE at SDSU- Saturday, April 26, 2008

Instructors: see list below – Keynote: Marcia Ross, Executive Vice President Of Feature Casting of Walt Disney Studios
 
CONTACT INFO: 
If you have questions, please call or email our Conference Director, Diane Dunaway at Ddunaway@aol.com Or (858) 484 8575  www.actorsconferences.com
 
COST:  $150
 
TIME/DATE:  Saturday, April 26th 8am – 4pm
 
LOCATION: Extended Studies Center, San Diego State University

Description:
Whether you're a seasoned professional poised to be cast in another leading role, or a beginner ready to break into the business, the Stage, Screen, and Television Actors' Conference is for you!

Join us for a unique day as casting directors, agents and other industry professionals looking for talent right now!  Let them show you how to maximize your talent and land the parts you want on:

* STAGE
* SCREEN
* TELEVISION
* COMMERCIALS
* VOICE-OVERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MARCIA ROSS
Executive Vice President Of Feature Casting of Walt Disney Studios
_____________________________________________
CONFERENCE FACULTY:

Frank Catalano ** Professor of Theatre Arts ** University of Southern California
Frank DiPalermo ** Agent ** Shamon Freitas Agency, San Diego
Steven Elton ** Casting Director ** North Coast Repertory, San Diego
Stacey Levy ** Casting Director ** Specializing in Hour & Half-Hour TV
Adam Marcus ** Film Director ** Damn Skippy Theatreworks
Troy Magino ** Casting Director ** Theatre West
D. Candis Paule ** Casting Director ** San Diego
Tina Real ** Casting Director ** San Diego
Marcia Ross ** Executive Vice President of Feature Casting ** WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
Douglas C. Smith ** Artistic Director ** Westview Theatre Company, San Diego
Robert Smyth ** Producing Artistic Director ** Lamb’s Players Theatre, Coronado
Debra Sullivan ** Actress ** Damn Skippy Theatreworks
Samuel Warren ** Casting Director ** San Diego
Nanci Washburn ** President & Founder ** Artist Management Agency
Brian Wells ** Artistic Director ** San Diego Civic Light Opera (Starlight)
Sam Woodhouse ** Artistic Director ** San Diego Repertory Theatre
Gary Zuckerbrod ** President ** Casting Society of American 2002-2004

_____________________________________________

Workshops include topics such as: Auditioning Secrets for Screen and Stage, Monologue and Song Selection, Succeeding in the Business, Landing Those Lucrative Commercials and much more!
_____________________________________________

Master Classes with highly skilled specialists will give you hands-on experience and feedback on performing at your best in film, stage and commercials.
_____________________________________________

One-on-one Audition Appointments with the top professionals in the business. will give you on the spot performance feedback and answer your questions.
_____________________________________________

Please check our website for updated faculty and classes: www.actorsconferences.com

If you have questions, please call or email our Conference Director, Diane Dunaway at Ddunaway@aol.com Or (858) 484 8575

 

 





 

 

UCSD - Video, Sound & Motion Graphics Program

LAUNCH YOUR NEW CAREER!

JOIN US FOR AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING ABOUT YOUR NEW CAREER! Digital & Web Design OR Video, Sound & Motion Graphics

  • Find out what the programs can do for you
  • Become marketable and hirable in a creative exciting field
  • Get answers to your questions
  • Meet faculty and staff
  • Tour the facilities

Program Benefits

UC San Diego reputation

Digital & Web Design program you will receive: MAC G4 15" laptop computer, latest Adobe CS3 software, textbooks, digital SLR camera,
all included with tuition.

Video, Sound & Motion Graphics program you will receive: MAC G4 15" laptop computer, Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 software, including Final Cut  Pro 6, Motion 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, Live Type, Compressor, and Soundtrack Pro,  Pro Tools LE, After Effects, Dreamweaver CS3 and Flash CS3,Textbooks,
HD video camera 1TB firewire/usb external hard drive
all included with tuition.

  • All courses taught by experienced industry professionals
  • Internships for those who qualify
  • Learn the industry-preferred software programs
  • Create a portfolio of interactive work to show potential employers/clients
  • Fast track to a career focused education

PLEASE RESERVE A SEAT ASAP by email or phone at 858.622.5750
 
Map & future informational meetings on our website - http://dac.ucsd.edu

 

 

 





 

 

S.D. Actors Theatre - A New Acting Workshop

SAN DIEGO ACTORS THEATRE presents A New Acting Workshop taught by Artistic Director, Patricia Elmore Costa and Award-Winning Guest Directors Patricia Elmore Costa Actor & Artistic Director, San Diego Actors Theatre Formerly with Guest Talent Programs, Disney Entertainment Productions

When:    April 7—May 26, 2008
Monday evenings: 6:30 p.m.—9:00 p.m.
Who:     Award-Winning Guest Directors:
• April 28, 2008 - Sam Woodhouse, Artistic Director, San Diego Repertory Theatre 
• May 5, 2008 - Bill Virchis, Artistic Director, Teatro Mascara Majica
What:     Monologues, Cold Readings, Improvisation, and Audition Techniques.

Culminates in a showcase on the last night, May 26, 2008.

To register send your check for $175.00 to:

San Diego Actors Theatre
3718 Belford St.
San Diego, California 92111

no later than April 1, 2008

Cost: $175.00

Workshop Description:

Study the fundamental principles of acting and the development of physical and vocal self-expression.  Study contemporary characters in monologues, cold readings and scene study work.  Actors will benefit from the unique experience of having their audition monologues critiqued by a  panel of expert and award-winning directors.

Workshop Objectives:

• Create desired effects for awareness of body and voice.
• Formulate understanding of ethics, craft and discipline of acting.
• Recognize the importance of self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-growth.
• Select, memorize and perform one monologue which can be used for auditions.
• Select, memorize & perform one 5-7 minute scene which will be presented in the showcase.

 

 

 





 

 

Sketch Comedy Class

Matt Thompson is offering a new sketch comedy class at The Comedy Store on Sunday afternoons!  Enrollment is open for the next session, which begins on March 9th, 2008. The class meets six Sundays culminating with a fully stage performance at The Comedy Store!  "It's a lot of fun". Matt has been trained through Groundlings and Second City and says that "this past session was a hoot!"  For more information e-mail Matt at: plutoniumtheatre@yahoo.com OR check out The Comedy Store below...

website... http://www.sandishore.com/sketch-workshops.html

 

 

 





 

 

News from 6th @Penn Theatre

Dale Morris is stepping down as artistic director of 6th @ Penn Theatre as of July 1, 2008.  Actor, playwright, director, Matt Thompson (below left) will assume the post at that time.  Matt will also be the artistic director of the Resilience of the Spirit Festival 2008.  Dale Morris has led the theatre for seven years through ups, downs, good times, and turbulent times – he will remain as executive producer and business manager.  He will spend more time trying to return to acting and to writing plays.  Dale feels that the addition of Matt Thompson will bring on a new theatrical vitality with San Diego audiences and a new day-to-day artistic partnership with the actors and directors of San Diego.  More about Matt at: http://www.sdtheatre.com/board_of_directors.htm#key%20staff     www.resilienceofthespirit.com
 
Michael Thomas Tower has been named Playwright in Residence and Artistic Director of New Works Programs for 6th @ Penn Theatre.  An all-around theatre artist, Michael is presently artistic director of the 6th @ Penn QPLAY SERIES (www.qplays.com) and CHANLENGE THEATRE (www.challengetheatre.com).  After 22 years writing plays and an off-Broadway production, Michael is happy to bring his creative resources to 6th @ Penn in more involved way and looks forward to the challenge.  Two of his works (both musicals) will soon appear in the qplays series.  More about Michael: http://www.sdtheatre.com/Resumes%20&%20Actor%20Pages/Michael_Thomas_Tower/Bio.doc





 

 

Master Class with Gina Angelique

Our Bodies are the Source for Radical Change
A Master Class with Gina Angelique
For dancers, activists, actors, teachers and dance lovers

Sunday, March 30, 2008, 3:30 pm- 6:30 pm
At Eveoke Dance Theatre, 2811 University Ave. Suite A
$20 pre-registered, $30 walk-up- participants and ‘witness’ observers

We cannot ever realize a sustainable culture and world without our bodies supporting the hopes and dreams of our hearts and heads.  Our bodies are among our personal, most precious natural resources.  What does it mean to break body habits, move creatively while centered in intention, and put our vision and prayers into dance actions for peace and love?  How do dancers transcend the formality and structure of their technique to harbor loose, open hearts?  How do actors feel the authenticity of dance in every action?  How do activists invigorate their work by feeling the power of their bodies?  Let’s come together and answer these questions with even better ones!   This class is for anybody (2 year olds- 99 year olds, green people, purple striped people, two elbowed folks too) who want to feel the magic of ancestry and hope for the future through their bodies, and realize their potential in mind, heart and body equally.

To pre-register send your check to Gina Angelique, 7978 Elmers Way, Shingletown, Ca. 96088 no later than March 20th!  Two registrations in same family receive 50% off second registration.  Call Gina @ 530-474-3354, or e-mail digaboo@gmail.com with any questions.

 

 





 

 

Spotlight Ovations - Dramatic art workshops & Day Camps

Company: Spotlight Ovations
Project: Spring and Summer Dramatic Arts Day Camps
Contact: Emily Calabrese at 619-865-5185 and Sharla Mandere at
858-220-9180 for more details
web address: www.spotlightovations.com
Descriptions of all camps represented on Spotlight Ovations website.

SPRING BREAK CAMP!!!!!
The Studio at North Park
3800 30th St. San Diego, CA 92104
Children's Audition Workshop (all ages welcome!)
March 8 from 12:00pm - 3:00pm
cost: $30

Receive a 20% discount on the Light's Up! spring break camp if you also take the audition workshop

Light's Up! (ages 6 - 13)
March 17 - 24 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

DRAMATIC ARTS SUMMER DAY CAMPS at
Point Loma School of Classical Ballet
2195 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107

LIL' STARS (ages 3 - 5)
June 30 - July 3 from 9:00am - 11:30am
or 12:30pm - 3:00pm
cost: $75

MYSTERY MANIA (ages 6 - 13)
July 7 - July 11 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

CIRQUE DE LA KIDZ (ages 6 - 13)
July 14 - July 18 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

TRIPLE THREAT (ages 11 - 17)
July 21 - July 2 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

DRAMATIC ARTS SUMMER DAY CAMPS at
The Studio @ North Park
3800 30th St. San Diego, CA 92104

TRIPLE THREAT (ages 11 - 17)
July 28 - Aug. 1 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

CIRQUE DE LA KIDZ (ages 6 - 13)
Aug. 4 - Aug. 8 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

MYSTERY MANIA (6 - 13)
Aug. 11 - 15 from 9:00am - 3:00pm
cost: $110

LIGHTS UP ( 6 - 14)
Aug. 18 -Aug. 22 from 9:00am - 3:00
cost: $110

 

 





 

 

6th@Penn and the Human Rights Festival 2008

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

6th @ Penn Theatre in San Diego, California is seeking unpublished plays for the Resilience of the Spirit: Human Rights Festival 2008. The goals of the festival are to recognize, celebrate, and document the lives affected by genocide and torture, to raise awareness of human rights as a social issue and of the plight of refugees worldwide, to support artists creating human rights related works and to foster partnerships in the arts community. We are looking for plays about the human condition, specifically plays that deal with social injustice, human rights abuses, and the resilience of the human spirit from all around the world. We are seeking full length and short comedies or dramas to be fully staged or presented as staged readings. The festival will run July-August 2008. Last year, we featured productions that discussed racial, ethnic and gender issues and themes ranged from American Miner’s safety issues to the genocide in Rwanda. So the spectrum of material is quite broad. Plays may not be published, but previously produced shows are fine.

Written Submission Guidelines

All plays must be:
- In standard format.
- 3-hole punched.
- Between 10 and 110 minutes long.
- In English (translations are fine).
- Play must deal with social injustice, human rights abuses, and the resilience of the human spirit.
- No more than 5 actors for full length pieces running 75-110 minutes 
- No more than 3 actors for pieces 30 minutes and less.
Limited technical support, means as black box as possible. We have sound support and general lighting, plus a few specials here and there. This stage will be shared by several productions, so keep the emphasis on the writing, the acting, and the directing. Our theatre is small and mighty, but PLEASE do not send us a script with a helicopter or a live goat in it!

Include with your written submission:
- A title page with the playwright's contact info.
- A brief synopsis or log-line of the play.
- Character breakdown.
- Any past production history of the play.
- A short bio. 

NOTE:
- We will keep the submissions, so no return envelopes please.

Fees: NO fee

Scripts must be received by February 28, 2008 (This is a received-by date, not a
postmark date.)
We are accepting scripts starting December 1, 2007 until
February 28, 2008. 
We do not accept e-mail submissions, so snail mail only.

Please send all materials to:

Matt Thompson, Artistic Director
Resilience of the Spirit: Human Rights Festival 2008
6th @ Penn Theatre
PO Box 3607
San Diego, CA 92163 





 

 

Writing the Ten-Minute Play - workshop with playwright Scot Augustson

What: Playwriting workshop with Seattle playwright Scot Augustson
Where: Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. San Diego, 92116
When: Sunday February 24th 10:00-3:00
Cost: $60  includes admission to the reading of Scot’s play The Summer Before the Summer of Love
($10 off for Actors Alliance members)

Why bother learning how to write a good ten minute play?  Playwright Scot Augustson, built his reputation in Seattle on the basis of his ability to write very short pieces. Through his shadow puppet work for cabarets and through regular participation in Seattle's twice yearly 14/48 Festival, he’s developed over sixty tiny gems. Scot says, “Not only was I able to use these micro-epics to get my name out there, but I became a better writer because of them. Limitations of length teach valuable lessons in structure, character and economy.”
So bring pen and paper (or laptop if that's what you use) and we'll explore with Scot the virtues of brevity.

To sign up please contact Patty Loughrey at:
plwho2002@yahoo.com or 619 286-7232





 

 

Short Play Festival needs contributors!

Scripts, Directors, Actors, Volunteers needed for New Perspective, a Festival of One-Act plays to be performed in late June 2008.  The deadline for submissions of short (15 minute) plays has been extended to Janary 15, 2008.  Published plays will be considered
in addition to new plays by San Diego residents over 18.  Auditions will be held in April.

Please see www.perspectivefest.com for submission info.

 





 

 

Two Free Acting Classes for Adults and Seniors

Holly Ritter
Special Invitation for Actor's Alliance Members

Brought to you and funded by SD Community College District Continuing Education

Taught by a former New York Theatre Professional

Theatre Game Classes

This class is designed to ignite your imagination, teach you to trust your
spontaneity, and keep you "in the moment". We use Theatre Games - structured
improvisations based on the work of Chicago's The Second City's Viola
Spolin, as well as instrumental exercises. Whether you are a professional
burnt-out by the business, or a newcomer lacking self-confidence, this is
the place to learn to "play" - the essence of all Dramatic Art, and the real
reason that we are Actors. This is an on-going class with current openings,
meeting once a week.

Scene Study Classes at The Kroc Center

Just how do you "tackle" the written script and break it down in preparation
for a performance? How do build/find a character, relationships, or the
emotional life inherent in the role? What skills are needed in a first
reading, or in rehearsal? What's the best way to incorporate blocking and
direction? This class is designed for the beginning to intermediate actor
and is being offered in the final week of January '08 in an initial six week
trial session with a strong possibility of extension. Students will be given
scripts, paired up and expected to do rehearsal homework, their efforts
culminating in an invitation-only showcase at the Kroc Theatre.

Hollymarie Ritter's theatre career involves over 40 roles in musical and
non-musical comedy, Shakespeare, American dramatic classics, improv troupes,
Children's Theatre and commercials and independent films; and in production
venues as diverse as rotating rep., Equity and non-Equity regional theatres,
summer stock, NYC Equity showcases, nightclubs, dinner theatre and tours.
She took her basic training at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse with
William Esper, and when not performing studied at HB Studios, Warren
Robertson Studio (with such notables as Peter Flood); at Chicago's The
Second City ; and with Eric Morris and the Tony-awarding- winning Vivian
Matalon. For the last ten years, with a Master's in Intermodal Expressive
Therapies from Lesley University, and as one of the very few nationally
Registered Drama Therapists in San Diego, she has brought the healing power
of Theatre and "play" to hospital populations. She is highly supportive and
well-skilled in handling the challenges of the actor's creative process.

Class Size is limited, so call now for information and to sign-up. Holly can
be reached at 619-232-1668 or emailed at Spookkitties@cox.net.

 

 





 

 

The Broadway Theater wins "BEST THEATER in SAN DIEGO"

The Broadway Theater wins BEST THEATER in SAN DIEGO - KGTV Channel 10 - A LIST Award winners were announced at 5:45 a.m. yesterday morning. Theatre owners Randall Hickman and Douglas Davis are thrilled and hope to "continue to present theater for 'the theater going patron' for many years to come."

Click the link below to go to the page that lists the winners:  

Click the link below to read the comments posted:

 




 


Postings by AASD Members

 

(updated 03.03.2006)

The following section may include notices with items for sale, apartments for rent, garage sales, and any good news you want to share! Only AASD members may post on this page. To have your notice included, please email Shauna H. Ostrom, Communications Director at shauna@actorsalliance.com

For more information about becoming a member, please go to our Membership page.
 
 

 

 
 

Click Here to read about AASD members IN THE SPOTLIGHT

In The Spotlight highlights the activities of Actors Alliance Members in the arts industry.

   
 

 


Press Releases

All downloads in PDF format- Click Here to download Adobe Acrobat reader
   
 
 

 

Actors Alliance OBOS presents "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" - July 6, 2005

Actors Alliance Announces Benefit Performance for Being Alive - June 14, 2005

Actors Alliance Announces Actors Alliance Festival 2005 - May 19, 2005

Actors Alliance OBOS presents "Talking With" - March 17, 2005

Actors Alliance Hosts Rummage Sale to Benefit Education Program- November 30, 2004

Actors Alliance Reschedules Fundraiser Gala to Accommodate Heated Election - November 1, 2004

Actors Alliance Announces Best of the Fest Honorees - August 5, 2004

Actors Alliance Announces KidsFest 2004 - July 20, 2004

Actors Alliance Gives back to the Community - June 25, 2004

Actors Alliance OBOS presents "Bach at Leipzig" - June 12, 2004

Actors Alliance presents Festival 2004 - May 18, 2004

Actors Alliance OBOS presents "King Lear" - February 29, 2004

Actors Alliance OBOS presents "Brand" - January 8, 2004

AASD members and Actors For Hunger make donation to fire victims - October 31, 2003

Actors Alliance of San Diego is "Making Strides" - October 1, 2003

Actors Alliance presents Fundraiser reading of "Man and Superman" - August 7, 2003

Actors Alliance presents Festival 2003 - April 22, 2003