I'm happy to share a demo excerpt from the graduation performance of our evening conservatory. This is a scene where Mrs. Donna Simpko the "beloved" high school teacher gets in trouble. I don't want to ruin it for you, but it doesn't end well... Here's our amazing ensemble with Nia Blizzard (ou virtual stage manager), myself, Emma Bufford, Alyssa Cecere, Jacqui Bellan, Colleen Sample, …
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Atlantic Theater Alumni
I had the privilege to study at the Atlantic Acting School from July 2019 to December 2020. Below for your enjoyment are some of the work we presented upon graduation from the Evening Conservatory––in the time of Covid. I am so grateful to have been making art during such a radical transition where storytelling was being reinvented, to sustain and thrive in a time of global crisis. I am a …
Portrait – Martina Potratz
Martina Potratz – an innovative theater maker by Flo Ankah Full essay published on Thelittlemovie.com “My first exposure to theater was experiencing a children’s version of The Magic Flute. My mum was an opera fan, and she made us listen to it at home, so we knew the story.” In Germany and Switzerland where Martina Potratz grew up, getting into a government funded ensemble was the …
Boudoir Chit-Chat
Boudoir Chit-Chat is an film essay about five female artists. Painting their strengths and differences as if they were one, this experimental documentary explores what it's like to live a creative path in New York City. In an informal interview setting, we become part of their diverse experience, as each woman opens their thoughts and hearts... hopefully triggering the audience's need to share …
Women Filmmakers in Hollywood
When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood? by Flo Ankah Full essay published on The Clyde Fitch Report “If I may be so honored, to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me tonight,” urged Frances McDormand during her powerful rally cry of an acceptance speech when she won for Best Actress on March 4. Like millions of viewers watching the live telecast, I was deeply …
Listen Up Philip
French actress Flo Ankah appears opposite Jonathan Pryce, Jason Schwartzman and Krysten Ritter, directed by Alex Ross Perry. She portrays Brandy, also featured in the official trailer of the film. …
Love is French
LOVE IS FRENCH, solo performance For the third year, the playful and seductive Floanne is presenting her concert of French chanson with a modern twist at Joe’s Pub for Bastille Day to ravish the ear of the Francophile and culturally curious New Yorker. With her jazz musicians, she will weave vintage songs into a didactic presentation, dissecting with humor and wisdom the cliché that romances …
Loving the Silent Tears
Starring in the Broadway-style musical 'Loving the Silent Tears' opposite Liz Callaway, Jody Watley, Debbie Gravitte and Jon Secada at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. This is the last song of the musical Loving the Silent Tears. I am wearing a yellow dress, between Jody Watley and Debbie Gravitte. I've been told yellow makes me look anemic and yellow makes me pop. I don't know what to …