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SCHOOL NEWS
February 2009
Greg Completes 3rd
Season on TBS
Congratulations to acting graduate Greg
Davis Jr for completing his 3rd season on the zany
TBS popular show 10 Items or Less.
Greg’s character Buckwald
co-workers, who sometimes take their jobs a little too seriously, while working
his way through night school.
This year he had the opportunity to appear
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for the first time as a guest to promote his
show.
Greg attended Dr. Phillips High School
and now lives in LA. He admits he was a
huge Power Rangers fan back in 1995 and that is what prompted his mom to enroll
him in acting classes here at The
Be sure to watch Season 3 of 10 Item or Less every Tuesday night at 11pm on TBS!
To see Greg in an
interview video clip go to
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1214033258/bctid5998425001
Star Talent
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Arielle Kebbel stars in the suspense thriller The Uninvited
which opened in theaters January 30th.
Anna (Emily
Browning) returns home to her sister and best friend Alex (Arielle Kebbel) after a stint in a medical hospital due to their mothers tragic death.
She discovers that her father (David Strathairn)
is engaged to Rachel (Elizabeth Banks) who was their mothers nurse. Together the sisters try to convince their
father that Rachel is not who she seems to be.
Roger Moore from the Orlando Sentinel gave The
Uninvited four stars saying, “An effective blend of thriller and horror, The
Uninvited is the best adaptation of an Asian horror title since The
Ring.” He also says that “Alex played by Arielle Kebbel
has the best role and all the funniest lines.”
Be sure to support fellow Maile graduate Arielle Kebbel. See The Uninvited in theaters near
you!
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Acting graduates
Michael, Nathaniel and Keira Pena were busy in 2008
and 2009 is off to a fast start too. This past January they booked a TV spot
and print for Ringling Bros Circus and all three kids shot two short films
titled The Sleepy Ridge Murders and No Good Deed and booked roles
in a DVD Video for Animal Planet.
Ten year old
Michael filmed a commercial for Papa Johns and shot two different print jobs
for Scholastic Book Fair including one for a text book. He enjoys playing
guitar, drums and keyboard.
Eight year old
Nathaniel booked a print campaign for Pinch-a-Penny as well as Scholastic Book
Fair. From his comp card he was selected to model in a photo shoot for
The
Four year old Keira was a featured extra in the Ringling Bros TV
spot and just completed her acting class and is ready to book more jobs. She
had the opportunity to model in a photo shoot for The
The Pena’s live
in Deltona and are home schooled due to their busy industry schedule. They are
the children of Willie and Diana Pena.
All three attend
the On Camera Acting program and Michael and Nathaniel are in the Advanced
Scene Study program now.
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Congrats to
Children’s Acting graduate Cayden Capps. Shortly after he finished his program his
parents who are both dancers had job transfers that took the family to Honk
Kong. Luckily for Cayden
Hong Kong has a big market for fashion and acting. Cayden signed with an agency and landed a print spread in a top Hong Kong
magazine where he modeled for clients such as Vans, Calvin Klein and Dolce and Gabana. (Magazine shots pictured right and left)
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Exciting news for
graduate Anne Marie Aksell and The
Chefsters cast. They are having a red carpet
event in
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Good news from LA actress and acting
graduate Spencer Locke. She booked a huge guest starring role on Cold Case right
before the holidays. She plays Sarah Blake , a 16 year
old teenager whose murder they are solving. Her episode is scheduled
to air on Sunday March 8th on CBS at 9:00pm. Cold Case stars Kathryn Morris,
Danny Pino, John Finn and Thom Barry.
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Advanced acting
and modeling graduate Izayah Thorb
and his family are going to
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Image, modeling & acting graduate
Rachel Lietzke has been busy since her open
heart surgery that was a little over a year ago. While on vacation in
She recently appeared on an episode for
a Fox 35 show
called
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Words of Wisdom
from
School President Debbie Wisner
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things
turn out!
~Anonymous
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Upcoming Seminars & Class Start Dates
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Saturday, March 7th
Inner Success
Tuesday, March 10th
Adult Acting
Monday February 23rd
Scene Study
Thursday, February 26th
Teen Acting
Saturday, February 28th
Children’s Acting
(4-6yrs)
Tuesday, February
24th
Children’s Acting
(7-10yrs)
Saturday, February
21st
Monologue/Scene Study
Children's & Teens
Saturday, March 28th
Advanced Scene Study
Children’s & Teens
Thursday, March 26th
Professional Modeling
Wednesday, April 1st
Children’s Modeling
Wednesday, February
18th
Professional Industry
Seminar
Thursday, February 19th
Check out page 7 for all
of our summer camps!
Debby’s
Points of Interest
- If you’re interested in
booking a private lesson with Kevin O’Neill, Al Hubbs
or Ellen Jones, call Loretta Rispoli at the school, or email: lorettar@lisamaile.com
- Tim Tew
is offering a special on headshots for Maile graduates. Photos are shot here at our school! Call
the front desk for more details.
- Are you on our mailing
list? If not, be sure to give us
your email address so we can add you!
- If you missed a class,
please call the school to schedule a makeup date!
- Visit us on MYSPACE at www.myspace.com/lisamaileschool
TV IN
PRINT LIVE
Rebecca Austin Surf Expo
Shellita Boxie SCC a
play titled Joe Turner Has Come & Gone
Susan
ConstantineFox35
Cayden Capps Calvin Klein, Vans, Dolce & Gabana
Lili Fender Kellogg's
Grace Herzog Harcourt Math & Social Studies
Text Book
Jessica Lonardo
Keira Pena
Nathaniel Pena
Fulvia Simmons Ponderosa, Ringling Brothers,
John Smitherman Fox35
Searra Weeks First Baptist Church MI Christmas CD
EMAIL US YOUR NEWS!!
Featured Instructor: Christian
Kebbel
Christian Kebbel joined the Screen
Actor’s Guild at the age of 10..on Halloween no less…a favorite “character” day
for any actor! He took his first acting class at The Maile School when he
was six but his mom waited a few years before he began auditioning
professionally…and then he booked his first audition with the lead role in a
children’s video with Mandy Moore! Christian has worked in regional, national
and Canadian commercials, booked the role of a young Jim Henson in “Kermit The Swamp Years” and worked with Talia Shire, Barry Corbin
and W. Earl Brown in the feature film “Dunsmore” shot
locally in the
Christian graduated with honors from Winter
Park High School where he was famous for writing, directing and starring in
films he created for class assignments. He now attends
Christian’s two sisters Arielle and Julia
are also graduates of The
YPG: SAK Comedy
Sheri Kebbel
arranged for The Young Performers group to attend a fieldtrip to the SAK Comedy
Club on January 22nd. The students watched and participated as the
talented SAK performers re-enacted true life skits decided by members of the
audience.
School President
Debbie Wisner, who also attended, said “This was a wonderful opportunity for
this elite group to experience a live improv show.”
If you are
interested in joining YPG contact the school for the next audition date.
(pictured right YPG with a few of the SAK Actors)
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The next session of the
Professional Industry Seminar is:
Thursday February 19th
Don’t forget to register for the upcoming FREE Professional Industry
Seminar! It’s open to all Teen
and Adult Acting grads and students, as well as the parents of the students in
our Children’s programs.
This seminar is a must in order to prepare you for your next steps into the
entertainment industry. Be ready for a
lot of important information!
If you are unable to
attend the Breaking into the Industry Seminar, don’t worry! This must-see
seminar is now available on DVD for only $25! Call or see the front desk to
place your order!
COMMENTS
ON THE PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY SEMINAR!
“Great Job to Kevin, Sheri, Debbie &
Debby. Thanks
for offering this informative seminar.”
“I learned a great deal about the
industry. The presenters are very knowledgeable and professional.”
“10, 10, 10, Very
informative seminar. All the speakers were helpful.”
“The speakers were fantastic! Information
about contracts and perp clauses were helpful.”
“Very useful info. Friendly and
professional. I feel better and confident now that I have this info.”
“I truly enjoyed the seminar. It was
informative & useful. I will try to follow your advise
and succeed!”
“This seminar helped a lot. All my
questions were answered. I feel ready to become a serious actor.”