The Business of Acting: A Blog by Acting School Founder Alan S Nusbaum
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TVI Actors Studio teacher for the past 18 years and casting director of the ABC Soap “General Hospital”, Mark Teschner is the recipient of the 2006 Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement in Casting” was nominated three additional times!
Take a look at all the award and articles about Mark on his official web site.
For details on the acting class that Mark teaches at TVI, take a look here.
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Last Friday night in Washington, DC, Susan Sleeper and I attended the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Finals.
Susan Sleeper presented Ben Hope of the University of Central Florida the TVI Actors Studio National Career Enrichment Award. Ben is a senior at University of Central Florida, Musical Theatre BFA Program Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He receives full scholarship, airfare and housing to the TVI Summer Professional Actor Training Program in New York or Los Angeles.
His partner was Edward Lynn David II. They performed “Pillow Talk” by Peter Tolan, “Bent” by Martin Sherman and he sang the part of “Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar” by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Dashing off to the finals of the Kennedy Centers American College Theatre Festival event Friday evening in DC. This marks the end of the Festivals 2006 season. Each year we award a student the “TVI Career Enrichment Award”. In total, TVI Actors Studio awards approx $50,000 in scholarship to the participants. BloggingACTF.com has been reporting on each regions winners.
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Spent Thursday and Friday at TVI in Chicago. Had the opportunity to meet new staffers Anthony Apodaca and Kimberly Leupold. Dinner Thursday night was at the trendy Chicago restaurant “Landmark” with Erin Myover.
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I had the opportunity this week to visit the TVI centers in NY and Chicago. The synergy in the NY studios is amazing. NY consultants are extraordinary, led by TVI’s VP Susan Sleeper and her associate Brian Patacca. I ran into NY casting director Jonathan Strauss (casting director Law and Order; SVU) who teaches a class Tuesday evenings at TVI. Also had the opportunity to catch up with Beau Bonneau, principal of the online casting service, LA Casting.
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Los Angeles based actress and TVI career coach Martina Lotun and I hosted a workshop Monday evening in the Bondi Beach area of Sydney. Do you see any similarities between General George Patton and Martina?
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Despite tempatures hovering in the high 90’s, Lee Donehue’s QuietOnSet event in North Melbourne was a huge success. Hundred’s of Melbourne area actors participated in the event. Guest speakers included Australian casting directors, Jan Russ from the Soap Opera “Neighbours” and Jodie Brearley McKenna who cast the Australian TV series “Blue Heelers”. I spoke for approximatley an hour on “Acting in America”.
If you were not able to make the event, a DVD of the event will be available soon. Email Lee Donehue for details.
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Saturday at The Australian Film & Television Academy (TAFTA) some of Australia’s most promising thespians came to see the “Actor-prenuer” workshop that was lead by TVI’s Swede, Martina Lotun and myself. School director John Orcsik, who is also a reknown Aussie actor hosted us and as always had an amazing group of ambitious actors many who who are appearing on Australian and American Film and TV.
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I will be presenting the “Acting in America” workshops on the East coast starting next weekend. Following is where you can catch the seminar.
MELBOURNE
3/11 Saturday (3:00pm - 7:00pm) TAFTA on Malvern East in Victoria
3/12 Sunday, (10:00am - 4:00pm) Quiet on Set at The Comics Lounge on Erol Street in North Melbourne
SYDNEY
3/13 Monday, (7:00pm) Out of the Box, Inc. (location TBA)
3/14 Tuesday, (7:00pm) The Actors Centre on Devonshire Street in the Surry Hills section of Sydney
BRISBANE
3 /16 Thursday, (6:00pm) Williams Talent Agency, Hope Island, Gold Coast
3/17 Friday, (6:30pm) The Actors Workshop, Brisbane
For details, please admissions@tvistudios.com or check the web site.
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Last week was a crazy week . Arriving from London to NY on Wednesday, caught dinner in Manhattan with friends. Thursday, a luncheon with former TV Soap Star Paul Valley from the daytime dramas “Guiding Light”, “One Life to Live” and of course “Another World” where he spent seven years playing the role of Ryan Harrison.
Friday, early flight to DC, meeting with University theatre departments about the TVI Actors Symposium that we are planning to coincide with the finals at the Kennedy Centers American College Theatre Festival in April
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