Blink 182
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@ Suicidal Tendencies at
Vans Warped July 7.
Mike Afuir — vocals, Mike
Clark — guitar, Dean
Pieasants — guitar, Brooks
Wackerman — drums, Josh
Paul --- bass

@ Lit at Vans Warped July
7.

A four-piece from Orange
County Lit rule. The band
smoked through thcir set.
These guys burn.

Allen Shellenberger -- drums,
Kevin Baldes — bass, Jereray
Popot¥ — guitars, A. Jay
Popoff — vocals

Pennywise at Vans
Warped July 7.
Underground
surf/skate/punk hardcore
California style. Attaining cult
status Pennywise have perse-
vered despite the loss of
founding member Jason
Thirsk. The band played
songs off their latest release
and, of course, some old
school:
Fletcher mad his way to the
Brickyard after the show to do
sound for his pals from
Speedbore, He was seen head-
ing towards the Chicken
Place, famous for spewin
the Babblefish boys informed
‘him of the hazards and he
opted out and cruised back to
the Brickyard.
Jim Lindberg. — vocals,
_ Fletcher Dragge — bass,
Byron McMacmin -— drums,
Randy Bradbury — guitars

 @ The Vandals at Vans
Werped july 7.

Warren Fitzgerald —- guitar,
Joe Escalante — bass, Josh
Freese — — drums -

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screen,

Katharine Hamer
Contributing Writer

FOR struggling actors,
getting that first break
may be the hardest
thing they have to do.

Getting your foot in the
door and convincing hard-
bitten agents and casting
directors to choose you out
of the hundreds of aspiring
thespians they hear from
every day may scem like an
insurmountable hurdle.

That’s where Neil Sche!l
comes in.

The North Vancouver
resident is the director of
the Actor’s Working
Academy (AWA): an inten-

sive training centre specializ-
ing in film and television
work for both new and
experienced actors.

Schell started the AWA in
1994, to try and help other
actors avoid the frustrated
efforts to get work as an on-
screen actor that he once
experienced himself.

“When I first started act-

ing in Vancouver in 1981, I
did a lot of foolish things.”
he says. “I went to a CBC
audition with no idea what I
was doing. I made it

‘through the first audition,

and then when they called
me back for the second
audition, they took me to
this big underground studio
with five cameras and 20
crew. I just about died.”

The AWA now concen-
trates its attention on train-
ing actors specifically for the
utting them in
front of the cameras from
the word go, so they have a
chance to adjust to the
experience.

“The camera can be real-
ly imposing for you as an
actor,” he says. “Bui film
and TV work is what’s out
there in Vancouver. The
community doesn’t support
theatre in the same way as a
city like Seattle. Seattle’s like
a baby New York. Peaple
will go and drop $30 U.S.
to watch a tocal actor in a -
play, if the play’s any good.

ts not the same here.”

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ON the way up: West Van actress Meagan Black with
Nell Schell of the Actor's Workshop Academy.

Schelt’s mission to fur-
ther the careers of
Vancouver actors incorpo-
rates a quarterly talent
showcase, culminating in the
forthcoming “Showcase
Cup”at Robson Square.
Actors rehearse a scene of
their own choice, and audi-
tion to enter the competi-
tion.

t the showcase, they get
to perform i in front of some
of the city’s most influential
casting directors and agents.
It’s an opportunity, Schell
says, thar they probably
wouldn’t have otherwise —
and it seems to work.

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Mcgan Black has only been
acting since last September.
But since taking part in
AWA’s showcases, she’s
landed a recurring role in
local docudrama Ys, Me,
and the Kids and a small role
in the feature filin Trixie,
currently shooting in
Vancouver. The film is exec-
utive produced by Robert
Altman and directed by Alan

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