UBC2C presenter Alan Zweibel talks about how he started out his career in stand-up comedy and writing. Alan will give his students more insight into the business during his workshop at UBC2C.
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UBC2C Presenters ) Laura Belsey - DirectingLaura Belsey is an award-winning director, whose commercials and short films have won numerous international honors, including a Cannes Gold Lion. Her "New York, New York" spot for the Coalition for the Homeless, hailed by ...) Robert Lamoreaux - Animating Your StorylineRobert Lamoreaux Lamoreaux, has written, developed, and produced some of the most popular animation series for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and ABC Family including ‘Totally Spies,’ ‘Hey Arnold!,’ the Annie Award-nominated ‘Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi’ and ‘Catdog.’ ...) Rosalind Jarrett - Journalism and New MediaRosalind Jarrett, BA ’69 Rosalind Jarrett is Executive in Charge of Publicity for the Screen Actors Guild Awards® and has contributed to expanding the audiences for the SAG Awards telecasts on TNT and TBS since 1999. ...) Alan Zweibel - Comedy Writing for All GenresAlan Zweibel ’72 Multi-Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/director, Alan Zweibel began his career as part of the original ‘Saturday Night Live’ writing team. His TV credits also include ‘It’s Garry Shandling Show,’ ‘Monk’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ Zweibel’s ...) Peter Riegert - ScreenwritingPeter Riegert ’68 Veteran actor/writer/director Riegert has appeared in more than 30 films such as ‘The Mask’ and ‘Coldblooded.’ He was nominated for an Emmy for his role in ‘Barbarians at the Gate,’ (CBS), played Richard ...) Linda Gelman - Improv: Thinking on Your FeetLinda Gelman ’72 Gelman started her career as a dancer, having taken classes at UB in spite of being a Russian history major. She earned an MA in dance education at Columbian University Teachers College, ...) Harris Ferris - Managing For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Cultural OrganizationsHarris Ferris ’78 Executive director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ferris previously headed the Nevada Ballet in Las Vegas and New Jersey's American Repertory Ballet, where he was managing director to the affiliated Princeton Ballet School. ...) Richard Lawrence - The Agent's Role in the Entertainment IndustryRichard Lawrence ’67 Richard Lawrence started his career at Abrams-Rubaloff & Associates (AR&A) an agent for voice over performers and celebrities. In 1976 he founded Richard Lawrence Enterprises, a personnel management company representing actors, comedians, and ...) Ray Leslee - Shakespeare SingsRay Leslee ’76, ’77 Leslee is considered one of the leading composers of music for Shakespeare in the world. His musicals have been produced by the Shubert Organization, Playwrights Horizons, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Alabama ...) Saul Elkin - Starting a Theatre Company and Perfecting Your Audition: An Actor's WorkshopSaul Elkin Saul Elkin, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the UB Department of Theatre and Dance, is founder and artistic director of Shakespeare in Delaware Park, now in its 35th season, and co-founder and artistic ...) Jeanne Palmer Fornarola - Dance Audition and Panel DiscussionJeanne Palmer-Fornarola ’00 (UB Faculty) Clinical assistant professor in dance at the University at Buffalo, Palmer-Fornarola is the director of the Dance Program in the Department of Theater and Dance. She instructs courses in ballet, dance ...) Paul Zuckerman - Improv: Thinking on Your FeetPaul Zuckerman ’72 Zuckerman trained with Del Close at the Second City in Chicago and helped bring Chicago City Limits to New York in 1980. He performed with the company for 15 years and is ...) Ken Tabachnick - Managing For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Cultural OrganizationsKen Tabachnick ’77 Tabachnick has worked in all areas of entertainment for some 30 years. After a long career as a lighting designer for opera, dance, theater, and television, he earned his JD from Fordham Law School. ...) Robert Fingerman - The Business of Independent FilmRobert S. Fingerman ’80 (BS Accounting, UB School of Management) Managing partner of Fingerman & Macke, CPA, PC, a Long Island-based CPA firm, Fingerman has more than 28 years’ experience providing accounting and tax services to ...) Don Zakarin - Entertainment, Arts and Media Law PanelDon Zakarin '72 He is chairman of the litigation department at New York’s Pryor Cashman “having attained the position mostly by clean living and inertia.” He considers himself a general litigator, having represented clients in a ...) Bobby Collins - Stand-up ComedyBobby Collins ’73 American Comedy Award winner for Best Male Stand-up, Collins has hosted VH-1’s Stand Up Spotlight, A&E’s An Evening at the Improv, and Showtime’s A Pair of Jokers. He has opened for Frank Sinatra, ...) Jody Kleinberg Biehl - Journalism and New MediaJody Kleinberg Biehl Jody Kleinberg Biehl became the director of UB’s Journalism Certificate Program in January 2009. Before coming to UB, she worked as an editor at Der Spiegel Online, Europe’s largest news magazine and Germany’s ...-UBC2C Presenter, Director Rob Lieberman will direct the action thriller, The Stranger, starring professional wrestler-turned-actor, Stone Cold Steve Austin, according to The Hollywood Reporter . The Stranger is scheduled to shoot this summer in Vancouver. Lieberman will also be taking time off from his busy schedule to share his knowledge on film directing with workshop attendees this June. IMDB.com has some details of The Continue reading Stone Cold Steve Austin joins “The Stranger” Comedian & UBC2C Presenter Bobby Collins hits the road in Cleveland, headlining a show with topical comedy from everything from the economy to Octo-Mom. Collins will bring his tales from the road and other secrets to Santa Monica in June where he will lead a workshop on stand-up comedy. The Cleveland Plain Dealer interviews him on his adventures in stand-up. Continue reading On The Road with Bobby Collins in Cleveland Vice-President A&R Catalog Development for Walt Disney Records and UBC2C-Hollywood presenter Ted Kryczko recently talked business at SXSW in Austin. Kryczko has been an architect in putting together strategies for success in the music business. The Times-Picayune in New Orleans did a story that featured him. If you want to learn more about the music business straight from the source, Kryczko’s workshop on vocal performance will give you some Continue reading Ted Kryczko at SXSW Variety is reporting that UBC2C Presenter, Rob Lieberman is set to direct a psychological revenge thriller with the working title of The Tortured. The Tortured, which is planning to start filming in June, has actors Jesse Metcalfe, Erica Christensen and Bill Moseley attached to the project according to the film’s IMDB.com page. Lieberman is teaching a workshop on film directing for Continue reading Rob Lieberman set to direct “The Tortured” |
    
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