I went to see my former student Margy Love in The Black Book by Phil Blechman, playing at The Sargent Theater. She was terrific, and the voice/speech/text work was excellent! “The Black Book” is a new play about an afflicted college student, Collin Archer, who secretly leaves a veiled suicide note in the form of a poem on the desk of …
Last class with my NYU Graduate Acting Third Year students in Techniques of Voice and Text class. Their work this semester on their Shakespeare monologues was excellent. They put all of the pieces together – voice, speech, breathing, scanning the verse, using the techniques they have been learning for two years, and acting. It has been a joy to be …
First day of the Newsies second national tour!
Finished recording the last 900 words for the Audio Shakespeare Pronunciation App. Whew! I am very exited that the Shakespeare App I have been working on for the last year with Louis Scheeder is almost ready for distribution. We are finishing off the very last development steps and proofing and expect it to be on the Apple and Google stores …
It has been exciting to work on the OP (Original Pronunciation) production of scenes from “As You Like it”. The Workshop was part of the Studio Tisch Summer program. Pictured are some of the cast members.
Fun job working as dialect coach for “Bedroom Farce” at the Westport Country Playhouse (already famous but made even more famous by Joanne Woodward as Artistic Director and her husband, Paul Newman appearing in shows there until 2008.) “Bedroom Farce” is directed by John Tillinger and stars Paxton Whitehead. Performances begin August 25.
THE WINTER’S TALE By William Shakespeare Directed by Davis McCallum Hudson Valley Shakespeare A jealous king banishes his innocent queen and infant daughter in a surprising story of romance, revenge, and redemption that unfolds across seasons, generations, and nations. The epic canvas of the Hudson Highlands provides the perfect backdrop for this wondrous fairy tale of a shepherdess who turns …
Backstage with NYU Graduate Acting Alumni, Karen Pittman and Josh Radnor at the Broadway production of “Disgraced”. They were excellent! Karen was with the original production at Lincoln Center and Josh joined the Broadway company after his popular show “How I Met Your Mother” ended.
Margy Love – I used to struggle with vocal strain and hoarseness and visited ENTs with inflamed vocal cords. The work I have done with Shane Ann over the last year, in her Voice and Speech program, has transformed my voice. My vocal fold scans have been consistently healthy and clean and at my most recent visit to the ENT …
