In 2009, my marriage fell apart when I discovered my husband was having an affair. I was completely devastated. I had stopped acting some 10 years earlier to return to graduate school for my doctoral degree in psychology which I received from Pepperdine University. After that, I did my post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA and stayed …
This class is so much fun…and yet terrifying! It’s all about character…not a caricature but a real character with a history, opinion and behaviors. A lot of fun building these characters!
Here’s the picture of our funny Groundlings Basic Improv pic…this is the true us…
I took the BASIC IMPROV class. Twelve sessions over six weeks. It was fun. It was frightening. It flew by. Today was our final class. Our last basic improvs. And then evaluation…I am pleased to announce that I was PASSED and now will be starting INTERMEDIATE IMPROV! Frankly, I am really proud of myself. It …
I graduated from BASIC IMPROV at THE GROUNDLINGS! Read More »
Yes, I signed up for class at the GROUNDLINGS SCHOOL! The Groundlings is the famous comedy improv group that gave us such fabulous comics that went on to SNL. First, the audition: the teacher explained some basic improv rules and then we each did two improvs. The next day, I found out I passed the …
STELLAR PEOPLE is soon to be released! In this funny clip, Joanna plays an Eastern European mother of Antares, her son.
I haven’t sung professionally in a few decades, but there was an opportunity to audition for a musical theatre piece and I thought, “What the hell, why not give it a shot?” So I found a coach and went for 3 lessons to learn 2 Sondheim songs: Losing My Mind and Ladies Who Lunch. Both …
This is a scene to pitch a tv show called LIKE A MOTHER. I had so much fun shooting this…the character, Lynda is a bit off, but with a good heart. The next scene we are going to film is Katy Sloane’s character, Polly doing an hilarious Reiki session with Lynda. It goes a bit awry. …
I have done my share of staring at the blank page, unable to write the very story I know I have inside me. I have found some techniques to help and thought I’d share on my blog: 1. Don’t panic: Easier said than done. But worrying is only going to make that creative block, stronger. …
I love mysteries…from my first Nancy Drew novel to Hitchcock films. And I have to say, the Brits do this genre brilliantly! I would LOVE to play an Agatha Christie-type detective…. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Prime and Hulu, the best British mystery tv series are available… Here are some of my favorites: The …
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