That magical time is upon us once again when we got to watch our neighborhoods transform from bare to blooming.

And there's much going on this spring at Art & Soul Acting to keep you blooming a blossoming all over the place as an actor.

Number one, top the list is an exceptional opportunity to come and work with Art & Soul Acting. I'm thrilled that we will be a part of Actors Pro Expo this year.   

 

And if you're in need of some inspiration, check out my interview on the Everything Acting Podcast. Roz Williams & I had a fantastic time connecting and talking aboutwhat excites us as acting coaches. Details below.

And on a personal note about my as yet untitled solo show -- I'm so happy to report that I'm back in the saddle again! For reasons beyond my control, there's been some delays, but I can't wait to get back to my next series of rewrites which will begin tomorrow!

May April find you enjoying a beam of delightful sunshine!

Rhonda

 

PS And, hey, Chicagoans...check out the Roy Hart vocal workshop led by my vocal coach Marya Lowry and happening at DePaul in May!

 

DAY: Sunday, April 26

TIME: 10 am - 5 pm

LOCATION: Radisson Martinique, 49 W 32nd Street & Broadway

FEE: See below.

Auditioning is not a random process where an actor throws up their hands and hopes for the best.

Rather, auditioning is a highly skilled, fine-tuned "performance" that is so illusory as to seem completely spontaneous. Supporting that process for an actor is the mindset that they bring into the audition room.

At worst, an actor's mindset has the power to sabotage even the best acting skills. But at its best and most powerful, an actor's mindset has the ability to showcase an actor in a way that highlights and magnifies the acting skills they have to offer.

Mastering the Audition Mindset that Books Acting Jobs is not a sit-in-your seat lecture. Actors will be on their feet during his hour-long seminar making discoveries that will leave them with a mindset ready to be their best in the audition room so they can book that job.

Actors will:

• Shift their audition mindset from a "get" to a "give" framework, forever changing their auditioning experience.
• Learn how to walk into an audition room and get the auditioners attention immediately.
• Experience "the other side of the table" - i.e. what it's like to cast a show.

Each Everything Acting Podcast episode contains tips and info from legitimate industry insiders. Acting coaches, casting directors, agents, producers and directors will offer insights on pictures, resumes, auditions, reels, and what happens when you get the job. Get inspiration from real life audition stories; find out who got the part and how they got it!

Brought to you by Darbi Worley and Roz Williams/Red Wall Productions. 

Join Roz, Darbi and the Everything Acting Podcast guests as they inform, inspire and demystify the actor's journey.

Right now, my episode is only available on the app. The Everything Acting app works on the iPhone, Android or iPod touch.

The app is $5.99 --  a steal at that rate providing inspiring convos and tons of insider info that will give your acting career a tremendous boost!

Rock your auditions with my special subscriber gift:

...a 19-minute audio that preps you to walk into that audition room and do your very best acting work.

In this weekend intensive Marya & Phil will explore the range of possibilities of the whole voice. Supported by breath, body and emotional energy, they will search for each individual's unique vocal expression from the subtle to the extravagant, the heights to the depths, and the dark to the light. 

By connecting body and imagination to vocal impulses, they will explore the voice as a literal and metaphorical instrument of self-discovery, self-expression, and empowerment. Marya & Phil will search for connections of voice to text with the on-going goal of "growing toward performance". 

Please bring a poetic text from any genre.

The work includes:

• physical work to deepen breath connection, awaken and inspire the body to give voice
• improvisational voice explorations
• pathways to extended range, color and timbre
• ecstatic voice
• voice and text explorations toward performance
• Roy Hart piano work: the time-honored vocal journeying to expanded vocal and imaginative expression

This training weekend is open to all levels and is limited to 16 participants

DETAILS

Saturday & Sunday, May 17 and 18
Time: 11-6 pm
Location: The Theatre School, DePaul University, 2350 N. Racine, Chicago.
Fee: $225. (Early Bird Discount $195 w/ deposit by April 8th)
Deposit of $100 is due with registration.

To Register: Send your deposit and the following information to:

Phil Timberlake

The Theatre School, DePaul University
2350 N. Racine

Chicago, IL 60614

Please make out your check to "Phil Timberlake".

Include your Name, Address, Email address, Phone number and please let us know a bit about you: What draws you to this Roy Hart training Weekend?

Please direct questions via e-mail to Phil or Marya

2014 Leap attendees will receive 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.

Somewhere Along The Line, Warm-Ups Got A Bad Rap

 

Oh, relax now! I don't mean the requisite warm-ups for athletes or musicians. Heavens no! And I'm not talking about the crucial warm-ups that dancers or singers must do to be at their best. Certainly not! If you fall within any one of these categories, feel free to warm up to your heart's content.

The warm-ups with the bad rap belong solely to actors.

Ballerinas do their pli�'s, pianists play their scales and actors have a cigarette and a cup of coffee. Okay, that might be a bit dramatic (or extremely truthful), but sometimes our first inclination when we see an actor warming up is to assume he or she is an amateur...

 

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