Mosaic Acting Academy
Auditions, Announcements and More for
January 13, 2012

Greetings!
When I'm asked to speak to a group of aspiring actors, I usually ask the question "WCharlie 1085hy do you want to be an actor?" As I go around the room, pin-pointing different people to answer, I'll get responses of "Because it's fun" - "I want to be recognized" - "It's exciting" - "It makes me feel special" - "I want to make a lot of money" - and many others. All are valid reasons, but let's take a look at that last one...."I want to make a lot of money."
Certainly millionaires are made in "Show Biz", but I know no truly successful actor who's intention for becoming an actor was to "Get Rich". The money they've made was simply a by-product of a need or desire to perform. Think about it; why would anyone in their right mind want to go into a profession that has 97% unemployment at all times?
For example, there are over 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild. Sure, there are a few George Clooneys, Angelina Jolies, and Brad Pitts who make $10 or $20 million per picture, but less than 5% of the SAG members make as much as $50,000 per year. About 80% make less than $5,000 per year. Most of those in between are at what the government defines as poverty level! Now, don't let that stop you, because lightening does strike; people do get "discovered" - usually after years of hard work and study. I usually tell people "If there is anything else that you can do and be happy do it instead." However, if you have what I call that "defective gene" that robs you of your senses, if you are only really alive when you're on a stage or in from of a camera, then go for it! You'll never be truly happy until you at least try... I wasn't.   

Break a leg, and I'll catch you again next issue.
Charlie Holliday 
 
And now, a word from our sponsors . . . 

 
In This Issue . . .
From Charlie's Desk
Registration Information
Film Auditions and News.
Class Announcements
Theater News
Mosaic Acting Academy
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Film Auditions and News From . . . .

MOSAIC ACTING STUDIOS
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Episode 503 of a National Television show now booking talent for cops, real people, and bad guys to play convicts! Contact me via email at[email protected] 
Also, Looking for people who are 18 to play younger! Email me if this is you or know someone for National Television Show and is paid. Works is San Francisco area.
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CROCKER ART MUSEUM presents
"A Place Called Sacramento" - The 12th Annual Film Project
 
The Crocker Art is pleased to present an encore screening of the 2011 "Place Called Sacramento" film festival. Friends of Access Sacramento, PCS filmmakers and fans are invited to celebrate, again, the 10 short films first premiered last October at the Crest Theatre.
Crocker Art Museum
Thursday February 2, 2012
Show starts at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $4 for Crocker Members
Advance tickets:  Non-member $8.00 (online at crockerartmuseum.org or Admission Desk)
At the door: Non-members $10.00
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 WAKE UP!  It's 2012!  Time to drop that last Snicker doodle and GET YOUR VO ACT TOGETHER!
 
NAKAMOTO PRODUCTIONS CAN HELP!
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We develop local VO talent to promote through our Voice Bank and Voice Casting Services. 
 
Nakamoto Productions is now taking appointments for Evaluation/Consultations; Money Voice Lessons; Demo Sessions, and Voice Lessons 
Link: Nakamoto Productions

Upcoming Workshops!!  
NAKAMOTO PRODUCTIONS 
along with 
Weston Recording Studios 
Media CastiGroup 
and  
Mosaic Acting 
 
The VOICES.COM WORKSHOP! 
VO Opportunity is Knocking! 
 
Learn all about one of the biggest Voice-Over Audition companies in the nation in a "Live Via Skype" Event,

Thursday Night, January 19th at 7pm.
All About VOICES.COM: 
    What is VOICES.COM?         
    How do I join? 
    How to I Audition? 
    How much money do I charge? 
    What equipment is needed? 
    Where do I audition? 
Come with your own list of questions to learn how to audition for commercials, audio books, narrations, documentaries, animation, character voices/dialects, movie trailers, tv promos, and phone prompts, for projects across the country! 
The cost:  Only $5.00.... Unbelievable!!!! 
Don't miss this exciting, informative VO Workshop!  

 

 

Mosaic Acting Academy
About Choosing a Class . . . .

Although tuition for Charlie's classes at the Mosaic Acting Studio is very reasonable,  when deciding whom you want to study with there are a lot more things to consider than just the price.   The first thing to do is look up the instructor on IMDb.com.  That will tell you what they have actually done.   Do their credits consist of a couple of independent films that they wrote and/or directed?  Have they only been in "kid shows" on Nickelodeon or Disney?  Is their background only in theater?  I want to work with someone who has worked with major directors and has appeared with "A list" actors. There is a reason why Charlie Holliday has been voted Sacramento's Outstanding Training Resource for Actors time after time.   

Check all the classes at www.charlieactor.com 

 

 The Mosaic Acting Academy
(Voted Sacramento's Outstanding Training Resource for Actors)
presents
ACTING for CAMERA TECHNIQUE
Learn from a Working Professional Actor - member of SAG and AFTRA
Check Charlie Holliday's credits at www.imbd.com

Registrations are now being accepted for this popular series to be held at
THE MOSAIC ACTING STUDIO
(directions provided upon registration)
SATURDAYS 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 11

Learn from someone who has appeared in more forty Movies and TV shows!
Acting for camera uses a different set of skills than acting on stage. Charlie brings his experience in more than 40 movies and TV shows to this is a "nuts and bolts" class for actors at all levels who want to develop or improve their skills in front of the camera. The first half of each class is spent explaining and practicing various special problems confronting the film/TV actor, such as: hitting the mark, finding your light, overlaps, set protocol, stunt work, etc. In the second half of each class, participants work from movie and TV scripts using those techniques. As class size is limited to a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 new students, pre-registration is required to ensure a spot.  Don't wait; the last class sold out quickly!
Tuition: $300 (students who have taken this class may repeat for $200 if space is available.) This very popular class usually fills quickly, so to ensure a space register with your credit card or PayPal (3% surcharge) click below.
Late registrations accepted until Wednesday, January 18.

Sutter Street Theatre

Production & Technical Academy 
and 
Charlie Holliday's 
Mosaic Acting Studio 
(Voted Sacramento's Outstanding Training Resource for Actors) 
present 
AUDITIONING for COMMERCIALS TECHNIQUE 
Winning the Commercial Audition 
 
Registrations are now being accepted for this popular series to be held at  
The Sutter Street Theater Annex 
710 Figueroa Street, Folsom  
THURSDAYS, 4:00 - 6:00 PM 
JANUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 16 
 
Learn from someone who has appeared in more than three dozen National Commercials! Nothing in show business, including movies, costs more money to make, minute for minute, than a national commercial. And nothing pays better! Members of the Screen Actors Guild earn more each year from commercials than from movies and television combined. This class will cover all the aspects of the commercial audition, from getting the call from the agent or casting director, to the right headshot, copy analysis, working with cue cards, the call-back, and more.  
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: 
Tuition: $250. This very popular class is open to students 12 years old and up, so to ensure a space register now. You can call the Sutter Street Theater at 916-353-1001 or Charlie 916-361-0952.

For  schedules of other classes  at the MOSAIC ACTING STUDIO go to www.charlieactor.com
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THE ADVENTURES OF
YOUNG KING ARTHUR
 

 

Don't miss the opening weekend of the musical Adventures With Young King Arthur.  Opening this weekend on Saturday, January 14 and running Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00pm through February 5. Directed by Mike Jimena with musical direction by Connie Mockenhaupt and live accompaniment by Chris Schlagel, this production is sure to delight the entire family.  Call (916) 353-1001 now to get tickets or go on-line to purchase.  The show only runs four weekends so don't be disappointed.  Get your tickets now. 

 

And while you are at it, get tickets to the hilarious musical, Musical of Musicals (The Musical) playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 4:00pm.  Call (916) 353-1001 or go  
on-line to get your tickets. 

 

For further information about both of these shows, go to www.SutterStreetTheatre.com. 

 

STEPPIN' OUT FOR SUTTER STREET THEATRE GALA  
By now you have received your personal E-invitation to the Steppin' Out For Sutter Street Theatre Gala coming up on January 28.  Don't forget to get your tickets before January 18. You can do so by calling (916) 353-1001 or going to our on-line ticketing.  Support Sutter Street Theatre and have a lot of fun at the same time.  See you at the Gala! 

 

Sutter Street Theatre 
717 Sutter Street 
Folsom CA 95630 

 

 









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FEBRUARY 19 PLAYWRIGHTS COLLABORATIVE MEETING AT THE CALIFORNIA STAGE THEATRE:
 
At the Sunday, February 19, Playwrights Collaborative Meeting (7:00 PM) we will read and discuss Jamaal Johnson's "Beverly: An Urban Tragedy."  Beverly has had it up to here with her boyfriend's so-called friend Dominique. When she issues him an ultimatum, his decision may prove costly.

This workshop is at the California Stage Theatre, 2509 "R" Street (on "R" Street between 25th and 26th Streets), Sacramento.
The Playwrights Collaborative thanks the California Stage Theater Company for the use of its theater.

For further information or if you have a play you would like workshopped, contact Gary Agid, chairman, at [email protected] (916-383-9267) .  Please let me know if you would like to be removed from this list.
 
Workshops are monthly (or occasionally twice monthly) on Sundays on dates to be announced. There are no dues, fees or other charges for participating. Staged readings may be scheduled occasionally by playwrights.
 
"The Playwrights Collaborative is an organization of writers, actors, directors and others interested in the theater, working together to promote the development and production of new plays in Sacramento and elsewhere.  Through a cooperative process of peer review, Playwrights Collaborative assists in making plays ready for production and helps in finding suitable venues where shows might be performed."
 
WORKSHOPS: At each workshop,  original plays by local writers are read and discussed as are ways to promote deserving works for production.  Several theaters have expressed an interest in producing one new original play per year and Playwrights Collaborative has encouraged similar interest by other theatres in the area.  There will also be occasional speakers with expertise in various aspects of theater.
STAGED READINGS:  Playwrights participating in the Sunday workshops will be scheduling occasional "staged readings" of plays that have been developed sufficiently to be ready for production.  A staged reading is a play production with the actors holding scripts.
 
Playwrights Collaborative invites interested writers and actors to attend and take part in the workshop readings which can lead to invitational staged readings of new works.  The group actively promotes new plays to prospective producers.  Following each reading, comments and suggestions for improvement will be solicited from all who are present.
 
The Playwrights Collaborative does not share its e-mail list information with anyone.

Charlie Holliday
 
Mosaic Acting Studio

PO Box 1142
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-1142
Directions to Studio provided upon enrollment 

 

Mosaic Acting Studio - Lodi
617 E. Pine St.
Lodi, CA  95240
 

Give the gift of full or partial tuition to a class at the MOSAIC ACTING STUDIOS.  Gift Certificates are available for any amount from $25 up!  Contact Charlie at [email protected] or call 916-361-0952 for details.