The Americano Theater at The Acting Corps

Plot
Recently appointed head of production, movie exec Bobby Gould receives a visit from his longtime friend and associate Charlie Fox. Charlie pitches Bobby a populist action flick that's going to make both Fox and Gould rich, famous, and powerful. Gould's attractive new secretary Karen, however, has another idea - another movie - a socially conscious film about the end of the world which may not turn a profit and might just get everyone fired. Money and art, love and loyalty - Pulitzer prize winner David Mamet explores the nature of power in this fast and furious comedy. Speed the Plow delivers a dark vision of Hollywood on steroids!

Eugene Buica (Bobby Gould)

After graduating from University of Pennsylvania Mr. Buica attended the The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York where he studied with the legendary Sanford Meisner. Mr. Buica then continued to study acting for the next 15 years, working with the best acting teachers of the time, including Uta Haagen, Michael Howard, and George Shdanoff.

Mr. Buica has appeared in over 50 plays, films, television shows and commercials. Notable stage appearances include The Sound of Music on Broadway and Coriolanus at Princeton's McCarter Theater. Film appearances include Playing God, Glass Necktie, The Group, and Merchants of Venus. Television roles include ER, Goode Behavior, Days of Our Lives, Another World, and Becker. Mr. Buica has also appeared and promoted consumerist culture in twenty national commercials.

As a writer, Mr. Buica has won critical accolades from The Los Angeles Times for Parachute, a play in which he also starred. He also adapted a play called The Swan, starring in it at Lincoln Center. His work as a screenwriter includes Bazin, Sleeping Beauty, Out of Town, Chip, Frijole, and Spiritual. He is currently under contract to write and direct a feature film in 2012 for an independent production company, for which he will cast once again, mostly Acting Corps actors.

Mr. Buica has been coaching and teaching actors since 1991, leading workshops in the Grotowski, Michael Chekhov and Meisner approaches in Malibu, Los Angeles, Bucharest, Beijing, Munich, and New York. As Artistic Director and Founder of The Acting Corps, Mr. Buica originated and implemented the unique training processes reflected in the Actors' Boot Camp and all the other programs at The Acting Corps. The Acting Corps has, as of 2012, trained 4000 actors with 1400 of them acquiring film and TV credits (and now appearing on IMDB) after attending The Actors' Boot Camp. As a result of The Acting Corps' growing national prominence, Mr. Buica was asked to judge the TNT Dramatic Auditions National Competition . TNT then selected The Acting Corps as the school to train the winner of its National Competition. Mr. Buica has spoken about acting widely, most recently on the BBC, on NBC, MTV, and at Universal Studios. He has appeared on numerous programs as an expert acting coach, most recently coaching the models of America’s Next Top Model.

Mr. Buica is delighted to return to the stage and to collaborate with an all Acting Corps faculty cast in this inaugural production of The Americano Theater.

Corey Sorenson (Charlie Fox)

Corey has appeared in over 50 plays across the country; from the classics to experimental work and everything in between, including productions at The Old Globe, Walnut Street Theatre, the New Group, and Philadelphia Theatre Company where he worked alongside Tony Award winner Bill Irwin. He received his MFA from Temple University where his early film work included roles in Head Space and The Push.

Some of his television work has included roles on Law & Order: SVU, Numb3rs, NCIS, The Wire and Rescue Me. He also wrote and starred in the highly celebrated series The Circuit. Additionally, he was Casting Associate for Disney’s The Help, where he also served as an acting coach. Look for him in the film Hardflip, coming to theaters in the Spring of 2012.

SAge Howard (Karen)

A Montana Native, Sage studied theatre and received her B.A. in Theatre and Hispanic studies from Lewis & Clark College followed by an M.F.A in Acting from University of California, Irvine.

Sage Howard has appeared in numerous plays, films, television shows and commercials. Recent film credits include Dead Inside, Blame the Rain and Making Room. Sage has been on stage with Cornerstone Theatre Company, Theatre Rhinoceros, and Equinox Theatre. She was nominated for best supporting actress in the world premier of Eve's Rapture at the Hayworth Theater last year.

Sage has taught and directed theatre around the world. Currently she teaches scene study and technique at The Acting Corps. She taught Movement, Voice and speech and Theatre History at the University of California, Irvine. Sage also started a theater group at the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Ghana, West Africa.


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	Eugene Buica (Bobby Gould) After graduating from University of Pennsylvania Mr. Buica attended the The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York where he studied with the legendary Sanford Meisner. Mr. Buica then continued to study acting for the next 15 years, working with the best acting teachers of the time, including Uta Haagen, Michael Howard, and George Shdanoff. Mr. Buica has appeared in over 50 plays, films, television shows and commercials. Notable stage appearances include The Sound of Music on Broadway and Coriolanus at Princeton's McCarter Theater. Film appearances include Playing God, Glass Necktie, The Group, and Merchants of Venus. Television roles include ER, Goode Behavior, Days of Our Lives, Another World, and Becker. Mr. Buica has also appeared and promoted consumerist culture in twenty national commercials. As a writer, Mr. Buica has won critical accolades from The Los Angeles Times for Parachute, a play in which he also starred. He also adapted a play called The Swan, starring in it at Lincoln Center. His work as a screenwriter includes Bazin, Sleeping Beauty, Out of Town, Chip, Frijole, and Spiritual. He is currently under contract to write and direct a feature film in 2012 for an independent production company, for which he will cast once again, mostly Acting Corps actors. Mr. Buica has been coaching and teaching actors since 1991, leading workshops in the Grotowski, Michael Chekhov and Meisner approaches in Malibu, Los Angeles, Bucharest, Beijing, Munich, and New York. As Artistic Director and Founder of The Acting Corps, Mr. Buica originated and implemented the unique training processes reflected in the Actors' Boot Camp and all the other programs at The Acting Corps. The Acting Corps has, as of 2012, trained 4000 actors with 1400 of them acquiring film and TV credits (and now appearing on IMDB) after attending The Actors' Boot Camp. As a result of The Acting Corps' growing national prominence, Mr. Buica was asked to judge the TNT Dramatic Auditions National Competition . TNT then selected The Acting Corps as the school to train the winner of its National Competition. Mr. Buica has spoken about acting widely, most recently on the BBC, on NBC, MTV, and at Universal Studios. He has appeared on numerous programs as an expert acting coach, most recently coaching the models of America’s Next Top Model. Mr. Buica is delighted to return to the stage and to collaborate with an all Acting Corps faculty cast in this inaugural production of The Americano Theater.

	Corey Sorenson (Charlie Fox) Corey has appeared in over 50 plays across the country; from the classics to experimental work and everything in between, including productions at The Old Globe, Walnut Street Theatre, the New Group, and Philadelphia Theatre Company where he worked alongside Tony Award winner Bill Irwin. He received his MFA from Temple University where his early film work included roles in Head Space and The Push. Some of his television work has included roles on Law & Order: SVU, Numb3rs, NCIS, The Wire and Rescue Me. He also wrote and starred in the highly celebrated series The Circuit. Additionally, he was Casting Associate for Disney’s The Help, where he also served as an acting coach. Look for him in the film Hardflip, coming to theaters in the Spring of 2012.

	SAge Howard (Karen) A Montana Native, Sage studied theatre and received her B.A. in Theatre and Hispanic studies from Lewis & Clark College followed by an M.F.A in Acting from University of California, Irvine. Sage Howard has appeared in numerous plays, films, television shows and commercials. Recent film credits include Dead Inside, Blame the Rain and Making Room. Sage has been on stage with Cornerstone Theatre Company, Theatre Rhinoceros, and Equinox Theatre. She was nominated for best supporting actress in the world premier of Eve's Rapture at the Hayworth Theater last year. Sage has taught and directed theatre around the world. Currently she teaches scene study and technique at The Acting Corps. She taught Movement, Voice and speech and Theatre History at the University of California, Irvine. Sage also started a theater group at the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Ghana, West Africa.