Filming Our Promo Video

2/2/2015

Just two days ago we filmed our promotional video, scheduled to air when our Kickstarter Campaign kicks off, March 1st, 2015. Filming always takes longer than you think it will, but we only had three hours and it all had to get done. For me, it was a wonderful reunion with students of mine that had worked on the Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts' production--I hadn't seen most of them for several months. I had forgotten how magical and incredible Viewpoint work can be with an already-bonded ensemble.

Viewpoints is a movement-oriented method for training actors developed by a phenomenal woman named Anne Bogart. I studied her work in both high school and college and have been fascinated by it ever since. I used Viewpoints to work on scenes from "Pride & Prejudice" with my students at OCPA, and they took to it like fish to water.

I was happily surprised to find that within five minutes of starting our first Viewpoint session, the entire group was completely dropped in, ready to go. Considering that none of them had done any kind of Viewpoints since last summer, the connection that they were able to find was pretty impressive. Once everyone was ready, we prepared for the first shot, filmed by fantastic student film artist, Bryn Lanning. Keep an eye out for that name--I suspect you'll be hearing it more regularly over the next couple of years.

I could not have asked for a better, more focused, generous, open-hearted ensemble. Working entirely off of oreo cookies, we managed to film everything we needed and then some in that three hours. I've posted some photos that were taken during filming for your enjoyment. Look for the full promo video March 1st, 2015, when our Kickstarter Campaign officially kicks off, and we'll be sending out some additional teaser trailers as we get closer. Thanks for reading!

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Caitlin Lushington is the Co-Artistic Director of the Enso Theatre Ensemble, a teacher, director, and actress. Sometimes she works too hard, sometimes she forgets things, and she strives to put the car keys back in the same place every time. She drinks tea every morning from her TARDIS mug and "Mr. Tea" diffuser. She loves the morning and wishes she had a photographic memory, so she could remember the names of every person she meets.

Peyton McCandless is an actor, singer, teacher, and Global Somatics™ Practitioner who until recently hailed from St. Paul, Minnesota. Recent collaborations include: 105 Proof (or, the Killing of Mack “the Silencer” Klein), These Old Shoes, Ash Land (Transatlantic Love Affair); Twelfth Night, The Good Woman of Setzuan (Theatre Pro Rata); Silkworms (a nun play) (Theatre Unbound); and Jesus Christ Superstar (The Chameleon Theatre Circle). When she’s not onstage she teaches at Northwest Children’s Theater and School, reads her way through large piles of books, and impulse-buys her favorite pens.

Kylie Rose is a Portland-based actress, light lyric soprano, puppeteer, and dialect coach who hails from Kelso, Washington. Kylie received her training studying classical theatre and regional dialects in England for a year courtesy of the Dr. Betty Evans Shakespeare Scholarship and she graduated with her BFA in Theater Performance from Central Washington University. Notable collaborations include playing Liesl in Leavenworth Summer Theater's "The Sound of Music," Helena in Richmond Theater's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Neddy Nederlander in Stage Works Ink's "The 3 Amigos... Live!,” and dialect coaching Defunkt Theater’s recent production of “Blasted." She looks forward to her future artistic adventures in the Portland area.

Helena Fisher-Welsh is a Portland native who has spent the last four years in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she earned her B.F.A. in acting from the University of British Columbia. Recent theatre credits in Vancouver include Why I Hate Utah (Rising Phoenix Theatre), Salt Water Moon, Chamber Music, The Bacchae 2.0 Twelfth Night, Little One, and The Seagull (all UBC productions). Her last performance in Portland was almost six years ago in Artists Repertory Theatre's production of Ah, Wilderness!. She's happy to be back and to be joining Enso Theatre Ensemble in this wonderful production!