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Acting Career Help

by Sean Hankinson on November 21, 2008

DSCN0193.jpgTVI’s Senior Consultant, Corey Pepper, welcome TVI’s New Addition, Liz Loza. Liz, who has recently been seen on USA’s Monk and HBO’sLittle Britain USA, is currently in training but is super excited to get started. Corey has all confidence that Liz will be an rockstar consultant, so keep an eye on your phone, because it might be Liz calling to help you with your career.

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Taylor Royall Casting Event Tonight in Baltimore

by Alan Nusbaum on November 20, 2008

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Tonight in Baltimore, MD, Maryland Talent Agent Scott Goodhue from Taylor Royall and TVI’s Alan S Nusbaum are presenting “Navigating a successful acting career in Baltimore, NY and Los Angeles. Check in is at 6:30pm, with a 7:00pm start time.

To register go to the TVI web site.

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TVI’s Louisa Kendrick gains Seven Pounds!

by Sean Hankinson on November 19, 2008

Picture 2.jpgOne of TVI’s latest additions, Louisa Kendrick, is now linked to Will Smith. No, no, not romantically (sorry for the scare, Jada). Louisa will be seen on December 19th, as Barry Pepper’s wife, Michelle in Seven Pounds. Seven Pounds, the latest release from Columbia Productions, is tagged as a suicidal, guilt-ridden man’s journey who attempts to make amends for his past - this gesture, which should be his end, marks his future. While that is elusive and we have no idea what that really entails. We are all going to run to the theatre and support Louisa and Will Smith. Congrats!

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Taylor Royall Casting and TVI Actors Studio

by Mackenzie Thomas on November 14, 2008

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On Thursday, November 20th, at 7pm, TVI Actors Studio Founder and CEO, Alan Nusbaum, will be offering a workshop in Baltimore. Also in attendance will be Scott Goodhue of Taylor Royall Casting. The workshop will offer successful tips on making the big move to New York or LA and provide actors with helpful hints as to how to navigate a successful career in a major entertainment marketplace. This workshop will be extremely informative, so don’t miss out on this opportunity! Click here to sign up or call 212-302-1900 for more details.

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Acting School Career Coach

by Eric Conley on November 14, 2008

250px-Conley_Eric_440_ret.jpgTVI Consultant, Eric Conley, is helping American Globe Theatre celebrate their 20th anniversary as one of NYC’s premier Shakespeare venues. To celebrate, they will be doing a reading series of Shakespeare’s histories from Richard II through Henry V. Eric was delighted to be asked to perform in their reading of Richard II and looks forward to the rest of series. Be sure to check it out.

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Acting School welcomes new Instructors

by Alan Nusbaum on November 14, 2008

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Last night TVI launched a new 4 week acting class series. Lead by instructors Russell Boast and Debi Manwiller, winner of 2 Primetime Emmys and another 16 nominations.

Both Debi and Russell work in partnership with Rick Pagano, in he firm Pagano / Manwiller.

In addition to casting the TV series “24″ Debi Manwiller has a magnificent amount of prominent film and TV credits. Russell Boast, besides casting features and TV, is a well recognized theatre director in Los Angleles, and has worked with actors such as Laurence Fishburne in “Tortured”, Angelina Jolie in Beyond Borders, and Dennis Farina in “Bottle Shock”

Their class is at TVI Actors Studio Los Angeles branch on Thursday evenings.

[pictured from L to R: Debi Manwiller, Russell Boast and Alan Nusbaum]

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Acting School founder rounds North America

by Alan Nusbaum on November 10, 2008

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Where in the World is TVI Actors Studio Alan S Nusbaum? Depends on the day. Since this past Sunday he has gone into Canada, Vancouver for meetings with Vancouver casting directors and agents, down to the Southeast of America, speaking at Elon University in North Carolina, up to the Northeast to New York City TVI Actors Studio and then back to Los Angeles - all within 6 days!

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TVI’s Tracey Rooney - You know you want to see her

by Alan Nusbaum on November 9, 2008

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Come see Tracey Rooney in Theatre Neo’s adaptation of “Family of Mann” and she plays the lead- Belinda- the newest writer on sitcom spinoff of Family Ties in 1994 (it’s based on her first tv working for Family Ties showrunner Gary David Goldberg)

Tracey claims “It’s the most challenging part I’ve had in a loong, loong time and I would LOVE your advice, collaboration, thoughts about it as it is the kind of show that I will NEVER be finished working on and figuring out…. (I will buy you drinks after! tempted yet? ..) The cast is SO GREAT and you’ll even get to see me and a hot guy make out in our underwear.

Tickets are a $25 but you can get them for 1/2 price on
Goldstar for the next 2 weekends!

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TVI NY Career Coach books Ensemble Studio Theatre Reading

by Mackenzie Thomas on November 7, 2008

250px-Eric Conley HS.jpg 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!

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Successful Halloween Boot Camp in Los Angeles

by Corey Pepper on October 31, 2008

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All week long we’ve been having a very well attended 5 Day Boot Camp at our Los Angeles Studio. We’ve had bunches of agents and casting directors working with our actors from every corner of the world. Our Special Event Coordinators, Tracy Rooney and Meredith Thomas, have been hard at work making the whole program work and delighted everyone when they came on Halloween dressed as Sookie (from True Blood on HBO) and a 1920’s flapper.

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