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Don't miss this great article by Joanne Baron and D.W. Brown about the Meisner Technique that was recently featured in Backstage West: click here to view article

 
   

 

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JUST RELEASED - "How To Get Arrested: A Motivational Story for Actors" written by Michael J. Wallach, a personal manager and entertainment lawyer for more than 20 years. "How To Get Arrested" is a unique book that provides the actor with valuable, usable information on the business of acting as no other book can. It is written in story form with NY actors Dick and Jane moving to LA to pursue their dreams and become successful. One does it the right way and the other the wrong way! Check out www.HowToGetArrested.com.

•Our heartfelt congratulations to William Esper of our New York sister school, the William Esper Studio, for winning Backstage magazine's "Best Acting Teacher of New York" as voted by their readers.

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OUR ARTISTS WORKING IN THE FIELD :
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• Congratulations to Studio alum Clifton Collins for his work on the upcoming films "Sunshine Cleaning", "Still Waters", and "The Perfect Game". Clifton has a total of SIX Films coming out in 2008!

• Congratulations to Studio student Amber Valletta for her work in the upcoming films "Game" and "Days of Wrath".

• Congratulations to Evette Washington and Meyoung Laman for their work in the upcoming film "Drag Me to Hell" directed by Studio student Sam Raimi.

• Congratulations to Studio graduate Josh Jonas, whose one-man show "Capture Now" is going Off-Broadway under the direction of Larry Moss.

• Special Congratulations to Studio students Dan Rothenberg and Colleen Crabtree, whose play "Regretrosexual: The Love Story" is playing to sold-out houses and was just named an L.A. Weekly "Pick of the Week."

• Studio Grad Haley Webb, starring in "Final Destination 4" (now shooting).

• Kate Vernon, now recurring on "Battlestar Galactica", created and produced by Studio Grad Michael Rymer.

• Robin Wright Penn to star in "State of Play" with Russell Crowe, and in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" with Keanu Reeves and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

• Jamie Kennedy starring in 3 upcoming films - "Extreme Movie", "Spring Break '83" and "Finding Bliss" - all slated for 2008.

• Studio Student Lexi Alexander directing Grad T.J. Storm in the upcoming feature “The Punisher: War Zone”.

• Studio Grad Ryan Carlberg for his guest star appearance on the series “Samantha Who?”.

• Congratulations to Studio Grad and 2007 Graduate Master Class winner Katie Gill for her recent success. In the past month (October, 2007) she has booked jobs on "Bones", "Family Man", "Days of Our Lives", and "Scrubs!".

• The Studio wants to give a special congratulations to our graduate Meg Lieberman for her outstanding success as a casting director. Currently Casting: Pushing Daisies.

Meg has: Won 2 Emmys, Been nominated 8 times, Been nominated 54 times for awards by the CSA, Won 8 times, And she has cast a lot of Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio students.

• Congratulations to Studio Grad David Green for his role on the season opener of Smallville on Sept. 27, his second guest star appearance on "E.R." on October 4th, and his roles in the upcoming features "Ace of Hearts" and "A higher form of Learning.

• Congratulations to Studio Graduate Sherri Shepherd – now the newest full-time host on “The VIEW”.

• Congratulations to graduate Muna Otaru for her role in the upcoming feature film “Frost /Nixon” Directed by Ron Howard.

• Congratulations to graduate Jenn Gotzon for her role in the upcoming feature film “Frost/Nixon” directed by Ron Howard.

• Congratulations to Studio Graduates Nevin Millan & Dream Holloway for their short film 'In Another Time', which they starred in and produced and will be screening on Thursday, 9/13, 9:45 PM at AMC Burbank in the LA Shorts Fest.

• Congratulations to Meg Lieberman of Lieberman/Patton casting for her Emmy nomination for Outstanding Casting For a Drama Series for "Studio Sixty On The Sunset Strip", as well as for her nomination for Outstanding Casting For a Miniseries or Special for "The Path to 9/11".

• Congratulations to Mariska Hargitay for her FOURTH CONSECUTIVE EMMY NOMINATION for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

• Congratulations to Studio student Patrick Dempsey for his work on "Grey's Anatomy", nominated for the third consecutive year for Outstanding Drama Series.

• Congratulations to Studio Alumnus Harry Hamlin and Graduate Lisa Rinna, co-starring on Broadway in “Chicago”.

• Congratulations to Studio Graduate Kim Delaney, starring on the new series “Army Wives”.

• Congratulations to Studio Graduate Travis Brorse, guest starring on "Bones".

• Congratulations to Studio student Sam Raimi, director of the smash summer hit "Spider-Man 3".

• Congratulations to Studio Graduate Leslie Mann for her starring role in the smash summer hit “Knocked Up.”

• Graduate Jamie Kennedy on the release of his new film "Kickin' it Old Skool".

• Graduate Ronnie Steadman - guest starring role on "Criminal Minds".

• Graduate David Green - recurring role on "ER".

• Studio Student Andrew Fleming directing the upcoming "Nancy Drew".

• Studio Graduate Martha Coolidge - currently in production on "Zorro 2110" after directing episodes of "CSI" and "Shark" for television.

• Studio Graduate Kim Delaney - starring in two episodes of "Law and Order SVU" working with Studio Graduate and Series star Kim Delaney.

• Graduate Justin Chon for his roles in "Gary the Tennis Coach" with Sean William Scott and Randy Quaid, "Hack" with William Forsythe and in the much-anticipated film "Crossing Over" starring Harrison Ford and Sean Penn.

• '06 Graduate Muna Otaru for her recent role opposite Robert Redford in the upcoming "Lions and Lambs" and her role in "Rendition" starring Jake Gyllenhall and Reese Witherspoon.

• Alum Jacinda Barrett for her starring role in "The Namesake”

• Award-winning Graduate Mariska Hargitay now starring on “Law and Order: SVU” along with Graduate Kim Delaney

• Graduate John Gries starring in “The Astronaut Farmer” with Billy Bob Thornton

• Alum Amber Valletta starring in the feature films “Premonition” and “Dead Silence”

• Graduate William Mapother for his recurring role on the television series “Lost”

• Graduate Ben Lustig for his screenplay “The Thirst” starring Jeremy Sisto

• Graduate Charles Herman-Wurmfeld for directing “The Hammer” selected for the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival

• CISA student Haley Webb for her guest starring role in the TV series “Shark”

• D.W. Brown, writer and director of the short film “Chloe,” selected for the Palm Beach Film Festival

• Graduate Steven Ho for his stunt work in “Freedom Writers” starring Hilary Swank and Studio Alum Patrick Dempsey

• Santiago Pozo, Studio student and head of the Arenas Group, for his work as a producer on the projects "Culture Clash In America", "Imagining Argentina" and "Three Wise Men", as well as on being selected by ABC to plan ABC's marketing to the Latin market.

• Studio graduate Rico Simonini for his recurring role on "Days of Our Lives".

• Justin Biko, studio graduate, for his current role in the powerful new play "We.Be.I.Me." with the Los Angeles African American Repertory Company - playing through November 19th.

• Robin Wright Penn, studio alumna, currently starring in the short film "Room 101" directed by Jennifer Aniston.

• Kristen Dalton, studio graduate, in Martin Scorsese's new film "The Departed" starring Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio.

• Colleen Camp, studio graduate, in the new film "Running With Scissors."

• David Green, studio graduate, in Renee Zellweger's new film "Case 39" and for his recurring roles on "Intelligence" and "Battlestar Galactica."

• Muna Otaru, studio graduate, for her role on the hit television series "LOST."

• Scott Logan, studio graduate, for his role on "What About Brian."

• Studio owner D.W. Brown for directing Louie Liberti, studio graduate and teacher, in the New York premiere of his one man show "Almost Made."

• Doyle Hanks, studio graduate, for his lead role in Christopher Durang's play "Beyond Therapy."

• Studio owner Joanne Baron and studio alumna Jacinda Barrett starring in the feature film "School for Scoundrels."

• Luca Bercovici, studio graduate, currently directing the feature film "Last Call at Murray's."

• Ferdinand Bare, studio graduate, currently co-writing and producing a new pilot for Canyon Road Entertainment.

• Mariska Hargitay, studio graduate, winner of the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order: Special Vicims Unit).

• Clifton Collins Jr., studio alumni, nominated for a 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Thief).

• Studio Graduates, Danny Nucci and William Mapother for their roles in "World Trade Center" directed by Oliver Stone.

• Studio Owner Joanne Baron and Studio Graduate Alex Backes for their roles in "Material Girls" directed by Studio Graduate Martha Coolidge.

Nevin Millan, studio graduate, for his short film 'BALANCE', which he starred in and produced and will be screening at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival on September 7, 2006 at 3pm at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood.

• Jamie Kennedy, studio graduate, for his new live stand-up concert film "Unwashed."

• Joel Gretsch, studio graduate, star of the TV series "The 4400" and the feature film "The Good Mother" with Angie Harmon.

• Amanda Foreman, studio graduate, series regular on “Alias” with fellow studio graduate, Michael Vartan. Congratulations to both on a fantastic run!

• Justin Hartley, studio alumnus, as Aquaman in the new TV pilot “Mercy Reef.”

• Matt Dallas, studio graduate, starring in the new science fiction TV series “Kyle XY.”

• Muna Otaru, studio student, for her role in feature film “Taken By Force.”

• Jacinda Barrett, studio alumna, for her roles in “Poseidon”, “The Namesake”, “The Last Kiss”, “School for Scoundrels” – all coming in 2006!

• Michelle Monaghan, star of the Studio-produced film “Perfume,” for her starring roles in “Mission Impossible III” and “Gone, Baby, Gone” with Ed Harris.

• Rebecca Lyons, studio student, currently filming the SAG feature film “Barry Burbank: Trainer at Large.”

• Studio graduate, Travis Davis; the American Cinematheque is honoring his award winning short film comedy, “Boy-Next-Door.”

• Christa Campbell, studio student, starring opposite Nicolas Cage and Ellen Burstyn in "The Wicker Man."

• Nadine Velazquez, studio student, as series regular Catalina on "My Name is Earl" with Jason Lee.

• Studio student Joe Flanigan for his starring role on "Stargate: Atlantis."

• Jon Gries, studio graduate, for his roles in the feature films "Stick it" with Jeff Bridges, "September Dawn", "South of Heaven" and "The Astronaut Farmer".

• Claire Kupchak, studio graduate, co-producer of "One Last Ride" starring Charles Durning and Chazz Palminteri.

• Leslie Mann, studio graduate, for her starring role in the feature film "Knocked Up".

• William Atherton, studio student, for his guest star role in "Desperate Housewives".

• Current Studio students Beth Carlisle co-starring on "CSI:NY", Haley Webb co-starring on "Close to Home", and Max Roeg co-starring in the series finale of "7th Heaven."

• Studio student Frederic Galfo, who makes his directing debut with the film "Fragile" at the Cannes Film Festival. "Fragile" stars Studio student Sheree Wilson and the vocal talent of Studio teacher Sharon Hogg, as well as voice work by students Aneese Khamo and Andrew Herriage

• Michael Rymer - creator, writer, and director of the hit Sci-Fi series "Battlestar Galactica" for it's Peabody Award. The Peabody Board calls "Battlestar Galactica" "a belated, brilliantly re-imagined revival of a so-so '70's space saga.

• Keith Hudson, studio graduate, for his recent film roles in “Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys” (directed by Jeff Arch, Sleepless in Seattle), “National Lampoon's Pledge This” and “The Boynton Beach Club” (directed by Susan Sidleman, Sex in the City, Desperately Seeking Susan).

• Rebecca Lyons, studio student, for her starring role in "Fly On The Wall" - selected short film in the Silverlake Film Festival screening March 27th at the Arclight Theater in Hollywood.

• Muna Otaru, studio student, for her co-star role in the hit TV show “Commander In Chief.”

• Sebastian Feldman, studio graduate, for his upcoming appearance in Arthur Miller's "A View From A Bridge", April 7th through April 23rd at the Santa Barbara Theater - www.centerstagetheater.org.

• David Green, studio graduate, for his role on “CSI”, playing a serial killer alongside Taraji Henson of 'Hustle and Flow' and Graham Beckel of 'Brokeback Mountain'. David also recently appeared as a detective on "E.R." working opposite John Leguizamo and Mekhi Phifer.

• William Mapother, studio graduate, filming Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center” and appearing in the hit TV Show "Threshold."

• Patrick Dempsey, studio alumnus, for his starring role in the hit TV series “Grey’s Anatomy.”

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CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS BEHIND THE CAMERA:

• Charles Herman-Wurmfeld: Director of “Kissing Jessica Stein”; currently directing episodes of the hit show “Stella” on Comedy Central.

• Doug Claybourne: Executive Producer of the feature film “North Country” starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand and Sissy Spacek.

• Mickey Liddell: Executive Producer for Golden Globe nominated TV series "Jack and Bobby," as well as the award winning "Everwood."

• Tony Yerkovich: Creator and Executive Producer of the television series and the upcoming film version of "Miami Vice."

• Janet Knutsen: Producer of "Boston Legal.”

• Martha Coolidge: Director of “Material Girls” starring Hillary and Hailey Duff.

• Andrew Fleming: Director of the feature film "Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills."

• Michael Rymer: Director of the feature film (2001 Sundance Selection) “Perfume” and the TV series “Battlestar Galactica.”

• Meg Lieberman: Casting Director for the hit TV series “Medium” starring Patricia Arquette. Meg is also involved in casting for the TV shows “Invasion” and "Las Vegas."

• James Intveld: Director of the feature film “The Miracle at Sage Creek.”

• Joanne Baron and Nicolas Cage presented studio alumnus and Director Martha Coolidge with "The Lifetime Achievement Award" 2004.

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PREVIOUS ACCOLADES:

• "Son of the Mask" starred Studio Alumni Jamie Kennedy and Traylor Howard. Jamie recently told us that he and Traylor used the specific techniques they learned at the Studio EVERY DAY while they were shooting.

• Congratulations to our student Jamie Kennedy on all of his success and the publication of his new book WANNABE: A Hollywood Experiment. Excerpts from the book include: "After taking this class, I really came to believe it. Anybody can be a good actor if they show who they really are. Thanks to... Joanne Baron, D.W. Brown, and Tom Patton, for teaching me the craft of acting."

• Congratulations to our very own Studio Teacher - Louie Liberti and his One-Man Show
"Almost Made":

- "Louie Liberti's infectiously sweet performance in his own memory piece."
-"Liberti is talented, energetic and very sincere as his story unfolds. The emotional journey he   takes is deeply felt and fearless." BACKSTAGE WEST
-"Writer/performer Louie Liberti has interesting material and is certainly an energetic performer. A one-man show of the examination of the complicated relationship between a father and a son." The LA Weekly

• The Studio proudly celebrates the Paramount feature film "The Prince and Me" starring Julia Stiles. The actors in "The Prince and Me" were coached by The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio.

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CREATING GREAT ART AND GREAT ARTISTS

The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown studio offers a variety of programs for the actor, writer, director, and producer. The Studio's programs include Six-Week Intensive, Vital Acting, Character Interpretation and Script Analysis, Classical Style Work, Audition Technique, Master Class, Scene Study Lab for Working Actors.

We train beginners who become working professionals. We train working professionals who become stars.

The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio is among the handful of select acting schools registered with the California state Bureau of Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education.

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