July 13, 2016 ~ Adam K. Roberts

 

Adam K. Roberts

Adam Roberts

This month’s guest speaker, Adam Roberts, is a man of many talents and vast professional experience, and he is thrilled about sharing his insights and knowledge about acting, writing, voice, choreography, the theater, and more with us on Wednesday, July 13th at Baby A’s.

Adam has served as artistic director, choreographer, or musical director for a wide range of companies, productions, and initiatives throughout his career, with choreography credits including two European concert tours. His students have appeared in principal roles on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in regional theater, been nominated for Tony Awards and appeared in film, national tours, and on network television.

Adam’s Austin-area credits include productions and/or faculty positions with these and other entities producing and educational:

The Actor’s School  as Voice Faculty/Head of Musical Theater
The Austin Jewish Repertory Theater as Artistic Director
The Long Center for the Performing Arts as Resident Musical Director for Education
TILT Performance Group as Co-Artistic Director
Austin Conservatory of Theater
Austin Shakespeare
Ballet Austin Academy
Ground Floor Theater
The Paramount Theater
The State Theater School of Acting
Trinity Street Players
Texas Arts Project
ZACH Theater
Zilker Theater Productions
Austin’s St. Luke United Methodist Church as Musical Director

In addition to his role as musical director of Music Theater Online and Libretto with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, for several years Adam was a contributing writer and arts critic with The Austin Chronicle. He holds a Master’s degree in Music and College Teaching Certificate from Florida State University and received undergraduate degrees from Kent State University and Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music. Adam holds membership in the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), The Voice Foundation (TVF) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).

For your viewing pleasure, here’s an appetizer about Adam’s approach to choreography:

 

Last Month

The Network Austin Mixer extends our deepest thanks to our Guest Speakers on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at our first (and maybe annual… from the turnout) Panel of Voiceover Professionals. We were very fortunate to have Debora Duckett, owner of dB Talent, Liz Atherton, owner of The Atherton Group, aka TAG Talent, and Mj Vandivier, voice coach at The Actor’s School (formerly known as the State Theater School of Acting) share their wisdom and insights about voiceover work. Attendance was superb and audience questions were addressed with precision and clarity by our first panel of voiceover professionals! We thank you 3 for offering your time and informing us about the details involving this line of work.

 

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Mixing & Networking begin @ 6:00PM, then the Speaker starts @ 6:45.

State Theatre School of Acting

Next Month’s Mixer on July 9th and
Thanks to Our Panel from June’s Mixer

Dear Film, Game, Music and Entertainment People, Friends, Investors and Fans,

What: The Network Austin Mixer
When: WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2014
Networking starts at 6 PM; Speakers start at 6:45PM
Where: Baby Acapulco’s – 5610 North IH-35, Austin TX 78751
Who: Everyone involved in film, game, TV and entertainment media… and YOU!
Guest Speaker(s): To be announced…

We will post info about our speaker(s) for July 9th ASAP.

Meanwhile, we want to extend our deepest thanks to Babs George for hosting a panel of excellent actors/coaches from the State Theatre School of Acting on Wednesday June 11, 2014. Babs serves as the school’s Director and the panel consisted of Carol Hickey, Adam Roberts, Paula Russell, Tony Sears, and Mj (Marijane) Vandivier.

We started the evening with each member of the panel offering some information about his or her experience and teaching methods. We then opened the floor to questions and the true value of each member’s experience became evident.

With over a 100 years of collective experience, the panel answered each question with profound insight and inspiring wisdom. It was indeed an excellent panel and an educational and fun-filled evening. If you missed it, catch us at the next Mixer on Wednesday, July 9th! See you there…