Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab Masterclass: An Actor's Process Panel
Mon, Apr 24
Rich Theatre
5:00 PM // Rich Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center
Join us for a panel discussion where some of Atlanta's top actors will discuss their wide variety of audition preparation processes and artistic approaches to new roles, for both theatre and film.
Light reception to follow in the Beauchamp C. Carr Room.
Featuring: Joe Knezevich, Mary Lynn Owen, Enoch King, Keith Arthur Bolden, and Tess Malis Kincaid
This panel is free for audiences. RSVPs are required.
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Keith Arthur BoldenNative of Los Angeles, California, earned his MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois and is currently an associate professor of Theatre and Performance at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. He considers himself a tri- coastal actor and it is demonstrated in his work, and in his ability to transform and embody a variety of characters based on his travels, life experiences and observation of the human condition. Theatre Acting Credits include Paradise Blue (True Colors Theatre), Fetch Clay Make Man (Dallas Theatre Center), Between Riverside and Crazy (True Colors Theatre), Dreamgirls (DOMA Theatre), Gem of the Ocean (The Fountain Theatre, Rubicon Theatre). Recent Film/TV credits: “TILL,” “Sacrifice” (Season 2), “Terror Lake Drive,” “Genius: Aretha Franklin” (DISNEY), “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” “Games People Play” (BET). |
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Tess Malis KincaidTess Malis Kincaid (AEA/SAG/AFTRA) has appeared at the Alliance in Shakespeare in Love, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, August Osage County, Broke, A Christmas Carol, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. She has worked at theatres across Atlanta, and regionally at Arena Stage, Marin Theatre, NC Shakespeare, and People’s Light & Theatre. She is a three-time Suzi Bass Award recipient for Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role. TV/Film work includes: “Ozark,” “She Hulk,” “Bluff City Law,” “Homeland,” “Greenleaf,” “The Have and Have Nots,” “Hillbilly Elegy,” and “The Mule.” |
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Enoch KingEnoch King is an Atlanta native and proud to be a part of this conversation. His recent credits include: CHICKEN AND BISCUITS (Dominion Entertainment), The Light (Horizon Theatre),Toni Stone (Alliance Theatre – Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Featured Performer), The Bluest Eye (Synchronicity Theatre), It’s A Wonderful Life, Skeleton Crew (American Stage), Paradise Blue (True Colors Theatre), Hands of Color (Synchronicity Theatre – Suzi Bass Award for Best World Premiere), Skeleton Crew (True Colors Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Shakespeare Tavern), Between Riverside And Crazy, A Raisin In the Sun (American Stage), The Christians (Actors Express – Suzi Bass Award for Best Supporting Actor). He can currently be seen on TV and Film in “Atlanta,” “TILL,” and “The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey.” Shout out to the Tribe of 5! |
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Joe KnezevichOriginally from Miami, Florida, Joe earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from Florida State University and studied in London with members of the world-renowned Complicite. He was an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare for sixteen seasons, where he appeared in over forty plays. He is also a frequent guest on the Alliance Stage (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, August: Osage County, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and Glengarry Glen Ross) and has appeared in regional theater all over the country. In addition to his work on the stage, Joe has appeared in dozens of film and TV projects, but his most important roles continue to be husband and father. Hiking, running, pool days, cooking, and cards. |
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Mary Lynn OwenMary Lynn Owen is an actor, playwright, and teacher from Atlanta, GA, with over 80 professional acting credits in theater, film, and television. Her play, Knead, recipient of the Reiser Lab Award and the Gene Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award, received its world premiere at the Alliance Theater. Subsequent plays have been named an O’Neill finalist and semi-finalist, and have been developed through the Ethel Woolson Lab, the Unexpected Play Festival, and the Threshold Festival. In 2022, she was named the Travis Bogard Artist in Residence at the Eugene O’Neill Foundation. Mary Lynn is a multiple Suzi-Award-winning actor, and member of the Theater Faculty at Emory University, The Dramatists Guild, AEA, and SAG-Aftra. |
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