Debby Gaudet's Screen Actors Studio

“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.” 🌷

Shout out to Anna Kramer for booking a Theatrical in Atlantic City!
Anna Kramer
Angie Huffman Moncrief
Headshot: JX headshots

Moments in Marquee.

Should we just keep driving?

Some snaps from last two weeks in Essentials ✨️🎬✨️




📷: kate adair
📷✨️Christopher Jaeger

Midsummer Marquee 🎬
We opened the studio doors to reunite for an evening of fun! We laughed, we played, took risks and created some unforgettable moments! Watching actors encourage each other and grow together never gets old. Here’s a glimpse of the fun.

📸: Christopher Jaeger

Check out our kids celebrating their last class before the summer break. We challenged them with a new exercise that sparked collaboration in addition to keen observation skills from a chosen actor in the group. We had prizes for the winners of all the challenges, and fun gifts for each actor to take home. One of the gifts was specifically given to use over the summer to sharpen one of the key elements of the craft. We’ll see who went for it when they return!

📸: Stevie Lynn Cavalier

Essentials class has been working a class unit on emotional availability. We are still in process of gathering sad songs + running emotional escalator drills--The cry lab is coming 😅 Main work has been towards getting safely out of our comfort zones & working on focus exercises to hone concentration skills so that when on set, we can all be calm + laser focused. Scenework this past week included original & scripted material. It was really gratifying to see the adjustments to notes from week 2. Improvised scenes didnt just delight, they uplifted [Not all heroes wear capes ]-- We have some future writer|directors in class~ 🎬

Photograph credit Christopher Jaeger

The brilliance of specificity lies in its detail. These choices are not broad strokes; they are exact colors placed with intention. --Ethan Hawke

Great attention to detail coming out of The Essentials. Last week was our first ever Continuity Lab- We worked on a mock coffee commercial practicing bearhugging suggestions of the script, simplifying movement, and the strange balance of paying attention to blocking without making it the only focus. We all gained appreciation for the work of Scripties on set.

Scenes ranged from a darkly comedic cooking lesson gone terribly wrong to a heartfelt meditation on protection of one's friends via a mediation of two volleyball players fueding over a 10th grade disinvitation.

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Lettin’ loose in the Marquee.

What makes you different is what makes you a great actor. — Zendaya.

Some snaps from The Essentials. Shoutout to special guests Jim Brite, Val Perkins & Moe Amon.

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Congrats to ! He wrapped on his first principal role in a commercial! 😎 📺 🚗


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