January 5, 2022
Major Tom to Ground Control
Our Weekly Recap, Resources & Recommendations for Actors, Directors & Creatives
"Play the love, it's all you need!"
Thanks to those of you who joined us yesterday for the Saturday Workshop featuring Master Voice & Speech Coach, Julia Lenardon!
What's the Saturday Workshop?
This month, come visit a class as our guest!
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Heads up: this newsletter includes moving images, photos and video!
The Work
COLD READ AUDITION
Athena Inembolidis & Jules Howard
SUMMER and SMOKE
by Tennessee Williams
Laura Whiteley
BRIDESMAIDS
by Kristen Wiig
Lea McCormick
THE REALISTIC JONESES
by Will Eno
Drummond Macdougall & Donna-Lisa Otto
ANGELS IN AMERICA
by Tony Kushner
Kevin Copps
THE SEAGULL
by Anton Chekhov
Austin Khemraj
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Here are the latest additions to your video library from our session on Saturday December 11th:
- Cold Read Exercise "Airport Farewell"
- "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
- "Savage in Limbo" by Anaís Almonte
- "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
- "Love's Labours Lost" by William Shakespeare
- Rachael Warren "Warm-up for Performance" Voice & Speech Workout
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Music This Week
INTRO: "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield and "Good Times" by The Organization
OUTRO: "You Get What You Give" By New Radicals
AMANDA GALLACE
NYC, NY/ Indian Rock Beach, FL
JULES HOWARD
Glendale, California
SHANNON REESE
Coldwater, MI
Recommended This Week
WATCH
DOPESICK
From Executive Producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, "Dopesick" examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history.
The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.
Based on the book by Beth Macy
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kaitlyn Dever, Peter Sarsgaard, Rosario Dawson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Philippa Soo, Mare Winningham
Available on Hulu
Want to be part of film history?
Study it.
Ongoing Recommendation:
THE CRITERION CHANNEL
We continually recommend this subscription service because it will give you access to an unparalleled library of films, from the the most obscure, unusual independent movies to the great classics of cinema history! Enjoy curated selections based on shared themes, actors or directors. An incredible resource for any cinephile or student of storytelling.
SEE YOU SATURDAY JAN 8TH!
New York Professional Actor Training comes to your home next Saturday!
Our international, intergalactic acting jam continues next weekend featuring Voice & Speech Expert - Andrew Wade!
ABOUT JULIA LENARDON
Andrew Wade was Head of Voice at the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990-2003. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987 as Assistant Voice Director to Cicely Berry, where he oversaw all of the voice work for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the Swan Theatre. In conjunction with Cicely Berry, Mr. Wade recorded WORKING SHAKESPEARE: RSC MEETS USA (a broadcast series) produced and directed by Tom Todoroff, featuring Jeremy Irons, Emily Watson, Lindsay Duncan, Toby Stephens and other members of the Royal Shakespeare Company with US actors: Helen Hunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Claire Danes, Blythe Danner, Robert Sean Leonard, Cherry Jones, Victor Garber, Diane Venora, Tony Goldwyn and others.
Mr. Wade trained at the Rose Bruford College, the Arts Educational School, and served as Head of Voice at East 15. Mr. Wade was Verse Consultant on the film SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. He also coached Courtney Love for the role of Lady Macbeth, and worked on the musical LORD OF THE RINGS. Since leaving the RSC, Mr. Wade has continued to work all over the world in a freelance capacity. He teaches at The Juilliard School, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and at the Tom Todoroff Conservatory. Mr. Wade also coaches voice & speech extensively for Broadway and West End productions including, most recently, MATHILDA: THE MUSICAL and HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. Mr. Wade’s West End Credits include: LA TRAVIATA, DONKEYS’ YEAR, and BOEING-BOEING.
Todoroff Technique Flashcard Set
These beautiful cards were created by NYC Studio Director, Mark Guerette. An excellent way to learn and swiftly and joyfully integrate all elements of the Todoroff Technique!
