Richard Skipper and producer, casting director, teacher, coach, writer, actor and director David S. Zimmerman are sitting down for an intimate chat to discuss how the coronavirus has affected David as well as his advice to those in the business—AND they will be responding to your comments/questions. Imagine “Inside the Actor’s Studio” but with Richard Skipper’s own personal style. The interview begins at 5 pm at https://www.facebook.com/RichardSkipper
Zimmerman has been coaching actors and putting together workshops for over a decade. He is the creator and producer of the “Meet the Biz” workshops, which looks to make diversity a common place and bridges the gap between ability and disability. As a personal coach, he has been hired by production companies such as Ryan Murphy’s ground breaking series “Nip/Tuck” and worked on Michael Patrick King’s, “Love You More.”
As a casting director, his credits include the Showtime pilots and Star Price Productions “Project X” and “Shadow Point”, as well as the popular series “Penn & Teller’s Bull!@#$.” He has also cast feature films including: “Fighting Words” and the upcoming “Carol of the Bells”, produced by Joey Travolta and Inclusion Films and starring RJ Mitte, Lee Purcell, Donna Mills, Andrea Friedman and Donna Pescow. Zimmerman has also enjoyed working with Lifetime TV, Mark Wolper Productions and Time Life Productions. He’s also been an actor in many films. A multi-award winner, he received the 25th Annual Media Access Award in 2007. He’s a faculty member at the Performing Arts Studio West and is a contributing writer for Ability magazine.
2020 is marking Richard Skipper’s 41st year in New York (from South Carolina). He is an entertainer, raconteur, arts advocate, theater historian and promotions/marketing guru. Under the guise of Richard Skipper Celebrates…, he has conducted over 700 interviews celebrating people in the arts. Recent interviews have included Joyce Bulifant, Linda Purl, Don Most, Melissa Manchester, Lesley Ann Warren, Loretta Swit, Tippi Hedren, Rich Little, and David France, author of “How To Survive A Plague,” Patty Farmer, author of “Starring the Plaza” and “Playboy Laughs.” Earlier this year, he completed a very successful artist in residence at The Laurie Beechman Theater in NYC where he presented a monthly talk/variety show called Richard Skipper Celebrates produced by Russ Woolley. He closed the series to focus on his solo show. He opened his SOLD-OUT show,An Evening with Richard Skipper: From Conway to Broadway off Broadway at St. Luke’s Theatre. He then took it to his hometown of Conway SC where it all began for him, The Theatre of The Republic and most recently with The American Popular Song Society.
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