Congratulations to TVI Kids Member AJ Achinger.
AJ took our Youth Summer and recently shot an episode of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles.
Dreams really do come true!
To find out more info on our Youth Summer Camps, Click Here.
Donna McKenna at the Soho Film Festival!
Congratulations to casting director and TVI teacher, Donna McKenna, who’s latest independent film, WEST END, screened in the Soho Film Festival last night. Many actors from the film were in attendance including some TVI members. The film was a home run largely due to the incredible actors (cast by Donna McKenna).
Why Everything Shouldn’t Happen Right Now
The inspiration for this was Emily Gipson’s Acting Like a Business Class. 
At some point, we’re all faced with a little bit of desperation. You think “I’ve been taking all these classes, meeting all these people, doing my mailings to agents and casting directors… So WHY haven’t they called me in? WHY don’t I have an agent yet? WHEN is this gonna happen for me?”
The longer we continue to think this way, the more underlying frustration and desperation exists every time you meet a new person. Then that person begins to walk away thinking “hmm.. I really liked them, but I felt like they were kind of needy” or “they were a great actor, but they were trying a little too hard.”
So, let’s STOP that kind of thinking right now and remind ourselves of a few important things:
This is a business about relationships and connections. That takes TIME.
Think about it this way: You meet someone in your personal life. You have a great first date. You don’t expect to launch into a serious relationship the day after, do you? (If you do, call me at TVI Actor Studios because we have some things to straighten out about you).
When you meet a casting director, you’re starting a relationship. You’ve met them once and now the door is open to send them a postcard and keep in touch. The more you keep in touch, the more they believe that you’re really working towards your career, the more they remember you. Then, when a role comes up that you’re REALLY right for, you’ll pop into their brain and they’ll call you in.
Let me take a second to clarify that when I mean “keep in touch” I mean years. A long time. Forever. So many people come in and out of this industry that if they stop hearing from you they will assume you’ve left the business. I was reminded of this point in Emily Gipson’s Acting Like a Business Class.
Sucess Story: Suqi Grant signs with Scott Stander & Associates
TVI Member, SUQI GRANT
, signed with Scott Stander & Associates after attending the 5-Day Intensive in Los Angeles last month. Congratulation, Suqi!
Thursday Night is Improv Night at TVI NY
Thursday night at TVI New York is Improv night!
Join TVI teacher Joe Osheroff as he teaches you what to do when you don’t know what to do!
Every actor needs to be able to improvise. A brilliant performance can’t be scripted. Sure, the lines are written down (usually!). But the inflections? What your body
is doing? The timing? All that—and more—is up to you.
Allison Shomer Casting Associate for ABC Pilot Season at TVI New York!
Allison Shomer, who is currenty assisting Janet Murphy Butler at ABC for 2012 Pilot Season will be teaching a workshop at TVI New York Thursday, March 22nd 2012. Recently, Allison assisted Clint Alexander with the FOX 2011 Pilot Season which inluded the new TV Series “New Girl” starring Zooey Deschanel. Legit sides will be e-mailed 24 hours in advance.
Camille Hickman, Casting Associate at Lincoln Center hosts workshop at TVI NY!
Camille Hickman, a casting associate of Lincoln Center Theater will be hosting a workshop at TVI New York on Wednesday, February 29th, at 6:30pm.
For actors interested in pursuing theater, this is one industry professional you want face-time with!!!
Recent Credits at Lincoln Center Theater include: Awake and Sing, Third, The Next Room or the Vibrator Play, Cymbeline, A Free Man of color, War Horse and Dying city. Other projects include Exit the King, God of Carnage, Frost/Nixon, and The Bridge Project – Richard III.
TVI Actors Studio Members only event
IF YOU are a TVI Actors Studio member we thought this FREE event might be of interest.
The TVI Collective Mission: The TVI Collective is an artist’s development
Initiative comprised of and benefiting TVI Actors Studio’s members in
the pursuit of their artistic goals and professional growth.
We are truly excited to present this new program at TVI Actors Studio. The
Collective provides members an unprecedented
opportunity to network, produce, and promote original projects such as
staged readings, improv, sketch comedy, etc. Additionally, The
Collective will also serve as a network support group, sharing
experiences and resources with each other.
As part of our ongoing effort to offer you more… This is totally FREE
to all TVI members in good standing and those who are referred to the
Collective by a member. Don’t miss out on a truly innovative
opportunity to be a part of something special.
You’re Invited!
An information session and first meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
February 18, 2010 at 6:30p at the TVI Actors Studio (165 W. 46th ST.,
5th Floor)
YOU MUST RSVP IMMEDIATELY TO SECURE A SPOT. SIZE AND SPACE IS LIMITED.
Contact Lisa Darden via email only! PLEASE DO NOT CALL!
We look forward to the next big thing at TVI Actors Studio!
Regards,
Lisa Darden
TVI Actors Studio
The Collective Artistic Manager
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NY Casting Director Avy Kaufman
Halley Cianfarini just finished a fall tour with Chamber Theatre Productions. She is also featured as an Earthlight Player in Director, Ang Lee’s ““Taking Woodstock”“.
Casting Director for “Taking Woodstock” was New York Casting Director, Avy Kaufman.
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TVI Member appears in Harper's Bazaar and Vogue
Georgina Sherrington has recently been modeling body-paint work for London based photographer Bee Keskin, previously featured in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
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"The Mentalist" with TVI Actor
TVI Actors Studio Los Angeles member, Kelly McCraken guest starred on “The Mentalist“. Three scenes with Simon Baker. Kelly stated, “it went REALLY great”. It airs March 11 at 10:00pm pm on CBS. Casting Directors were Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer and Robert J. Ulrich from the casting office of Ulrich, Dawson and Kritzer.
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Update: TVI alumni Poppy Tierney
Poppy Tierney has had an incredible career in show business from starring in London’s West End to major blockbuster movies and the international concert platform.
She has trained in England at Italia Conti and in America at the TVI Studios, Los Angeles.
On film she can be seen as Margarita in “Batman Begins” (Warner Brothers).
On television she had played parts in “The Bill”, “Agony” and “Hooked on Books”.
Her West End Musical theatre credits include Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins” (Prince Edward Theatre) Tess in “Tess of the D’urbervilles” (Savoy Theatre); Mary in “Sunset Boulevard” (Adelphi Theatre) Cover and played Ellen in “Miss Saigon” (Drury Lane Theatre) Claudine in “Bernadette” (Dominion Theatre).
Details on Poppy’s career can be found here.
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