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Music Video Shoot

I had the privilege over the last two weekends to shoot a music video with Corey Nolen. We got to shoot at he and his wife's beautiful fixer upper house in Birmingham, and having my husband as a part of the process was the icing on the cake.

The song, sung by  and video get into the up-close struggles of a married couple, and I love the honest approach that Corey took to writing the song and shooting the video. It was a fantastic project to be a part of, and should be coming out this spring.

Casting/Show Info: Pericles

Courtesy of The Rude Mechanicals's Facebook Page

I am happy to announce that I have been cast as Thaisa in Shakespeare's Pericles. This is a production by The Rude Mechanicals that is actually entitled Pericles: The Good Parts Version.

I had not read the play until recently, and it is now one of my favorite of Shakespeare's works. It has shipwrecks and fights to win the maiden and death and honor and a beautiful ending. If you aren't familiar with Pericles, this is a great chance to see it for the first time!

June 24-27, 2015
The Park at Manderson Landing
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Don't miss the chance to see Shakespeare under the stars!

For more information, visit the facebook page for The Rude Mechanicals at https://www.facebook.com/TheRudeMechanicalsUA?fref=nf.

Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC)

I am at the SETC Conference in Chattanooga, and have had a full day already!

My Highlights:
-My paper "The Effects of Acting on Actors" won the Young Scholars Awards at the graduate level, so I will read that on Saturday.
-I have a callback audition for summer work with Great River Shakespeare Company.
-I am cast in the Getchell New Play Award reading of Will Coleman's Helvetica.
-I am taking part in workshops with Kristin Linklater and Synetic Theater's Paata Tsikurishvili.

I am so excited about the chance to learn and mingle this week.

Presenting at SETC This Week

At the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Chattanooga this Saturday, March 7, I will be presenting a paper I wrote entitled "The Effect of Acting on Actors". The paper was selected as the graduate winner of the Young Scholars Award. I am excited to share this topic with others, as I think it is so important for us to start understanding more about how our characters shape our character, and about how to thrive as healthy actors, doing great work while leading rich lives.

http://www.setc.org/young-scholars-award-awards

Updated One-Minute Reel

I have updated my reel on my acting website. Enjoy!

http://www.elizabethbernhardt.com/reel

First MFA Casting/New Headshots

First off, thank you to my dear friend Mary Beth Johnson, whose beautiful blog you can find here, for photographing my new headshots.  She was so comfortable to work with, and we had a lot of fun shooting in a field behind my parents' house in Austin.  You do good work, Mary Beth.

Secondly, I want to announce that I was just cast in the University of Alabama's production of The School for Lies by David Ives.  I will be playing the character Arsinoe.  I am excited to sink my teeth into the first role of my 3-year MFA program, which just started this week.  The show will run November 18-24.

New "Sweet" Home: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

We arrived in Alabama last week, and are in the midst of settling in.  Classes officially start August 21, but are preceded by meetings, workshops, orientations, and trainings.  My time here will include a graduate teaching assistantship.

We will jump right in on Day 1 of class with auditions for the first semester's shows, which include David Ives's The School for Lies, Lanford Wilson's Book of Days, August Wilson's Seven Guitars, and Alex Timbers's musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

Amid the craziness, I will do my best to keep this blog updated.  Check back for future developments!

Great Video: Harrison Ford on Acting

I think this 1-minute clip about an actor's vulnerability is wonderful.  It is from the 250th episode of Inside the Actors Studio.

Well said, Mr. Ford!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/495335

The Big Move/Voice Concert Video

We are getting ready for the big move to Alabama!  I am excited to get started in the MFA in Acting program at the University of Alabama, and looking forward to meeting the other students.  This fall I will be taking Stage Dialects, Theatre History, Period Acting Styles, and Singing.  Really, those are my classes?  I have to take them?  This girl is happy!

Being part of the cast of Godspell last month was a very special experience, and I will cherish the memories of it.

In other news, I saw that the video is online for the voice concert I was a part of here in Tulsa with The bART Center for Music.  Click here for the concert link.  My piece, Puccini's O, Mio Babbino Caro, runs from 53:27-55:43.

While I do not see myself pursuing opera in the near future, I learned so much from John Townsend, my voice teacher, through the classical foundations of voice.  And I have to admit, it was fun to sing a bit of Italian opera--it took me back to a semester I spent in Tuscany in college.

Enjoy! 

Casting/Show Info: Voice Recital

After a positive audition yesterday, I've been chosen to participate in The bART Center for Music's (formerly Barthelmes Conservatory) Spring Open Concert.

I'll be singing Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro.

I have studied voice with John Townsend at The bART since last fall, and have loved the chance to collaborate with him while learning more about how to really use my singing voice.

The concert will be held Tuesday, May 14, time and location TBD, and will feature students from both the Conservatory and the Music Center.

Very Big News: MFA in Acting

After a rigorous preparation and audition period this last November-January, I am very excited to announce that I have been accepted to the MFA in Acting program at the University of Alabama's Department of Theatre & Dance.  I will begin classes as well as a teaching assistantship in August.

The program lasts three years, and includes training in voice, movement, classical works, musical theatre voice and dance, on-camera acting, as well as classes in other areas of the theater craft.

I am so very excited for the opportunity to invest three years in intensive training and hands-on work, for the chance to really hone my craft and enhance my career opportunities in the performing arts.

A special thank you to Jenny Guy, Jeri Smith, Courtneay Sanders, and Robert Walters for their coaching, and especially to my husband, Chris, for his support and love.

I will end this post with my first official internet posting of Alabama spirit:

Roll tide!

Casting/Show Info: Godspell

I have been given the role of Robin in Godspell, a show I have wanted to be a part of ever since seeing the Broadway revival last year.

(If you are only a little bit familiar with the musical, Robin is the character who sings Day by Day.)

The production is being put on by the Parish of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and is directed by Joel Bicknell.

Show Information:

Godspell
June 28 and 29 at 7:00pm
Cascia Hall PAC
2520 S. Yorktown Ave.
Tulsa, OK

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/GodspellTulsa2013/info

Oliver! Opening

Oliver opened last night, and is getting great audience response.  A couple of weeks ago, I was given the role of Mrs. Bedwin, the maid who serves Mr. Brownlow and takes care of Oliver.  I am loving the role.  You can also see me as a Londoner in Consider Yourself and a tavern-goer in Oom Pah Pah.  I am happy to be a part of this cast and production.

We are sold out for tomorrow (our first two performances were also sold out), but you can still get tickets for next Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

Come see a rich and meaningful performance!

Casting/Show Info: Oliver!

I have been cast as part of the ensemble for Theatre Tulsa's production of Oliver!, which goes onstage in March.  I am excited for the chance to work with Sara Phoenix, who will be directing the show.  She gave me some very positive feedback from the audition.

Here is the show information:

Oliver!
March 15-16, 21-23 at 8 p.m.
March 17 at 2 p.m.
Liddy Doenges Theatre
Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Charles Dickens’ treasured tale of the orphan boy delights with foot-tapping, engaging songs, including “I’d Do Anything,” “Consider Yourself” and “Where Is Love.” Lionel Bart’s book, music and lyrics stir the spirit and teach that each child is a gift. Theatre Tulsa enhances this classic with fresh staging, costumes and talent.

To purchase tickets to the show, go here.

To visit my acting website, click here. 

Casting/Show Info: A Christmas Carol

This December, I will be reprising my role as Charlotte in American Theatre Company's A Christmas Carol, a musical version of Dicken's classic story. 

The role of Charlotte, Scrooge's niece, involves a duet with Fred as part of the big all-cast number in the first act.  Charlotte and Fred also lead the party scene at their house, in which Scrooge witnesses the gaiety of the season.

This is a great show for all ages, and a beloved holiday tradition for Tulsans, so if you are in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area in December, buy your tickets now!

For show information:

http://tulsapac.com/events.asp?id=92&eventid=2255&task=display
http://www.americantheatrecompany.org/

Casting/Show Info: Thoroughly Modern Millie

You'll find me onstage next weekend in the roles of Dorothy Parker and Ethel Peas, as part of the talented cast of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie.


Here is all the info:

Tollefsen Alley Arts presents
Thoroughly Modern Millie
August 9-12, 2012
7:30pm

Living Arts Tulsa
307 E. Brady, Tulsa, OK

Tickets: $15 / $10 students and children
Buy tickets in advance 918-743-3676 or at the door

Starring Tabitha Littlefield as Millie
Producer-Director Pamela Rosenbaum Thomas
Assistant Director Trevor Rodman

tollefsenarts.com

Callback: LifeChurch.tv

I just got word from my agency that I have a callback tomorrow for a LifeChurch.tv industrial. They are casting a guy and a girl for 5th grade video curriculum. I am being considered for the role of Kelly.

She is described as, "a bubbly twenty something, with a girl next door demeanor. She’s confident, fresh, and absolutely effervescent. She’s the big sister you always wanted."

Opening Night

The Mousetrap opens tonight at Sapulpa Community Theatre!

http://www.facebook.com/events/236282943116268/

Review: A Christmas Carol

I am a bit late on posting this, but here is the Tulsa World's review of the last show I was in. I'm mentioned in the second-to-last paragraph.

Enjoy!

http://tinyurl.com/tulsachristmascarol