[Perform-Talk] Introduction

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Camryn,

Welcome to the list. I'd like to echo what has already been said. The 
fact that you've continued to seek assistance shows your drive and 
determination to succeed in this field. This will serve you well when 
you get jobs, and you will!


Referring to scripts, the BBC script library is free to access and you 
can download as many plays and shows as you like:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/scripts/


If you wanted to try your hand at narrating books, Project Gutenberg has 
numerous books you can download for free:

www.gutenberg.org <http://www.gutenberg.org>


As for acting tuition, I'd like to suggest Theatre Gym which is an 
online theatreschool:

www.theatregym.co.uk


The person who owns it teaches the acting classes and she's lovely. I'm 
not just saying that because I teach voiceover there.


I hope some of these resources prove useful to you. I've never asked 
permission to have a Braille script with me, either in an audition or 
paid work. Some directors are drawn to it. I remember an onscreen role 
where my Braille script made it into the press photos. In performing 
arts as with everything, it's trial and error to find the right people. 
It's especially important for us, as artists with additional challenges, 
to find the best fit. You'll get there!

Very warm wishes,
Sandra.

On 06/07/2024 15:48, Camryn Gattuso via Perform-Talk 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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