RAVES FOR YOU CAN ACT!

“Reading D.W. Brown’s lovely and miraculous book, and seeing acting through his brilliant eyes, I found myself again passionate for the nuts and bolts of craft and the simple beauty of expression he so gorgeously clarifies. You Can Act! proves the theatrical endeavor to be a brave act of pure being and soul.”
—Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park, Independence Day

“I remember feeling a sense of security from D.W. He provided an atmosphere within which the insecure, novice actor could safely strive, explore, and even fail.”
—Robin Wright-Penn, The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump

“D.W. Brown guided me in how to work with actors. I‘ve incorporated the basic premises he works under and he gave me a lot of tips. We’ve spent time talking about character and he raises interesting questions and suggests approaches we might take in pulling off certain scenes. He has really helped me a lot.”
—Sam Raimi, director, Spider Man 1, 2 & 3

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As the artistic head of The Joanne Baron/D. W. Brown Studio, (www.BaronBrown.com) D. W. Brown has trained, directed and coached hundreds of actors and led seminars on acting with Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, and Sidney Pollack; other notables who have spoken at the studio include: Robert De Niro, Jim Caviezel, Jeff Goldblum, Martin Sheen, Richard Dreyfuss, John Singleton, Martha Coolidge, Robert Towne and Mark Rydell.

D.W. has personally coached and taught Robin Wright Penn, Leslie Mann, Keanu Reaves, Jamie Kennedy, Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Vartan, Mariska Hargitay, and many other great talents. He has just finished writing and directing the feature film In Northwood starring Nick Stahl, Olivia Wilde, Dash Mihok, Pruit Taylor Vince, Shoreh Aghdashloo, and Joanne Baron.

D.W. Brown is a lover of dogs, has a purple belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (from Rickson Gracie) and feels most himself when acting, directing, or walking through a museum at night with Joanne.