Category Archives: Acting
“Still Dreaming” Still Needs You!
CLICK HERE to give Shakespeare a few pounds or shillings! Just a few days are left to fund the bard and his devoted troupe of senior actors! Our friends, the award-winning filmmakers Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller of Philomath Films, have produced … Continue reading
Tom Baker, The 4th “Doctor Who”
“As Doctor Who nears its 50th anniversary, Tom Baker [79] reflects on his seven years as the fourth Doctor. ‘It was so much better than real life,’ he says. . . . With his long scarf and love of jelly babies, … Continue reading
Senior Actors Are “Still Dreaming”
Our friends, the award-winning filmmakers Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller of Philomath Films, have produced a terrific documentary entitled Still Dreaming, in which we follow a group of retirees as they cast, rehearse and perform a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s … Continue reading
Jack Klugman and Larry Hagman
The Emmy Awards neglected to do individual tributes to two stars who are probably familiar to most of our EngAGE Blog readers, so we’ll provide acknowledgement of their important careers and impressive talents here. They will be missed. Jack Klugman … Continue reading
Herb Jeffries Is 100
On September 24th, Herb Jeffries celebrated his 100th birthday. “This velvet-toned jazz baritone and sometime actor was (and perhaps still is) virtually unknown to white audiences. Yet, back in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Herb Jeffries was very … Continue reading
Elderly Acting Just Might Improve … Line, Please!
Will acting help improve your memory? From the New York Times: [A] ‘raging debate’ continues in the scientific community over the issue of so-called transfer; that is, whether improving cognitive skills in one specific area — like those involved with … Continue reading
Carol Channing at 92
From the New York Times: “When I’m working, I’m happy, like practically every actor I know,” said Ms. Channing, who makes appearances at benefits and for public-school arts programs and was the subject of “Larger Than Life,” a 2011 documentary. … Continue reading
