Directly after graduating from Juilliard in 1982, Lorraine Toussaint began rehearsals for her first paid acting gig, as Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare & Company’s production of “Macbeth.” After eight years of classical theater training, the Trinidad-born, New York-raised performer found herself among seasoned professionals like Kristin Linklater and Tim Saukiavicus, who mentored her as she entered the city’s Shakespearean heyday. Toussaint’s first mention in Variety was on Aug. 4, 1982, when she was cast in the Scottish Play; her first on-screen role was in the 1983 telefilm “The Face of Rage.” Among Toussaint’s many credits are Vee in Season 2 of “Orange Is the New Black” and a starring role in NBC’s current “The Village.” She also co-starred in Julia Hart’s superhero movie “Fast Color,” and plays Flo Kennedy in the yet-to-be-released “The Glorias: A Life on the Road,” the Gloria Steinem biopic directed by Julie Taymor.
When you...
When you...
- 6/7/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
"Know your voice—it's strong, it's sensitive, it's resilient, and it's you," says Kristin Linklater, founder of the Linklater Center for Voice and Language, before launching into her lists of voice dos and don'ts. "So be good to it," she continues, as one of the foremost voice experts domestically and internationally.Dos for the Healthy Voice- Do get lots of sleep. Rest relieves the vocal cords, for obvious reasons.- Do try to persuade your director not to set your play in a sandpit. Sand can seriously mess with your voice.- Do a 20-to-60-minute voice and body warm-up as close as possible to the start of every rehearsal and performance. A long, slow warm-up in the morning and a short, quick one in the evening work well.- Do fall in love with your breathing. It's you. It's your emotions. It's your voice. It's not a machine.-...
- 7/21/2010
- backstage.com
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