I took the PTE@PTE (Professional Training Ensemble) course
during its first year in 2009. It provided excellent training and an opportunity to develop
my skills under the expertise of working LOCAL professionals.
As a teacher, mom, writer-performer-producer, actor...it was
important that I find ways to network locally. 'Running-away-and-joining-the-circus' so to speak, has never
been an option for me. But it has always been important for me to earn a living
doing meaningful work, as well as find ways to express myself as a performer.
I think I've found a nice balance of day-job, home-life, and art-life. The lines are definitely beginning to blur, and sometimes my
art-life makes up a portion of my paid work!
Since 2009, I've written/performed/produced two, 5-Star
Fringe productions: "Breast Friends" and "Stretchmarks"; performed in Theatre Incarnate's Churchill-Fest production
"Far Away"; worked on Sarasvati's School Tour "No Offense"; been cast as a supporting actor in the indie film "On
the Edge" and principal opposite Jennifer Connelly in the feature film
"Cry Fly". I've been cast in a commercial for lottery tickets,
a few short indie films, and have auditioned for several theatre, film, and
television/commercial projects. I'm now an ACTRA-Apprentice union actor.
None of this would have happened without the networking,
personal confidence, candid advice, and expert training that PTE@PTE provided.
It's definitely been worth the investment!
Kim Zeglinski
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