HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting and performance gigs.

Teatro IATI is set to launch its third annual Performing Arts Marathon (PAM). A three-week, multicultural and multidisciplinary event, PAM is presenting over 150 artists and 14 national and international productions in dance, music and theater. Some of the productions are listed below. (HOLA members are listed in bold type.)

• My Audition for Almodóvar. Written by Alberto Ferreras and Inma Heredia, directed by Ferreras, and choreographed by Carlos Fittante, the solo show (starring Heredia) brings you the chance of a lifetime for an actress on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

• Inverosímil (Hard to Believe). Written by Ariel Dávila and directed by Gerardo Gudiño, this production mixes genres such as absurd comedy, cop story, telenovela soap opera and Greek tragedy and puts it in a film noir aesthetic. Starring Patricia Becker, Beatriz Córdoba, Ricardo Hinoa, Alfonso Rey and Marcelo Rodríguez.

• La esposa y el maniquí (The Spouse and the Mannequin). Written by Paula Crequet and directed by Yolanny Rodríguez. This play asks, How far would you go to punish your cheating spouse? Starring Katherine Leyva Marichal, Alain Michel Martínez, Berenice Piazza and Héctor Palacios.

• Decade of a Glance. Created, directed and choreographed by Joan Evans. An epic story of a few stories in the Dustbowl of the U.S., circa 1936, who are uprooted from their farmland by drought, dust storms and mortgage foreclosure. The physical theater piece features the talent of Laura Carbonell, Erika Cazeneuve, Annie Chang, Aidan Koehler, Gaja Massaro, Rafa Miguel, Tommy Nelms, Sean Powell, Lulu Rossbacher, Melanie Siegel, Margaux Susi, Elise Toscano, Cynthia Vázquez and Sarah Wharton.

• Adela dice... (Adela Says...). Written by Claudio Marte and directed by Germán A. Baruffi. A play that deals with Adela and Ramón, a Dominican couple with more than 20 years in New York, who are torn between going back to their past and rejecting the best offer of their lives. Winner of IATI's 2009 Showcase of Abdón Villamizar Playwrights Lab and Directors Lab. Assistant directed by Tamara Turner. Starring Jeanette González, Mauricio Leyton, Carlos A. Valencia and Betsy Pujols.

All productions will be at Teatro IATI's namesake space in Manhattan's East Village. For more information, click here.

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HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting and performance gigs.

Yanillys Pérez e-mailed us to let us know that last month she went to the Cannes Film Festival to promote the screening of a French miniseries titled "Carlos" (directed by Olivier Assayas) in which she acted. The film is based on the story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal, who raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police. In addition, another film in which she acted, Bushwick (directed by Luis Landívar), is scheduled for an August run an at art house cinema in NYC.

Rebeca Díaz can be seen in select July performances of the off-Broadway interactive improv musical comedy show titled LMAO. Performances are at the Ha! Comedy Club in the theater district of midtown Manhattan. In addition, she will perform with the Latino comedy troupe Lose Control at the Broadway Comedy Club in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan. Finally, she booked a stage tour for a repertory of plays with Boston-based Chambers Theater.

Gredivel Vásquez can be currently seen in the new production of Carlos Ferrari's El insólito caso de Mis' Piña Colada at Repertorio Español. Directed by René Buch with the assistance of Fernando Then, the show has received great reviews including a rave by The New York Times that one could read here. In addition, Ms. Vásquez booked a promotional film (called "Nuevos Americanos") and an on-camera commercial for TG&L.

Repertorio Español is presenting a production of Federico García Lorca's El público as part of the Van Lier Young Directors’ Fellowship. Directed by Van Lier Directing Fellow Andrés Zambrano, the production will happen at Repertorio's namesake theater in Manhattan's Gramercy district and feature Mariana Buoninconti, Ramón Hierro, Erickson Huertas, Alicia Lobo, Daniel Ojeda, Julio Ortega, María Viteri and José Ignacio Vivero. (Note: Hierro and Ortega, shown above from left to right, were called in to audition for the show through having their photos on the HOLA Pages online talent directory.

Sylvia Roldán Dohi, right, booked a voiceover for "Dateline" (NBC). The casting director found her through the HOLA Pages online talent directory.

A.B. Lugo is scheduled to open in the new production of Joe Pintauro's Raft of the Medusa this month. Directed by Alberto Bonilla, the play will take place at the Secret Theatre in the Long Island City area of Queens.

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HOLAfábrica presents two new workshops/seminars

HOLAfábrica

presents

The Mental Game of Auditioning

Do you go to auditions and get nervous, psych yourself out and don't show your best?
Are you one of those actors who thinks they “don’t audition well?"
Are you not good at cold reading?

Learn The Mental Game of Auditioning with HOLA member HERMÁN CHAVES

Mr. Chaves is a bicoastal actor who also conducts private coaching sessions in Hollywood and New York. Among his many television credits are Curb Your Enthusiasm, Without A Trace, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, 24, ER and The Sopranos; he can now be seen in a recurring role in How To Make It In America; his film credits include Taxi, Shelter and Apartment 5C.

The Mental Game of Auditioning is a two-day workshop that liberates the actor to not be intimidated by the process and be their best at auditions. The goal of the workshop is to empower the actor. To help him or her in a practical way, through real world experience and not theory. This workshop will develop the skills and confidence needed to free the individual from their chains of limitations, be they technical (sides of an audition scene) or psychological (fear, anxiety, etc.). The essence of the class is on efficiency and quick assessment.

TWO DAYS ONLY!!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 and
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
6:30PM to 8:30PM both days

$40 for two days
(Non-HOLA Members: $50)

LOS KABAYITOS THEATER
@ CSV Cultural and Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor,
(between Rivington and Delancey), NYC
F to Delancey / J M Z to Essex / M14A or M9 bus

DAY ONE: Uncover the Mental Game of Auditioning / Learn the Business of Acting / Dispel the Fear Around Casting Directors

DAY TWO: Study Audition Sides / Execute Your Interpretation / See Clips of Auditions of the Stars

REGISTRATION UPON PAYMENT
(212) 253-1015
REGISTRATION IS LIMITED

AMEX, DISCOVER, MASTERCARD AND VISA ACCEPTED

Thoughts by some of his previous students...

"Great! Herman is great! [I] highly recommend [it]. A wonderful experience."
"I love it! [Herman] is awesome, direct [and] to the point, clear and super useful." "[It’s] a new mental makeup; a new mental approach to auditioning."

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HOLAfábrica
presents

Accent Reduction Seminar with GLENN ZURAW

Thursday, July 22, 2010
6:30-9PM

$25
Non-HOLA members $35

New and Returning Students

LOS KABAYITOS CHILDREN’S THEATER
@ CSV Cultural and Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor, NYC
(F to Delancey / J M Z to Essex / M14A or M9 bus)

Hey HOLA Actors!

Wanna attend a really cool and fun workshop that is geared to helping you sound more “American?” Ya know, the way Americans “sing” when they speak has a reason and you’ll learn the “why.” If English is your SECOND LANGUAGE or even if you grew up here, in NYC, by attending the workshop, you’ll get some insight on how to sound more “Standard American” and less, well, whatever you sound like now! Sure, that Latin American accent sounds so sexy to us “Americans” and why not learn how to soften it for a role that requires less of it!

Do you know how many different ways you can say the phrase “He likes the color purple?” There are at least six (6) different ways to say that simple phrase and each one is TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Come to the workshop and find out how!

We at HOLA look forward to seeing you on the 22nd!
Wine and cheese will be served (so that you are more relaxed…. )

Glenn Zuraw
Certified ESL Teacher/Accent Reduction Coach

REGISTRATION UPON PAYMENT
(212) 253-1015
AMEX, MASTERCARD AND VISA ACCEPTED
$25 (non-HOLA members: $35)

Thoughts by some of his previous students...

"He [Zuraw] was great, knowledgeable, friendly and engaging."

"He gave us many tips and insights. Very amenable and clear."
"Very fun and informative. [He] dominated the topic."
"Great teacher. Thorough. Many more people can benefit from it."
"The instructor was patient and knowledgeable. Nice, friendly and respectful."
"Very informative, fun and friendly. Helpful."

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HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting gigs.

The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre's Musical Theatre Unit presented its second annual showcase of new works. Under the direction of Isidore Elias, the unit presented ten-minute musicals and excerpts from full-length works. The showcase took place at the PRTT's eponymous theater in the theater district of midtown Manhattan and featured the works of Jean-Marc Berne, Jorge Castro, Darryl Curry, Noemí de la Puente, Eduardo Estarellas, George Joshua, Jaime Lozano, David Ogrin, Cyré Rodríguez, Claire Tran and Scott Tran and the talents Berne, Don Castro, Sylvia Roldán Dohi, Ilene Echavarría, Geisha Otero, Chester Poon, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Andrea Sosa, Blanca Vásquez and others.

TeatroStageFest presented its fourth annual festival of theater from the U.S., Latin America and Spain. Some of their offerings are below.

• Oh! Yantay, written and directed by Walter Ventosilla based on the Incan tale of Ollantay, took place in the Instituto Cervantes in the East Side of Manhattan and featured Marisol Carrere, Anna Estrada and William Saquicela in the cast.

• I Want You By My Side, written by Tere Martínez (adapted from Quiero que estés a mi lado by Pati Domenech) and directed by Arian Blanco, took place at Teatro IATI in Manhattan's East Village, featured stage management by Karina Alós and the talents of Howard Collado, Anita Kalathara and Miriam Morales in the cast.

• TeatroStageFest's first staged reading series featured works by seven writers from Spain, the Dominican Republic and New York. Called The Authors' Voice, the readings were directed by Puy Navarro, Roberto Cambeiro and Berioska Ipinza, respectively, the readings took place at Instituto Cervantes and Teatro IATI and featured the talents of Winston Estévez, Fabián González, Pietro González, A.B. Lugo, Ydaiber Orozco, Betsy Pujols, Laura Spalding, Carlos Valencia and Teresa Yenque.

If you are an HOLA member and want to submit a bochinche item, send us an e-mail at holagram@hellohola.org. If you are not an HOLA member, why not join?

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting gigs.

María Teresa Silva e-mailed us to let us know what she has been working on recently. She booked a role on an educational video ("Exploraciones") and roles in the films Changing Diego, Thug Soldier, The Ultimate Answer and The Instant Messenger.

Adriana Sananes won the 2010 Audie Award for Best Spanish Narration for La traversía de Enrique/Enrique's Journey by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Sonia Nazario. She's also the featured narrator for the "National Endowment for the Arts- Big Read" radio show, where she read excerpts from In The Time of the Butterflies by Julia Álvarez. In addition, she has recorded several voiceovers for an Ellis Island Museum/History Channel project. Finally, she took part in the Fornés Festival, acting in a reading of María Irene Fornés' play Hunger at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan's West Village. (Photo of, left to right, Manuel Herrera, HOLA Director of Special Projects and Rights Acquisitions/Director of AudioLibros, Recorded Books; Adriana Sananes, actor and voiceover artist; Claudia Howard, Founder and Executive Producers of Recorded Books. Photo courtesy of Mr. Herrera.)

María Olivares, left, can be seen in the cast of David Lamb's Plátanos and Collard Greens. The long-running show is currently playing at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan. In the fall, she will start rehearsals for the play Straight Land, which she booked though an HOLA casting referral.

Mónica Delgado contacted the HOLA office to let us know that she booked a radio voiceover for McDonald's.

Daisy Cabrera and Marisol Carrere, right, booked a video called "Iniciativa Ser," where they worked with the famous fashion designer Carolina Herrera and her daughter after finding out about it through an HOLA e-mail casting notice.

Antonio García, Jr. e-mailed us to tell us that he has been busy working on some student projects at New York University and that he is in rehearsals for the John Rafter Lee play Passchendaele. Produced by Thesia Arts and scheduled for an August run, it is part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival (fringeNYC) at the Robert Moss Theater in the Noho section of Manhattan. For more information about the production, click here.

If you are an HOLA member and want to submit a bochinche item, send us an e-mail at holagram@hellohola.org. If you are not an HOLA member, why not join?

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members who are getting acting gigs.

Teatro Las Tablas presented El retrato oval at is space in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Based on the work by Edgar Allan Poe, it was adapted by Héctor Palacios and directed by Alain Michel Martínez and featured Ydaiber Orozco and Palacios in the cast.

Richard Malavet has a residency in July at the Metropolitan Room (located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan) with his cabaret show The Billy Eckstine Project: Songs in the Key of “B.”

Jorge Hoyos is acting in the Nylon Fusion Collective production of Lope De Vega's Fuenteovejuna at the Flamboyán Theater in the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (home to HOLA) in the Loísaida neighborhood of Manhattan.

Laura O. Sáenz can be seen in Girls Night: The Musical at the Downstairs Theater @ Sofia's in the theater district of midtown Manhattan.

Bárbara Bonilla can be seen in You've Got Hate Mail at the Triad Theater in the West Side of Manhattan.

Tony Chiroldes was awarded a seed grant by the Jim Henson Foundation for the development and presentation of Before Icarus Fell, a live-actor, video and shadow puppetry piece with music. The production is inspired by the life of Alberto Santos Dumont (1873-1932), one of the world's earliest aviators. Santos Dumont, in his native country of Brazil, is considered the true father of aviation. Before Icarus Fell is slated to premier in November 2010. (Blogger's note: Chiroldes can be currently seen in the cast of the hit Broadway musical In The Heights.)

If you are an HOLA member and want to submit a bochinche item, send us an e-mail at holagram@hellohola.org. If you are not an HOLA member, why not join?

WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS - MAY AND JUNE 2010

Below is a list of new (and returning) HOLA members who joined between May 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010. (Note that "returning members" refer those members who have returned to HOLA after having their memberships expire for some time and do not include renewing members.)

(Top row, left to right): Nanda Abella, Nicola Blaser; (second row, left to right): Rebeca Díaz, Nicole Duignan; (third row, left to right): Ilene Echavarria, Sebastián Gálvez; (fourth row, left to right): Raven García, Lisann; (fifth row, left to right): Mío Marabotto, Joseph Meléndez; (sixth row, left to right): Jorge Montenegro, Marta Remartínez; (seventh row, left to right): Karen J. Robles, Ronald Sarcos; (bottom row) Ligia Thompson.