October, 2008
Back to School
Erica is accepted into the Terry Schreiber Studio Acting Conservatory.

August 2008
From Within
Movie Release dates announced, accolades received.

July 2008
Plethora of Puppets
An update on the 2008 "Capital Fireworks" Puppeteers of America Festival and the EAT Mini-festival.

New Updates
A brief overview of the new www.ericamclaughlin.com!

Spring 2008
Best Actress Nomination, Strawberry One Act Festival, Step Up 2, The Wire
Summer 2007
N-Word Funeral, Guest Speaking Engagement, Strange Soup

I am proud to announce my acceptance into the T. Schreiber Conservatory intensive acting program. The program combines acting, voice, and movement, and I believe it is one of the best that NYC has to offer. The conservatory concludes with a public performance of scenes, stayed tuned for more information!

The T. Schreiber Studio established in 1969, is recognized as one of the foremost professional theatre studios in New York City, devoted to the comprehensive training and development of actors in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The Studio’s ongoing classes are integrated into its annual season of productions, allowing the accomplished faculty to guide the growth of each artist from classroom to stage.  The faculty of the Studio is composed of working professionals and established artists in theatre, film, and television, under the direction of Terry Schreiber.

I worked background on this film, shot in Perryville, MD. The film's release date is August 29, 2008. It opened to good reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival, and won three awards at the Solstice Film Festival. I am proud to be a part of this MD-grown experience! For more info:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063056/
http://www.fromwithinmovie.com/

Synopsis:  A rash of suicides hits the small community of Grovetown, causing fear and panic among local residents. As those around 18 year old Lindsay continue to die gruesomely, she beings to distrust everyone and she suspects she will become the next victim. Featuring Laura Allen, Adam Goldberg, Elizabeth Rice, Rumer Willis.

I had an amazing experience remounting OM: Objects in Motion this summer! OM performed to rave reviews in this year's 2008 Capital Fireworks Puppet Fest. The festival was presented by the Puppeteers of America.

OM is a collaboration between puppet director Colette Searls and choreographer Doug Hamby: a funky variety show where characters spring from garbage bags, plastic wrap, and recycled paper to unleash their inner groove in vignettes of whimsy.  In short episodes, OM transfigures the ordinary with a collage of music ranging from Mozart to Jazz to Hip Hop. Exploring the unexpected, lyrical and humorous, OM puts four puppeteers trained in modern dance behind and among the animated objects to explode physical boundaries.

OM was originally developed and  presented at UMBC in September 2005.

OM is called "innovative and brilliant"- Puppets and Stuff.com
 

I also developed an original piece for the Emerging Artist Theatre Festival "Laugh Out Loud", which featured various solo, clown and puppetry acts. The piece, "Emergency Use Only", based on bored strangers creating puppets on the subway using their personal objects,  received amazing feedback. This is the first of many puppet cabaret style mini-performances I hope to produce in New York City. For more information, visit the Production section or for workshop info visit  www.ericamclaughlin.com/puppetry.

After receiving colorful new headshots by Jeffrey Hornstein, I decided it was time to give the website a facelift! New features include:

Production Page: Here you can view information about previous acting roles and theatre productions, and get the latest news on my upcoming projects.

New Links Page: This features links to social networking sites I belong to as well as acting resources for others in the acting world to use as resources.

Headshots: My wonderful new photos in color.

Coming soon: A video page, featuring audition monologues, performance clips, news media coverage.