| In The Spotlight: MELISSA KITE |
Melissa Kite may have taken a circuitous route to her current success, but her travels have put her right where she wants to be: Giving a compelling performance as Gretchen in the critically acclaimed Road Theatre Company world premiere of Andrew Dolan's That Good Night, directed by Scott Alan Smith.
Melissa's career in the arts began in earnest when she was a child star with the Children's Ballet Company in Denver, Colorado, which led to her leaving home at 15 . . . read more . . .
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TECHNIQUE AND SCENE STUDY CLASS
MONDAYS 7:00 PM
THE WORKING STAGE THEATER
1516 NORTH GARDNER STREET
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046
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Read or listen to my interview with Dr. Bob Phillips, on Coping Conversations.
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Greetings!
I guess I didn't get the memo that summer is supposed to be slow! I have been fortunate enough to have joined the faculty at the Conservatory at South Coast Repertory, teaching Fundamentals of Acting: Act III Advanced Scene Study. I don't know what they're putting in the water down there in Orange County, but I have a full class of incredibly enthusiastic and talented students. Not since my days studying with Uta Hagen and Austin Pendleton have I witnessed this level of dedication, and this many people rarin' to go, showing up early to get prepared, jumping at the opportunity to get their scenes up. How gratifying to hear a chorus of people saying, "Can we go next?"
Meanwhile, class here in Los Angeles has been as busy as ever. Associate Instructor Melissa Kite, profiled in this issue's In The Spotlight, has been busy with her show at The Road Theatre Company, but that hasn't interfered with her time with class. Several new students have joined us, and we had a wonderful seminar and dinner with Alan Donnes, writer, producer, and newly crowned Rush Chairman (President) of National Lampoon.
Come by and check out what we're doing any Monday night. We'd love to have you. And please to your friends and tell them to get in touch.
Sincerely,
Matthew Arkin
Matthew Arkin's Technique and Scene Study Class
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SCENE STUDY STEPS:
A Primer for the Amateur and the Pro.
Part 1: Before The First Rehearsal
You are taking a scene study class. It might be your first ever, or it may be that you are returning to acting class for the first time since high school or a course you took in college. Perhaps you are pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles, and you have taken a plethora of courses: Scene study, cold reading workshops, on-camera audition technique, improv, etc., etc. Maybe you have never studied acting, you have studied with one teacher, or you've studied with more than you can remember. Maybe you're a working actor, and you've been on a successful television series for 11 years. It's just been cancelled, and you find yourself auditioning
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Bruce Glassman:
Brewing Up Some Books
My friend Bruce Glassman has a message for aspiring artists, actors, and writers: "Life is not linear. You never know when the different things that you learn and study are going to intersect with each other."
Like most of the people who I really respect in the arts, Bruce wears a number of hats, not counting the baseball cap we covered with tin foil one evening to keep the transmissions out - this after sampling several craft beers. A man of wide ranging interests, he always wanted . . . read more . . .
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