Talk\, Q&\;A\, and Signing with Eric Bentley\, author of The Playwright as Thinker.
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Sunday\, September 19\, 2\:00 p.m. to 4\:00 pm
Acting and career coach Annie Chadwick will explain
current marketing tools to create a step-by-step
path to evolve your acting career in NYC.
Friday\, September 24\, 2010 at 5\:30 p.m. at the DRAMA BOOK SHOP.
Indie Film Legend Talks About His Life and Career
Bruce Kimmel will read &\; sign copies of his new book\: “There’s Mel\, There’s Woody and There’s You\:” My Life in the Slow Lane
Bruce Kimmel is an actor\, writer\, director\, composer\, and two-time Grammy Award-nominated record producer. Kimmel wrote\, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed cult movie hit\, "\;The First Nudie Musical"\; co-starred Stephen Nathan\, Cindy Williams and featured Ron Howard as well as a host of other instantly recognizable actors of the time. He also co-created (with David Wechter) the story for the hit film\, "\;The Faculty"\;\, directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Salma Hayek\, Josh Hartnett and Elijah Wood. As an actor\, Kimmel guest-starred on most of the long-running television shows of the 1970s and 80s\, including The Partridge Family (recurring)\, Happy Days\, Laverne and Shirley\, MASH\, Alice\, and many others. After seeing the first cut of his nudie musical\, a high-powered executive at Paramount called Kimmel and said “Bruce\, there’s Mel (Brooks)\, there’s Woody (Allen) and there’s you\;” hence the title for his current book about his journey in entertainment during that time.
Since 1993\, Kimmel has been one of the leading producers of theatre music\, having produced over 180 albums. He was nominated for a Grammy for producing the revival cast album of Hello\, Dolly! and his album with jazz pianist Fred Hersch\, I Never Told You\, was also nominated for a Grammy. He has produced solo albums for Petula Clark\, Helen Reddy\, Jason Graae\, Liz Callaway\, Christiane Noll\, Rebecca Luker\, Brent Barrett\, Sally Mayes\, Judy Kaye\, Judy Kuhn and many others. Kimmel’s label\, Kritzerland (www.kritzerland.com) regularly releases Broadway music and soundtracks.
His musical\, The Brain from Planet X (written with David Wechter) has been seen in Los Angeles\, New York\, and the United Kingdom\, and it frequently performed regionally. The Brain from Planet X is a spoof of 50's alien invasion movies and was featured at NYMF (the New York Festival of New Musicals) in 2007\, and 2008’s Festival of New American Musicals with a run at The Chance Theater in Anaheim\, California. Other plays and musicals include The Good One\, Stages\, Together Again\, a musical version of The Comedy of Errors\, Start at the Top and Feast all of which were produced in Los Angeles. In 2004\, he wrote most of and directed all of a hit musical revue called What If at the Hudson Theater. In 2009\, The First Nudie Musical came to the stage at The Festival of New American Musicals in Los Angeles\, and has its eye on Broadway.
Bruce Kimmel also recently directed concert acts for Kevin Spirtas\, Linda Purl\, Joan Ryan\, and a new two-person show for Mr. Spirtas and Sean McDermott.
In 2003\, he was a writer/producer on season one of Penn and Teller’s "\;Bullshit"\; for Showtime.
Mr. Kimmel is the author of eight novels – his acclaimed Benjamin Kritzer trilogy (Benjamin Kritzer\, Kritzerland\, and Kritzer Time)\, the mysteries Writer’s Block and Rewind\, and his three Adriana Hofstetter mysteries\, Murder At Hollywood High\, Murder At The Grove\, and Murder At The Hollywood Historical Society\, as well as his collection of short fiction\, How To Write A Dirty Book and Other Stories.
“Bruce Kimmel takes you into his confidence (and into his heart) as your first-person tour guide on the thrill ride of his acting career\, with several of this planet’s most ridiculous and unimaginable decades as backdrop for his story. His careening and caroming adventures move at a breathtaking pace and\, as ever\, Kimmel’s endearing\, self-effacing tone evokes Saroyan and Salinger\, even as his book is populated with more familiar names than a fruitcake has raisins. Daft\, deft\, constantly touching and ultimately moving\, our hero’s effort to find his life\, his love\, and his “light” makes for a rare showbiz story that trades in tinsel and glitter for tenderness and hope.”
-RUPERT HOLMES\, Tony and Edgar award-winning playwright and novelist
“A sweet\, funny\, honest\, real book about a real person’s trek through the unreal world of Hollywood.”--BRUCE VILANCH\, writer/actor/ex-Hollywood Square
“With simple eloquence\, wry perception\, and engaging—often touching—honesty\, he chronicles juggling ambitions and obligations\, dreams and disappointments while trying to make his mark on the world and find meaning in his life.”--CHARLES EDWARD POGUE\, screenwriter of Dragonheart\, DOA &\; The Fly
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Tuesday\, September 28\, 2010 from 4\:00 to 6\:00 p.m.
Reading\, Q&\;A\, and Book Signing with prize-winning playwright Lucy Thurber\, author of "\;Bottom of the World\,"\; now playing at Atlantic Theatre Company. Thurber will be joined by actors\, Peter Maloney and Kristin Griffith.
Thurber will sign copies of her plays\, published by Dramatists Play Service. Peter Maloney\, Kristin Griffith\, and other actors from her current production at the Atlantic Theater will read from Bottom of the World as well as other works by Thurber. The Director Caitriona McLaughlin will also be in attendance
Lucy Thurber is the author of eight plays\: Where We're Born\, Ashville\, Scarcity\, Killers and Other Family\, Stay Monstrosity\, Dillingham City and Bottom of the World. The Atlantic Theater opened its 2007-2008 season with Scarcity. Rattlestick Theater has produced three of her plays and produced a critically acclaimed revival of Killers and Other Family in 2009. Scarcity was published in the December 2007 issue of American Theatre\, and acting editions of her plays are published by Dramatists Play Service.
Thurber is a member of New Dramatists\, 13P\, MCC Playwrights Coalition and the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group at Primary Stages\, she was also the recipient of the 2000-2001 Manhattan Theatre Club Playwriting Fellowship. She has been commissioned by Playwrights Horizons\, The Contemporary American Theatre Festival\, and is developing a new musical with Bigheart Productions\, Lear DeBessonet and The Citizen's Band. Lucy currently teaches writing at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College.
Bottom of the World tells the story of Abby\, heartbroken over the sudden death of her sister\, Kate\, whose star was just beginning to rise in the literary world. Abby delves into the world of Kate's novel in an attempt to deal with her grief and move on. As the lines blur between the fictional world and her own reality\, Abby attempts to make sense of life and death in this funny and poignant play.
Killers &\; Other Family
2008. Acting Edition\: $8.95
Scarcity
2008. Acting Edition\: $8.95
Stay
2008. Acting Edition\: $8.95
Where We're Born
2008. Acting Edition\: $8.95
Anatomy of an Audition\: Dissecting the Process
Thursday\, September 30\, 2010\, from 4\:30 p.m. to 6\:00 p.m.
Seating is very limited - MUST RSVP to casting93010@breakdownservices.com
A FREE casting symposium\, sponsored by Breakdown Services\, designed to help actors prepare for the upcoming audition season and launch Nancy Bishop’s new book\, SECRETS FROM THE CASTING COUCH. Some of New York’s top casting directors (TBA) will help simplify the audition process by breaking it down for you\, the actor. Don’t miss out on this essential educational experience.
More information on the casting panel to follow!
To receive information about the free ticket (for yourself only)\, email\: casting93010@breakdownservices.com
Due to the limited seating\, it is important that you reserve a seat only if you are confirming your attendance.
About the book\:
Why is it that so many good actors don't perform well at castings? Secrets from the Casting Couch gives practical advice for actors\, written from a casting director's point of view\, teaching the craft of film casting in front of camera. It shows how actors can work with today's internet technologies to get cast and features advice and actual exercises that achieve results in the casting studio. Emmy-award nominated casting director Nancy Bishop C.SA.\, has developed a successful approach through many years experience of working in the casting studio. The author also runs internationally recognised master classes throughout Europe and the US and is the head of the Prague Film School Acting Department.
"\;Any actor who is serious about his or her career should read this book"\;--Matthew Stillman\, Producer\: Casino Royale\, Wanted\, The Chronicles of Narnia\: Prince Caspian
"\;As a director\, casting a movie can be a terrifying process. Put the wrong actor in your project and you're sunk. How do you find the right person? if you're working with Nancy Bishop you know you're in good\, accomplished hands\, whether you're a director or an actor. "\;--Neil Burger\, Director of The Illusionist
Los Angeles Talent Manager Brad Lemack talks about his new book “The New Business of Acting\: How to Build a Career in a Changing Landscape”
Interactive discussion &\; Q&\;A about “The New Business of Acting\,” and book signing.