Interviews

Works by Women (for Indie Theatre Week)

League of Professional Theatre Women (30th Anniversary Blog)

American Theatre Magazine (for the League of Independent Theatre)

Other stuff..

Advice on Writing From Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates on writing: "I always consider the entire process about failure, and I think that's the reason why more people don't write."

Posted by The Atlantic on Wednesday, August 5, 2015

 

Cool Girls, Inc. is dedicated to the self-empowerment of girls in low-income communities. They provide the tools to help girls make positive choices to achieve academic success, break the cycles of teen pregnancy and poverty and to overcome the barriers of racism and sexism. Follow the link to read more about it and donate!

GEMS: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services is the only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. Follow the link to read more about it and donate!

The Hobart Shakespeareans I watched a documentary about Rafe Esquith and his Hobart Shakespeareans several years ago and I'm still deeply moved with every viewing. Check them out, watch the documentary, and donate if you can. So lovely. 

Lower East Side Tenement Museum (one of my favorite places in the city to hang out.)

Design

Actor Resources

Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts (formerly the Non-Traditional Casting Project)

Broadway - The Golden Age... (Incredible documentary on Broadway legends. I cry every time I watch it.)

A Challenge for the Actor, by Uta Hagen

The Art of Acting, by Stella Adler

The Soul of the American Actor, publisher, Ronald Rand (Subscribe to this. Great source of inspiration!)

Life and Acting, by Jack Garfein

Slings and Arrows: Theater in My Life, by Robert Lewis (Bobby Lewis' funny, inspiring memoir.)

The Fervent Years: The Group Theatre and the Thirties, by Harold Clurman

Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television, by Judith Weston (life-changing book)

Training the American Actor, (features my former teacher, Carol Rosefeld along with many other fine sages.)

The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron (How to get it back and rediscover.)

Acting in Film, by Michael Caine (This is both a book and video. I recommend both.)

Shakespearean monologues (A hefty list of monologues appropriate for audition, class or performance.)

Audition, by Michael Shurtleff

Acting as a Business, by Brian O'Neill

Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide, by Joanna Merlin

How to Get the Part... Without Falling Apart!, by Margie Haber

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