Here Come the Go-Girls!

Hi all, The premiere date is almost here and we’re getting ready for our close-up. Our rehearsal schedule is set and we’re meeting this Thursday for the first time. I am so happy that we have a guy! They seem to come at a premium these days. (: I made translation cards for the parts […]

We Have a Cast!

Hi all, We have our cast finalized for The Go-Girls. So here is our cast: Amelia Beckett: Anna Sahlstrom (me!) Joanna: Eve Bernfeld Mariana: Clara Hillier Olga: Rebecca Frost Mayer Carly: Samantha Luhn Brian: Jorge Madrid Pyrotechnic Girls/Bad Girls: Ashly Will and Carey Ruhl I’ll be meeting with my director soon to discuss some final […]

Acting Up

Hi all, As 2009 comes to a close, it makes me think about why I chose the artistic path. I could have chosen any career I wanted, which many people around the world don’t have the luxury of doing. I was born into a still very lucky country where people can make their dreams come […]

The Other Side of the Table

Hi all, Well, Monday night we had the auditions for The Go-Girls reading at the Miracle Theatre. It was my first time on the other side of the table at an audition. I felt strange watching people audition instead of being the one auditioning. I have often felt in that position that I was facing […]

Auditions for The Go-Girls

Hi all, Auditions for The Go-Girls have been scheduled. Below is the audition notice from my director, Micki Selvitella, and it has been copied from the message on the pdxbackstage list at yahoogroups.com. Auditions will be held for “The Go-Girls, Saving the World in Style”, on Monday, December 14th from 6:00-8:30pm at the Miracle Theatre. This […]

Anna on Fertile Ground Blog

Hi all, My blog entry for the Fertile Ground blog is now up. I listed the blog in my blogroll. The blog entry is about my process of writing The Go-Girls. Please check it out and tell me what you think. I am so excited! Also, I just registered the script of The Go-Girls with the Writer’s Guild […]

News Update

Hi all, Here is an update on the progress of my staged reading. I met with my director, Micki, last Wednesday and we discussed casting and the low-down on each character. We are having auditions on possibly Dec. 13,14 or 19,20. I’ll let you know when the venue is determined for the auditions, and if […]

News This Week

Hi all, Let me tell you my latest news. Well, I’m meeting with Micki, my director, this coming week to discuss the particulars for the reading and to share my script revisions. I also found a young man to help me with the lines in the script that are in Brazilian Portuguese. I have been […]

Family Ties

On Friday I had the opportunity to see Hand2Mouth Theatre’s original production of “Everyone Who Looks Like You,” a play about family relationships. I volunteered to usher the show, which is a great way to see great theatre for free. Rather than being a straight-forward play, the show explores a common theme through words, movement, […]

Pulp Diction at Fertile Ground

Hi all, I wanted to tell you about my latest project which is the world-premiere of my play The Go-Girls. The play is going to be done as a staged reading as part of The Pulp Stage’s Pulp Diction late-night reading series. The reading series is premiering as part of the city-wide festival of new […]