2009 May | Inside TVI Actors Studio

CSI:NY Casting Director at TVI Actors Studio

May 31, 2009East Coast editor

Coming this Tuesday to TVI Actors Studio in New York, the acting school presents a workshop with Michal Zecher.

She has been working on 23 pilots this season! Yes, you read that correctly, 23! She works on the series regular roles for all of the Primetime pilot comedies and dramas as well as the maintenance on the current CBS Primetime lineup.

This summer CSI:NY will be actually coming to NY so Michal will be working on guest stars and co- stars for that as well! She is excited to meet talented and creative actors!

Improv Teacher Workshops New Show at UCB

May 27, 2009admin

TVI teacher Stephen Ruddy workshops his new show Checkov’s Gun this Wednesday night at UCB. Tickets are $5 Checkov’s Gun features a rotating cast of people including 30 Rock‘s Scott Adsit and Arden Myrin. Stephen Ruddy teaches Commercial Improv at TVI’s New York Studios.

New York Casting Director at TVI London Workshop

May 24, 2009East Coast editor

The pinnacle of New York casting directors, Pat McCorkle spent the weekend in London at the “American Casting Director Series” sponsored by TVI Actors Studio. The monthly workshops offers London Actors the opportunity to work wit the finest Film, TV and Theatre casting directors from New York City and Los Angeles.

The UK based actors, many alumni from the Conference of Drama Schools, such as RADA, LAMDA, Mountview, Central among others had the unique opportunity to work with Ms. McCorkle on Film scripts, receiving suggestions and tips to provide a better audition whether the actor was to audition in New York, Los Angeles or London.

Each month, the Acting School, TVI, offers these workshops to qualified actors in the Westend of London.

Ms. McCorkle was able to share her depth of knowledge with the participating actors and auditors that were observing. You can see her TV and Film credits on IMDB, and her Theatre credits on Internet Broadway Database.

Pat McCorkle also teaches several dynamic acting classes exclusively at TVI Actors Studio in New York City.

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Los Angeles Actress on The Bold and The Beautiful

May 18, 2009East Coast editor

After taking Christy Dooley’s 7-week Soap Opera Technique class at TVI Actors Studio in Los Angeles, Liz Loza, one of our very own acting career coaches, booked a role on The Bold and The Beautiful.

She played the part of a CBS Page opposite Jennifer Gareis (Donna Logan) and Alley Mills (currently playing Pamela Douglas on B&B, but best known for her role as Kevin Arnold’s mom on The Wonder Years). The cast and crew loved her work and we’re hoping she’ll be back for more episodes!

NY Actresses at TVI Actors Studio

May 16, 2009East Coast editor

Broadway actress and TVI Career Coach MacKenzie Thomas along with TVI’s newest member of the NY office Bianca LaVerne Jones. Biana recently appeared in Paula Vegel’s World premiere of “A Civil War Christmas” at the Long Warf Theatre. A graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts, the SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory and attended the Yale School of Drama.

Mackenzie originally from North Carolina, She has appeared on Broadway in “Mamma Mia!” and on the National Tour as Ali. She has also been on the TV programs “Grease: You’re The One That I Want” and NBC’s “Fame”. A graduate at Northwestern University with a Vocal Performance/Opera & Certificate in Musical Theatre.

[pictured from L to R, MacKenzie Thomas and Bianca LaVerne Jones]

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Marnie Saitta also Scores Emmy Nomination

May 14, 2009admin

More good news! Also honored today when the Daytime Emmy Award Nominations were announced was Marnie Saitta for the NBC Drama Day of Our Lives. She was also nominated in the category of Best Casting for a Daytime Drama. Should be a great night,

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Mark Teschner Scores Emmy Nomination

May 14, 2009admin

The Daytime Emmy Award Nominations were announced on Thursday May 14, 2009. Competing for the award for Best Casting for a Daytime Series is longtime TVI Actors Studio teacher and three time Emmy Award Winner Mark Teschner. Congratulations!

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American Casting Directors in London

May 10, 2009East Coast editor

After many requests TVI Actors Studio has put together a monthly series of hands-on workshops with some of America’s most prominent casting directors from New York and Los Angeles. The London series starts the 23rd of May with New York Casting Director, Pat McCorkle.

The events take place at London’s Actors Centre where Ms. McCorkle has three decades of casting Broadway and West End Theatre, major Feature Films and American TV series.

For additional details on the event, take a look at TVI Actors Studio London page.

To find our details of the event, actors should check out this portion of the TVI Actors Studio website.

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Acting School Founder in Australia

May 10, 2009East Coast editor

Alan S Nusbaum, founder of America’s Actors Studio working from the Hotel Shangri-LA in Sydney while viewing from his desk the Sydney Opera House. As TVI Actors Studio continues to accelerate actors careers throughout the globe, it has been a mainstay for the management to get to know the agents, casting directors and US consulates throughout the world to assist actors, one stage at a time.

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TVI Member Stars in Short Film

May 5, 2009admin

andre diniz.jpg TVI Member, Andre Diniz, has landed a starring role in the SAG short film, “THE TEACHER.” The film centers around the character, Marian, a community college Latin teacher, who has regrets about not living life to the fullest, and who is unaware that she is being tested by the gods as she tries to reach out to a particular troubled student, Conner (played by Andre!) This will mark Andre’s third leading film role in the past few months–Congrats, Andre!

Here at TVI Andre has studied with Casting Directors Jonathan Strauss (Law and Order: SVU), Pat McCorkle (Emmy nominated for CALIFORNICATION), Rob Decina (Guiding Light), among others…

We have classes starting up this month with Pat McCorkle and Rob Decina–Please call if you’d like more information: 212-302-1900

The Acting Schools Career Coaches

May 1, 2009East Coast editor

What makes the acting school at TVI different then most renown conservatories? Besides the faculty unquestionably the most recognized industry professionals in New York and Los Angeles, since 1986 TVI has always had a team of well trained, talented, industry respected actors that mentor acting students before and after classes or during the acting students off-time.

This special attention from the TVI Actors Studio career coaches sets the acting school apart from other well recognized schools in New York, Los Angeles, London, Moscow and Sydney.

[Pictured from Left to Right; TVI Acting Student, Shaun Martindale from Melbourne Australia, TVI's Corey Pepper and Lisa Pescia.]

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Australian and American actor Anthony Brandon Wong

May 1, 2009East Coast editor

Australian and American actor Anthony Brandon Wong and TVI’s founder Alan S Nusbaum take a moment prior to the start of Anthony’s popular scene study class at TVI Actors Studio in Los Angeles.

You may recognize Anthony Brandon Wong from “Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service”, “Samurai Girl”, Mask of the Ninja, Secrets of the Forbidden City, “The Unit”, “All Saints”, and The Matrix Revolutions just to name a very few.

In addition to his acting and teaching, Award-winning actor and singer Anthony Brandon Wong aka Anthony Brandon Young teams up with actress/singer Jennifer Norkin (Ugly Betty, Entourage, Strong Medicine, I’m in Hell) in “Taking Chances”, their dynamic new cabaret show at Hollywood’s M Bar on Friday 5th June at 8pm (doors open at 6.30pm). Tickets: $15, and $10 food minimum for dinner. Call TVI Actors Studio for details and how to get tickets. Hurray, this show will be sold-out!

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