Hello my dear FOD's (Friends/Family of Doug)!
Thanks to all y'all who raised a margermellon wadderita with Shawn and I at FODapalooza IV on February 17! They were delicious and so are you.
Now, put on whatever music makes you feel adored...Barry White, Dixie Chicks, BJ Snowden...and join me on this e-journey--and at the e-conclusion, oh yes, oh yes, there shall be the two (by which I mean four) items of interest for FOD's!
Beware! Here come the "I"s of March!
Doug Insane
Did you ever think, "Gosh, that Doug is a nice guy, but I'd feel much closer to him if he was swearing, drooling, fighting through mental disorders, and busting out with rock music"? Funny you should say that, because the Abraxas Stage Company's CRAZY HEAD SPACE opens this coming Thursday!
WHEN:
Thurs 3/12 @8pm, Fri 3/13 @10pm
Sat 3/14 @2pm, Sun 3/15 @3pm
Mon 3/16 @8pm, Thurs 3/19 @8pm
Sat 3/21 @8pm, Sun 3/22 @4pm
Tue 3/24 @8pm, Thurs 3/26 @8pm
Sat 3/28 @2pm, Sun 3/29 @4pm
Thurs 4/2 @8pm, Fri 4/3 @8pm
Sat 4/4 @8pm, Sun 4/5 @7pm
WHERE: @ Seaport! 210 Front Street, South Street Seaport,
New York, NY 10038 (Beekman Street)
See the
Google Map
COST: $18.00, with some proceeds going to benefit Creative Alternatives of New York (CANY)
Tickets: Through SmartTix.com or call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.
Get ready for the ferocious first debut of CRAZY HEAD SPACE, a manic musical celebrating a dizzying kaleidoscope of mental and emotional disorders! Step out of your normal routine in this A-to-Z merry-go-round of maladies—some hilarious, some magical and unnerving. Taking inspiration from the (in)famous DSM IV Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, this musical will leave you wishing for a disorder of your own!
Artistic Team:
Elisabeth S. Davis (Music and Lyrics), Michelangelo Sosnowitz (Composer), Errickson Wilcox (Director), Matthew Neff (Choreographer), Tom Lenz (Set Designer), Jay Scott (Lighting Designer), Nick Meo (Stage Manager), Alicia Upchurch (Choral Director), Sarah Singer (Assistant to Choreographer), Katherine Rosen (Kampfire Films PR-Publicist)
Cast:
Jennifer Agnelli, Jacquie Aquines, Billy Butler*, Eddie Cooper*, Adriene Couvillion*, Sheena DiMatteo*, Sarah Fichtman*, Tauren Hagans, Mike Harrison, Nam Holtz*,
Tina Jensen, Racy Joseph, Kendra Leigh Landon, Nathaly Lopez, Lyndsey Makovsky, Ron Nummi*, Joanna Richardson*, Doug Shapiro*, Alexandra C. Smith, Michelangelo Sosnowitz, Logan Tracey, Carl Anthony-Tramon*, Alicia Upchurch
* (denotes members of Actors Equity Association)
Doug Instructive...
My client base as an acting career coach with The Savvy Actor continues to grow. Jodie Bentley and Kevin Urban have built a remarkable company that helps actors turn their craft into their business through classes, coaching and seminars. Interested in doing this work for yourself? e-mail them at jk@thesavvyactor.com or call (212) 479-7732. We also coach by phone for those of you outside of NYC.
Doug Invisible...
I sang the role of the Invisible Man from Jay Alan Zimmerman's show of the same title. The man knows how to write for a bass/baritone and it was a joy to flex my legit singer muscles while in rehearsal for a rock musical. Jay was the guest composer for BIG NIGHT OUT, hosted by the Fabulous Jennifer Wren, guest hosted by Samia Mounts and Featuring Musical Genius Bill Zeffiro. I was recommended to Jay by one of my very favorite composer/lyricists, Adam Gwon. By the way, guess who is one of the new co-producers of the Guest Composer series? Alexandra de Suze! (Surely you've heard of Alexandra de Suze!)
Doug Integrated...
I met with the new head of the on-camera commercial department for The Mine, Michele Bianculi (with whom I had the great pleasure to work before), and we are beginning to freelance together.
Doug Imaged...
By the time most of you read this, I will be taking my new headshots with Joe Henson. Yep, it's been five years since the last ones, so it's time for our third go-round together. This year, I'm going for something a little more Kevin Kline charm meets Groucho Marx wit meets Patrick Dempsey hair.
Dougbytes
***I'll be meeting this week with Crystal Skillman to begin work on the second installation of DougToons! This one is also going to double as my animation voiceover reel, so we've got a wonderful challenge ahead of us. If you have yet to see the work of animator Ken Truhan, writer Crystal Skillman, producer/engineer Brett Barry and voice actor me, the first installment of DougToons is on both YouTube and Facebook. Please log on to the YouTube site, give it a rating, and share with your friends!
***I continue to participate in "The Actor's Workout" with an incredible intenSati instructor, Erin Stutland. The practice of intenSati offers a training for your body and your life. The greatest power to influence our life, our health and our happiness is our thought power or our spiritual power. So, in class, we simultaneously work through challenging aerobic exercise and spiritual yoga while voicing our goals to cover mind, body, and spirit. Intrigued? Send Erin an e-mail at stutsreal@yahoo.com.
***I participated in a presentation of Ilann Maazel's song "I.S.A." at BMI's Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Adam Gwon recommended me for this project as well.
***I continue to coach with Joan Bogden for voice-overs, Joan Barber for singing, and Tina Marie Casamento for vocal coaching.
***I'm still continuing to monitor casting sessions, train readers, and meet casting directors weekly at The Network. I cannot recommend this organization highly enough.
***Every Thursday at 7:00 a.m. Jill Burk and I continue to be the voices of New York Times for InTouch Radio reading news and periodicals for the visually impaired over the air. By the way, one can hear the broadcast by registering at intouchnetworks.org, but then must be able to verify that they are visually impaired. Tell your visually impaired loved ones to sign up, and then bring the pizza and beer over at 7:00 am to listen to us!
***Every Friday at 8:00 a.m. I have a phone gathering with fellow voice actors Brett Barry, Cristina Doikos, Marc Garber, and Jamie Hurley.
***I continue to sing Sunday mornings at The Madison Avenue Baptist Church with choir director Paul Stephan, singers Renee Jarvis, Christopher Preston Thompson, new additions Brian Long (who just booked an amazing gig and will be leaving) and Daryl Freedman, and Alexandra de Suze! (Surely you've heard of Alexandra de Suze!) We're led by the fabulous Reverend Susan Sparks. The sermons are now podcast! (The choir is not.)
Please Don't Panic! I'm as busy as a herd of bipolar kittens in a catnip factory -- but for you, I'll find the time. Should you require your song sung, your cartoon voiced, or your print campaign modeled, let's create something great together.
And now the monthly Two (by which I mean Four) Items of Interest for FODs...
Voiceover skills class with Emmy nominee Pete DeMeo!
As a twice Emmy-nominated voice over artist for over 16 years, Pete DeMeo's career spans all areas of the VO field: commercials (voice of Dr. Scholl’s, Kohl’s, Visa, Tylenol, Howard Johnson, Avis), promos (NBC, HBO, Turner, Fine Living) and over 300 documentaries (Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, TLC, Biography). Pete also offers private VO coaching and full demo production services by request for additional fees. (He also used to be a part of my Friday morning voiceover call.)
VOICE OVER SKILLS CLASS
WHEN: Mondays March 16, 23, 30 and April 3, 2009
6-8 PM
WHERE: 3 of Us Studios 39 W. 19th St. Rm #301
FEE: $450 ($400 if you mention you're an F.O.D.!)
REGISTER: e-mail pete@petedemeo.com or call 212-924-2240.
On-Camera Commercial Class with Casting Director Nadette Stasa
I was taking Nadette's class in Boston when I booked my first national commercial. (She also used to be a part of my Friday morning voiceover call.)
ON-CAMERA COMMERCIAL CLASS
WHEN: March 12, 19, and 26, 2009
7-10 PM
WHERE: THE STUDIO
1133 BROADWAY (BET. 25TH & 26TH), RM. 624
FEE: $299 ($249 if you mention you're an F.O.D.!)
REGISTER: e-mail nadettecast@aol.com or call 212-971-1989 to reserve your space and she will follow up with payment information.
This class is suitable for seasoned professionals who want a refresher, commercial actors who are not familiar with her approach to commercial work, actors seeking a basic commercial class and non-actors who are interested in doing commercials. The workshop is designed to take you from wherever you are and bring you to the next level. She is committed to leaving you with an understanding of what you need in order to succeed in the field of commercial acting.
Nadette Stasa is a freelance casting director who works with New York's top commercial casting offices including Strickman-Ripps Casting, Martine Casting, Toni Roberts Casting, Donald Case Casting, Foreground, Inc. and more. She has also run New York sessions (primarily voice casting) for Maura Tighe Casting. Nadette has more than 15 years of experience as a casting director, and 12 years of experience coaching and teaching commercial acting. In addition to her casting work, Nadette is an experienced on-camera commercial and voice-over actor. She was recently seen in network spots for Jenny Craig and Kleenex and currently can be heard as the voice of HBO Family Jam.
Mailings--Faster, Smarter, Cheaper...
A fantastic FREE seminar offered by The Savvy Actor. Mailings are a very important part of our acting business. Yes, we know, they can be tedious, time consuming, and not always affordable. Most of us will do them without the consistency truly needed to both brand ourselves and maximize the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
How would you like to....
• Send a 100 piece postcard mailing in less than 10 minutes?
• Send thank you cards with your headshot printed inside?
• Keep track of who you sent to, what you wrote, when you sent it and even be reminded to send your follow up?
AND... save time and money.
We are ecstatic to share with you this amazing service where you can CREATE, PRINT, STAMP, and MAIL your personalized cards and postcards – at the click of a button! It is time to work smarter, not harder so come experience our free demo of the system.
Free Seminar: Mailings - Faster, Smarter, Cheaper! (Two upcoming seminars)
WHEN/WHERE:
Friday, March 13, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
at The Network at 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor
OR Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
at Pearl Studios at 500 8th Avenue, 4th Floor
COST: Both seminars are free!
RSVP: To reserve your spot for either seminar, please e-mail jk@thesavvyactor.com
Should you not be able to attend the seminar, I would also be more than happy to set up a time to take you through this individually.
Perhaps it's time to talk with my husband...
I must brag on my man for a moment. After eighteen years as an actuary, Shawn brought his industry savvy to the people side of the business four years ago to be a financial planner. His business has grown wonderfully and he is helping a lot of people start to save money and protect their loved ones. Have you been reading the news lately? Perhaps it's time to talk with him. He knows his stuff, will not try to sell you something you don't need, and is quite easy on the eyes. Send him an e-mail at scowls@mac.com to start the conversation.
Life is good here. Shawn and I had the time of our lives in Brooklyn at Conni's Avante Garde Restaurant: not a locale but an elite group of adventurous theatrical performers. Their events mix the ingredients of fine food, drink, song, dance, text, spectacle, and most importantly: you. As their guest, you will enter a lively and welcoming social environment and enjoy a five-course, home-cooked meal presented through exquisite performances. We will say no more. Just go. The next show is in April and they sell out immediately.
Take some breathing time for yourself, tell me your birthday, and thanks for being in my life. Please let me know what's going on in yours!
Enjoy Yourself!
Doug
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