Monday, April 03, 2006




Diane going like gangbusters

Four-time Mother of Invention veteran Diane Karagienakos was recently cast in a key role in the feature film Little Bruno (www.littlebrunomovie.com), she appeared on an episode of "The World's Most Astonishing News", a Japanese TV show, and the award-winning stage show that she co-created, Come Fly With Me Nude, will be debuting in Los Angeles on May 5, with her in one of the two leading roles.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006




SF Bay area actors' resources

I have just updated the resources page on my site. There is now a comprehensive list of digital resources for actors, including audition announcement lists. Click the link above and enjoy!
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006




Jennifer on the History Channel

Jennifer Jajeh will be featured in speaking roles in 3 upcoming episodes of the History Channel series,
"Man, Moment, Machine". The show "explores the history-making intersection
between a dynamic leader, a significant moment in time and an important
technology". Congratulations, Jennifer!
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006




Alexander technique class starting

Looking for a way to get some Alexander technique training without breaking the bank? Practitioner Constance Clare is offering a class starting tomorrow night at the Asian American Theater Company. Students of mine have spoken very highly of her, and I think Alexander Technique training is one of the best things an actor can give himself or herself (along with my class :)) Click the link below for more information.

http://www.asianamericantheater.org/courses.html
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006




worth listening to

Some of you know I harbor a special fondness for the Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. I used to mention it more in the class than I have of late, but I actually have a B&S logo tattoed on my left shoulder. They have been important to me for a long time. I am looking forward to seeing them in concert her in SF March 21.

Recently NPR did an interview with the leader of the band, Stuart Murdoch. There is a link above to a screen (actually the title of this entry is the link: "worth listening to"") where you can click to hear the interview or read a trancscript. Murdoch is an incredibly thoughtful guy, and a great artist. I would say there is something Chekhovian about his way of seeing and rendering things. He talks about how he started the band as he pulled out of a prolonged struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and he also talks about how he is becoming increasingly open in his music about his spirituality and his religious feeling. In session 1 of the Monday night class, I always make sure that Stanislavsky's characterization of acting as the birth of the soul through art gets mentioned. The more I work with the technique, the more I see how fitting this characterization of acting is, so I was very moved to hear Murdoch talking in this way. Belle and Sebastian were very important to me in the years before I moved out to CA and kind of pulled out of a rut myself, so it was really interesting to hear him talk about this. So you might want to give it a listen.
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