{"id":9076,"date":"2021-03-29T23:05:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T23:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2021-03-29T23:05:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T23:05:38","slug":"auditions-interview-for-performer-stuff-pro-series-behind-the-table-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/auditions-interview-for-performer-stuff-pro-series-behind-the-table-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Auditions Interview for Performer Stuff Pro Series: Behind the Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3>Auditions Interview\u00a0for\u00a0Performer Stuff Pro Series: Behind the Table<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by:\u00a0Mark Pawsey<\/p>\n<p>March 29, 2021<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p>To continue with our Performers Stuff Pro Series, please welcome\u00a0<strong>Holly-Anne Devlin, Jeff Revels, and Kenny Howard. <\/strong>Following on from our previous extinguished panel they too collectively share personal experiences of what it is like in an audition room \u201cbehind the audition table\u201d from their perspective as Producers, Directors, and Show Creators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meet our Panelists<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"> <img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jeff-revels.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Jeff Revels\u00a0<\/strong>has directed many productions throughout Florida and is currently Artistic Director at the Orlando Repertory Theatre. He served as Executive Producer for the\u00a0<em>Orlando Citrus Parade\u00a0<\/em>and as writer for the\u00a0<em>National Cherry Blossom Festival Celebration &amp; Parade, Nashville Christmas Spectacular, National Memorial Day Parade,\u00a0American Valor: A Tribute To Our Military,\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0<em>Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade,\u00a0<\/em>all nationally syndicated. Jeff recently did some writing for Dollywood and Dolly Parton. He has also written and directed large scale spectaculars for the city of Manaus, Brazil as well as films, seen daily at Okada Resort in Manilla. Jeff received the Alumni Professional Achievement Award from Winthrop University and was spotlighted by the Orlando Sentinel as one of Central Florida\u2019s Most Fascinating People and one of Ten People Who Make Orlando A Better Place to Live. In 2015 the City of Orlando proclaimed \u201cJeff Revels Day\u201d to honor his work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"> <img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/kenny-howard.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Kenny Howard<\/strong>\u00a0is the Education Director for Florida Theatrical Association. \u00a0Also, Co-Founder with Van Dean of Broadway Consortium, LLC. On Broadway he produced Gershwin\u2019s Porgy and Bess (Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical), Gore Vidal\u2019s The Best Man (Tony nom.) Evita 2012 Revival (Tony nom), Chinglish, Bonnie &amp; Clyde, Big Fish, Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Cinderella (Tony nom.). \u00a0He produces and directs shows throughout Florida, on the board of directors for the Orlando Fringe, and is a graduate of UCF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"> <img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/holly-anne.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Holly-Anne Devlin\u00a0<\/strong>is an award-winning director, writer, and producer based in New York City.\u00a0 She has been a part of the creative teams for mega-hit Broadway shows including <strong><em>Jersey Boys<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Billy Crystal\u2019s 700 Sundays<\/em><\/strong>, as well as dozens of National and International productions and tours.\u00a0 She specializes in developing musicals from inception and bringing them to a global audience as both a creative and a producer with her production companies <em>Kaleidoscope Entertainment, <\/em><em>Happy Hour Entertainment, <\/em>and <em>Wine Lovers LLC<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/libraries\/F5uP9Qcx.js\"><\/script><strong>Watch the interview here:<\/strong><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/libraries\/F5uP9Qcx.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/js-cookie@2\/src\/js.cookie.min.js\"><\/script><\/h4>\n<div id=\"player\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/libraries\/F5uP9Qcx.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/js-cookie@2\/src\/js.cookie.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"player\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <!&#091;CDATA&#091;\nconst playerInstance = jwplayer(\"player\"). setup({ file: \"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/images\/proseries\/AuditionsBehindTheTable_09_08_20.mp4\", image: \"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/images\/large-Auditions-Behind-the-Table_Pt2_Metadata.jpg\", width: \"100%\", height: 100});\n\/\/ &#093;&#093;><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Want More Performer Stuff Pro Series? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We\u2019ve got you covered:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/proseries\" target=\"_BLANK\"> <img style=\"width: 600px; background: black; background-color: black;\" src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/images\/banners\/Pro-series-banner_01.png\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><em>Mark is British and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London winning the Liverpool Playhouse Award and an honors diploma in Stage Management. He spent 15 years in London\u2019s West End working on shows such as \u201cSteel Magnolias\u201d, \u201cTaboo \u2013 The Boy George Musical\u201d and original productions of \u201cThe Woman in Black\u201d \u201cBuddy\u201d and \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d. In 1998 Mark joined the acclaimed \u201cCirque du Soleil\u201d troupe, touring the world with \u201cAlegria\u201d, \u201cQuidam\u201d and \u201cAmaluna\u201d. He moved to Las Vegas in 2004 to take up residence with them on \u201cZumanity\u201d and then to Tokyo in 2010 with \u201cZED\u201d where he became Artistic Director. He gave a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WFC_s6odYQg\" target=\"_blank\"> TEDx Talk<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Edmonton, Canada in 2013 on \u201cThe Future of Inspiration\u201d and left Cirque after 16 years, in 2014. However, he stumbled upon an opportunity with Norwegian Cruise Lines which led to a fortuitous partnership with Joyce Arbucias and The Imagination House in Orlando, where he has been a Producer of Live Entertainment for the past 3\u00bd years.<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[937],"tags":[938],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}