This week has been a whirlwind. I had 2 days in PA with my husband which was
great! I miss him.While there I auditioned for a health network to portray a patient in medical training videos. I got the gig. Over the next six months, I'll be reenacting certain medical cases to help doctors-in-residence at the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. Up until now, they have used programmable dummies. I was able to get a tour of their current facility w
here they 'brought to life' one of those dummies. It can breathe, talk, cough, vomit, and more...and the doctor trainees can practice drawing blood and administering meds. It was very VERY cool. Now, they are expanding their teaching hospital and are in need of an entire corps of actors to help with that.The winter/spring of 2011 will be jam-packed for me. And I am happy about that!
January 8th I start back teaching at the Civic Theatre of Allentown for grades 1-4 and 9-12. I'm very excited about that. I'll continue working in the kitchen over at the Pines Dinner Theatre and will be Sister Hubert in their upcoming spring production of 'Nunsense.' On top of all of that I'll be working on the videos for Lehigh Valley Health Network, performing in the Spotlight Cabaret for Allentown Public Theatre, AND searching for a new place to live.
Mike and I have thrown around possibilities of where to live and I think we've both decided that we are New York City bound. I'm looking forward to that. If we don't move into the city, we'll be darn close. Possibly back in the North Jersey area near where we once lived. It's a 10 minute trip into the city and that is absolutely fine by me.
I'm still accepting new clients for my coaching business and with college auditions coming up I'm sure my calendar will start to fill. If you know anyone who is looking to audition for a college musical theater program, send them my way. I can assist them in choosing vocal selection suited for their voice type as well as help them choose and coach them on their monologues. Email me for pricing.
In other news....
'Sleepy Hollow Christmas Carol' continues its run at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, NY until December 26th. We have many sold out shows and audiences are loving it! There are several different pricing tiers. There are $20 Student Rush tickets available with a valid student ID. You can only purchase them on the day of the show at the theater. My suggestion to you is to call ahead of time on the day you wish to see the show to see how full it is. Since Elmsford is a bit of a hike for most people, I'd hate for someone to come all that way and it be sold out. There are show only tickets as well but the pricing varies. I believe those are also available on the day of.
Congratulations to Greta and Scott Francy on the arrival of their first child, a daughter, Abigail Erin. I can't wait to meet her. I saw a picture posted on Facebook and she is just adorable.
THANK YOU to Amy Bladen for allowing me to stay with her during my run of 'Sleepy Hollow Christmas Carol'.
Mike and I will not be sending Christmas Cards out this year but we want everyone to know how much we love them and we are sending heartfelt wished for a happy and safe holiday season.
Quote of the week: "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent ." ~Victor Hugo
Video of the week:
Recipe of the week:
Mommy's Magic Cookie Bars - This recipe is one of my all-time favorites that my Mom has been making since I was a little girl. They are a huge crowd pleaser and the recipe makes a lot.
Ingredients- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk(for less fat use Fat Free)
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I like a mix of hazelnuts and walnuts)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees for glass dish). Coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture. Layer evenly with chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Press down firmly with a fork.
- Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store covered at room temperature.
Kirsten Rani Almeida received her B.A. in Theater and Speech from Wagner College. For twelve years, Kirsten doubled as a professional fundraiser for a large non-profit arts organization and an actor, director, choreographer, and playwright. She has performed in more than forty shows all over the U.S. She spent four months touring the country with the Omaha Theater Company's production of 'The Little Engine that Could' as the Red Dress Doll. She performed nearly 80 performances in 36 states. In New York City, Kirsten was part of the cast for the award-winning 'Skin Deep' by Mary Lynn Dobson (Fringe Festival winner 2009) which has won top honors from the 2010 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival and originated the role of Lavender Blue in the eerily funny 'Professor Von Awesome's Traveling Caravan of Cautionary Warnings.' Kirsten appeared in the U.S. premiere of 'Scandalous! A new musical based on the life of D.H. Lawrence' in New Orleans and appeared at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in the World Premiere musical 'The Butterfly Project' which raised money for children's cancer research. Other credits include Children of Eden (Mama Noah), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat(Narrator), Hello Dolly!(Minnie Fay), Beauty and the Beast(Silly Girl & Madame de la Grande Bouche), The Sound of Music(Mother Abbess), Annie(Star-to-Be), Oliver!(Widow Corney), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying(Rosemary), My Fair Lady(Featured Dancer), Promises, Promises!(Featured Dancer), Nunsense I & II(Sister Leo), Gypsy(Tessie Tura), Guys & Dolls(Featured Dancer), Back to the 80s(Debbie Cox), Seussical the Musical(Gertrude), Snoopy!(Sally Brown), Pippin(Featured dancer), Carousel, Godspell, Little Shop of Horrors(Chiffon), and many more.
In film/tv, Kirsten has appeared in the upcoming comedy 'Big Guns', 'Three Chris'', and filmed the independent short 'Westfield' with Clocktower Productions. She has also appeared in two episodes of 'The World's Most Astonishing News'.
She has also appeared as a guest artist with the Newark Boys Chorus and Triad Ensemble and the Spotlight Cabaret with Allentown Public Theater. She was a founding member of the Boonton Parks & Recreation Theatre Company for young performers where she not only directed and choreographed the shows for the company but also acted as lead fundraiser, costumer, lighting designer, marketing director as well as scenic and props designer. Kirsten also taught dance for the recreation department to children ages 7-12. Kirsten has also dabbled in play writing for children's theater. Her twisted version of "The Three Little Pigs" (a musical from the Big Bad Wolf's perspective) was produced at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick, NJ.
Kirsten teaches drama classes at the Civic Theater in Allentown, PA to grades Pre-K through 4. Kirsten also offers an audition class to high school students which helps students audition confidently. Her effective teaching style is requested by groups in PA and NJ and NY.
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