Recently, my friend Marge Mendel, a very talented writer, asked me to provide some “insider” tips on obtaining discounted Arts tickets in NYC. She figured that as a professional actor, I might just have a few of those! 😉 As it turns out, I ended up jotting down a long list of tips and she …
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Well, I love the works of Lewis Carroll (after all, I’m President Emeritus of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America), and I love animation (with a special place in my heart for the painstaking labors of stop-motion animation), so perhaps this project was inevitable! Nevertheless, I was delighted when director Saranne Bensusan invited me to …
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Some good news! Based on the success of the introductory eLearning voiceover sessions I offered at two eLearning Guild conferences in 2010, I’ve been asked to offer a full-day certificate program on the topic as part of the guild’s Learning Solutions 2011 conference. I’ll be offering my workshop on Tuesday, March 22nd, from 8:30am-4:30pm at …
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My partner and I caught one of the last performances of the Broadway revival of David Hirson’s verse comedy La Bete, and all I can say is it’s a crying shame it couldn’t at least finish out its originally planned limited run–and then run a whole lot longer! I did not see the original, short-lived …
My partner Tim and I joined my buddy (and composer pal) Eric Barnes recently to see Bonnie Langford: Christmas in New York, a new cabaret performance that is part of the 59E59 Theatre’s “Brits Off Broadway” series. Eric and Bonnie had worked together on the recent national tour of Chicago, with Eric on keyboards and …
I love good plays. I love good movies. So I was glad we found a chance to see Brief Encounter on Broadway. I had never seen the classic film version, but that didn’t interfere with my enjoying this unique stage incarnation. In fact, now I can’t wait to see the film! Britain’s Kneehigh Theatre has …
In an earlier post, I shared my tale of auditioning for and landing a Minute Maid print ad. When the shoot day came, I arrived a little bit early and as expected, the studio was already abuzz with activity. A series of people introduced themselves to me and welcomed me graciously. I was hearing a …
Every once in a while, I have an audition experience that’s just a hoot. And sometimes all that fun leads to a great gig! My agent recently scheduled me for a print ad audition for Minute Maid. The instructions were to show up looking like a particularly geeky and dull accountant type, mismatched shirt & tie, …
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I have to say, by and large, I genuinely like the casting directors I meet. They tend to be smart, positive, and enthusiastic audiences. Occasionally, I run across the rare exception. I remember being at a studio with multiple auditions going on a few months ago, and at one point a casting director came out of one …
I apologize that I haven’t posted a new entry in a number of weeks. My beloved dad passed away on November 8th, and I’m just now gearing up to get back into my blogging. While I don’t know how much personal information I’ll discuss on this blog over time, I’d like to share a story …
