New Play Reading Club here at The Company Acting Studio!

There's a new and exciting venture we're kick starting here at The Company Acting Studio!  Our first play reading night will take place on Sunday, September 9th at 6 p.m.  In an effort to promote a deeper sense of community among the students in the various levels and to encourage the reading of great plays, we thought it would be a fabulous idea to start play reading nights in which everyone, regardless of level, will be able to participate.  I will be hanging a clipboard up in the lobby where any student may sign up if they're interested in participating. Once I have established how many people are going to participate, I will pick a play. The only requirement for participating is that you bring your own copy of the play to the play reading night. I will add the play to our online store and give you ample time to order it and have it shipped to you. I will try to choose a play that gives everyone an opportunity to read, but that may not always be possible. In the event that there are more people than cast, we will pull names from hats to see who will read on that night. As an actor, there is nothing more important than to be reading great playwrights and learning to analyze the great texts. This will be a fun way to get together as fellow actors and do just that and at the same time you can slowly grow your library of plays. It will take place in The Actor's Store on the theatre side of the studio and we'll have snacks and drinks for sale. So excited to meet those of you that I don't yet know! Look for the clipboard sign up sheet next week!

In Studio and Online Store!

Hello, all! I am happy to announce that I am now running The Actor's Store here at The Company Acting Studio! We carry plays and acting technique books as well as t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, bags and water bottles with The Company Acting Studio logo on them! Get your gear and let everyone know you're an actor and that you are a proud Company Acting Studio student! I've visited the classes over the last couple of weeks and solicited your suggestions for snacks and drinks that you would like to have available in the store. Many of you have thrown your suggestions in the box in the lobby. I will keep that up for any suggestions you may have in the future. By the end of this week, I'll be adding some of those suggested items to the store, so come by before class next week and grab a snack and a drink and look around! If you don't find the play, technique book or t-shirt you're looking for, I am happy to point you in the right direction. I've spent the last few weeks updating our online store and have added upwards of 300 items. You can get to our online store by going to www.thecompanyactingstudio.com and clicking on The Actor's Store link on the left hand side of the homepage or link direct from this page. Every Tony award nominated and Pulitzer Prize winning play is listed within its respective category. There is also another category for recommended plays and a category for technique books. If you'd like me to add a play to our store, please let me know, I am happy to do it!  Not sure where to start looking for that next play to read, come by, I am a self-described theatre fanatic! I love to talk about theatre!!!!

http://www.thecompanyactingstudio.com/TheActorsStore.html

Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel is Coming to The Studio Theatre in August

Rehearsals have started and excitement is in the air as The Studio Theatre's production of Intimate Apparel has begun to take shape under the direction of the insightful and talented Kristen Michelle Walker. I've not yet had the opportunity to sit in on a rehearsal, but I've heard the stirrings and everyone is throwing themselves passionately into this production. Intimate Apparel is the sad yet beautiful tale of Esther, a black woman at the turn of the century who sews fine lingerie for both wealthy women and ill-starred prostitutes. Longing for a companion and dreaming of owning a beauty shop of her own someday, Esther, armed with the optimism and determination of a child, socks away money little by little and writes to a man living 2000 miles away whom she's never met. Set against the backdrop of a time when cultural taboos and prejudice were customary, Intimate Apparel is, in one aspect, a story of the age-old, shared human yearning to connect with one another and the obstacles that prevent that connection. It is Esther's story of unceasing hope. An illuminating and inspiring play that is not to be missed. Tickets are on sale now! Opening night: Friday, August 10th! http://www.thecompanyactingstudio.com/ShowTickets.html