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Paid Actor interviews Extras Casting Director Lee Henry Jordan about extras casing, type and diversity in the industry. Tune in Monday, July 30th for the relaunch of our show and the launch of our fourth season. Lee Henry Jordan, Owner and Operator of Jordan Extras Casting, has worked in the industry well over 18 years. Previously, he worked as an actor and model. He works diligently to help advance projects and continues to help educate actors on ways they can advance in their acting careers.

Actor and Host, Trena Bolden Fields, interviews the talented Tonia Jackson who talks more about your journey as an actor and how actors can move beyond obstacles in their own careers. Tune in on Monday, July 11th at 2:30 pm CST to listen in.

After ten years playing the bumbling Bart Biederbicke in the long-running NBC soap opera Days Of Our Lives, Steve Blackwood resided in Michigan for six years.  Now he lives in Newburyport, MA — teaching acting classes, performing in concerts and creating a new acting company called the MASTERCLASS COMPANY. He has appeared in many other television shows and films including Judging Amy, Ed Gein, the Michigan-based Cedar Rapids, Machine Gun Preacher and Mooz-lum. Onstage, Mr. Blackwood appeared in the Meadow Brook Theatre hit Boeing Boeing while living in Michigan. He also appeared in the sequel Ding Dong, which opened at Meadow Brook in March of 2011 and was nominated for two Wilde Awards, in the categories of Best Ensemble and Best Comedy. An accomplished jazz singer with two national releases  out, Steve has sung in nightclubs across the country, on network television, and has even performed the National Anthem for the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.

Trena Bolden Fields is an actor, writer, life coach, speaker and radio show host who utilizes her creative abilities, knowledge of theatre and career counseling background to help people learn life skills and create personal success. Trena has a strong passion for the arts and believes in encouragement, empowerment and transformation. Her performance career includes Cheryl in A Time to Kill at Arena Stage, Ruby inSeven Guitars at Penumbra Theatre, Blonde Buppie in No Distance Between Usat Illusion Theater, Cordelia in King Lear at Cromulent Shakespeare Company, Jennifer in The Rats at Lyric Arts, and Ole Rit in Dreaming Harriet Tubman at Stages Theatre Company. She has also performed in commercials, industrials, feature and independent film.  Trena Bolden Fields is currently touring a one woman show Daring to Think, Move and Speak which features key leaders and supporters of the Civil Rights Movement. This one hour show continues to help educate people about individuals who gave themselves to help create equality for all while changing our country and our world. She continues to share her skills as a performer, teaching artist, author and speaker. Trena received her life coaching certification from the Adler Graduate School and is working on an MFA in Creative Writing at Augsburg College. Trena is also a member of Actor’s Equity, SAG-AFTRA and Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide.  

Host Trena Bolden Fields interviews Acting Coach Paul Barry on building relationships in the industry. Paul Barry is a Los Angeles-based Australian actor, director, writer, and acting teacher. Clients of his have secured representation with WME, CAA, UTA, Abrams, Gersh, ICM, Paradigm, and management by United Management, Principal Entertainment, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Untitled Management, having worked at: MGM, CBS, NBC, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Starz, MTV, ABC, and many more. Barry runs regular on-camera classes at the Actors Key West.

Paid Actor welcomes Shelli Place to the show! Shelli Place returned to acting after a decade of producing/directing Business Theater, corporate awards/fashion shows and red carpet events.  She made her Minnesota debut in the 2013 Fringe Festival encore show A Certain Age. A long time member of AEA/SAG/AFTRA, her theater credits include King Lear (Regan), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Mae), Mary Stuart (Mary), Twelfth Night (Viola), The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn) and musicals How to Succeed… (Rosemary) Fiorello (Dora) Company (Kathy) and Gerogette in Golddiggers of 1633 (a musical of Moliere’s School for Wives.) Tours include Closer than Ever, A My Name is Alice (Asia Tours), Man of La Mancha, Play it again Sam, George M, and Room Service. TV and film credits include 3rd Rock from the Sun, Miyasaki’s Animated Classic – The Crimson Pig (English Version) and the cult horror film Party Line. Shelli has just completed the MN produced film Carrot Cake, now playing in various film festivals in the US.

Paid Actor Radio host, Trena Bolden Fields, talks with Zach Curtis about his career and working within two mediums. Zach Curtis is a professional actor and director in the Twin Cities, with close to 200 productions to his credit.  He is currently entering his ninth season as Artistic Director of the Paul Bunyan Playhouse (Bemidji, MN), Minnesota's longest running summer stock theater.  He has performed with the Guthrie Theater, Park Square, Mixed Blood, Illusion, Ten Thousand Things, Theatre Latte Da, Torch, Theatre Pro Rata, and numerous other companies.  He is currently appearing as Charlie in the Walking Shadow area premiere of The Whale.  He is a proud 14-year member of Actors Equity Association.

Paul Barry is a Los Angeles-based Australian actor, director, writer, and acting teacher. Clients of his have secured representation with WME, CAA, UTA, Abrams, Gersh, ICM, Paradigm, and management by United Management, Principal Entertainment, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Untitled Management, having worked at: MGM, CBS, NBC, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Starz, MTV, ABC, and many more. Barry runs regular on-camera classes at the Actors Key West.

Paid Actor and host, Trena Bolden Fields, welcomes Kristoffer Diaz to the show.  Kristoffer Diaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. Full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyo’s, The Upstairs Concierge, and The Unfortunates. Awards: 2011 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award; finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; winner, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play; winner, 2011 OBIE Award, Best New American Play; and the inaugural Gail Merrifield Papp Fellowship from The Public Theater (2011). His work has been produced, commissioned, and developed at The Public Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Goodman, Second Stage, Victory Gardens, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Theater Company, The Atlantic, InterAct, Mixed Blood, The Orchard Project, Hip-Hop Theater Festival, The Lark, Summer Play Festival, Donmar Warehouse, and South Coast Repertory, among many others. He has written short work for the 24 Hour Musicals and the 24 Hour Plays on Broadway. Kristoffer was one of the creators of Brink!, the apprentice anthology show at the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays. He is a playwright-in-residence at Teatro Vista; a resident playwright at New Dramatists; a co-founder of the Unit Collective (Minneapolis); the creator of the #freescenes project; and a recipient of the Jerome Fellowship, the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant and the Van Lier Fellowship (New Dramatists). Kristoffer holds a BA from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, an MFA from NYU’s Department of Dramatic Writing, and an MFA from Brooklyn College’s Performing Arts Management program.

Host Trena Bolden Fields shares a story of a friend who took action and ways one can begin to build an international career. Trena Bolden Fields is an actor, writer, life coach, speaker and radio show host who utilizes her creative abilities, knowledge of theatre and career counseling to help artists learn life skills and create personal success. Trena has a strong passion for the arts and believes in encouragement, empowerment and transformation. Her performance career includes Cheryl in A Time to Kill at Arena Stage, Ruby in Seven Guitars at Penumbra Theatre, Blonde Buppie in No Distance Between Us at Illusion Theater, Cordelia in King Lear at Cromulent Shakespeare Company, and Ole Rit in Dreaming Harriet Tubman at Stages Theatre Company. She has also performed in commercials, industrials, feature and independent film. To learn more about Trena's work coaching actors visit www.paidactor.com.    

Trena Bolden Fields interiews Tracey Birdsall Tracey Birdsall is an American actress who has appeared in several TV series, TV movies and films. She co-wrote, produced, and starred in the movie short Tick Tock. She appeared in the soap opera Loving, hosted Million Dollar Showcase of Homes and was a special news reported for CNBC. Her latest movie Dawn of the Crescent Moon won many awards at the recent Action on Film Festival.

Paid Actor welcomes massage therapist and yoga instructor, Teresa Porter. Teresa will discuss her new online program and how developing and maintaining a yoga practice can help actors stay fit and healthy. Teresa Porter is the founder and instructor of Sirrine Yoga, an online yoga video series. She created easy, short online yoga videos for every lifestyle, and every level.  Teresa received her Iyengar and Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Certification in 2004. Teresa is also a certified pilates instructor and a licensed and practicing massage therapist in Arizona.

Host, Trena Bolden Fields interviews Blair Bowers about her acting career. Blair Bowers is an LA-based actor, who started her career in Washington, D.C.  She most recently produced and starred in the short film, The Drive, which is currently being submitted for festivals.  She can also be seen in Geographically Desirable, which will be shown at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, as well as the DC Reel Independent Film Extravaganza.

Host Trena Bolden Fields interviews dialect coach, Foster Johns on accents. Join us for a fun show today! Foster Johns holds a B.A. in Theater and English from Boston College.  He was born and raised just down river in New Orleans, LA and has performed in numerous productions there in addition to the Boston area.  Since moving to the twin cities on 2009, he has performed with truly amazing companies such as Swandive Theatre, Theatre Pro Rata, Theatre in the Round Players, Workhouse Theater, The Flowershop Project, Night Path Theatre, Brazen Theatre, Dovetail Productions, Classical Actor's Ensemble, and Jon Ferguson's theater company.  In addition to performing, he has had the privilege to serve as dialect coach to companies such as Park Square, Bloomington Civic Theater, Minnesota Jewish Theater, Chain Reaction Theater Project, Theater Latte Da, as well as a private coach to a variety of talented performers in the Twin Cities.  He aims to pursue an MFA in voice and dialect studies in the near future with the goal of becoming a resident voice/dialect coach for a regional theater and teaching at the university level.  Foster is a proud member of VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association), a board member of Workhouse Theatre, and the resident dialect coach of the Actor's Workout with Raye Birk at the Guthrie.  He aims to pursue voice work in a graduate setting and continue to perform and work with actors' voices, as both are a constant source of inspiration and fulfillment.

Host Trena Bolden Fields and actor and voice coach Foster Johns discusses acting and terminology!

Host Trena Bolden Fields interviews vocal coach and performer Orgena Rose on maintaining vocal health. Orgena Rose is a dynamic and inspirational singer, songwriter, producer and award winning coach. A powerful and transformational energy, Orgena has appeared on Oprah, the Today Show, the Tony Awards, PBS, Broadway, Carnegie Hall, and Conan in Tyler Perry’s Row 11. She has also performed in numerous commercials, industrials and movies where her original music is featured and has produced one of the first online entertainment shows. She has toured internationally and sung with artists such as Patti Labelle, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and Lea Michele of GLEE.  To give back, Orgena founded the Global Artists Alliance and Sacred Rose Music where she offers workshops and programs in her mission to heal, empower and transform through the arts.

Trena Bolden Fields talks with Billie Jo Konze about acting and her recent article on www.minnesotaplaylist.com, Acting without pay: A one woman debate. Billie Jo Konze is a stage and on-camera actor living in Minneapolis. Billie acts frequently, writes occasionally, works doing marketing for local theater companies including Off-Leash Area, and hopes to someday finish and publish the children's books she's begun writing. In July, Billie Jo will be playing a Pulcinella in Shadow Horse Theatre's production of the seldom-performed Clive Barker play Crazyface. 

Host, Trena Bolden Fields discusses what's coming up next week with Paid Actor.

Trena Bolden Fields talks with Sheana Ochoa about her book Stella! The Mother of Modern Acting.

Trena discusses whats happening next with Paid Actor.

Trena Bolden Fields interviews, film actor, producer and director, Manny Hernandez on his journey and his upcoming film Pure Love. Manny Hernandez was born in Tijuana Mexico and came to the US at four and didn't start acting until about thirteen years ago."  He has four major films due for release in 2014, including Pure Love with Charlene Amoia, The Vanished (which he also produced), and Students Like Us.

Trena interviews Dan Roberts on how actors can better care for their bodies to promote better health. Dan has been coaching professionally since 1993 and holds a number of prestigious qualifications. In addition to his base in London, he has lived as a full-time Trainer (& Strength & Conditioning Coach) in Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, New York and regularly trains private clients in the Middle East, Asia and across Europe. His experience and success has helped him form a unique philosophy known as The Dan Roberts Method. Dan has helped hundreds of Personal Trainers expand their skills via lecturing, mentoring & tutoring, has authored a nationally recognised Martial Arts Instructor certification and is launching Roberts level 1 coaching qualifications for Personal Trainers in summer 2014. Dan is the author of Methodology X – (A fitness workout book/video designed for Models) and frequently features in the media as one of Britain’s top Personal Trainers and fitness experts. Dan has been hired as an expert consultant by global brands as well as TV shows to be their behind the scenes exercise expert. He has written many features in the national press and is the official Fitness Ambassador to three amazing national charities; Rays of Sunshine, Sparks and Anorexia & Bulimia Care. Dan is the Head Coach and Managing Director of Dan Roberts Personal Training Ltd, which is a division of the Dan Roberts Group.

In honor of Mental Heath Awareness Month, we are kicking off our wellness series with author and therapist, David Grand. David Grand, Ph.D., is the discoverer and developer of Brainspotting with more than 6,000 therapists trained internationally. He is the author of Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change, and This is Your Brain on Sports as well as the producer/director of the documentary Come Hell or High Water. Dr. Grand's work has been featured in the NY Times, the Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC.

Trena Bolden Fields talks about topics in the acting community.

Trena Bolden Fields talks about how actors can get unstuck and move their careers forward!

Trena Bolden Fields updates our listening audience on what is new with Paid Actor and our upcoming Anniversary Celebration!

Trena Bolden Fields interviews Lisa Loia Bourne, the founder of  www.bescenetalent.com. Lisa has 20 years of casting experience and is highly regarded in the industry. She has worked as a Casting Executive at Warner Bros. Television Department and her credits include CSI, CSI Miami, Alcatraz (pilot), Person of Interest (pilot).  Lisa is currently casting for Fox Digital Studios. She has the connections and ability to bring industry to this website. Maria-Itzel Siegrist will also join us. Maria-Itzel co-founded Be Scene Talent and holds an MFA from Rutgers University. Robert Wilson is also a co-founder, database programmer and developer.

Trena Bolden Fields host gives her favorites for best and supporting actor/actress for the Oscar. Email us at info@paidactor.com and let us know if your favorites won or who you believe should have taken the Oscar and why. You can also listen and call in live to the show!

Show will be hosted later tonight-Host, Trena Bolden Fields talks about our one year anniversary party and the launch of our new publication, Paid Actor Magazine. Join us to find out how you can learn more about our upcoming programming.

In response to the tragic death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, Trena Bolden Fields interviews psychologist Tom Glaser on the effects of addiction and things actors can do to safeguard themselves. Tom Glaser is a masters-level licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience.  His passion for for health and wellness began in his teens, paving the way for the holistic approach he brings to his work and personal life.  Buddhism and Native American spirituality are also strong influences, and he teaches on topics including mindfulness, sexuality, positive psychology, and emotional intelligence.  He now works in private practice near Loring Park in Minneapolis. Tom is also a singer and stage and film actor. More information about Tom and his practice can be found at www.tomglaserLP.com, or call him at 612-240-4289.

Our program has been rescheduled to later tonight at 9 p.m. CST. Please tune in for Trena's interview with screenwriter Bryan Croes on screenwriting and the role the write plays in a production.

Born in Mexico City, Emilio Merritt received his BA in Acting from UNAM (Centro Universitario de Teatro). After graduating from college, je got a scholarship to assist on a full time program:"Acting for film and TV" at SchoolCreative (now Vancouver Acting School), in Vancouver, Canada. After he graduated, Emilio was signed at Premiere Talent Agency and worked in Canada for a couple of years. In Vancouver he made " A Simple Day", which was accepted in festivals around the world. After this work, Emilio went back to Mexico City, directed two plays, won an award as best director for one of his plays. Currently, Emilio works as a casting assistant for Cortazar Abiatti, and on film crews for different movies. As an Actor, Emilio has acted in more than six soap operas as a guest star.

Trena Bolden Fields hosts Q and A with David Patrick Green. David Patrick Green, Actor and founder of Hack Hollywood, will answer your questions on being a professional actor. Call us with your questions at (646) 378-0586.

Trena Bolden Fields interviews casting director Lynn Steele about the auditioning process. Even after 29 years in the business, Lynn still gets excited about every new casting job. She is an outside the box thinker who gets a kick out of visiting small town festivals to find unique faces. She approaches every job - large or small - with the same enthusiasm, commitment and attention to detail. Lynne began here career as a talent agent at the Eleanor Moore Agency (now Moore Creative) in Minneapolis and went on to explore different aspects of the business, doing everything from producing and location scouting to becoming the talent coordinator for the Dayton Hudson Corporation (now Macy’s). In 1988 Lynn founded Akerlind Steele Casting in Minneapolis, a full service company serving national, regional and local clients. She cast talent for feature films, industrial films, made-for-television movies, commercials, talent searches and print advertising. After ten wonderful years, including countless 80-hour weeks and two babies within 12 months, Lynn decided to sell the casting business. She continued to work for a small exclusive group of clients. Lynn returned to the casting business ten years ago, providing casting services for commercials and print advertising. 

Trena interviews actor and filmmaker Chike Johnson on his career and current projects. Chiké Johnson most recently appeared in the Broadway production of A Time To Kill.  He spent most of 2013 in the Midwest where he was part of The Goodman Theatre’s production of Meet Vera Stark and Milwaukee Rep’s production of Raisin in the Sun. His New York credits include; Manhattan Theatre Club’s Wit on Broadway and Off Broadway’s Lost In The Stars in New York City Center’s Encores! He also appeared in the Off Broadway production of Ruined co-produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club and The Goodman Theatre. Some of his other Chicago credits include: Sizwe Banzi is Dead at the Court Theatre and The Crucible, The Unmentionables and Huck Finn at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Regional credits include a revival of The Unmentionables at Yale Repertory Theatre; Lincoln in Topdog/Underdog at Renaissance Theaterworks; Duke of Cornwall in King Lear at Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Cephus Miles in Home at In Tandem Theatre; Willie in Master Harold and the boys at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; and Martin Luther King, Jr. in Smoldering Fires at First Stage Children’s Theater. Some of Mr. Johnson’s film credits include Friends with Benefits, Sleepwalk with Me, The Machinist and his television credits include Law & Order, Girls, Veep and Prison Break.

Trena interviews the talented Michael Allen on the twists and turns of his career. Michael Allen is currently appearing all across the USA in The National Theater of Great Britain's production of War Horse in 2013 he can be seen in  a PBS project entitled Admiral Rickover, starring Tim Blake Nelson. He also recently ended a stint in San Diego at The Old Globe Theater performing  in  Amadeus andThe Tempest (directed by Adrian Noble) and Much Ado About Nothing (directed by Ron Daniels).  His credits also include:  King Lear, Taming of the Shrew, and The Madness of King George at The Old Globe Shakespeare Festival (San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel Award nomination). He has been in several Off Broadway productions, most recently Margaret (Red Bull Theater), and including Moby Dick Rehearsed, The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Love, Shakespeare (The Acting Company) and the title role in Don Carlos (Prospect Theater Company). His recent credits include The Foreigner (Festival Stage of Winston-Salem), Hamlet (The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), A Tale of Two Cities (People’s Light & Theatre Company), King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival), Doubt (Hippodrome State Theatre), The Tempest(Folger Theatre) and Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath (Arkansas Repertory Theatre). His film and television credits include “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and voice work on Cold Mountain.

Trena interviews actor and business owner, David Patrick Green on what is most important for an actor to know. David Patrick Green is a professional actor and the founder of Hackhollywood.com, a membership-based website dedicated to empowering and educating actors around the globe on how to become a professional actor. His simple five-step approach inspires actors to be ruthlessly creative in their approach to the art and business of acting and life in general. He has an MBA from the University of Southern California and was an international management consultant before realizing Platinum frequent-flyer status had few rewards other than boredom, bedbugs, and beer. David is also author of the “Become a Famous Actor” series of books available at Amazon.com. He has lived and worked as an actor in Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Toronto and coaches/consults actors and businesses who want to get on the short path to success while maintaining a sense of humor. He is happy to be reached at david@hackhollywood.com.   You can also sign up for a month free membership with Hack Hollywood at www.paidactor.com/davidpatrickgreen.

Trena Bolden Fields talks with Colin McPhillamy about acting, where an actor should life, how he has used energy in his career and his new book "An Actor Walks Into China".  About Colin Colin McPhillamy was born in London to Australian parents and now lives in New York. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His first job as a professional actor was at the remote, but well known, Little Theatre on the Isle of Mull where he performed a solo version of Henry V playing some 40,000 parts including both the French and English armies. He wrote an account of this experience and it was broadcast on BBC Radio, receiving great press and a large mailbag from the public. He continued writing plays and short stories during the 1990s and published a volume of this work in 1999 as The Tree House and other Stories (second edition 2010). McPhillamy's second book, An Actor Walk into China, tells of his experiences playing Kent in King Lear in Beijing, and of the Shakespeare scene in China, he also describes producing a season of Chinese theater in London and some of the cultural confusion that went on.

Trena Bolden Fields gives her audience six key steps to building their acting career and how to take that next step to have the career you want. This audio is for those who are just starting out and for those who want to hear a great suggestion on what next.  

Trena interviews Brad Lemack about his book and how actors can begin to build their acting career. Brad Lemack is the author of two books for actors, The Business of Acting: Learn the Skills You Need to Know to Build the Career You Want and The New Business of Acting: How to Build a Career in a Changing Landscape. He is also the owner of Lemack & Company Talent Management/Public Relations, producer and host of the Web TV series Inside the Business of Acting, writes The Business of Acting Blog and has been a contributing columnist for Back Stage. Brad earned his undergraduate degree at Emerson College in communications; he earned a Master’s degree in Theatre Arts and Dance, with a concentration in performance for social change, at California State University, Lo

Trena Bolden Fields discusses tips for a focused audition as a way to continue to build your acting career.

Trena Bolden Fields talks more about creating a business in acting.

Trena Bolden Fields talks with Bill Esper about the importance of passion. William Esper has been the head of his own studio in New York City since 1965, as well as director of the Professional Actor Training Programs at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University since their inception in 1977. He is a graduate of Western Reserve University as well as the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, where he was trained as a teacher and actor by Sanford Meisner, and with whom he worked closely as a teacher and director for 17 years.

Trena Bolden Fields has a few suggestions for you this week.

Today, Trena Bolden Fields discusses next steps to grow your acting career.

Trena follows up with her thoughts on last week's conversation with Kathryn Bild.

Trena Bolden Fields interviews Child Actor Darius Kaleb and his manager mother, Denise Harris on how to build, manage and sustain a child's acting career.   Darius Kaleb is an accomplished singer, actor, model, orator and drummer. His group, The Brothers Harris, for which he is the drummer, is requested all over the world. Darius Kaleb’s credits include: Thriller Live/ World Tour Japan, A Lions Tale. Print Work – Baby Gap, Hecht’s, Strawbridges, PSA’s, commercials, Carnegie Hall, touring (international) and performing. Darius Kaleb would like to thank God for his gifts, his parents and brothers, for all their support. Visit www.dariusharris.weebly.com, www.facebook.com/dkonstage to learn more about Darius’ work.

Trena Bolden Fields interviews actor award winning actor Christopher (Chiz) Chisholm about his energy and career as an actor.   Christopher Chisholm is an award winning actor who graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami with a BFA in Theatre. Mr. Chisholm’s scores of Theatre Credits range from Broadway to Hollywood including regional and repertory theatres across the country and around the globe. Christopher was also a host for E! Entertainment Television where he covered Hollywood News and Events, conducted hundreds of celebrity interviews and hosted E!’s television coverage of the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards and The Golden Globes.   Christopher is thrilled to be doing the 30th Anniversary Production of Greater Tuna at The Pelican Playhouse in Miami this fall.

Host, Trena Bolden Fields welcomes Liz Giorgi to discuss ways actors can build their social media presence. Liz Giorgi is a writer and filmmaker from Minneapolis. She was nominated for a Webby and won an Emmy for Science of Watchmen, a documentary short about the physics in the comic book movie, Watchmen. She believes that writers and creators aren't just responsible for telling beautiful stories, but creating something that others want to read, watch and share. She blogs at beingeekchic.com and writers about the intersection of technology and design for Apartment Therapy.

Today, Trena Bolden Fields interviews actor Michelle Perdue on how she has balanced family life and her career. Please tune in! Michelle Perdue is a wife, mom, dedicated family member motivational speaker, licensed teacher and talented actor. She has written and performed in three of her own theatre pieces and has appeared in various films including Gangs of The Dead and Turnipseed which was based on a true story and won First Place at the Memphis International Film Festival. Michelle has shown that you don’t have to allow your environment to limit you in reaching your dreams.  She believes that with hard work, persistence and faith in God anything is possible. She continues to incorporate her theatrical talents and educational background to inspire, enrich and improve the lives of today's youth.

Trena Bolden Fields interviews the talented Barbara Kingsley on her passion for acting.   Barbara Kingsley is a multi-tasking theater artist. Stage credits include over two hundred productions, at theaters across the country, including Broadway. She has appeared locally at the Guthrie, Ten Thousand Things Theater, Jungle Theater and Park Square Theatre. Barbara won a Kudos award for her performance as Dorine, in Tartuffe and has enjoyed creating a broad spectrum of characters: Hedda Gabler, Bananas, in House of Blue Leaves, Ariel in The Tempest, Alice B. Toklas in Gertrude Stein and a Companion, and most recently, Violet in  August: Osage County. She has been a member of the Dept. of Theatre & Dance adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota, since 1998 and is a Teaching Artist in the Guthrie Theater Education dept. Writing credits include a screenplay and three stage plays. Barbara is a recipient of a 2011 – 2012 Minnesota State Arts Board/ National Endowment  for the Arts Artist Initiative Grant for her play, Under This Roof and the 2013 MRAC Next Step Grant for her play, I am Proof Of Me.