Sandi's Archives
Category: Acting
Amy Marcs, Actress and Playwright
Amy Marcs has been there, done that. She's an actress, playwright, voice-over artist, professor and ordained interfaith minister/spiritual counselor. And...she's also the writer and star of her critically acclaimed one-woman show, "Nice Tits," during which she shares life as a breast cancer patient and survivor. Amy's story is raw, brutally honest and absolutely hilarious. And quite frankly, so is our conversation. So sit back and get to know this warm, open, funny, creative woman.
Sheila Head and Norma Lana, Entertainment Professionals
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Sheila Head and Norma Lana, two very funny, accomplished and creative women have joined forces both personally and professionally. They first met at voice over auditions - one thing led to another and 4 years ago they got married. Sheila, an actress, comedy writer and improv pro and Norma, also a writer, actress/producer, media trainer put their talents together and are behind the pulpy comedy, "Hollywood Nurses." Sheila's the co-writer, Norma, the producer. In case you had no idea, "the mid-1950s was the heyday of pulp novels and the unique expression of queer sexuality in paperback." We talk about that and lots of other 'stuff' in this no-holds barred, hilarious, engaging conversation.
Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Actress/Producer
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Rebecca Harrell Tyckell's acting career began at a very young age. She went from performing in school plays in Vermont to New York, where at the tender of age of 9, she got a starring role in the Christmas movie classic Prancer. It was on to L.A. and more film and tv roles. In 2007 she moved from acting to pursue her dream of combining environmental activism, filmmaking and production. She and her future husband Josh Tyckell joined forces and through their company Green Planet Productions, have made several documentaries that focus on social causes. We cover a lot of ground in our conversation with this creative, committed, passionate woman.
Lois Robbins, Actress
Lois Robbins is one busy actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles on the daytime soap operas - "One Life to Live," "Loving," "Ryan's Hope", and "All My Children. She has also guest starred on "Sex and The City," "Law and Order", "Kingpin" and "Once and Again." Lois' film credits include "Blowtorch", "Juvie," and "Ithaca," directed by and starring Meg Ryan. Then there's theater. She has starred in a pair of world premier musicals - "My History of Marriage" and "A Time for Love." Lois has also written a one-act play - "L.O.V.E.R - Baring it All." And if all that isn't enough, she's writing a novel. Listen in as Lois shares talks about her varied and accomplished acting career.
Susan Johnson, Filmmaker
For Susan Johnson it's all about entertainment. After a successful career as a music video director, she decided to move over to movies, becoming an independent producer. Her first produced feature, Mean Creek premiered at Sundance and Cannes in 2004 and was released by Paramount Pictures and Focus Features. A total of 10 films followed, but for Susan, the time had come to 'go' behind the camera. She made her feature directorial debut with Carrie Pilby. Based on a best selling young adult novel, it premiered at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival. Susan talks openly and honestly about her career and what it's like being a woman in a man's world.