It is almost one year later and The American Bard Theater Company, which I am a proud founding member of, has put up its second production..."Much Ado About Nothing." I couldn't be more grateful to be playing Beatrice, it is a role I have wanted to play ever since I was a young girl in high school watching Kenneth Branagh's movie version when I was home from school with a cold. I've been one lucky lady so far, to have been able to play two of my dream roles.
AMERICAN BARD THEATER COMPANY!
Well, I am in the process of creating a new theater company, from scratch, with a few of my peers from American Globe Theatre's conservatory. Why, you ask, would you start a theater company during an economic crisis?
What a Wonderfully Enriching Day!
So today was just an ordinary day, started with work and then a trip to midtown to see "Songs for a New World" (in New York for the first time since its opening back in '95), directed by Debbie Slevin. Little did I know that Jason Robert Brown would be there for a Q&A afterward. It was an extremely pleasant surprise to be able to have an experience like that in an Off-Off venue. He is not only a musical genius, a quirky/hilarious human being but, he also seems like a genuinely wonderful person. Not many people would give of their time the way he did; it all goes back to karma.
Works in Progress
Although I am not performing in anything at the moment I feel I should update the news with projects I am working on no matter what (I am always a busy busy bee). Currently I am working on finishing up a second short film script, adding onto my one woman show script and will be working on a very interesting and very new idea for a website that will marry entertainment and my need to save the world! More to come on that as it begins to unfold...
American Globe Theatre
I have had the ultimate pleasure of taking Shakespeare classes at the American Globe Theatre in NYC since January and although I will not be studying over the summer I will return in the fall. The fall class will end in a showcase which I am EXTREMELY excited about! For anyone out there who is interested in studying Shakespeare I have to say that John Basil is one of (if not the only) the most amazing teachers of classical acting I've ever seen. The classes are worth every moment and dollar spent!