Saying that tears will be shed during a Friday Night Lights episode is like saying you’ll likely sweat in Austin this summer (meaning: derr). But boy did we drip some XL salties during the Collette women’s heart to heart in Season 3 ep A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall. That was the work of professionals – and now Mama Collette is sharing that professional wisdom.
Austin-based actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, whose credits include work in both TV (FNL, Sex and the City) and film (Fletch), will lead a nine-week course for actors of all experience. The course includes monologue and scene work as well extensive improvisation. But you’re going to have to move fast – first class is tomorrow (Saturday, April 24).
Find out more at the Austin Film Society’s community events page here. Discounts are available to AFS and AFF members.
This article appears in April 23 • 2010.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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