[Perform-Talk] Introduction

[Stephanie D. Sanders]

Speak with your talent agent or other working actors regular actors and Visually Impaired actors and ask for a referral to someone they've worked with and also maybe even someone who can do a lesson with you virtually. I would not give up on looking for someone else. There's someone out there who can work with you and since you would potentially be a paying client they should be open to being more versatile to work with you on various material. Working on different types of material helps to make you a well-rounded actor and opens you up to being more than just a one-trick pony. Don't stop looking for someone else to instruct you because there is someone out there, just not the people you've been working with. You have the the motivation, you have the drive, keep looking keep asking and connecting with other actors. You can always ask various casting directors in your area too because they know other people as well who are very good at what they do and can help you to work on your acting skills. Focus on one of the things that you want to do at this time if it's just solely your acting work on your acting and then start making requests for other people to join in to be a part of your production if that's what you want to do. You can bring it to life with some planning. It seems like the first thing you want is the acting lessons, so go for that in your area. If you want to shoot me a message sometime and chit chat that's fine as well you can connect with me at singstephanie at yahoo.com and we'll see if we can brainstorm to help you with other thing that you need assistance with. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work much success to you.

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  On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 10:50 AM, Camryn Gattuso via Perform-Talk<perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:   Hello.
My name is Camryn Gattuso, and I am twenty-two years old. I am interested
in acting, but I have not had good experiences with taking acting lessons.
Both of the acting coaches I have had think that what I tell them I am
interested in is the only thing I want to work on. For instance, I told my
last acting coach that I liked The Hobbit, and he only worked on The Hobbit
with me at every single lesson, even after I told him that I wanted to work
on new materials every week instead of doing the same thing over and over.
He also never responded to any of the emails I sent. He thought all I liked
was The Hobbit, and he misunderstood everything I said. When I was trying
to tell him why I think it is a double standard to let actors do the Gollum
voice from the movie while telling me to make up my own voice for a
character, he did not listen. He also tried reading to me even after I
proved to him I could read by bringing my BrailleNote Touch Plus to one of
the lessons and reading an excerpt from a script I was working on at the
time. Everybody is always negative toward me when it comes to acting. Both
acting coaches thought I took forever to connect to the Internet or pull up
a book or a script to read. I was unable to find any free scripts online,
even after going through pages of search results. The last acting coach
asked me to find a script, but all of the scripts I found required payment.
I spent 2 years of my life wanting to play Audrey in a production of Little
Shop Of Horrors; I went out and bought a blond wig and heeled shoes, and I
listened to Ellen Greene in preparation for the day when a local theater
would decide to perform the show. When one of the theaters did decide to do
the show, I asked the director the wrong question. I had downloaded the
script excerpt, which was attached to the audition form. I could read it
just fine, but I ended up asking the director how I could do a cold reading
from the script when I meant to ask if I could bring my BrailleNote Touch
Plus in so I could read like everybody else. She sent me a monologue, so I
pulled out of the audition. I now have a blond wig and heeled shoes that I
do not know what to do with. I also wrote my own script, which is a
reader's theater adaptation of The Hobbit. I cannot find anybody who would
want to perform it for educational purposes. I have been searching for
another acting coach, but I am unable to find one. All I want is to take
lessons with someone who will be positive with me instead of being
constantly negative. I want to work on new things instead of working on the
same thing over and over again.
Please help me.
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