HCAC Announced Actor Professional Development Series

HOWARD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES

ACTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES

Ellicott City, MD – The Howard County Arts Council announces a new workshop series specifically designed for the actor who would like to improve their chances of getting cast in productions.

Sept. 27, 2010 7 to 8 pm - The Headshot and Resume: Participants pre-submit headshots and resumes for review. The reviewers discuss the various submissions and their responses to them. Top submissions will
be shown to the audience and will be discussed.
The panel will share insights about the crafting of an actor resume and
answer questions.

Oct. 4, 2010 7 pm to 9 pm - The Audition: The reviewers conduct a preliminary audition and give immediate feedback as time allows. The reviewers will discuss the auditions and answer questions.

Oct. 11, 2010 7 pm to 9 pm - The Callback: The reviewers conduct a call-back audition and give immediate feedback as time allows. The reviewers will discuss the auditions and answer questions.

The Actor Professional Development Series brings together three prominent theatre directors as the series review panel:

Danielle A. Drakes is the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of theHegira. As a performer, she has worked with Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, CENTERSTAGE, CATF, Discovery Theatre,
and Imagination Stage.
Directing credits include Paige In Full, Lions of Industry-Mothers of
Invention, Deep Belly Beautiful, Stop Kiss, Southern Girls,
and Late Bus to Mecca. Danielle is a member of Actors’ Equity
Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

Ian Gallanar is the Founding Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. He has served as Artistic Director for the National Theatre for Children, Repertory Theater of America
and Minnesota Shakespeare in the Park. He is also a
playwright and his plays for children have been performed for over a million
kids across the country. Ian is a recipient of the Helen Hayes Tribute Award
and The Telly Award.

Jason Loewith is Executive Director of the National New Play Network. He won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Jeff and After Dark Awards for Best New Musical for Adding
Machine: A Musical, which he co-wrote with composer Joshua Schmidt. He
produced the world premiere production which went on to a six-month commercial
run Off-Broadway in 2008, winning four OBIE Awards for direction, design and
performance.

Series participants are asked to submit four sets of headshots and resumes as if they were auditioning for Luigi Pirandello’s play Six Characters in
Search of an Author. Participation
fee is $90 and includes all three workshops.
For those who would like to observe but not participate, a $30 observer
fee is required. The complete
application is available for downloading at http://www.hocoarts.org/schedule_of_classes.php. Deadline
for applications is August 13^th, 2010. The series will be held in the Howard County Arts
Council’s black box theatre. For more information, call 410-313-ARTS
(2787) or email Deputy Director, Wendy Meetze at deputydirector@hocoarts.org.