Moments before the camera is time for FOCUSED IMAGERY and Linklater breath exercises..

Here are notes from Carla on the set:

It was 5:00am and I needed to be ready at 6:00am to begin shooting, I was already getting into My character's life and what was happening to Miranda (my character) before and after each of the scenes I was going to do today. By the way the make-up room was a silent room as well, nobody was allowed to speak there, because the actors needed concentration.

Rehearsing with Swiss director, Sabine Boss, and the international cast on set, applying the Exercise: PHYSICAL DESTINATION to the work environment. Let your classes support your work.

The director and I were discussing what was it she needed to get from this scene even though we already rehearsed it like 15 times days before. I found her continuous insight so incredibly helpful because movie-making, as you all know, is not chronologically shot and she wanted to make sure we were "in the moment" to play the scenes. When I saw this particular picture I realized how much in character I was talking to the director and imagining the scene coming along.

The third day of shooting, we were doing a master shot of an important scene, and the director was explaining to me the timing of my entrance (which by the way was a very challenging process because I needed to enter the frame 3 times for different reasons, and of course with different insights, all in about 1 minute, Uffffffff.... Movie making)

Fall/Winter 2001 - The Journal of Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation, Inc. I am very happy to have been I've been included in the latest issue of the SSDC Journal. The cover is graced by Film/Broadway star Matthew Broderick in a scene from the sold out Broadway production of THE PRODUCERS.

In the article: Scene and Be Scene, there's a picture of me teaching acting in Heidelberg, Germany at the Ford Festival of One Act Plays. Top/middle of the page, below:

November/2001 - Phoenix, AZ, ActTrue.com RoadWorkshop:

The Arizona theatre scene is always bustling with exciting news and event happenings for actors and patrons alike. This is the place where you can find out what theaters are offering, such as workshops, theater camps, trips and more! ActTrue.com RoadWorkshops are now in the works for a Phoenix presentation in November/2001. Contact Diana Hulet at: diana1331@earthlink.net for more information.

October/2001 - ActTrue Student Carla Sanchez stars in Vega Film production ERNSTFALL IN HAVANA. Carla rehearsed with the international cast at Vega Film studios in Zurich, Switzerland, and leaves for a location shoot in the Dominican Republic, filling in for Havana, Cuba.

An Actress's arrival in Zurich, Switzerland.

Seeing the sites of Zurich from high atop a cathedral tower.

And with the international cast of Vega Film's ERNSTFALL IN HAVANA now in production on location in the Dominican Republic.

October/November/2001 - After the success of our Two Day RoadWorkshop in May, a six week session of ActTrue.com classes are scheduled at the Sugden Theatre/Naples Players' company members, and the union/nonunion acting community of the beautiful west coast of Florida. Call 941- 263-7990 for Workshop Registration info.

September/2001/NY Previews/Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly - My mentor and associate, Tony Award winner, Emmy nominee, Broadway director and Master Teacher Charles Nelson Reilly brings his one-man autobiographical piece, Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly, to the Irish Repertory Theatre where it will open Oct. 3 for a limited run through Oct. 28. Here's info on this wonderfully creative artist's new show.

September/2001

I directed a staged reading of MIXED SIGNALS, an insightful and though provoking play by Charles Aye, for the Theatre League of South Florida at the Actors Playhouse/Miracle Theatre, Coral Gables.

August/September/2001 - Denver actors, through Big Fish Talent, are taking part in my new ActTrue.com Internet/Video classes program. I've presented two workshops in Denver and these committed, focused, energetic working actors are so excited by my workshops that we've put together a program that allows us to continue working together, even across the continent. Very exciting. I look forward to working with such professional actors.

August/September/2001 - I will be presenting a RoadWorkshop Acting Weekend on Aug 31, Sept. 1, 2, through Actors Info Booth and Linda Zerne in Ft. Lauderdale. This is a three day workshop in the Hagen Exercises & Linklater Voice Process.

Click the logo above for the link to the Workshop.

August/2001 - I met with Artistic Director/Master Teacher Martin Barter of the Sanford Meisner Center in NoHo Arts District, N. Hollywood, CA. I had directed for the dedication of the Meisner Center and Martin has invited me back again to direct a series of one acts of my choice.

Martin, who assisted legendary Master Teacher Sanford Meisner for 14 years and was a Member of the Acting Faculty of the Neighborhood Playhouse in NY, was chosen by Meisner to lead his Los Angeles school into the 21st Century.

August/2001 - What a lovely night in the Theatre, watching my teacher, Broadway legend, Uta Hagen, star in a touching story of true love, SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS.

Starring with Ms. Hagen is Stage and TV star, David Hyde Pierce, from the sitcom FRASIER. The Geffen Playhouse is a beautiful union theatre which is now part of the graduate theatre program at UCLA in Westwood, CA.

Spring/ 2002

I am in the midst of talks for a possible directing project early next year in Stuttgart, Germany, at the award winning Stuttgart Entertainment Branch, where I presented workshops in the Hagen Exercises while on a six week teaching tour of 23 cities in Belgium, Germany and Italy in March, 2001.

June/2001

Ocala Theatre, Ocala, FL: A WEEK long workshop presented in the rolling hills of Central Florida, just north of Orlando. Workshops in the Hagen Exercises. I worked with regional actors who seem to have found the perfect balance in this biz, living in the lovely surroundings of thoroughbred horse country and the burgeoning Orlando Entertainment Market.

May/2001 - Six Week Session: A new session of processional training begins Tuesday, May 1 at Dancesation Studios, in Dania, FL. Intensive investigation into thought induced behavior, using the NY process-the Hagen Object Exercises, Linklater Voice and Camera/Image Tech. Call 954 528 4556 for registration information.

May/2001 - Naples, FL, Sugden Theatre:

I present a Two Day Workshop to company members, and the union/nonunion acting community of the beautiful west coast of Florida. Call 941- 263-7990 for Workshop Registration info. Join us at the beautiful Sugden Theatre in gorgeous downtown Naples, FL.

May/2001 - Denver, Big Fish Talent:

I return to Denver for another Three Day Weekend Workshop in the Hagen Exercises, Linklater Voice and Camera/Image Tech.

Here's an excerpt from their website:

"...WORKSHOP SEMINARS — 2001 Guest Coach, MARC DURSO Returns to Denver For Two Intensive and Rewarding Seminars in May. LEVEL ONE LEVEL TWO Thursday, May 17th and Friday, May 18th Saturday, May 19th and Sunday, May 20th evenings daytime & evenings *Actors who have not had the opportunity to work with Mr. Durso before, will be enrolled in the LEVEL ONE seminar held May 17 & 18. **All others will have the opportunity to further explore and deepen their awareness of acting in truth through the advanced masters exercises coached by Marc Durso, developed by Uta Hagen, in LEVEL TWO. May 19 & 20..."

Denver ActTrue actors preparing the First Exercise: Physical Destination, Folding Laundry. Same task investigated and revealed countless, unique ways. That's what the work is all about.

April/2001

AACT, Region V Festival, Sioux City, Iowa. With the muddy Missouri and raging Big Sioux rivers surrounding us at near flood stage, I presented a workshop during a most moving and inspiring weekend in Sioux City, Iowa. Actors from South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa attended my workshop on the Hagen Object Exercises.

The future of Theatre is in good hands in the Midwest, for these actors have such fresh, vibrant energy, the heart of America work ethic and commitment and unbridled joy about their work. A number of them already have their career courses mapped out with agent invitations to move to LA and Chicago.

These actors have extensive regional stage resumes and on-location film experience as well. The new Jack Nicholson film will be shot in and around the area. The reaction to the workshop was overwhelming and I am working on future workshops in Kansas and Nebraska.

Feb/2001

European Teaching Tour, Six Weeks, 23 Cities, Germany, Belgium, Italy.

Home Theater: The Roadside Theater, Heidelberg, Germany: I presented workshops in the Hagen Exercises to such committed and focused actors. A number of them have decided to make the move to the United States and Miami to study with me to fulfill their dreams to be actors in the biggest entertainment market in the world, Hollywood.

From the lowlands of Mons, Belgium to the rolling hills of Heidelberg

and the snow capped mountains of Garmisch, Germany

to the home of the world famous Teatro Olympico in Vicenza, Italy, the world's oldest indoor theater

Jan/2001 - University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana: I presented workshops in the Hagen Exercises at the Illinois Thespian Festival college scholarship competition.

The beautiful campus of the University of Illinois - Champaign/Urbana

A parade of scholarship actors on the University stage. The next generation...

The state of the art multi-theater complex at the University.

Denver: Big Fish Talent: Just a week later I presented a Three Day Weekend Workshop in the Hagen Exercises, Linklater Voice and Camera/Image Tech to 30 actors working in the Denver market. Exciting workshop with deep discoveries of personal power and creativity. I've been invited to return in May for another workshop.