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Coastal Artists

Play well, or play badly, but play truly.

About Me


COMING SOON...
is an organization based on the beautiful New Jersey shore. It is dedicated to forging the emergence of quality, passionate talent in the crafts of theatre, film, music, dance, photography, modeling, drawing, painting, and sculpting. It hopes to open its members to professional and semi-professional endeavors. Add us here to find out more information on performances, auditions, photographic & art displays, films in the works, special events, and how to become involved in with Coastal Artists and it's Ensemble. Visit our official website, as well at http://www.coastalartists.org
COASTAL ARTISTS ensemble includes peformers who have collectively worked and performed professionally throughout over 40 states in the continental US, throughout Canada, The United Kingdom, and on the open sea, aboard cruise ships in the Caribbean. Millions of audience members have witnessed these wonderful and talented men & women perform Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, on US National Tours for such professional groups as The New Vic Theatre of London, Living Arts for Students, American Theatre Arts for Youth, Sail Productions, Inc., American Family Theatre, National Theatre for Children, and in such residencies as The Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Naples Dinner Theatre, The Fireside, Hudson Shakespeare, The New York Rennaissance Faire, & Papermill Playhouse among many, many others. Now, as part of the Coastal Artists family, they bring their talents to you. As always, the hunt is on for new and exciting talent to join us as part of the Coastal Artists Ensemble.

My Interests

Quality Theatre, Film, & Music.
Acting, Directing, Learning, Creating, Living.

I'd like to meet:

Passionate people who can bring something unique to our Ensemble.

Music:

Anything that moves you or grooves you!

...and maybe some Showtunes now and then.

Books:

The teachings of our Heros.

The plays of:
William Shakespeare,
Tennessee Williams,
Eugene O'Neill,
Sam Shepard,
Martin McDonagh,
Neil Labute,
David Auburn,
William Mastrisimone,
John Patrick Shanley,
George F. Walker,
George Bernard Shaw,
Adam Rapp,
Richard Greenberg,
...and countless others.

Heroes:

Peter Brook,
Uta Hagen,
Lee Strasberg,
Konstantin Stanislavski,
Sanford Meisner,
Viola Spolin,
Tadashi Suzuki,
Stella Adler.
...and their students.

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company,
LABrynth Theatre Company,
29th Street Rep,
The 24 Hour Play Company,
The New Group,
Roundabout Theatre,
Atlantic Theatre Company.

Entertainers in general.

My Blog

Scrim Child update

Scrim Child, Jason James Etter's new drama, which dives into the psyche of a teenage girl who suffered traumatic abuse as a small child, was given its first informal read by Coastal Artists. The readi...
Posted by Coastal Artists on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:11:00 PST

Tick Tick... BOOM! auditions...

Coastal Artists co-founder/artistic director, David J. Cruse, will be directing Jonathan Larson's musical tick, tick...BoOM! at the beautiful Brookdale Performing Arts Center, Lincroft, NJ.  For ...
Posted by Coastal Artists on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:17:00 PST

Keri Setaro reviewed in NY Times

Keri Setaro, who starred and received rave reviews in our production of Proof, has today received another rave review... this one in the New York Times.  Check it out here: http://www.nytimes.com...
Posted by Coastal Artists on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:30:00 PST

Let's hear it for Awards!!!

From the Two River Times: "Outstanding Double-Duty Normy:...Defying the theatrical axiom about not directing yourself, David Cruse ... did just that. At First Avenue Playhouse, Cruse directed and act...
Posted by Coastal Artists on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:20:00 PST

PROOF by David Auburn (a review)

THEATRE TWO RIVER TIMES Proof PositivePulitzer Prize play at First Avenue Playhouse&By Philip DorianThe makeover of First Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, with new facades and upscale restaurants, ha...
Posted by Coastal Artists on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:09:00 PST

Ugly Duckling/Prince& The Pauper

Anyone who has any interest in performing in the young audience musicals this summer, please contact me ASAP.  You can send me a message via myspace, send me an e-mail at [email protected], or...
Posted by Coastal Artists on Fri, 12 May 2006 11:21:00 PST