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Jim Braswell’s Drop in Monthly Workshop

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The Maile School Presents:
Jim Braswell’s Drop in Monthly Workshop!

 

Jim says, “One of the best things about living in LA was the fact that if I wasn’t working, I was always in a class. When I first moved back to Orlando, I wanted to keep that focus and stay in a class to continue working on my craft. Because of my full-time job at Disney, that was virtually impossible. All of the local classes required an 8 or 12 week commitment. That is why Debby and I are starting this monthly drop in class. So you can stay on top of your game without a long commitment. Most everything I teach, technique wise, is Stanislavski based. Those of you that have been in my classes know my style. Those of you that haven’t, come and check it out!”

The next available workshop is Wednesday, Aug 15th from 6pm to 10pm.

Don’t miss this exciting hands on industry workshop. Seating is limited a nd seats are already filling up. Great to add to your resume under training and staying current with your acting skills.

The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School is located at 999 South Orlando Avenue, Winter Park. Call us at 407-628-5989

M.A.I.L.E stands for Modeling / Acting / Image / for Everyone!!

Meet Maile School Grad: Kat Stanley

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Maile School Grad: Kat Stanley

Kat is a graduate of The Maile School’s Adult On Camera Acting program and our Improvisation program and has been working on the craft of acting for 3 years.

She has a developed admiration for singing and is training with Maile School’s Vocal performance Coach Jim Braswell.

We are happy to share with you that Kat recently entered and won the 1st round of the International Speech contest for Toastmasters International.

Her speech was titled “That Time I Signed up for Vocal Lessons.”
She spoke about the first time she met Jim Braswell and the genuine creative chemistry that developed. She shared her growing desire to improve her vocal range and step out of her comfort zone. Kat and Jim work together on a weekly basis to hone her vocal skills and showmanship. She also drew from her experience from taking our Improv program and connected with Jim to improve her public speaking persona.

She enjoys improv, acting, performing, singing, traveling, going to theme parks, and being outdoors.
Kat says, “The Maile School is a full service school that provides actors with the tools to help them succeed. Every acting class, every makeup class, every vocal lesson is a building block…it is a seed that you are planting that will reap rewards later.”

* Pictured with Kat is Maile School Vocal Coach Jim Braswell

Kat also participated in a live vocal showcase as one of the selected performers to sing.

GO KAT!

Maile School Star Grad: Riley Honohan

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 Maile School Star Grad:
Riley Honohan

Riley Honohan is a 15 yr old Winter Park High School sophomore who is singer and song writer who has recently released her new Original single “Broken” . She was asked to write an anti-bullying song by Producer, Sean Roberts, of the short film “Amrak”. This short film was created to bring awareness to the epidemic of Bullying. Riley will be singing it at the Premiere of the Film at Universal’s City Walk on November 11th. Be on the look out for other Maile School grads who worked on the film as well!

Riley’s song “Broken” was released on soundcloud and in 5 days had close to 4,000 plays. She was pleased to be asked to perform “Broken” last weekend at the Baldwin Park Festival.

She will also be performing this upcoming weekend at the Central Florida Autism Walk at Cranes Roost Park as a show of support for all children with Autism and to let them know that they will not be “Broken” by anyone!

Her first single is available for pre-release on itunes currently and will be released officially on November 17th , so be sure to support Riley.

More good news is that she just auditioned for Americas Got Talent so hopefully she will be able to bring “Broken” to the big stage. Riley is currently working on writing two more singles to add to her first Album.

Riley is a graduate of the Image program here at The Maile School and worked with Maile’s Vocal Coach Jim Braswell.
She is the daughter of Trevor and Julie Honohan.

Please follow her @rileyhonohan for music release updates.

Broken – Single by Riley Honohan

Click here to check out Riley’s newest song “Broken”.

Improv for Adults at The Maile School

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Improv for Adults at The Maile School

“DON’T BE AFRAID TO FIND YOUR FUNNY”

Did you know Improv is the art of composing, uttering, executing or arranging anything without previous preparation? Be in the moment… Learning Improv and Improvisational skills can be a very useful tool in your acting, audi tioning, and public speaking or as a means of overcoming shyness.

Improve your life through Improv here at The Maile School and explore the basic concepts of Improvisation in fun and supportive environment.

This special program is taught by The Maile School’s own Jim Braswell, who studied at the Sak Comedy Lab with and under Whose Line’s Wayne Brady. Jim’s 20+ years in the Entertainment Industry includes being a member of the Disney Comedy Troupe; Streetmosphere/Citizen of Hollywood and as an Audience Warm Up for various Disney Attractions and television shows taped at Disney.

This 9 week hands in program is creative, interactive and will cover the basics of Improv, adding Improv to improve your auditions, learn comedy, timing, working with partners and building self-confidence. All students will create an Improv show and perform in a live showcase in front of an audience.

The start date is next Wednesday October 18th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. 

Call The Maile Image, Modeling & Acing School today at
407-628-5989.

Improv is fun!  Improv is exciting!  And Improv is at The Maile School starting next Wednesday!

The Maile School is located in Winter Park and is home to John Peros Casting, Central Florida’s top Casting Director. The school has been training talent since 1982 and is recommended by top agents, photographers and clients.

 

FENCES featuring Maile’s: Jim Braswell & Trinity Onigbanjo

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FENCES featuring Maile’s:
Jim Braswell & Trinity Onigbanjo

The Academy Award winning film FENCES, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis returns to its original theater roots this week at Orlando’s Mad Cow Theatre.

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Price-winning centers on Troy, a middle-aged garbage man who battles crippling disappointment over his stolen ambition to be a professional baseball player. His family and his community share the weight in a play described by, as “one of the richest experiences I have ever had in the theatre. I wasn’t just moved. I was transfixed.”

We are happy to announce FENCES will feature Maile School’s own resident instructor, Jim Braswell as Gabriel and introducing Maile graduate Trinity Onigbanjo as Raynell. Jim teaches in our acting and modeling programs as well as our Vocal Performance Coach. Trinity is a graduate of the kids acting, advanced and improvisation program.  We are so happy for them and can’t wait to see their performances.

The show will run throughout the month of August.

You can receive discount tickets by calling the Mad Cow Theatre box office at 407-297-8788 and using the code MAILE.

Please support Jim Braswell and Trinity Onigbanjo in Fences as well as our local theater productions here in Orlando.

The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School has been training since 1982 and offers classes for adults, teens & kids.

 

FUN FRIDAY: 1 Day Camp Workshop on Improv

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FUN FRIDAY!
1 Day Camp Workshop
on Improvisation for Kids & Teens at
The Maile School

Check out our 1 Day Summer Fun Friday Improvisation workshop on next Friday, June 16th from 10am to 2pm.

Improvisation is the art of composing, uttering, executing or arranging anything without previous preparation, in the moment.

Learning Improv and Improvisational games can be a very useful tool in your acting, auditioning, public speaking or as a means of overcoming shyness.

Improv is fun!  Improv is exciting!  And improv is the subject of the next big workshop at The Maile School!

Taught by the Maile School’s own Jim Braswell, who studied at the Sak Comedy Lab with and under Whose Line’s Wayne Brady.  Jim’s 20+ years in the Entertainment Industry includes being a member of the Disney Comedy Troupe; Streetmosphere/Citizen of Hollywood and as an Audience Warm Up for various Disney Attractions and television shows taped at Disney.

Jim welcomes the chance to help you find your “funny ”!  Let’s tap into those creative juices and see what flows.  And if you walk away having learned very little you won’t walk away not having fun!  This hands on workshop promises to be fun and exciting for beginners or intermediates.

Call The Maile Image, Modeling & Acing School today at 407-628-5989 to register. The cost is only $65.

The Maile School has other camps and programs in Image & Confidence Development, On Camera Acting and Professional Modeling for kids, teens and adults.

Find your funny at The Maile School

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       Find your funny at The Maile School

The Maile School is offering a new and exciting program for kids & teens on Improvisation.

Did you know Improv is the art of composing, uttering, executing or arranging anything without previous preparation, in the moment. Learning Improv and Improvisational games can be a very useful tool in your acting, auditioning, and public speaking or as a means of overcoming shyness.

This special program is taught by The Maile School’s own Jim Braswell, who studied at the Sak Comedy Lab with and under Whose Line’s Wayne Brady.  Jim’s 20+ years in the Entertainment Industry includes being a member of the Disney Comedy Troupe; Streetmosphere/Citizen of Hollywood and as an Audience Warm Up for various Disney Attractions and television shows taped at Disney.

This program is creative, interactive and hands on and will cover the basics of improv, adding improv to improve your auditions, learn comedy, timing, working with partners and building self-confidence. All students will create an improv skit and perform in a live showcase in front of an audience. We will also invite a guest agent in to watch the show.

The start dates is next Saturday, March 11th from 4 pm to 6 p m. 

Call The Maile Image, Modeling & Acing School today at 407-628-5989 to register or to receive more information.

Improv is fun!  Improv is exciting!  And improv is the subject of the next big thing at The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School!

The Maile School is located in Winter Park and is home to John Peros Casting, Central Florida’s top Casting Director. The school has been training talent since 1982 and is recommended by top agents, photographers and clients.

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Improvisation Workshop for Kids & Teens at The Maile School

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Improvisation Workshop for Kids & Teens at The Maile School

Hey there!  Do you know where your funny bone is?  Are you sure that you even have one?  Improvisation can help you answer those questions!

Have you seen Whose Line Is It Anyway or been to a Comedy show and wondered how they come up with funny things so quickly, right off the top of their heads?

It’s Improv!

Improvisation is the art of composing, uttering, executing or arranging anything without previous preparation, in the moment.

Learning Improv and Improvisational games can be a very useful tool in your acting, auditioning, public speaking or as a means of overcoming shyness.

Improv is fun!  Improv is exciting!  And improv is the subject of the next big workshop at The Maile School!

Taught by The Maile School’s own Jim Braswell, who studied at the Sak Comedy Lab with and under Whose Line’s Wayne Brady.  Jim’s 20+ years in the Entertainment Industry includes being a member of the Disney Comedy Troupe; Streetmosphere/Citizen of Hollywood and as an Audience Warm Up for various Disney Attractions and television shows taped at Disney. Victoria, who has studied teen acting with Jim, her mom says “She completed her 12 week acting program at The Maile School and has become his biggest fan. She was so excited to hear he is with Brevard Talent Group agency too.”

Jim welcomes the chance to help you find your “funny”!  Let’s tap into those creative juices and see what flows.  And if you walk away having learned very little you won’t walk away not having fun!  This workshop promises to be fun and exciting for beginners or intermediates. The workshop is this Saturday, February 11th from 3:30pm to 7:30pm with parents coming back the last 30 minutes to see the students perform an improv showcase.

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Call The Maile Image, Modeling & Acing School today at 407-628-5989 to register.

The cost is only $65!

Presenting Maile-Prov with Jim Braswell

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jim-braswell-maile-schoolPresenting Maile-Prov with Jim Braswell

Hey there!  Do you know where your funny bone is?  Are you sure that you even have one?  Improvisation can help you answer those questions!

Have you seen Whose Line Is It Anyway or been to a Comedy show and wondered how they come up with funny things so quickly, right off the top of their heads?

It’s Improv!

Improvisation is the art of composing, uttering, executing or arranging anything without previous preparation, in the moment.

Learning Improv and Improvisational games can be a very useful tool in your acting, auditioning, public speaking or as a means of overcoming shyness.

Improv is fun!  Improv is exciting!  And improv is the subject of the next big workshop at the Maile School!

Taught by the Maile School’s own Jim Braswell, who studied at the Sak Comedy Lab with and under Whose Line’s Wayne Brady.  Jim’s 20+ years in the Entertainment Industry includes being a member of the Disney Comedy Troupe; Streetmosphere/Citizen of Hollywood and as an Audience Warm Up for various Disney Attractions and television shows taped at Disney.

Jim welcomes the chance to help you find your “funny”!  Let’s tap into those creative juices and see what flows.  And if you walk away having learned very little you won’t walk away not having fun!  This workshop promises to be fun and exciting for beginners or intermediates.

Call the Maile School today to register for only $65.

 

Be on the lookout for Jim’s 8 week class that will follow this exciting new workshop.

 

The Maile School offers classes fir kids teens & adults in the areas of image, modeling & on camera acting. Let’s us help start your career. 407-628-5989

Talent Show & Fall / Winter Fashion Show 2016

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       Talent Show & Fall / Winter Fashion Show 2016

 

fashion-show-the-maile-schoolAre you looking for something fun to do that’s free? Then come out to The West Oaks Mall on Saturday, November 19th at 1pm sharp to see The Maile School’s 12th Annual Talent Showcase and Fall / Winter Fashion Show. To kick off the show we have we have a sneak peek from JC Penney’s newest fashions for the season. All of the models are graduates from The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School.

You will be impressed with the talented performers singing in the talent show ranging from age 6 to 17 years. All contestants have 90 seconds to sing and will perform in front of a live audience and for a panel of judges that include top casting Director John Peros, Actor and Maile School instructor and vocal coach Jim Braswell, and owners of the SAG talent agency Clark Talent Nancy and John Clark.

 

 

 

 

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The show also has a special performance by Autumn Rae. She is an 11 year old triple threat. She’s performed live for over 70,000 people at Fundraisers such as Making Strides and many local venues including Maile School’s fashion shows, and was the winner of the our Talent Showcase 2 years ago as well as Orlando Magic, Orlando City Soccer, Weddings, and Festival. She is extremely devoted to serving her community.  She has booked several commercials, feature films, and shorts. Autumn Rae is an award winning dancer and singer. She has been writing and recording originals since age 5.  She recently released her new single and Music Video titled “I Wish I Could Fly“, which you can purchase on ITunes and CDBABY.   You can find her on several social media sites including Youtube, Twitter and Instagram @autumnraeshannon.

 

 

The 2 winners will receive a full tuition acting scholarship to the Maile School, signing with The Clark Talent Agency and a future live show performance!