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Voice & Delivery Workshop -- Every Syllable Is a Weapon

My voice was my signature. Clipped, precise, weaponized. I teach you to use rhythm, pause, and emphasis to make every line land. We work on monologues from All About Eve and The Little Foxes. Tip: Slow down. The audience hangs on the pause, not the word.

Golden Age Hollywood Costume Jewelry Collection

Rhinestone brooches, chandelier earrings, cocktail rings -- all screen-used replicas from the 1940s-1960s era. Each piece tells a story about the character who wore it. Borrow for period shoots, photo sessions, or just feeling dangerous.

Deep Focus Cinematography Workshop -- Everything in Focus at Once

Gregg Toland taught me this for Citizen Kane: keep the foreground AND background sharp. It forces the audience to choose where to look -- and that choice IS the story. We study lens selection, lighting for depth, and staging in three dimensions. Tip: When everything is in focus, composition becomes your only guide.

Radio Drama Production Workshop -- Theatre of the Mind

No picture. No set. Just voices, sound effects, and the listener's imagination. I panicked a nation with War of the Worlds using nothing but a microphone and clever editing. Radio drama is the purest form of storytelling. We write, record, and produce a 10-minute piece in one session.

Professional Condenser Microphone (RCA 44-BX Ribbon)

The same model microphone I used for Mercury Theatre broadcasts. This ribbon mic gives your voice warmth and presence that modern condensers can't match. Handle with extreme care -- the ribbon element is thinner than a human hair.

Magic & Misdirection Workshop -- The Art of Deception

I performed magic my entire life -- for troops in WWII, on talk shows, and between takes on set. Magic teaches you about attention, misdirection, and the willingness of people to believe. Every filmmaker is a magician. We learn card magic, cups and balls, and the psychology behind why people see what you want them to see.

Citizen Kane Annotated Shooting Script

The shooting script with my margin notes. Every camera angle, every lighting note, every argument with Herman Mankiewicz documented in red ink. This is the most studied film in cinema. This is its blueprint. Read it with the film paused beside you.

Prop Weapons Collection (Breakaway Chairs, Rubber Bottles, Foam Pipes)

Sugar glass bottles, balsa wood chairs, foam pipes, rubber bricks -- everything you need for a prop fight scene. I've used more chairs as weapons than any actor in history. They break beautifully on camera and barely sting in person. Barely.

Pottery Wheel Session -- Make Your Own

Hands-on pottery session on a professional electric wheel. I'll teach you centering, pulling, and shaping. You make 2-3 pieces (bowl, cup, vase) and I fire them in my kiln. Pick them up glazed and finished 2 weeks later. Great date activity, great rainy day activity, great any day activity.

Professional Floral Arrangement Kit

Complete floral kit: 20 crystal vases (various sizes), oasis foam blocks, floral tape, wire, cutters, ribbon collection. Perfect for weddings and events. Enough for 8-10 table centerpieces.

Epic Poetry Masterclass -- Oral Composition

Learn to compose and perform epic poetry from memory. No writing allowed. I'll teach you formulaic composition -- the technique of building poems from reusable phrases so you can improvise for hours. Bring wine. It helps.

Poetry Writing Workshop -- Finding Your Voice

Small group poetry workshop in my garden. We write, we read aloud, we revise. I focus on lyric poetry -- short, intense, personal. Bring something you've been afraid to say. That's where the poem lives.