Don’t Fix it, Feature It: Taking a Look in the Actor’s Toolbox with Paxton Kliewer

What does the yo-yo and a mega mouth (and I mean that as a compliment) have in common? They are some unsuspecting tools of the acting trade. Join me as I talk to Paxton Kliewer about finding the tools that work for you and dealing with the critics. Paxton will show us techniques for learning lines, finding the meaning in Shakespeare’s language, and for becoming embarrassment proof. Find your Kyle Kruchmer! We’ll talk vulnerability and where the Paxton glow comes from. And the question is, with Love’s Labour’s Lost being announced in this season’s OSP lineup, will Paxton get to play his dream role of Berowne? Thankfully, the Shakespearean Shrew will not be directing, but I guarantee that both shrews will be in the audience. If you want to see Paxton’s amazing Yo-Yo skills and my complete lack of Yo-Yo skills, head to YouTube. 

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Host/Shakespearean Shrew: Dr. Karen Feiner

Co-Creator/Brew Shrew: Michelle Coffman

Cover Art Creator/Artistic Shrew: Katie Kimberling ⁠⁠www.halfmaverick.com⁠⁠

Thank you to our guest: Paxton Kliewer

Paxton is an actor from Bethany, Oklahoma. He received his BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting from the University of Oklahoma in 2020. His credits include Jaxton-The Thanksgiving play-OKCREP, Captain Wentworth-Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker!-Oklahoma Shakespeare, Laertes-Hamlet-Oklahoma Shaspeare in the Park, Banquo-Macbeth-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Oberon/Theseus-A Midsummer Night's Dream-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Sebastian-Twelfth Night-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Captain Georg Von Trapp-The Sound of Music: Interactive-Lyric Theatre, Dr. Capt. Kaw-Thee Hidden Claw-Louisiana Art Station,Paul Bratter-Barefoot in the Park-Jewel Box Theatre.