Happy New Year to All of You from Shawn and Doug!
Hello, Doug here with the Doug section. 2008 has been a great year.with
a good balance of acting, training, and enjoyment. Best of all for me
has been the advent of FODapalooza (FOD standing for “Friends/Family of
Doug’). There were three FODapaloozas in 2008, at which composers met
lyricists, artists became friends with people who really enjoy math, and
some people even went on for dinner and smooches at a later date.
My biggest dream has always been to voice cartoons, so--with the help of
some incredibly skilled friends—it got done. The first installment of
DougToons can be found at
http://www.knob-o.com/dougtoons/dougtoons.html.
On stage, I performed 43 roles in 13 plays, readings, and musicals. On
television, I made my soap opera debut on All My Children. In film, I
landed my first seen/speaking role in Horizon and voiced a Yorkshire
Terrier for Tea With Zoey. In voiceover, I recorded gigs for
Monster.com, The Norman Agency in Canada, and Lexmark and continue to be
the Thursday morning voice of The New York Times, along with Jill Burk,
for InTouch Radio. In song, I made my cabaret debuts at BIG NIGHT OUT
and The Algonquin Salon, voiced several demos of new works, and continue
to sing with The Madison Avenue Baptist Church Quartet.
In the New Year, I will begin training with The Savvy Actor as a career
coach, helping theatrical artists find tangible steps to achieving their
business goals. It’s an exciting new chapter in my life.
Shawn here! It's been quite a year. With the financial industry in
turmoil and markets up ended. Still my practice continued to grow as
some great new clients came on board and most existing clients were able
to continue their plans. I continue to head up FFR/Princeton BTGALA,
the LGBT alumni association for Princeton University. Both of the
post-doctoral fellows that came to Princeton as a result of our
sponsorship were offered tenured positions. My mother and father came
to New York in December visit and both are in great health, which is the
one of the best things of all!
Last night, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of our meeting and we are
very grateful to all of you for your friendship and for being in our
lives!
May your 2009 be filled with laughter and fulfillment.
As Always,
Shawn & Doug
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