Winter Blues? Make a game plan.
I’m having a hard time writing right now. That usually means I know what I want to say, but I’m
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Jana (it rhymes with “banana” or “anna”) is an artist from Clarksville, Maryland. Growing up her parents always told her to “be whatever you want to be.” Seeing as she has come from three generations of doctors, she obviously became an artist. As an actor, she has performed internationally Off-Broadway, and locally to the Baltimore/DC area. Favorite roles include Juliet, Ariel, and Caliban. Jana is the Founder of Red Connect Online, a social media marketing company that creates customized advertising campaigns for small businesses. You can listen to her podcast, Confessions of a Closet Christian, on the E-Squared Media Network. You can also follow her on Twitter (@Jana_Stambaugh) and friend her on Facebook.
Author: Jana Stambaugh
Holidays bring out the ‘Fear of Missing out’
We’re in the middle of the holiday season – a joyful time of year, perhaps, but more than likely one
Read moreWhy do we live our lives through fictional movies and TV characters?
“You’re a regulation hottie,” says Janice Ian to Lindsay Lohan’s character in Mean Girls. I compare myself to movie situations
Read morePublic Speaking: Get rid of the ‘um’ and word-fillers; hire an actor
I’m a little critical. I’ll admit that. It runs in my family. I come from a long line of critical
Read moreMy inner play
And now, a play based on my actor’s psyche. Jana: Every once in a while – or every day – I
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Post-show depression: 5 stages of grieving for actors
(Blythe Coons (Mercutio) plays her last scene in Romeo and Juliet. All photos by Sandra Barton) I hear the applause.
Read moreRomeo and Juliet: Stage kissing no stunt double needed
Hey – I wasn’t blogging for a few weeks – totally MIA for a second. Thinking terrible things? Abduction? Alien
Read moreRichard III enchanting, haunting and worth the hike to Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City
It’s a chilly Thursday night and I’m fast approaching 8 p.m. as I power walk up the hill toward the
Read moreActor’s Audition Log: I really need this part
Date: 9/24/12 Location: Virginia Attire: Burgundy top, black blazer, jeans. Hair: Up. Greasy. (Auditioning unexpectedly or would have washed and
Read more‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? (I’m nailing these lines)
Sitting at my office job, typing up emails and following up with phone calls when my scene partner pops up in
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