Showing posts with label Inspiring Actress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiring Actress. Show all posts
‘Mrs. Gu and Her Armchair’ actress Dralla Aierken
The actress Dralla Aierken, as you probably know by now, started acting in China and began going to auditions in Beijing when she was 19. She threw herself into performing because it was one of those things in life that one cannot NOT do without being unhappy. Even though she had always been interested in the arts since she was very young, especially dancing and painting, acting became her passion and she found that she felt herself most alive and exhilarated when she was on stage or portraying a character.
She went all the way with her passion and earned an MFA at the A.R.T. (the American Repertory Theater) at Harvard and participated in many professional theater productions in Boston and New York. Theater was satisfying for Dralla but she decided to pursue a career in film and TV and moved to Los Angeles and received even more extensive training under the famous screen-acting teacher, Lesly Kahn. Since then, Dralla has been in numerous film projects including, My Mother Thinks I Suck, I Do, Kythera, and most recently, Mrs. Gu and Her Armchair, directed by Eileen Hsu.
Eileen Hsu is an L.A. based film director with many years in the industry. She’s done commercials, music videos and short films, which have been seen on KCET, (a non-commercial educational, independent television station located in Los Angeles, California), and selected to be in countless film festivals in the United States and abroad. Her latest film, Ballot, will debut this summer in New York City at the Asian American International Film Festival, which is the first and longest running festival in the U.S. to showcase for the best in independent Asian and Asian American cinema.
Dralla Airken is one of the stars in Eileen’s Hsu’s film Mrs. Gu and Her Armchair, which focuses on an antique armchair at a garage sale which reveals the life’s journey of its former owner, Mrs. Gu, and her struggles to go from Shanghai to Taiwan and then finally to America. Dralla plays Jean, a strong Asian American woman who enjoys great professional success but is lost at heart. She is vulnerable and strong at the same time, and that is the character’s challenge. Dralla, of course, is such a fine actress that any acting character challenge is only an invitation for her to jump in and play the part better than anyone else. We can’t wait to see Mrs. Gu and Her Armchair!
The enchanting and talented Amy Field
Amy Field is an
extremely talented actress and singer.
She is hard working and driven.
She has been singing since a very young age and has always loved
performing. She was so excited when she
first joined her school choir at age six, and she has held onto that excitement
throughout her career. Her energy and
talent are both astonishing.
Amy has a lot of experience performing. She sang with the Australian Youth Choir, an international touring choir, at many different venues. She toured in both the USA and the UK. She sang at Carnegie Hall, Disneyland, Independence Hall, at the David Cup and many other places and events. She has trained with some of the best. She studied singer under Margi Di Ferranti and Pat Wilson. She also was trained in acting by Adrian Barnes at the Springboards Performing Arts School. Amy took classes at Darlo Drama and Acting World before attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Conservatory Program in 2014. Her training has really paid off, as she has had many starring roles.
Amy has a lot of experience performing. She sang with the Australian Youth Choir, an international touring choir, at many different venues. She toured in both the USA and the UK. She sang at Carnegie Hall, Disneyland, Independence Hall, at the David Cup and many other places and events. She has trained with some of the best. She studied singer under Margi Di Ferranti and Pat Wilson. She also was trained in acting by Adrian Barnes at the Springboards Performing Arts School. Amy took classes at Darlo Drama and Acting World before attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Conservatory Program in 2014. Her training has really paid off, as she has had many starring roles.
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| Australian actress Amy Field, on right, pictured here with singer Pink |
Amy has played the lead
character of Evelyn in Independence,
which has been her favorite role so far.
She also starred in Anastasia, Six
Degrees of Separation, Anything Goes,
and Return to the Forbidden Planet. These are but a few of the amazing things Amy
has done. Her next big project is the
SWAG Theatre Company, an Australian theatre company that she has started. They will be performing the play A Single Act on October 8-11 at the Tank
in New York City. Amy produced and plays
the lead role in A Single Act. The play is about domestic abuse, and Amy
hopes that through this play she will be able to help spread awareness about
this horrible issue and support the cause.
Amy is an inspiring actress and singer, and she will continue to do
great things as she continues working hard in the industry.
