Interested in becoming a student? Want to learn more about the studio, our technique, or interested in just registering?

A physical environment that nurtures the collaboration between writers, directors, actors, musicians, dancers, and visual artists makes our Los Angeles acting school unique. Because of our focus on the creative process, our Los Angeles acting classes and productions actively mix together prople of all ages and levels of experience to create an environment for learning. We invite the community to observe, engagae, and interact with the Edgemar Center for the Arts, and to add their voice to our discovery. Our vision is that children will grow up at Edgemar Center for the Arts and people of all ages will take risks, and find their artistic voices.

The informational session will run Thursday, May 10, from 10:30AM-12:30PM. We ask all interested students to bring three copies of their picture and resume if they have one.

Please call us at (310)392-0815 to reserve a spot in our information session.

Be sure to catch the latest movie with Michelle Danner and many of our students:

Edgemar Center for the Arts

Fourth Annual

Celebrity Poker Fundraiser

Hosted by Joe Reitman and surprise guests!

Saturday, May 19th

Register On-line at www.edgemarcenter.org

or

Purchase Tickets HERE Directly

$75 Buy In + $10 Registration fee*

includes First Buy In and All You Can Eat & Drink!

*Book Now! Registration fee is free if you book by May 10th

$40.00 Spectator Tickets Includes All You Can Eat and Drink!

Food Generously Donated by Venice Ale House

2 Rose Avenue

Venice, CA 90291

310-314-8253

http://venicealehouse.com

1st Place Prize:VEGAS GETAWAY!!!

And other Great Prizes!

Don’t play Poker? Not a problem.

Come Play Blackjack for Raffle Tickets for your chance to win amazing prizes!!!

Star-Studded Night with Poker, Blackjack, Raffle, Food, Drinks, & Celebrities!

Saturday, May 19th 2012

6:00 PM Registration

7:00 PM Tournament Begins

Registration for the poker tournament begins April 17th. The Buy-in includes poker-playing alongside celebrities, a cocktail reception, & pre-game instructions.

Sponsor a Table

$2000

· One table: eight seats for you and your friends.

· A bottle of champagne.

$3500

· One table: eight seats for you and your friends.

· Two bottles of champagne.

· Promotional material strategically placed around tournament (i.e. Your Company’s coasters at every seat)

· Host will mention company name throughout the event

· Link on our website

· Materials in gift bag at final table

· Appropriate signage around event

· Logo on/near step and repeat

$5,000

· All items from lower levels

· Staff will wear company’s t-shirts or other promotional clothing (if provided and appropriate)

· We will re-name the bar for the night (i.e. “Your Company Bar”)

· Program ads for one year

· ONE SEAT AT THE FINAL TABLE!!!!

· “SPONSORED BY” title (i.e. Edgemar Center for the Arts Celebrity Poker Tournament Sponsored by Your Company)

Corporate Sponsorships Available. Please contact Alexandra Guarnieri, Edgemar Center for the Arts Managing Director at 310-399-3666 for details.

*All proceeds are 100% tax-deductible and support Edgemar Center for the Arts a not for profit 501 (c)3 theatre. Availability is limited and poker tournament participation is on a first-reserved basis.*

*All proceeds support edgemar Center for the Arts a not for profit 501 (c)3 theater.

Casting Credits:

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Wedding Crashers, Scream, The Change-Up, Poe, Horrible Bosses, Friends with Benefits, V, Hung, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Men in Trees, Hawaii Five-O, Knight and Day, Hannah Montana and more.

Casting Director Workshop

You’ll Learn:

1. What a casting director looks for and insider tips.
2. How to stand out on camera and GET the CALLBACK.
3. The audition, the callback, the producers session, how to approach each.
4. Audition technique for scripted shows.
Plus!Q & A at the beginning of the session

Actors will be emailed a selection of scenes to choose from. You will choose one scene that fits you the best.
RSVP TODAY! Space is limited!

You must attend a free informational session to be accepted into the workshop. Email info@edgemar.org or call 310.392.0815
to register for the session. Where: The Acting Studio at Edgemar in Santa Monica. Led by Acting Coach Michelle Danner

CALL TO REGISTER 310-392-0815

To learn more about auditioning techniques from Michelle Danner watch:

Don’t miss out!

*Saturday, April 21th & Sunday, April 22nd
2 Day Acting Technique Analysis

The Golden Box with Michelle Danner
*Discover the answers to the following questions
*Why are some choices more powerful than others?
*How does one deliver a raw unforgettable performance?
*What specific tools can be applied to film, television, & stage work?
*How does one develop a personal story from scratch?

Call : 310-392-0815

Please send head shot and resume with subject in Casting MAMA.  Please note that we will not look at links only document within the email or attached to it. 

CAST:   

MARLENA, MAMA (65-80)- An old woman with a swaying gait but straight back and plenty of street smarts. She sees her life through the lens of a Holocaust survivor and is suspicious, sarcastic and strong up to the end.

ANNE (40-50) -Marlena’s youngest daughter, a writer in her late forties, attractive in a sporty, casual way. She is rational and gentle, but passionate when it comes to protecting her mother.

STELLA (45-55) – the middle sister, slightly older than Anne, a stylish, woman with bright red hair perfectly done. She is impatient and brittle and avoids responsibility. Like her father, she is flirtatious and hedonistic.

GUSTAV is Marlena’s husband, first in his forties, then late sixties or early seventies. He is charming and glib and incredibly selfish-a persistent womanizer. He dresses well and assumes a breezy, flirtatious manner.   In his old age he is still a stubborn, angry man, still self absorbed.

MARLENA’S FATHER  (55-70) a man in his 60′s, he the typical German autocratic father of the old school, self centered and in control.

MARLENA’S MOTHER LUCIE (65-70) is in her late 60′s, strong willed, contemptuous and certain that she knows best about everything. Her relationship with Marlena is strained.

THE NAZI(25-55) – a typical official, harsh and unreachable.

THE PRIEST (25-50)- a typical priest, mild mannered, concerned.

MR. PINSKY (65-85) – the landlord, an elderly Jewish man, trying his best to placate his tenants. He is soft spoken, kind and perplexed. He speaks with a European accent, wears a baseball cap and old clothes.

YOUNG ANNE (9-10)- a child of six, could be played by a small nine or ten-year old. She is unusually serious for her age, watching everything, saying little. All her scenes come early in Act One.

Synopsis SURVIVING MAMA by Sonia Levitin

“One mother can take care of three children, but three children can’t take care of one mother.”

Marlena is an old woman in her eighties, a German Jew, survivor of the Holcaust. A dominant feature of her life and personality is the fact that she saved her husband and children from the Nazis, but was unable to save her mother. She is fiercely independent, still living alone. She challenges anyone who tries to “dictate” to her. As Marlena becomes increasing frail, forgetful and difficult, her daughters fight bitterly about putting her into an old age home. Marlena resists until the climax when even her favorite child, Anne, agrees that it is no longer safe for Mama to live alone.

During the conflict surrounding Mama’s aging, past and present-day scenes reveal truths about this troubled family and the secrets that have kept them together physically, but emotionally apart.

WHAT: “Sylvia.” A comedy.

WHO: Written by A.R. Gurney. Directed by Gary Imhoff. Produced by Alexandra Guarnieri. Presented by Edgemar Center for the Arts.

WHERE: Edgemar Center for the Arts, on the Main Stage, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Parking is available (fee charged) in an onsite structure, and metered parking is available in nearby Lot 11, across the street from Peet’s Coffee.

WHEN: May 20- July 10, 2011. Thurs. through Sat at 7:30, Sun. at 5.

ADMISSION: $34.99. A limited number of seats at each performance will be available at a discounted price of $25. (Use promo code “Sylvia.”)

RESERVATIONS: (310) 392-7327.

ONLINE TICKETING: www.edgemarcenter.org

CLICK THE LINKS FOR MORE INFO:

Going.com – http://losangeles.going.com/event-1003996;Sylvia_at_Edgemar_Center_for_the_Arts

EyeSpyLA.com – http://eyespyla.com/www/thebuzz.nsf/0/1a6880fa660498828525789a007ef75a!OpenDocument

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Auditioning for the Camera:

*Learn what casting directors are looking for!

*Increase your booking rate.     

*Improve your auditioning skills 

New Session for the On-Camera Class Starting:

Wednesday March 28th: 11am-3pm

Sunday April 8th: 11am-3pm

Please Call 310-392-0815 to register

Casting Call for a new show that will be at Edgemar’s Main Stage.  Rehearsals tentatively scheduled to begin April 23rd and opening June 23rd.  

Please send head shot and resume with subject in Casting MAMA.  Please note that we will not look at links only document within the email or attached to it. 

CAST:   

MARLENA, MAMA (65-80)- An old woman with a swaying gait but straight back and plenty of street smarts. She sees her life through the lens of a Holocaust survivor and is suspicious, sarcastic and strong up to the end.

ANNE (40-50) -Marlena’s youngest daughter, a writer in her late forties, attractive in a sporty, casual way. She is rational and gentle, but passionate when it comes to protecting her mother.

STELLA (45-55) – the middle sister, slightly older than Anne, a stylish, woman with bright red hair perfectly done. She is impatient and brittle and avoids responsibility. Like her father, she is flirtatious and hedonistic.

GUSTAV is Marlena’s husband, first in his forties, then late sixties or early seventies. He is charming and glib and incredibly selfish-a persistent womanizer. He dresses well and assumes a breezy, flirtatious manner.   In his old age he is still a stubborn, angry man, still self absorbed.

MARLENA’S FATHER  (55-70) a man in his 60′s, he the typical German autocratic father of the old school, self centered and in control.

MARLENA’S MOTHER LUCIE (65-70) is in her late 60′s, strong willed, contemptuous and certain that she knows best about everything. Her relationship with Marlena is strained.

THE NAZI(25-55) – a typical official, harsh and unreachable.

THE PRIEST (25-50)- a typical priest, mild mannered, concerned.

MR. PINSKY (65-85) – the landlord, an elderly Jewish man, trying his best to placate his tenants. He is soft spoken, kind and perplexed. He speaks with a European accent, wears a baseball cap and old clothes.

YOUNG ANNE (9-10)- a child of six, could be played by a small nine or ten-year old. She is unusually serious for her age, watching everything, saying little. All her scenes come early in Act One.

Synopsis SURVIVING MAMA by Sonia Levitin

“One mother can take care of three children, but three children can’t take care of one mother.”

Marlena is an old woman in her eighties, a German Jew, survivor of the Holcaust. A dominant feature of her life and personality is the fact that she saved her husband and children from the Nazis, but was unable to save her mother. She is fiercely independent, still living alone. She challenges anyone who tries to “dictate” to her. As Marlena becomes increasing frail, forgetful and difficult, her daughters fight bitterly about putting her into an old age home. Marlena resists until the climax when even her favorite child, Anne, agrees that it is no longer safe for Mama to live alone.

During the conflict surrounding Mama’s aging, past and present-day scenes reveal truths about this troubled family and the secrets that have kept them together physically, but emotionally apart.