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Book That Job eZine & Blog
Rhonda Musak
I've recently relaunched my blog as the Book That Job Blog & eZine!
Please enjoy my last four posts:
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by Rhonda Musak
Actors know that having a great set of audition monologues is an absolute must. But it's that word "great" that can often put an actor into the throes of agony. You read the audition notices, you see what it is that the auditioners are looking for, and with a plummeting heart you realize that you have nothing suitable to audition for a role for which you are perfect.
Finding a great audition monologue is definitely a challenge... |
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The Key to a Great Monologue Relationship, The Start of a Love Affair
by Rhonda Musak
I started out writing this week's article by focusing on where exactly an actor can find really great monologues. But then I realize that there's a lot to be said about what actually makes a monologue great. And not only great in general, but specifically great for the actor who is doing the piece.
The search for these audition gems can often send actors spinning off into outer space...
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How to Find Great Audition Monologues
by Rhonda Musak
It's the search that actors never seem to end: the quest to find great, amazingly perfect, stunning, one-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world audition monologues. And not only that, but pieces that book the job...every time.
No small request and definitely no small feat. It's the kind of search that fills actors with...
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Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About the Importance of Line Memorization?
by Rhonda Musak
Line memorization in terms of acting technique does not get a lot of play. Thinking about the myriad of acting books that I have read, I cannot recall it ever having been mentioned. Maybe that's because everybody figures you just have to memorize the lines in order to do scripted work-plain and simple...get 'er done.
But behind the scenes I hear a slightly different story as a coach. Many actors are actually greatly challenged...
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NY Actors Tweetup
You don't have to be on Twitter to join this super fun actor networking event!
The next Actors Tweetup will be held:
Early August
7 pm - late!
Pig 'n' Whistle
202 W. 36th St.
@ 7th Ave
I am hoping to be there!
If you would like to be on the NY Actors Tweetup mailing list, please e-mail lovely hosts Erin Cronican & Marissa Mutascio at NYAT.
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Summer Acting Intensive for Teens
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Acting Classes
Fall Scene Study
Dates To Be Announced
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Greetings!
I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July holiday! I was lucky enough to be able to spend it with family and friends in the Chicago area. I am here teaching my Summer Acting Intensive for Teens workshop and had a fantastic time during my first workshop with the students from Lockport Township High School (see photo below). Having the opportunity to work with such passionate and dedicated high school students reminds me of the value of visiting the basics of acting again and again. Truly, these foundational acting skills serve as the hammer in the actor's tool bag. Next week, it is off to Minooka Community High School for my second workshop this summer and I'm very much looking forward to it. Wishing you happy summer days! Rhonda Rhonda S. Musak Acting Coach Art & Soul Acting |
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Laser Acting Workshop: July 24
Monthly acting workshops...expand, explore, express!
The Alchemy of Given Circumstances
As an acting coach, I constantly see actors throwing themselves off track by disregarding the very stuff that has the power to ignite their work: given circumstances.
Stella Adler says:
"One primary reason many actors feel uncomfortable on stage is that they don't work from the circumstances. They start with the words. The words can tell you about the place, but it's the place that will tell you how to act."
This workshop provides an in-depth look at the revelatory clues an actor's text provides and how mining that text can take a scene from stalled to stellar.
Much of the workshop is experiential; actors will be up in their feet working and making discoveries.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 24, 6:30-9:30
WHERE: NYC Midtown studio location will be sent along with registration confirmation.
FEE: $35
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What's Going on with Acting Class?
 Complete dates and details to be announced.
Scene Study class to kick-off this fall!
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What's Up with the Book Club for Actors'?
Remaining reading time - 2.5 weeks!
On Monday, July 16 & Saturday, July 21 we will be discussing the plays of Noel Coward. The Book Club for Actors' is offered twice; please choose either meeting:
WHEN: Monday, July 16, 7-9:00 - East Village OR
Saturday, July 21, 3-5:00 - East Village
WHERE: Location will be e-mailed with RSVP confirmation
Please begin by reading Private Lives. After that, feel free to read any play from the Noel Coward Reading List found on the Art & Soul Acting website: Noel Coward Reading List. For the most robust conversation, participants are asked to read at least 3-4 plays.
Be ready to share what you have discovered about this amazing playwright so we can all learn and grow together.
Looking forward to it!
(For a firsthand look at what it's like to be a Book Club for Actors' attendee, please check out The Green Room Blog's article "Book Club For Actors: Like College, but FREE!")
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Summer Acting Intensive for Teens
 Art & Soul Acting travels! The Summer Acting Intensive for Teens is a one-of-a-kind traveling professional acting workshop. Teens spend a week training like the pros! Created in 2011-but dreamed about for a long time-the aim of this workshop is to bring acting training to teens who might not otherwise have the opportunity to study professionally.
SAMPLE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Classes: Monday-Friday, 5-hours a day
Final Rehearsal: Saturday, 5-hours
Dinner Break: 1-hour
Warm-Up & Half-Hour Call: 1-hour
Performance Cabaret: 45 minutes
Post-Performance Celebration!
The group activities made me feel as one with my fellow actors in the workshop, and I believe the trusting bond was carried on from the stage to everyday life. I made friends, improvements, and most importantly memories to last a lifetime.
~ Brandon Vlach ~
If you are interested in hosting a Summer Acting Intensive for Teens in your area--or know someone who is--please visit the Art & Soul Acting website for complete details. Workshops are booking now!
Confirmed Bookings:
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June 25-30: Lockport Township High School
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- July 9-14: Minooka Community High School
Summer Acting Intensive for Teens
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LEAP with Passion Workshop News
2012 celebrated the 4th year of the annual Leap with Passion Workshop. It is a sought after favorite of many of my students.
Leap with Passion into 2012!!!
For 2012 Leap attendees,it has been my pleasure to create Leaps & Bounds -- a bite-sized monthly reminder to inspire deep integration of all the discoveries made during the Leap workshop.
Please look for it in your e-mail inbox near the middle of each month.
Leap with Passion into 2013!!!
Never too early to plan ahead as Leap goes global!
Tentative dates:
- Saturday, December 1 - London
- Sunday, December 9 - NYC
- Saturday, December 15 - NYC
- Saturday, December 22 - Chicago
- Saturday, December 29 - NYC
Rhonda's thoughtful guidance helped me zero in
on the things that matter most to me.
~ Stephanie Joiner ~
Click for complete details & registration.
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What's the Student News?
 If you've studied with me and have news to share, please let me know the details by about 5 days before the end of the month; I am happy to include it here!
Jenna Kantor
Ragtime
Performing the role of Evelyn Nesbit
Details to come.
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