Category Archives: Acting Class
Monkey Butler Improv
I’ve taken some time off from improv class, but Thursday night I was back in Level 2 class at Monkey Butler, which focuses on the Long Form Improv. And tonight we worked on a Long Form with organic openings. Organic … Continue reading
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On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesday I received a new scene from an untitled film. My character Leanne is a Charlotte York type character from “Sex and the City”. This a short scene about a woman who is desperate to have a baby. Next week … Continue reading
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Casting Director Workshop with Danielle Eskinazi
Last night I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Danielle Eskinazi at AIA Actors Studio. Danielle is a commercial Casting Director that I am been wanting to meet for some time now. For this workshop Danielle asked that we provide … Continue reading
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Monkey Butler Improv
Thursday night means Monkey Butler Improv. Level 2 Improv, which focuses on the Long Form, has been more difficult than Level 1. Tonight we went back to the basics and worked on characters. Each student had to stand up front … Continue reading
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Monkey Butler Improv
Tonight I went to Monkey Butler Improv and had a great time. We worked on a new Long Form Improv Game called “The Armando”. “The Armando” Long Form starts with a monologue, or story, told by one person in the … Continue reading
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On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesday I returned to class with my great scene from a pilot called “52 Fights”, a single camera comedy scene. My character, Jennifer, is an insecure newlywed to stops by her husband’s office unexpectedly. Tonight’s class was ran like a … Continue reading
On Camera Class With Christinna Chauncey
Tuesdays are class nights for this actress and this Tuesday I received a great single camera comedy scene to work on from a pilot script called “52 Fights”. My character is Jennifer, a newlywed who is ovulating and wants to … Continue reading
On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tonight in class with Christinna Chauncey I was given a gem of a scene from a drama called “The Dead Zone”. We have been working on comedy for weeks, which I love, but it was nice to work on such … Continue reading
Agent Workshop
On Thursday night I attended an Agent Workshop at The Network Studio. The guest agent was David Secor, Director of the Theatrical Department at Daniel Hoff Agency. Daniel Hoff Agency is a really fantastic agency, so I was excited to … Continue reading
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On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesdays I returned to class with a great untitled single camera comedy scene. I have been working on a lot of multi cam comedies from sitcoms, so the single cam comedy was a big change. I had to tone down … Continue reading
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On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesdays are class nights for this actress and this Tuesday I received a great single camera comedy scene to work on. A single camera comedy is different from a multi camera comedy. A single camera comedy is not taped in … Continue reading
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Thursday Night Improv at Monkey Butler
Thursday night I attended Improv class at Monkey Butler. I am now taking the Level 2 class, which focuses on the Long Form Improv. And tonight we worked on a Long Form! Very exciting. 6 people at a time went to the front … Continue reading
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Jennifer Keller: Comedic Actress
I love working on comedy! Yet, the only opportunities that I have had to work on comedic scenes are in my on-camera acting class. My teacher, Christinna Chauncey, always finds the best comedic scenes for me, including this scene from “The … Continue reading
On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tonight in class I was given 2 dramatic scene from an untitled film. And wow, the second scene is tough. In my new scene I play Claudia, an irresponsible young mom. Though irresponsible, she loves her daughter and fights for her. The reason the … Continue reading
Monkey Butler Improv
Tonight I attended Improv class at Monkey Butler. I haven’t been to an improv class in about 6 months now. I was in a Level 1 class which I loved, but when my instructor had to take a break from teaching to … Continue reading
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On Camera Classes With Christinna Chauncey
Tonight’s class was a lot of fun! I returned to class tonight with a funny scene from a pilot script called ”100 Questions”. My character is Jill, who is described as fun and spontaneous with just a touch of dark”. There are actually … Continue reading
Casting Director Workshop with Christal Karge
Last night I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Christal Karge at AIA Actors Studio. Christal ia a Casting Director at Cami Patton Casting. This busy office has cast “The King of Queens” and “Las Vegas”, and is also working on a number of TV … Continue reading
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On Camera Classes With Christinna Chauncey
After a short break for my Christmas Break, I returned to my weekly acting class with Christinna Chauncey. Christinna always pulls the best scenes for me! We have been working on comedy and tonight she gave me a scene with a great quirky character … Continue reading
On-Camera Make Up Class
I missed class last Tuesday because of a rehearsal for “A Simple Conversation”, so I made up my on camera class on Thursday. My scene was from “CSI New York”. I have been really overwhelmed for a couple weeks now: rehearsals for the … Continue reading
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Casting Director Workshop with Freddy Luis
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Freddy Luis at AIA Actors Studio. Freddy is a Casting Director at Engine Media Group, a big office casting office. Freddy gave us great tips for auditioning. He said that an actor should … Continue reading
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On Camera Class With Christinna Chauncey
Tonight I returned to class with my comedic scene from “The Class”. I was excited. This was a fun scene to work on. My character, Nicole, has just run into her old flame. The problem, she is a unhappily married woman now. I … Continue reading
On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
After a short hiatus for my European Vacation, I returned to my weekly acting class with Christinna Chauncey. It felt to great to be back, even though there were a lot of unfamiliar faces in class. Christinna alway pulls the best scenes for … Continue reading
Casting Director Workshop with Eric Souliere
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Eric Souliere, a casting associate at UDK. This busy office casts great shows such as “Nip/Tuck” and “The Mentalist”. When I received my sides for the evening, I was speechless. I was given … Continue reading
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Casting Director Workshop with Beth Holmes
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Commercial CD Beth Holmes. The workshop was at AIA Actors Studio in Burbank. I audition often commercially, but I have never auditioned for Beth, so I was really looking forward to this workshop. … Continue reading
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Casting Director Workshop with Stacey Rosen
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Stacey Rosen at AIA Actors Studio. Stacey casts the majority of Movies of the Week (MOW) in this Industry. Many of the films that she casts are seen on the Lifetime and Hallmark … Continue reading
Casting Director Workshop with Dylann Brander
Last night I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Dylann Brander at AIA Actors Studio. Dylann casts two great shows, ”Hawthorne” and “The Cleaner”. Dylann is awesome. She made me laugh and I liked her right away. After Q&A’s, Dylann passed out sides from both shows … Continue reading
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Casting Director Workshop with Sunny Boling
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Sunny Boling of Morman/Boling Casting at AIA Actors Studio. I really liked Sunny right away. She really enjoys her job and is really funny. Sunny has been casting for 10 years and formed Morman/Boling Casting … Continue reading
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Casting Director Workshop with Michael Testa
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Michael Testa of Shaner/Testa Casting. Michael casts for the hit show “Cold Case”. And it has been my goal to audition for a co-star or guest-star role on ”Cold Case” for 2 years now. So … Continue reading
Casting Director Workshop with Lauren Bass
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Lauren Bass of Bass Casting at AIA Actors Studio. Lauren was really great. Down to earth and had a lot of great things to say about the Industry. Lauren passed out sides from one-hour dramas … Continue reading
Casting Director Workshop with Fern Champion
Tonight I attended a Workshop with veteran Casting Director, Fern Champion, at AIA Actors Studio. Fern is really spunky. She has cast big films such as “The Mask” and “Eraser”, but now prefers to work with up and coming talent in … Continue reading
Hosting Intensive with Kat Raphael
This morning I attended a Hosting Intensive with Casting Director Kat Raphael. The Workshop was AIA Actors Studio. In the workshop Kat covered the basics of hosting: the responsibilities of a host, finding your expertise, and incorporating this expertise into promoting yourself. We … Continue reading
Casting Director Workshop with Cathy Henderson-Martin
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Cathy Henderson-Martin at AIA Actors Studio. Cathy is such a doll. She is funny and down to earth. Cathy is working on a 5 picture deal right now and still took the time … Continue reading
Commercial Workshop with Casting Director Michael Sanford
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Michael Sanford, a Commercial Casting Director. The workshop is at AIA Actors Studio in Burbank, CA I first met Michael about a year ago. He is a great teacher and a really nice … Continue reading
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On-Camera Acting Class
Tuesday night means On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey. Tonight I returned with my scene from “The Wedding Belles”. In this scene I play Amanda, a frantic bride who is on the verge of a meltdown minutes before she is supposed to walk down … Continue reading
Tuesday Night Acting Class
On Tuesday I attended my On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey. We have really been hitting the comedy, which I love! Tonight’s class was no different. Christinna gave me a short scene for a TV show called “The Wedding Belles”. It … Continue reading
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On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
On Thursday I returned to class with my memorized scene from a one hour drama called “Glory Days”. My character’s name is Jenny Taylor, a “beautiful young woman…quirky, clumsy, neurotic, feisty…all the qualities that define adorable”. I love this scene and I … Continue reading
Make Up Class
Because I was out of town last week for my cousin’s wedding, I missed my on-camera acting class. So on attended the Thursday Night class and returned with a prepared scene from “Shark”. The Scene: Guest Star, Amanda Sellers, is a former dating violence victim … Continue reading
On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
This Tuesday in class I was given a wonderful scene from a 1 hour “dramity”! My new scene is from “Glory Days” and my character is Jenny Taylor, a woman who has just run into the man who broke her heart … Continue reading
Last Week of “The Rules of Comedy” with Nick Anderson
Tonight was the last week of the Comedy workshop with Casting Director, Nick Anderson at AIA Actors Studio in Burbank, CA. Nick went over the last 4 of the 8 comedic devices in comedy. Afterwards, he passed out scenes and asked us … Continue reading
Crime Drama Series w/ Casting Associate Christine Szaras
Tonight I attended a Casting Director Workshop with Christine Szaras, Casting Associate with Rick Millikan Casting. The workshop is at AIA Actors Studio in Burbank, CA Christine’s office is currently casting the series Bones starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. … Continue reading
Week 2 of the Rules of Comedy with Nick Anderson
Tonight was Week 2 of the Comedy workshop with Casting Director, Nick Anderson. The workshop is at AIA Actors Studio in Burbank, CA. Nick went over 4 of the 8 comedic devices in comedy. Afterwards, he passed out scenes and asked … Continue reading
On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
This Tuesday in class I was given another great theatrical scene! My new scene is from “Shark” and my character is Amanda Sellers, a former dating violence victim testifying against her ex-fiance. The fiance is accuse of murdering his current girlfriend, who strongly resembles Amanda. … Continue reading
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Week 1 of the “Rules of Comedy” with Nick Anderson
Tonight I started a 4 week Comedy workshop with Casting Director, Nick Anderson. The workshop is at AIA Actors Studio in Burbank, CA. Before opening his own office, Nick worked with many top casting houses including Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting (True … Continue reading
Tuesday Night Acting Class
On Tuesday I returned to my on-camera class with my memorized scene from “Girlfriends”. In this scene, I play Susan, an editor at a top publishing company who is trying to publish a book written by series regular, Maya. Susan … Continue reading
On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
This Tuesday in class I was given another great comedic scene! I am thrilled to be working on comedy. My new scene is from the sitcom “Girlfriends” and my character is Susan, a hip NY editor. The episode is entitled “New … Continue reading
On-Camera Class
Class with Christinna Chauncey on Tuesday was great! I returned to class with my memorized scene from “Boston Legal”. In this scene, I play Sarah, a lawyer, who is being hit on by the opposing counsel. While she has tried to … Continue reading
On Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesday night I was back in class with Christinna Chauncey. I was given a great scene from the hit TV show “Boston Legal”. In this scene I play Sarah, in an episode entitled “Finding Nimmo”. After our cold reading exercise, we … Continue reading
On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesday nights I take on-camera classes with Christinna Chauncey. Last week I was given a great scene from the TV show “Bones” for a cold reading exercise. This week I returned to class with the same scene memorized for a “call back”. After … Continue reading
On-Camera Class with Christinna Chauncey
Tuesday night I was back in class with Christinna Chauncey. It was great to be back in class and working on-camera. The first and third class date of the session, we work on cold reading. I was given a great scene … Continue reading
Monkey Butler Class and Farewell
Thursday night I went to my weekly Improv class. Only this week was very different because it was Sean Hancock’s last class. Sean Hancock is our trusted Monkey Butler Instructor. He has been invited to start a Monkey Butler Improv … Continue reading
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Thursdays = Monkey Butler Improv
Once everyone arrived for class, we got right to work. The Improv exercises we worked on were “Zip, Zap, Zop”, “Space work in 2 Person Scenes”, “Freeze Tag” and “Ba-Da-Ba-Da”. It was great to concentrate on “space work” in the 2 person scenes. “Space … Continue reading
Monkey Butler Improv
Thursday night I went to Improv at Monkey Butler. I missed class last week, and it was great to be back! The exercises we worked on were “Go”, “Two Person Scenes” and “Freeze Tag”.
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Improv Class at Monkey Butler
Thursday night I attended my weekly Improv class at Monkey Butler. I was pleasantly surprised when my teacher, Sean Hancock, invited me to perform in the student showcase at Monkey Fest, the monthly Improv Show. As flattered as I was by … Continue reading
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Thursday Night Improv
On Thursday night I had a great time in Improv class at Monkey Butler. There were a lot of new people in class, so each of us were given a chance to introduce ourselves and tell why we were taking Improv. The … Continue reading
Monkey Butler Improv
Thursday night I had Improv class at Monkey Butler. I just love this class. I arrived feeling a little bummed, and it lifted my spirits. My good friend and fellow actor Tawny Metes has also been attending Monkey Butler regularly. In … Continue reading
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On-Camera Classes with Christinna Chauncey, Week 8
In last night’s class I participated in a mock Network Session. Again, I was “called back” for the role of Samantha Cross, a series regular in a pilot called “Conspiracy”. There were a number of people in the room who served as “studio execs”. It was … Continue reading
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On-Camera Classes with Christinna Chauncey, Week 7
Last night in class, I participated in a mock producers session with my classmates serving as the producers. I was “called back” for the role of Samantha Cross, a series regular in a pilot called “Conspiracy”. Samantha Cross is a great character, a driven attorney at … Continue reading
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Thursdays mean Monkey Butler Improv
On Thursday night I went Improv at Monkey Butler. We worked on 3 important things in Improv: 1) Choosing a Point of View or Emotion 2) Making a Physical Adjustment 3) Understanding your “location” . The exercises we worked on highlighted using … Continue reading
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Thursday Night Improv at Monkey Butler
My friend Tawny Mertes and I went to Improv class at Monkey Butler last night. What a great class. The exercises we worked on were “Go”, “Beastie Boys Rap”, and “Two Person Scenes”. Improv is even more fun with a … Continue reading
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On-Camera Classes with Christinna Chauncey, Week 6
Jennifer Keller preparing for class Last night in class, I participated in a mock pre-read session with Christinna Chauncey serving as the casting director. I ”auditioned” for the role of Samantha Cross, a series regular in a pilot called “Conspiracy”. After the “audition”, my classmates and … Continue reading
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