- Penny Templeton
Penny Templeton is a highly sought after American
acting instructor based inNew York City . She believes in combining all theories of acting together into the "Creating Acting Lions" approach. Her mission is to train and inspire the lion within, freeing the actor to take bold acting leaps. Actors do not have to sacrifice their craft to work today. They have to know how to use their craft to work in today's world.Career
Ms. Templeton's artistry is the culmination of four generations of theatre actresses. At a young age, Penny began performing and studying under such masters as
Paul Sorvino and Wynn Handman. Highlights of her career include starring inJoyce Carol Oates ' "I Stand Before You Naked" at the American Palace Theater, and as Paul Sorvino's wife in "All the King's Men ".In 1990 she began coaching actors privately and in 1994 opened the Penny Templeton Studio [http://www.pennytempletonstudio.com] . She has been called upon to offer her expertise in national magazines, served as a finalist judge for the Cable Ace Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, and the New York Film Festival. In addition, she taught "Acting for the Camera" for the Masters Program at
Columbia University . Among her directorial credits are the one-man shows, "The F Train" and "The Idiots Guide to Life", and the staged reading in LA and NY of the play, "The Rise of Dorothy Hale". She is featured in the books "Acting Teachers of America" by Ronald Rand, and Glen Alterman’s "Promoting Your Acting Career". Currently, Penny is writing her acting book, "Acting Under Fire: Creating Acting Lions".Penny works with actors on Broadway,
Off-Broadway , Regional Theater, as well as the media of Feature Film, Prime time and Daytime Television.Templeton's Acting Techniques
Templeton's theory on acting is to train the actor to modernize traditional master techniques and advance to the fast pace of the acting industry. Templeton believes that it is essential to use tools like the
video camera to teach the craft of acting and to deepen the actor's organic instrument. According to Templeton, this kind of work not only develops the actor's camera technique, but also reinforces basic theatre training. The camera doesn't lie. Templeton has her actors watch their work played back on a large movie screen as she believes that when truth is projected on the screen and magnified a hundred times for the actor to watch, he very quickly makes adjustments.Quotes
* "The ball of energy that needs to reach the last person in the last row of the theatre must be pulled in, with a bonfire of emotion on the inside and a relaxed external for the camera. The actor learns to shift gears and shift mediums in one class as part of his base of training. It is very difficult for the actor to find a stage on which to explore and experiment with what he's learned. The focus of most showcases is to impress agents and casting directors. Many independent productions aren't budgeted with the time or resources. The safest place for the actor to explore, experiment and yes, "fail" is in the classroom." [http://www.pennytempletonstudio.com/Pages/articles-menu.html]
* "I don't believe in the "Church of Meisner" or the "Church of Method". You need it all. New forms of acting are evolving for the next century. The actor needs to be open to all forms of technique." [http://www.pennytempletonstudio.com/Pages/articles-menu.html]
External links
* [http://www.pennytempletonstudio.com/ Penny Templeton Studio Website]
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