I was privileged to see and hear my former NYU Grad Acting student André Holland in “The Brothers Size” at the Shed in New York city. The brilliant play is by Tarell Alvin McCraney. He was excellent, as was the entire cast. I always know André will be wonderful but this time I was taken by his voice. His voice has …
Superman 2025 – Edi Gathegi
It was very exciting to see Edi Gathegi, my former NYU Grad Acting student as one of the stars of the new “Superman 2025″ movie. Annie Piper was also one of his teachers in Grad Acting and she was as thrilled as I was to see him in this film based on the characters from DC Comics. He plays a …
Frick Museum Re-opening
The lovely Frick Museum has re-opened after extensive renovations and Stacey, Jeremy and I visited. The last time I was at the Frick was when Stacey’s NYU Grad Acting class was taken there by Larry Maslon who was their “Now of Then” teacher.
My Student Accepted to Juilliard Drama
The Drama Division of the Juilliard school auditions over 1,500 students each year and accepts 18. I am thrilled and very proud that Matthew Yifeng was accepted and will begin classes in September as a member of Group 58.
Final Class with Year 2 at NYU Grad Acting
I finished the Spring semester with my wonderful Second Year NYU Grad Acting students.
Vocal/Text Coaching
As a vocal/text coach one of the first things I do is go through the text with the actor and help them figure out where to breathe.
Dialect Coach in NYC
Working as a dialect coach in NYC is interesting and challenging. With the actor, I go through the vowel and consonant changes, discuss the rhythm of the dialect, the duration of sounds and how the pitch (highness and lowness of the vocal range) is used.
Meeting Cate Blanchett
I met my favorite actor, Cate Blanchett!
Final Class with Year 3 at NYU Grad Acting
I had my final Techniques of Voice and Text Class with my NYU Third Year Students.
Seeing a new play with Grad Acting Alums
I saw NYU Grad acting alums Stacey Linnartz and Jeremy Rishe in Barry Kaplan’s new play “The Limits of Admiration”.