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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.