Category: Theater

Improvised scene by Annemarie Hagenaars:

“Sharla went for a run this morning and this is what happened…”

Recorded on 04-11-2020 during the COVID-19 Crisis in home studio.

#quarantine #wearamask #workout #improvisation #improv #theatre #comedy #covid19 #coronavirus #selfisolation #socialdistancing

My drawing of dinosaur Nr. 2. Introducing Paulo’s favorite dino: Triceratops. This impressive herbivore dinosaur lived 68 million years ago in the same time and place as T-Rex and was probably one of its prey.

I could go on talking about Triceratops and the fascinating facts about “Three-horned-face”, but instead I’d like to give a big shout out to my man for making my time in self-isolation so fun and comfortable. 

I’m sure that all couples in quarantine discover new aspects about their significant others right now, how they deal with the #stayhome policy and whether they drive each other crazy… or not.

It is quite something what has happened in these past weeks. Two weeks ago, was my last day in New York City. I had a job interview in the morning (for which I got hired the next day, but then of course everything stopped…), I went to the last reading of the EST/Sloan First Light Festival series in the afternoon, had dinner with my long time acting coach Alan Gordon and went to a late night rehearsal for The Fifth Dentist, only to find out at the start of the rehearsal that the Pit Loft had decided to close its theater for the rest of the month and had canceled our shows. 

I came home very late that night not knowing it had been my last day in the city for a long time. I’ve not been in the city since that day and in hindsight it is a good, safe and healthy decision with my beloved New York being the epicenter of the pandemic in the States. 

These two weeks also showed me that Paulo and I are having a real good time together at home. If the weather permits, we go for walks in the morning in the most desolated areas we can find, he cooks the most delicious food and makes sure I stay healthy and fed. And he makes me laugh. The most important thing. He makes me laugh a lot. When this sad feeling of what’s happening in the world comes over me and I think about the people in my home country in Europe, my family working in healthcare being exposed to the virus every day, my dear artist friends who are suffering with no income in the most expensive city in the world, I feel uncomfortable and unhappy. A feeling of grief comes over me and can’t get myself to being productive. I can’t put down my phone and leave the news for what it is for just one moment. 

And that’s when Paulo is there to cheer me up. He just always finds a way to make me laugh one way or another. I am so grateful I get to spend these weeks in social isolation with my best friend and my love. I realize I am a lucky girl. 

I am curious about your experiences with your hubbies, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, best friends and lovers during the #couplesquarantine. Let me know what you notice about your significant other that you appreciate especially in a time like this. Thank you! Stay safe and healthy out there. #stayhome 

I loved my T-Rex when I was a kid. Other girls my age played with Barbies and My Little Ponies. But when I was a 9-year-old girl, I loved to learn about the universe, planets, geology and especially dinosaurs. I played with dinosaurs. I had a whole collection. Different species with different shapes, colors and sizes. I was fascinated. I had this one particular dinosaur that I adored. He wasn’t fluffy or beautiful. He was made out of hard plastic and he was ugly, but he would be on my nightstand in my bedroom. He looked very scary, but that didn’t matter to me. To me he was a gorgeous creature, a miracle of evolution, and that was the most important thing. 

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This past week I have been thinking a lot about my T-Rex. He is home to me; he represents being taken care of when I’m sick. He brings me back to those memories of what it feels like to be sick and stay in bed all day and have someone to take care of you, to bring you broth, soup, tea and fruit when you’re not feeling well. Someone who takes your temperature every few hours to monitor whether your fever goes up or down. 

When I was a child and I was sick and had to stay in bed for two whole weeks, my T-Rex was by my bedside watching over me. Lying down I listened to music and when the doctor allowed me to sit up straight for a little while I played with my dinosaurs. The soft bedsheets were the grasslands, the dark heavy blanket was the forest. Herbivores, such as my triceratops, stegosaurus, diplodocus and brachiosaurus were on the grasslands. My T-rex and the allosaurus hid in the woods until they would come out and chase the herbivores. Some of them got eaten, others escaped. Sometimes the allosaurus and the T-Rex would run after each other and start fighting. Life was tough in my imaginary dinoworld. In the real world the allosaurus who lived during the late Jurassic Period would have never encountered a T-Rex who lived during the upper Cretaceous Period. Allosaurus was long gone before T-Rex evolved. But in my world, they all met and they each had their individual stories. And when T-Rex got hurt, I would bind his wounds, and I would take care of him like he took care of me.  

I still have my T-Rex. He is in the Netherlands safely tucked away in my old room. One day I will come and get him and bring him to the United States, back to the continent where he was originally from: North America. 

To read more about T-Rex: 

Facts: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/tyrannosaurus-rex

T-Rex is coming home to Smithsonian:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/homecoming-king-nations-t-rex-returns-smithsonian-180969673/

Happy New Year!

I hope you are doing well. I’m very excited to announce that I booked a lead role in the Off Broadway show Girl Gone: Or Before A League of Their Own.

Girl Gone is set in 1945. Before there was A League Of Their Own, a group of girls were placed together to see if such a league could work. Two weeks before this team was to make its exhibition, the coach is mysteriously found dead leaving the girls to face this big event alone. Lies, and deceit come to light as this powerful drama unveils.
And I’m playing the role of All American baseball coach Gloria Reid. 

When? Every Saturday afternoon at 3pm starting February 8th. 

Where? Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenue

If you’d like to come and see the show, tickets are available here.
I hope to see you soon in the theatre. Thank you!

Had an absolute blast recording these monologues from Venus in Fur, Notes on a Scandal, and Erin Brockovich. Special thanks to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Check out my video page too!

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Here’s a little sneak peek into the photo shoot we did on Wednesday for Anne DePasquale Millinery & Accessories and photographer Florio @lighthousephotographydreamwedd. I loved working with this fantastic team on a rooftop in Manhattan, New York. I’m grateful for a marvelous and productive day, and I can’t wait to see the rest of the shots. 

Credits:

Photo credit: Florio @lighthousephotographydreamwedd.

Anne DePasquale @adhats @annedepasqualemillinery

Sierra Joan @sierrajoanmakeup 

Natali @natalia.pillgrim

Melanie @melaniegorl

Darin @darinbrownmusic

Annemarie @annemarie_hagenaars

Welcome to my new website! Feel free to look around to find more information about my life and work as an actor in New York City. You can read about my personal history, download my resume, check out some pictures and demo videos of my work. You can also find out what I did in my previous life in the Netherlands as a researcher with backgrounds in physics and astronomy. And you can follow what’s happening now through my blog.

Some pages are still under construction and will be updated soon, such as press and recommendations. If you have any questions or you just want to leave me a note, you can contact me through my contact page or connect with me through any of my social media links below.

I am looking forward to hearing from you. Enjoy the exploration of my website. Thank you!

With warm regards,

Annemarie Hagenaars

I am so excited to share with you this 45-minute Radio Interview that I did together with Jack Feldstein for The Progressive Radio Network in Manhattan last Thursday!  The interview starts with questions about my life as an actor here in NYC and then it focusses on the work I do with Jack on the theater show “Carnival Of Souls: Neon Animation + Live Action”.

This is the whole video registration of the interview for Insight Live With Host Mark Farrell – The Progressive Radio Network:

Enjoy! And thank you for your attention!