BY JOSHUA FINKEL After you state what you want to accomplish in positive terms, see yourself from the audition table’s perspective doing your perfect audition from entering the room…
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Tom Dugan Plays Robert E. Lee in “Shades of Gray” at the Rubicon
09/05/2013
Award-winning actor and playwright Tom Dugan is fast becoming “Mr. One-Man Show” in the American theater. His productions of “Oscar to Oscar” (a salute to the Academy Awards), “Frederick…
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By Kristopher Kyer Very often I am asked how does one “find” the character they are playing. Being a chameleon and a true character man myself I find this…
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BY CARY GINELL “The Golden Apple” was one of those shows that was praised for its ability to charm, delight, and entertain without insulting your intelligence, but nevertheless was…
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BY JOSHUA FINKEL Before going into the audition room, and actually before every rehearsal of your number, declare what you want to accomplish in positively phrased goals. Don’t write…
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BY CARY GINELL They arrived at the theater for their first rehearsal in early summer. By the end of August, they were a family. What is this odd dynamic…
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BY CARY GINELL The character of Inspector Javert in “Les Miserables” is, to me, one of the most fascinating and complex in all of musical theater. Because of this,…
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BY LEWIS WILKENFELD After auditions are completed, I frequently get inquiries from actors who don’t receive a callback, or, later, don’t get cast in a role. “Thank you for…
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Carlos Penaranda talks about playing the dastardly funny M. Thénardier in “Les Miserables”
08/20/2013
Carlos Penaranda portrays one of the more colorful characters in ARTS’ production of “Les Miserables,” the opportunistic bumbling innkeeper, M. Thénardier. A versatile character actor, Penaranda also has a…
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Kimberly Hessler talks about playing Anne Frank in “The Diary”
08/19/2013
In the new musical “The Diary,” Kimberly Hessler plays the role of Anne Frank. Kimberly is a recent graduate of USC with a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal…