In this Episode Samantha Rund and Cathy Madden discuss the Alexander Technique and how it can improve our lives in countless ways... on and off the stage.
By choosing to work with our body's natural design we can decrease tension in our experience of life's many challenges, increase our range, and assist our ability to achieve our dreams.
We discuss topics ranging from social distancing, character development, leading man energy, zoom fatigue, Meisner, and Uta Hagen.
Samantha Rund is a professional actor, comedian, and coach who performs on stage and screen across the country. A graduate of Northwestern University, the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program MFA, and Second City’s Improv and Directing Conservatory; she is passionate about enriching people’s lives through the performing arts. Some of her recent acting work includes 3 Busy Debras on Adult Swim, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and various commercials including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Her company, Beyond Technique Coaching, focuses on using performance principles to empower people to bring more of their whole selves to their lives and work. She works with a wide range of people around the world for performance and personal development.
www.beyondtechniquecoaching.com
Cathy Madden is a Teaching Professor for the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program, and Director of the Integrative Alexander Technique Studio of Seattle. Her books include: Integrative Alexander Technique Practices for Performing Artists : Onstage Synergy and Teaching the Alexander Technique: Active Pathways to Integrative Practice .
Madden studied the Alexander Technique with Marjorie Barstow , the first graduate of F.M. Alexander's training school, for nearly 20 years and served as her assistant in workshops in the U.S.A. and Europe. She regularly teaches for Alexander Technique training schools and Arts organizations in in Australia, Europe, and Japan, and has been a featured keynote speaker/presenter for International Congresses and meetings; She was a founding member of Alexander Technique International and is a former chair of the organization. She is also a founding member of the Integrative Alexander Technique Circle.
She remains active as a theater director and is a Creative Collaborator for Lucia Neare Theatrical Wonders (http://www.lucianeare.org/). Her most recent directorial outing was "directing by Zoom" for Amanda Cole's production celebrating Hildegard von Bingen for the Anywhere Festival in the Sunshine Coast , Australia. (This was before we needed to do much of our communication by Zoom!)
For Cathy’s complete biographical information, please see her website:
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