EXTRAS | Haven Acting Studio Blog and Stories

Haven Acting Studio founder/director Ben Immanuel shares an original acting-related story here every month or so — stay tuned for updates!

Ben Immanuel

May 3, 2023
3 min

"Don't Be A Dick"

Ben Immanuel seen here over-dressed and over-acting with the late great Richard Crenna in 1998 action-comedy “Wrongfully Accused.”

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Ben Immanuel

Mar 2, 2023
3 min

The Long Haul

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” ~ Maya Angelou Why do some actors have careers that span...

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Swing at a Couple - A Story About Taking Chances

Ben Immanuel

Jan 9, 2023
4 min

Swing at a Couple - A Story About Taking Chances

Baseball was never my game. Who knew which base to throw the ball to? 3 strikes, 4 balls, 3 outs, 9 innings … it all felt like a math...

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Haven Media

Dec 30, 2022
1 min

Swing Wars

Haven Acting Studio alumnus, Teresa Riley: "I was lamenting on how I wish Chris Guest would make another mockumentary. I love those...

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Haven Media

Dec 21, 2022
1 min

Have Hope, Yo!

Back in October of 2020, writer/director Ben Immanuel, producers Troy Mundle and Kimi Alexander, an excellent cast and a small but mighty...

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Because I'm Jewish - Holiday Reflections

Ben Immanuel

Nov 30, 2022
6 min

Because I'm Jewish - Holiday Reflections

I remember the Christmases more than the Hanukkahs. Take, for example, The Night of the King Crab. I’m going to say it was 1972. In my...

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Ben Immanuel

Nov 23, 2022
6 min

To Andrea - A Story About the Big Shows

When cutting a piece of Gâteau St. Honoré, you better make sure the knife is wet with hot water and the angle is just right or the cream...

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Ali and Me - A True Story About Meeting the Original "GOAT"

Ben Immanuel

Nov 23, 2022
13 min

Ali and Me - A True Story About Meeting the Original "GOAT"

I hated Muhammad Ali. I first remember seeing him on ABC’s Wide World of Sports when I was a little kid. He was mocking his opponent at...

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And Then Came You - A Cautionary Hollywood Tale

Ben Immanuel

Nov 23, 2022
8 min

And Then Came You - A Cautionary Hollywood Tale

Not so long ago, I was cleaning out our hallway closet and discovered that between my wife and I, we were in possession of 14 black...

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Ben Immanuel

Nov 23, 2022
5 min

Scraping the Bricks

"The objective of life is to live in the furious state until your heart stops.” That’s what my father once told me when I was in my 20s,...

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Congratulations to Casey Wright for being awarded The Courage to Come Back Award 2022!

Haven Media

Nov 16, 2022
1 min

Congratulations to Casey Wright for being awarded The Courage to Come Back Award 2022!

In 2020, I had the honour of writing and directing a one-man show, Casey and the Octopus, performed by then 19-year-old Casey Wright. The...

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Ben Immanuel

Feb 28, 2022
6 min

Mrs. Hooper and the Baby Bear

My first acting role was “Baby Bear” in the Carnarvon Community School production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I don’t recall an...

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