Cohen Performing Arts Workouts - PAWs

06/24/2024

Check out tomorrow's (6-25) episode of Switch on the Game Show Network!! You just might see a familiar face! Airing times differ depending on your location. I know it's on at 4:00pm in SoCal and 7:00pm in the SF Bay Area.

Experience the mind-bending challenges and twists on Game Show Network's 'The Switch'. Watch contestants make strategic decisions in this thrilling game show. Tune in for excitement and suspense.

04/07/2024

Hi all,
I'm sorry to say that we did not reach the minimum registration for the Audition Workshop at Newport Theatre Arts Center, so we are going to be cancelling this one. Hopefully, we'll be able to find some dates later in the year to try again.

For those of you who expressed interest, I'm sorry this didn't work out.

03/18/2024

Okay, (I'm sure you're all relieved) here is my final plea. Ben Hur closes this Saturday night at Long Beach Playhouse. As most of you know, I am not one to incessantly badger you about my shows. I'll tell you they are playing and invite you to attend and then let it drop.
However, I am SO proud of the work I did on this one AND, more importantly, the incredible work from my cast (Grant Thackray, Amara Phelps, Devin Ricklef, Eric Schiffer, Carlos Rodriguez, and Jackie Shearn), my crew (Kayla DePrete, Alexander Shewchuk, and Joaquin Guadamuz), my intrepid designers (Spencer Richardson, Miranda Richard, Sam Moss, Christina Bayer, master carpenter, Jesse Bosworth, and Kat Kelly) and, of course, the brilliantly awful choreography by my talented wife, Kysa Cohen.
Finally, small theatres, out of necessity tend to steer toward the safe and proven commodities to keep their doors open. After all, Neil Simon and Agatha Christie fill the seats; but it is rare to find a theatre run by daring inviduals the likes of Madison Mooney and Sean Gray who understand that taking a chance every now and then on a seemingly impossible project like this keeps the excitement alive in the artistic community.
So, please reward these daring, intrepid, insightful and hardworking people by supporting this show and give us full houses for our final two performances. They all deserve it.
If you have not yet seen the show, please buy a ticket or two for this Friday or Saturday. If you HAVE seen it (and enjoyed it), please pass the word, hopefully with your recommendations, and if you saw and hated it... keep your damn mouth closed!! 😉

Trust me, I have a guarantee directly from Puppet-Jesus, that filling the house on the 21st and 22nd will definitely reserve you a space in heaven.

Spread the word!

02/21/2024

Opening weekend approacheth! Tomorrow night is our first audience (the Pay-What-You-Can final rehearsal); Friday is our 1/2 price Premiere performance (tickets are going very fast for this one); and Saturday night is our Gala Opening Night! Make your reservations now and be one of the first to see this grand spectacle on stage!! www.lbplayhouse.org

05/01/2023

I'm thinking about finding a location at which to provide a weekly (probably Saturday morning) acting workshop. This would be the sort of thing where you could attend any number of days and either pay per session or pay a discounted price for a certain number (for instance $25 for one workshop or 5 for $100).
You could bring a monologue or scene on which you'd like to work or just come and watch others; or participate in a variety of exercises I'd keep on hand for everyone when not working on a specific project.

Some questions:
1. Would you be interested in attending this sort of thing?
2. If you are part of a local theatre, do you think the space might be available for use?
3. Is there some other sort of workshop you'd be more interested in having me teach?

I'd also love to hear more comments on this subject.

02/15/2022

Auditions & Casting Call The Cabrillo Playhouse announces auditions for: SYLVIA by A. R. Gurney Monday, March 7th and Tuesday, March 8th from 7:00-9:00 PM Directed by Gregory Cohen This delightful comedy gives an interesting twist to the classic love triangle between a man, his wife, and his dog. Gr...

12/06/2021

I just wanted to remind everyone that both Greg and Kysa are available for private or small group sessions to work on anything with which you need help - monologues, scenes, piano, yoga, and even hypnotherapy. Rates are reasonable and negotiable! Drop us a line and let us know what interests you. Up your game with the Cohens!