So, You Want To Be In A TV Soap? Workshop - Sat, May 13, 2006

SO YOU WANT TO BE IN A TV SOAP? with Marisa Warrington (“Sindi Watts” from Neighbours) A workshop designed to explore the realities and techniques for acting on a serial drama - be it as a regular cast member or guest actor - conducted by Marisa Warrington ("Sindi Watts" on Neighbours), who came from a Shakespearean Theatre background before landing a regular role on a soap for two years. Marisa will give you the low-down on how to approach television soap - from the initial audition to playing the role on screen - from every angle! ABOUT MARISA WARRINGTON A graduate of the National Theatre Drama School (Melbourne), Marisa is probably best known to Australian and UK television audiences for her regular role as "Sindi Watts" on Neighbours. Less well known is her training with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford on Avon and The Barbican Theatre, London and with The Actors Centre and Cicely Berry, also in London, as well as her work playing lead roles with the Australian Shakespeare Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC). On the professional stage, Marisa has played "Hermia" in A Midsummer Night's Dream (for three seasons), "Viola" in Twelfth Night and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet. She has also played the leads of "Nicki" in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Recruit, "Sharon" in Bay Street Productions' For Better, For Worse and "Eva Braun" in Acorn Productions' Summit Conference, amongst others. More recently, she has played the roles of "Columbia" in The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne and played a lead role in The Inner Sanctum by Adam Zwar for La Mama. She has even branched into radio and hosted the Australian Top 40 on the Austereo Network. On screen she has played the recurring role of "Lara" on Blue Heelers, was a regular on The Eric Bana Show, played the guest characters of "Robin Dawson" and "Wendy Scott" on Neighbours (prior to her reincarnation as Sindi!) and was a regular on Good Morning Australia. Marisa's television commercial roles include ads for Telstra, Tennis Australia, Mitsubishi, Helga's Bread and Maconna Coffee. Date: Saturday, 13 May, 2006 Time: 10am to 4pm Venue: Mt Martha House, Crn The Esplanade & Dominion Roads, Mt Martha VIC 3934 Length of Workshop: 1 day Max. No. of Students: 10 Cost: $120 Full/$90 Conc. Age Group: 15 years old to the Over 50’s BOOKINGS: Email: actingup@salmac.com Ph: 0410 798 514 Web: www.salmac.com/masterclasses/