While many are enjoying a languid, slower pace the opposite has been happily the case with our producing and casting projects:
Our feature length documentary in
production, And…Scene, a Woman’s Journey to Walk Again is our on going labor of love. Please visit the website to learn more and donate.
Jamie Petrone, our fearless subject has been enjoying a summer full of work & adventure.
We applied for the Tribeca Film Institute documentary grant and continue to press on with fundraising efforts. My hope is for the next shoot with our amazing crew to take place at the Connecticut Special Olympics where Jaime will be performing in September.
Congratulations to our brilliant Director of Photography, Cybel Martin who is a featured filmmaker in an article published by Fast Company about the Virtual Reality movement.
Short film, Off Track Betty, Clayton Dean Smith’s poignant and timely love letter to New York City is in the final stages of post production. The press is recognizing the uniqueness of this jewel of a film.
Off Track Betty – New York Times Article
Advantageous, Jennifer Phang’s highly acclaimed Sci-Fi feature film is a fan favorite on Netflix and continues to receive outstanding press.
Barrio Boy the feature, by Denniss Shinners is in active development with plans underway for a fundraising event to be held at an iconic location in early fall. Due to the success of the short by the same title there is a built in audience supporting and anticipating the full length version.
Casting News:
I was honored to be asked by the SAG-AFTRA office of Affirmative Action & Diversity to cast a reading of the award winning screenplay East of Western by Tim Drain and directed by Kaipo Schwab for the Asian American International Film Festival 
Casting is complete for the compelling short Proxy by Eric Shuman which will surely be a wonderful artistic challenge for all involved
We are always being approached about new projects and look forward to sharing updates as they develop.
I’m looking forward to being a guest on an upcoming episode of the Actors Connection Podcast. Check out the podcast here
A special thank you to the Drama Book Shop http://www.dramabookshop.com for supporting the sales of Ace Your Acting Audition
As always I continue to teach, moderate panels, coach and guest at The Performing Option, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The SAG-AFRA Foundation, Actors Connection and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Exhausted yet profoundly grateful, I wish you all peaceful, relaxing remaining days of summer.
Until the fall- Liz