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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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click
here to find out about our studio instructors who are working.)
• 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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