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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

She heard back from "Glee"

A couple weeks ago Penn alum actress Jess Garvey (C'09) shared her singing audition video that got her a callback on "Glee".

Since then, Jess has some good news, not such good news, and then "amazing" news.

After the jump, catch up with the ups and downs of being an LA actress!

Posted by Matt | 10:47 AM | 2008, 2009, Actor, audition, Glee, Jeni Sue Birnbaum, Jess Garvey, TV pilot | 0 comments »

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

She's Gleeking out! Her "Glee" audition callback

UPenn and Jess Garvey and Starter Actress

The last time we caught up with Penn alum actress Jess Garvey (C'09), she wiped out on her Nickelodeon surfer audition. That's the biz.. some days are better than others, but in today's installment of "Starter Actress", Jess has had some (more) good news.

Today, Jess fills us in about her journey auditioning for "Glee"!

After the jump,
1) watch the passionate audition tape that helped get her a callback
2) find out how she got the audition and what it was like going into her audition for Glee casting directors
3) and learn what the current status of this whole journey is!

Posted by Matt | 9:26 AM | 2008, 2009, Actor, audition, Glee, Jeni Sue Birnbaum, Jess Garvey | 0 comments »

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Wipe out: Jess's Nickelodeon surfer audition

UPenn and Jess Garvey and actress and Los Angeles

Over the course of us following actress Jess Garvey (C'09) in her "Starter Reality Star" series on DT, she has achieved quite a bit (from going on lots of auditions to booking commercials).

In today's episode, Jess starts a new day job and brings us on an audition that didn't go as well as she had hoped.

After the jump, watch the episode with special guest star and pal Penn alum Jeni Sue Birnbaum (C'08) and then find out what other exciting audition she had since this episode was filmed!

Posted by Matt | 12:46 PM | 2008, 2009, Actor, Jeni Sue Birnbaum, Jess Garvey, perseverance | 0 comments »

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Her March Madness: 2 commercials booked in one month!

Since she started "Starter Reality Star" for DT, actress Jess Garvey (C'09) is making some great strides.

In her last episode, Jess told us about a national commercial she booked.

Since then she booked another one! (yep, another Penn alum to add to my growing Penn alumni on commercials list.)

After the jump find out:

about Jess' feature film audition
her "Funny or Die" shoot with Jordana Brewster
the chat about the frustrations of being an actor with good friend Penn alum Jeni Sue Birnbaum (C'08)
and watch the commercials she appears in (and find out how she and her Penn boyfriend, Matt Ritter (L'02) got cast together in one of the commercials)!

Posted by Matt | 11:51 AM | 2002, 2008, 2009, Actor, Commercials, Jeni Sue Birnbaum, Jess Garvey, Matt Rittberg | 0 comments »

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

She heard back from "Glee"

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

She's Gleeking out! Her "Glee" audition callback

Monday, June 20, 2011

Wipe out: Jess's Nickelodeon surfer audition

Friday, April 8, 2011

Her March Madness: 2 commercials booked in one month!

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