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Alan Nusbaum, founder of TVI Actors Studio, and Scott Goodhue, Talent Agent with Taylor Royall, presented a master class on the Business of Acting to over 50 of Baltimore’s brightest performers last week. Here the two are engaged in a dialogue about the number of regional markets available to the Baltimore talent. The actors came to learn about expanding their careers in the Baltimore area as well as developing work in New York and Los Angeles.

Henriette Edmonds, Professor of Acting at Howard University, welcomed Alan Nusbaum, founder of TVI Actors Studio, last Wednesday to the historic campus in Washington, D.C. Professor Edmonds, who prefers to answer to Henri, has built a long-standing relationship with Alan and TVI over the last twenty years. Many of Howard’s graduates excel in the industry due to both their solid training from the university and Henri’s emphasis on understanding the Business of Acting. Alan presented his educational and highly respected master class on building the business of your acting career in both Los Angeles and New York to a very eager and smart group of Howard’s theatre students.

This holiday season, TVI Member Ryan Zanoni can be seen in the Americana classic It’s A Wonderful Life at Connecticut’s Ivoryton Playhouse. Click here for more information on the show. Ryan recently took the Advanced Television and Film Master Class with Pat McCorkle here at TVI New York.

Karin de la Penha, TVI Actors Studio member, is keeping busy in her acting career. She can be seen as Phyllis in Alan Ayckbourn’s “Seasons Greetings”, an Equity Showcase produced by Hudson Repertory Theatre. The show runs from November 20 to December 7, 2008, at the Vital Theater.

Karin is also playing Lady Capulet in New Perspective Theater’s outreach production of “Romeo and Juliet”. The show is at the Harlem Theater and the Baryshnikov Arts Center through the end of the school semester.

Finally, don’t miss Karin as a recurring character in the web series: www.VelvetMoonChronicles.com

Congratulations to TVI Student, Leandra Ramm, who has booked the new show, “Hell’s Kitchen, The Musical.” The show is aiming to open Off-Broadway in February 2009 at the Hudson Guild Theatre. You can catch a fundraising concert version of the show at the Triad Theater on Wednesday, December 3rd at 8pm. Call 212.362.2590 for more information.

TVI Student and New York Boot Camp alumna, Markeeda Monet, can be heard every Sunday as the Featured Co-Host on Baton Rouge’s Inspirational radio show, The Sound. To listen live, click here for 94.9 WTQT’s website.

Charleene Closshey, TVI Member and multi-talented performer, is heading west. With her new agent, Artistic Talent, Inc, and a great job as the singing-acting-violinist in Striking 12 with the Ensemble Theatre in Santa Barbara, Charleene has decided to relocate. TVI Actors Studio NY will miss Charleene and her genuine warmth and know that TVI LA will take good care of her in our absence.

Congrats to TVI New York Career Coach and Actor, Eric Conley, who is participating in a reading of the play, “String Theory Sonata,” TONIGHT at 9pm at the Ensemble Studio Theatre. The play, by Temi Rose, is being performed as part of the famed Ensemble Studio Theater’s Octoberfest series. Go catch it at 549 W. 52nd Street–visit the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s website for more information!

Congratulations and a hearty ‘break a leg’ to Bill Mootots, who has had quite the season. Bill will be starring in not one, but TWO shows in the Boston area. First off he will be playing Warwick in St- Joan at the Wheelock Family Theatre in Boston, and shortly thereafter will be rounding out the season by appearing in the Hanover Center for The Performing Arts’ production of A Christmas Carol. Looks like that Alaine Aldaffer class helped with something! Ask your consultants about her Theatrical auditioning intensive coming up December 11th.