JULY KIDS AND TEENS - SUMMER CAMPS!

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by leeann

VALLEYWOOD MOVIE CAMP

Young performers can share in the Arizona film industry with this dynamic acting camp!

Some of our past campers have gone on to work in Los Angeles for feature films, television shows and commercials. Could you be next? Featuring Arizona Virtual Studios as our campgrounds - Learn on the production stages where films/commercials are shot every week!

This year, we are excited to announce that succesful child actor Kaleigh Kennedy (Cold Case, American Carol, Dexter, Mad TV) will be attending! Her father will also be providing an informational talk for parents about breaking into the L.A market as a child/ parent team!

Only 3 spots remaining in the teen (11-17) camp! (July 20th - 24th)
and 5 spots remaining in the kids (5-11) camp! (July 13th - 17th)

9am-1pm

Cost: $275 for the week.
Just $20 to hold your spot! Flexible payment plan options!

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SUMMER THEATRE CAMP 2009

Audition! Rehearse! Perform!

Dearing Studio Summer Theatre Camp offers a week long on-stage experience for young performers! Trained actors/ directors will audition and coach kids of all ages and skill levels.

Students are guaranteed a role in this ORIGINAL one hour production (and can audition for principle roles and solos!) Family and friends are welcome to come enjoy the final performance at the Sound Stage Theatre. Students will learn what a lot of fun and hard work can accomplish in just one week!

Cost: $130 per student
or $150 with pre-purchased “Behind the Scenes” DVD!

July 27th - 31st (Monday - Friday)    Ages 5-17!
10am - 3pm.

Students of all ages and levels of experience are welcome to enroll!

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JULY SPECIALTY CLASSES!

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by leeann

July: Specialty Classes

480-313-9901

Tuesday Evenings: Stage Combat

*New Class!

July 7th - 28th

Instructor: Andrea Robertson

Thursday Evenings: Teen Modeling

*Back by popular demand!

July 9th - 30th

Instructor: Brenna Sakas

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JULY ACTING CLASSES

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by leeann

JULY ACTING CLASSES: ADULTS

McDowell Studio

Monday Evenings: Improv II

July 6th - 27th

Instructor: Matt Dearing


Wednesday Evenings: Cold Reading

July 8th - 29th

Instructor: Leeann Dearing

Thursday Evenings: Improv I (Full- Waiting List Available)

Instructor: Javier Gilmore

North Studio

Tuesday Evenings: Meisner

July 7th - 28th

Instructor: Kim Dearing

Thursday Evenings: Monologue (Full- Waiting List Available)

July 8th - 29th

Instructor: Leeann Dearing

Price: $145 per month.

All Adult classes are held from 7pm - 9pm.

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Arizona Actor’s Blog: June Youth Acting Classes

Posted on May 18th, 2009 by leeann

 

 

act with passion.

June 2009.


Get on-camera training at the Dearing Acting Studio!

480-313-9901

 

McDowell Studio (46th Street & McDowell)

  •  Saturday Kids- Commercials Plus
  • Start Date: June 6th
  • Time: 10am-11:30am
  • Age range: 6-11

A comprehensive study of the commercial market for young actors!  Build confidence as you discover your unique natural voice and perfect your cold reading abilities. This course is ideal for students who are seeking representation, or who want a confidence boost!

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  • Saturday Teens: Comedy Basics
  • Start Date: June 6th
  • Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
  • Age range: 11-17

 Teen actors will explore the formula for successful scripted comedy!  This four week class will help free your creative energy, both in writing and in performance.  Topics include: generating ideas, final draft formatting sculpting strong dialogue, hitting a joke and character choices.  This class provides a strong challenge for actors of all levels! 

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North Studio (7th Street & Thunderbird) 

 

  • Saturday Kids- Character Improv
  • Start Date: June 6th
  • Time: 10am-11:30am
  • Age range: 6-11

 

Young actors will reinforce their improvisation skills as they explore character-driven acting! Learn to create and sustain characters on stage, or for film/television. This course is open to actors of all levels.

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  • Saturday Teens- Character Improv
  • Start Date: June 6th
  • Time: 12:30pm-2pm
  • Age range: 11-17

 

Teen actors will reinforce their improvisation skills as they explore character-driven acting! Learn to create and sustain characters on stage, or for film/television. Students will be able to bring strong, powerful choices to their auditions and performances! This course is open to actors of all levels.

 

 

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Arizona Actor’s Blog: June Adult Classes

Posted on May 18th, 2009 by leeann

 

act with passion.

June 2009.

Does your acting career need a confidence boost? 

Get on-camera training at the Dearing Acting Studio!

480-313-9901

McDowell Studio (46th Street & McDowell) 

 

  • Monday- Improv
  • Start Date: June 1st
  • Time: 7pm-9pm
  • Age range: 18+
This class offers an in-depth look at the principles and process of improv. Go beyond the basics, and discover group mind, character work, movement/voice, and long form scene work.
*This class requires an audition. Call 480-313-9901 to inquire. 
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  • Tuesday- Stage Combat with Andrea Robertson
  • Start Date: June 2nd
  • Time: 7pm-9pm
  • Age range: 18+

 

Learn the fundamentals of acting a fight using your body.  Class will focus on the basic techniques employed in unarmed combat including acting a fight, energy direction and being a good partner.  Students will learn pushes and grabs, pulls (including hair, ear, and nose), chokes, slaps, punches and falls.  Focus will be on safety and making the fight appear real! A wonderful addition to your training resume!

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  • Wednesday - Script Writing
  • Start Date: June 3rd
  • Time 7pm-9pm
  • Age range: 18+

 

 

 

Do you have a wonderful idea for a play or film? This class will help you bridge the gap from concept to final script. Learn to chose the right story, strong characters and sharp dialogue to bring your project to life! 

 

 

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  • Thursday- The Actor’s Secret
  • Start Date: June 4th
  • Time: 7pm-9pm
  • Age range 18+
Learn to apply “the secret” to your acting career! Through the principles of creative visualization and goal setting, instructor Nicholas Tutora will help you breathe new life into your acting career. Tutora has studied personally with Bob Proctor of legendary book “The Secret”. He now shares with actors the method to applying these life changing ideas to your acting. 
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North Studio (7th Street & Thunderbird) 

 

  • Tuesday- Monologue
  • Start Date: June 2nd
  • Time: 7pm-9pm
  • Age range: 18+

Learn to work within and beyond the text. This course provides an intense exercise in character development, emotional release, and living truthfully in the moment. 

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Posted on May 11th, 2009 by leeann

Friends of Chaos Comedy and Dearing Studio:

Join us for “Rock the Crown“-

May 16th, 2009 with Big Bang pianist Shonto Chee!

Chaos Comedy will be hosting a special musical “Pageant themed” comedy show to help support troupe member

Leeann Dearing

in the 2009 Mrs. Arizona America Pageant.

Chaos Comedy Show times are 7:30 and 9:30 pm!

Admission is free!

Optional donations at the door.

RSVP 480-313-9901

*Please note that Chaos Comedy’s show times are permanently changed to 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Former show times are no longer available. Thank you!

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Arizona Actor’s Blog Audition: Teen Models Needed!

Posted on May 6th, 2009 by leeann

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Good Faith Casting, LLC Casting Alert
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Greetings!

We are casting teens for a print shoot for ADAPTIVE CURRICULUM to shoot Thursday, May 7th 2009 in the evening at ASU.

Needed:

1 female, 15-18 years old, medium to long brown hair, preferably Hispanic, physically fit, good facial expressions

1 male, clean cut with brown hair, fit looking, age 15-18, good facial expressions

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU DO NOT FIT THE SPECS AND NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Pay: $100 flat
To Submit
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Send an email to GFCsubmissions@gmail.com with your name, agency if any, union status, height, weight, city you live in, age, phone numbers, email, with a close up photo and a full-body photo in jpg format attached. If you have professional photos, please also submit those photos. Note if you are under 18 you must have parental permission and supply name of parent to contact. PLEASE PUT THE WORDS “ASU PRINT SHOOT” IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL AS WE ARE CASTING MULTIPLE PROJECTS. Please do not direct us to a photo of you on another site and do not assume we already have your photo even if you have worked with us before. Each new project requires a new submission. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Arizona Actors Blog Audition

Posted on April 30th, 2009 by leeann

Arizona Actors Blog Audition
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Good Faith Casting, LLC Casting Alert
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Greetings!

We are casting extras for the History Channel documentary, “Sniper: Anatomy of a Kill” and need non-speaking extras. This is non-union. Pay is $110 per day, plus $50 for travel/gas. The shoot is this Saturday, May 2nd 2009 in KINGMAN, AZ. There is no additional pay for travel and no accommodations so preference will be given to actors local to the area or willing to drive.

We are looking for 3 male Taliban Insurgent types. There are NO roles for females. Do not submit if you are not available for the shoot date.
To Submit
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Send an email to GFCsubmissions@gmail.com with your name, agency if any, union status, height, weight, city you live in, age or range, phone numbers, email, with a close up photo and a full-body photo in jpg format attached. If you have professional photos, please also submit those photos. Note if you have any weapons experience. PLEASE PUT THE WORDS “HISTORY CHANNEL” IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL AS WE ARE CASTING MULTIPLE PROJECTS. Please do not direct us to a photo of you on another site and do not assume we already have your photo even if you have worked with us before. Each new project requires a new submission. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Are you ready for your next audition when it comes?

www.DearingStudio.com

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Arizona Actors Blog: “Supernanny” Arizona Auditions!

Posted on April 30th, 2009 by leeann

Arizona Actors Blog: Supernanny Arizona Casting

The “Supernanny” producers are coming to Arizona and looking for Jo’s next big challenge for a brand new season. Would you like a visit from America’s #1 Nanny? Email CNazzaro@Shedmediaus.com or call the casting department directly at 323-904-4680 if you have questions or would like an application. The deadline for applications is May 7th.

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Arizona Actors Blog Review: “The Merchant Of Venice”

Posted on April 25th, 2009 by leeann

This review is brought to you by “Community Voices”. Submit your reviews to the Arizona Actor’s Blog!

Inquire about becoming an AZ Actors Blog author 480-313-9901

Southwest Shakespeare’s “The Merchant Of Venice”

Wherever you put it up, “The Merchant of Venice” seems to create a reaction. Arguably one of the most challenging and complex plays to emerge from the bard, it has been often criticized for it’s anti-semitic themes. Tricky racial sub-plots aside, the piece also walks a wavering line between comedy and drama, refusing to settle in either territory.

So why revive one of Shakespeare’s most confusing and controversial plays? Artistic Director Jared Sakren and his talented cast have discovered an answer worth hearing (and seeing) in their recent production.

“Merchant” relies heavily on the actors to make sense of the twists and turns in the plot. Southwest Shakespeare Company has assembled a fantastic cast, who rise to the challenge of this enormous story. This play features a (long overdue) appearance by artistic director Jared Sakren, who takes on the role of Shylock. “I have acted for nearly every other major theatre in the Valley, but somehow have avoided acting for Southwest Shakespeare; until now, that is,” Sakren states. “It will be a treat to act in this play, and be onstage with members of a company that, till now, I have only seen from the other side of the footlights.”

It was, indeed, “a treat” for the audience to see Sakren on the other side. Shylock may be one of the great villains of all time. The writing makes it far too easy to hate the money lender who loves money more than his family, and is determined to extract a pound of flesh from an unlucky borrower, Antonio. However, Sakren manages to bring some humanity to the character.

The cast was full of stand-outs: Kaitlyn O’Neal plays Portia as a 30’s starlet, full of sexuality and humor. The love scenes between O’Neal and Richard Baird (Bassanio) are full of passion. Both actors give life to the text, playing out the reality of Portia’s dilemma with authentic emotion and technical precision. David Loar is convincing as Antonio, particularly in the court room scene. The play also features and outstanding supporting cast: In the climactic “casket” scene, Nerissa (Andi Watson) sets Shakespeare to music, and sings a beautiful, mournful ballad. Matt Rosin takes an enjoyable turn as one of Portia’s suitors.

Sakren, also in the role of the director, has chosen a brave route with the production. He sets the play in the 1930’s, which makes the anti-Semitic themes even more salient. His staging is wonderful: Doors and props fly in and out, the stage is transformed from private bedchamber to courtroom in seconds. The set never felt sparse, but was also didn’t distract.

Sakren never tried to resolve the comedy and drama to one another. Like a great piece of Jazz music, both themes hung in the air. His approach is honest to the text, and moreover it is honest to life. Shakespeare portrays the marvelous complexity of human experience in this work, and to try to stuff it into the box of “drama” or “comedy” would have detracted from the story.
If you are not a current season ticket holder, visit www.SouthwestShakespeare.org. Next season promises to be fantastic, with a few unexpected surprises thrown in!

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