The National Endowment for the Arts may be more threatened than ever before by the political forces galvanized in this economic recession. Along with the national commitment to our cultural enlightenment and cultural institutions that the Endowment symbolizes, our sense of self-growth and understanding of the larger issues facing all of us are at...
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In the fall of 2009, Michael Miller asked me what it meant to be a young actor in New York City. The question came within the context of a larger question he has been posing to the country for several years: Why is the stage actor not seen as an essential part of our...
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Brenda Wehle is currently appearing in Tony Kushner’s “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures” at The Public Theatre. From 1980 to 1987, she performed in regional theatres across the country. After that, she spent ten seasons as a company member at the Guthrie Theatre, where she...
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To our readership and all actors and other theatre people who care. We are going to postpone our January Congess and I want you to know why. Following is the notice I sent out to our Company membership. -J. Michael Miller, December 14, 2010 Last night, I decided to postpone our Third National Congress....
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2010 Letter from the Editor Well, we are a little late in getting this issue out, but the tasks that have been delaying us—most notably the planning for the upcoming Third National Congress in January—have been consuming, necessary and exciting. Michael Miller’s Founder’s Page, which...
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The Third National Congress of Actors Theme: Re-envisioning a Non-profit Theatre based on Major Acting Companies One hundred and fifty leading stage actors will be invited to participate in a two-day discussion of the role and efficacy of “acting companies.” Discussion will stem from examination and debate over a proposal for four designated “National...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2010 Founder’s Page On January 15 and 16, 2011, at 10am, we will convene the Third National Congress of Actors in an effort to change current practices and the prevailing culture of our not for profit theatres. At our first Congress, the question was the...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2010 Phil’s Page One of our trusting and very caring and not at all wet behind the ears advisors has suggested to us that with more and more high profile actors interested in working in the theatre, the chances of populating a series of major...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2010 The Actor’s Voice My favorite characterization of FRANK WOOD was in a bio on the internet which described him as most often portraying a “(frequently beleaguered) everyman.” I think that’s fair, though to me, Frank Wood is a completely transformative actor. There is always...
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