The Vault wishes Tara Buck (Ginger) a Happy Birthday – March 16!

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The truebies are thrilled with the recent Golden Globes nominations for their favorite show. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for the big event on January 17. The True Blood  cast is equally thrilled with the nomination for True Blood for Best Television Series – Drama. Earlier we reported that Anna Paquin is very flattered with her two nominations for True Blood and The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler. She was still in bed when she heard the news. And so was the rest of the cast who were so kind to give The Vault a first reaction to the Golden Globes nomination.

Kristin Bauer (Pam) says: “I was in bed, I had hit snooze already once when my phone rang. I laid there listening to my manager leave a cheerful message asking me to call him. About four minutes later it rang again, this time it was my agent announcing True Blood’s Golden Globe nomination! I got up and called them back! I am very happy about it of course, so nice to be part of this in any way!”

Tara Buck (Ginger): “The cast and crew of True Blood have my deepest artistic respect and I am thrilled they are being acknowledged with the nomination. The Golden Globe is the coolest! Personally I am beyond proud to be a very small part of the show and I look forward to continuing to collaborate with this freakishly talented group. I have a great manager who keeps me in the loop. I got a very sweet email last night with all the nominations attached. My fingers are crossed too!”

Jim Parrack (Hoyt Fortenberry) also didn’t stay up to watch the nominations live. “I was in my bed and I woke up and a girl I went to high school with had sent me a text this morning that said, “Congratulations on True Blood getting nominated for Best Drama and for Anna getting nominated for Best Actress!!” And I thought, “Wow!! is it already that time of year again!?!” And then I counted my blessings to be on this show and work with these people at this caliber. Those thougths were immediately followed by, “I wonder if Ciera [Jim's lovely wife] and I will go this year?”

Michael McMillian (Rev. Steve Newlin) says: “Pretty cool news! My sister woke me up early this morning with a call from back home in Kansas City. I didn’t even know they were announcing the nominations today. I’m really happy that Season 2 is getting recognized and am proud to be a part of the True Blood universe. I’m also very proud of Anna Paquin for both her nominations. She cannot be stopped!”

Michael Lehmann, director of 5 True Blood episodes received an email alert: “I get email updates from Variety, which I rarely look at but haven’t bothered to turn off– that’s where I saw that the nominations were announced, and it led me to an article with a full list. I normally pay no attention to awards and am usually the last to know, but this year I found out pretty quickly.”
“I was very happy for everyone on the show and, of course, particularly for Alan Ball and Anna”, Michael continues. “I only wish more cast members had been nominated, as they are all more than deserving. I think the quality of acting on the show is so good across the board that it’s difficult for people to pick a standout– which may affect the nominations.”

Michael has worked on wonderful shows like Big Love and Californication, but it seems that he has a special place in his heart for True Blood: “Other actors and shows I’ve worked with got nominations, too, but luckily there is very little overlap, so I can root for True Blood without any reservations or conflicts. I really hope we win this year, as the second season was extraordinarily good, and everyone worked so hard to get it right.”

I think it is funny to see how the fans are more excited about award nominations than the cast and crew. Michael Lehmann has an explanation for that: “We tend not to get too excited about nominations… the whole competition thing is pretty strange; generally speaking, most of the people who do this stuff think of it as creative work and not as a competition with ‘winners’ and ‘losers.’

Of course, mostly we just don’t ever want to be thought of as losers. :)”

If the season 3 schedule falls into place as planned, Michael Lehmann will be directing 3 episodes again this season.

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True Blood Series creator Alan Ball recently told the Advocate magazine that he could imagine Eric’s tough ass sidekick, Pam, getting in on some girl-on-girl action.

And now Kristin Bauer, who plays Pam, tells EOnline she’s up for it…

“I wouldn’t be surprised,“ Bauer said at Thursday night’s Bow Wow Beverly Hills benefit for the Amanda Foundation animal rescue. “I think she’s pansexual.”

In fact, Kristen Bauer already has a ladylove in mind: Ginger, the Fangtasia waitress played by Tara Buck.

“There are so many hot ones, but I’ll pick Ginger,” she said. “Ginger’s hot. Ginger’s fun. She’s a screamer and she’s a blood donor.”

Hopefully, Ginger will stick around longer on the HBO series than she does in the original Sookie Stackhouse novels that True Blood is based on.

“I’ve been reading the books because I heard that Ginger died,” Buck said. “I was very upset and I needed to see if it happened. And in book four, it happens!”

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Rutina Wesley, Michelle Forbes, Kristin Bauer, Mariana Klaveno

Mariana Klaveno, Michelle Forbes, Rutina Wesley, Tara Buck, Kristin Bauer and Patrick Gallagher attended the 4th Annual ‘Bow Wow Beverly Hills’ benefiting the Amanda Foundation at Via Rodeo at Two Rodeo Drive on October 29, 2009 in Beverly Hills.

The Amanda Foundation was founded in 1976, and has since placed thousands of homeless animals. It is a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs and cats who, through no fault of their own, are spending their last days at City and County Shelters.

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True Blood actress Tara Buck (Ginger) attended The Art of Elysium Genesis celebration at HD Buttercup on October 10, 2009 in Los Angeles.

The Art of Elysium benefit GENESIS celebrating the new generation of creativity, forward thinking and artistic ingenuity. The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization, encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. Go to www.artofelysium.org to get involved.

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Written by The Vault’s special reporter Gretchen

I have said this before and I will say it again (on roof tops if I have to), what makes True Blood as successful as the great HBO series before it (i.e Six Feet Under) is their potpourri of amazing talented actors. The truth can be said with their supporting cast members, and I have witnessed this first hand when I was invited to see Tara Buck’s play, “Ten Cent Night” at the Victory Theatre Center in Burbank, CA. We all know Tara to be the wild-eyed employee of Fangtasia, beholden to her master, Nordic Vampire and Sheriff Eric Northman (played by the uber talented Alexander Skarsgård).

Tara Buck as Roby

Tara plays the lead role as Roby Finly, daughter of famous Blues Musician, Hewitt Finley. Roby has estranged herself from her family…abandoning them while they languish after their father took his own life leaving a painful permanent reminder in the form of a bullet hole engraved on the wall of their Texas home. Roby leaves her fraternal twin sister, Dee (Caitlin Muelder) to keep the family together from destitution. You will discover as the play progresses, that the surviving children were not even given the rights to their father’s royalties on his hit song, “Ten Cent Night”. The younger siblings are also fraternal twins, played wonderfully by Alison Rood as Sadie Finley and Shane Zwiner as Holt Finley.
It’s a fairy tale, the modern kind, with incredible plot twists – mistaken identity, secret incest and an altruistic aging prostitute that may hold the answer to the heart-broken family’s woes; and like any fairy tale, there is a happy ending. The Chicago Tribune hails it as “…a juicy chunk of Texas gothic that plays like a classic country and western song”. I also give praise to Marisa Wegrzyn who is the creative scribe of “Ten Cent Night”.

It’s singularly one of the funnest, touching stories I have ever seen and I bow down to Tara Buck’s acting prowess. As she slides in and out of the stage, every inch of her is Roby Finley…she puts on her persona like a second skin and with masterful skill. It’s not hard to imagine she’s played an array of roles before True Blood. She’s remembered and given critical acclaim for her role as “Rhea Reynolds” in Nip/Tuck and has guest starred in TV hits such as: The Shield, Without a Trace, The Closer, Bones and Cold Case.

I met with Tara after the play and just as Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer impressed me with their humble disposition, the ever gracious Tara did the same by giving me a hug to show her thanks. She is appreciative of the support the fans have showed her and asks we continue to do so by watching True Blood. Tara, your wish is our command.

Gretchen and Tara Buck

We asked Tara Buck a few questions about “Ten Cent Night”.

The Vault: Tara, what makes this play special for you? What make this role interesting for you?

Tara: When I read the play I immediately connected with the role.  Marisa Wegrzyn is a wonderfully talented writer and I think it’s quite an honor to be bringing one of her characters to life.  She currently has two commissions with both Steppenwolf and Yale.  Marisa creates complex characters that are layered with contradictions.  My character Roby is tough and vulnerable.  She’s street smart one minute and has an almost childlike naïveté the next.  She’s an alcoholic, petty thief, her parents both commit suicide and she’s fighting to create a career as an artist while living in her famous musician father’s shadow.  Greek tragedy right?Oh no, this is a comedy!  It’s a dark, dark comedy of course.  My role has been a challenge but that’s the main reason for doing live theatre.

The Vault: How did you get the lead role and did you initially auditioned to play Roby?

Tara: I initially auditioned for the role of Roby.  I ended up having three different callbacks and after the first reading they asked me to prepare for both of the sister roles.  Roby and Dee are twins and there was a lot of mixing and matching.  At the final callback Caitlin Muelder was there to read for the role of Dee and when we read together it was an obvious match.  In addition to actually looking alike, we both have a very similar sense of humor.  She’s wickedly funny but I’ve been watching and shamelessly stealing!

The Vault: How do you feel about Roby’s family situation? Why do you think Roby left them?

Tara: The family dynamic is crazy in this play… but isn’t it in real life.  We leave the nest, we try to prove we can stand on our own and that we have a voice of our own.  We make mistakes more than we want to admit and then we realize we are more like our parents then we ever knew.  Then we find some humility and carry on… That’s what it feels like to me any way.  What Roby discovers in this play is she is deeply connected to her family even though she’s been trying to get as far away from them as possible.

I grew up in a small town in Idaho.  I wanted to divorce myself from my family and create a new life.  I wanted to be fancier, cooler, smarter and more worldly.  Now I play characters that remind me of my Mother or my Father or that feeling in my gut I carried around as a child.  Weird but it’s personal and it’s what I find interesting right now.

The Vault: If an opportunity presented itself would you reprise this role in the future? Would you play another character?

Tara: I would reprise the role in a second AND I would play Roby again… unless of course it was some how possible to play both roles (you know like Anne Heche did in Another World!) The hair pulling sister fight might be tough to pull off believably.  Both parts are fantastic and each has their challenges but at this moment of my life I’m more fascinated by who Roby is.  The courage it takes for this character to move from the beginning of her journey to where she ends up.  Human courage is a beautiful thing and from my observation it seems to takes an enormous amount for all of us to get through the day let alone a lifetime.  I’m drawn to characters who are underdogs.  I see Roby as this iconic Janis Joplin-esc character in so many ways.  She’s ridiculously self destructive but it’s because she has a fire burning in her gut.  Roby is a true artist and a lost soul.

Tara Buck as Roby

“Ten Cent Night” Critic Choices

“Ten Cent Night” is worth every penny!” – Burbank Leader  Critic’s Choice

“Ten Cent Night  is very humorous, amusing and holds more plot loops than an east Texas twister skipping through the lone prairie on a springtime afternoon. Yee-hey!” – Rich Borowy LCP critic’s choice

A well-written play, with all of its passionate feuding familial frenzy, is a barrel of Southern-fried fun! Do see it!” – Toulcan Times Critic’s choice

“Ten Cent Night” is definitely our critics pick, don’t miss it!” – Amer Radio Netwk

“This versatile ensemble hits every emotional note pitch – perfectly” Backstage West.

Tara and Martin Papazian

THE VICTORY THEATRE CENTER PRESENTS:
TEN CENT NIGHT BY MARISA WEGRZYN

June 19 thru August 2, 2009

Directed by
Maria Gobetti

Featuring
(in order of appearance)
Tara Buck, Martin Papazian , Alison Rood, Caitlin Muelder, Shane Zwiner , Gareth Williams, Kathleen Bailey

For theatre information and ticket reservations call: (818)841-5421

For more information, please visit www.thevictorytheatrecenter.org

Victory Theatre Center
3326 West Victory Blvd
Burbank, CA 91505

photo credit: Billy Hamilton Photographer
www.billyhamilton.com

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Tara Buck is Ginger, the fangbanging waitress of Fangtasia who has been glamoured one too many times by her vampire employers. Tara previously made guest appearances on popular shows as Bones, Cold Case, The Closer, Nip/Tuck, Strong Medicine, The Shield, JAG, Without A Trace, The Division and the X Files.

The Vault chatted with Tara about her role as Ginger, the staking of Long Shadow and her upcoming projects.

Tara Buck photographed by Billy Hamilton

The Vault: When you first read the script of True Blood, did you like it immediately? Could you ever have anticipated that the show would be so successful?

Tara: Yes, I really liked the script when I first read it. I immediately loved that it takes place in Louisiana. There is such a realness about southern living and yet its about vampires, dark magic and what ever the twisted imagination can conceive. Plus, Alan Ball is a genius when it comes to dark humor. The script to me at first read was like a pot of spicy back porch Jambalaya!  It has a lot of things that I love about being an actress thrown into one pot. I always try to go into a new show with no expectations.  You never know what is going to do well.  My job is to interpret the part I’m playing and to give it everything I’ve got.  I had no idea the show would catch fire like it has , but it’s wonderful isn’t it?

The Vault: You are in some pretty intense scenes in the first season. The staking of Longshadow at Fangtasia was a very bloody and gruesome event. What can you tell us about filming that scene, how long did it take to shoot? And what was it like to crawl around in that puddle of blood?

Tara: Yes, we filmed all day!  As I recall it was about a 15+ hour day. It was filmed at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach.
It was a very complex scene.  There were 6 characters in the scene, special effects, tons of blood, stunts and who can forget the back to back vomiting sequences!  Exhausting, exhilarating?  Yes.  But it was so much fun!
It was amazing that when I wasn’t on camera I got to watch amazing and talented actors doing some really technical work that in the final product looks flawless, easy and spontaneous.

It was disgusting crawling around in a pool of blood.  No acting needed! I got spattered with a glob of vampire goo that hit me in the eye, which you really can see in the tape underneath my right eye.
That was the last shot of the day and I felt pretty gross.  I love when you find your self in the middle of a scene and something happens and you have no choice but to experience the moment.  It’s probably not the last time I’ll have to get down and dirty.  Ginger doesn’t have a very glamorous life.
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The staking of Long Shadow

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The Vault: When did you know you wanted to pursue a career in acting?  What was your first acting experience? Who were your role models, which actresses did you admire growing up?

Tara: My first dream as a little girl was to become a ballerina.  Typical, I know.  Next a circus performer.  I had a well rehearsed acrobatic routine that I wanted to perform on horse back.  I got good at the headstand but had a very difficult time staying on the horse.  Then I saw “Back to the Future” with Michael J. Fox and I fell in love.  I was ten years old at the time and shifting my life goals to an acting career seemed like the next logical step.

I was in a children’s mime troupe in elementary school and we came to LA to meet and perform with Marcel Marceau (the legendary mime expert)!  It was a big moment for me.  Yes, I’m a nerd!  That same trip we saw Lily Tomlin’s, “Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe”.  Talk about a Chameleon!  She is brilliant!  I’ll never forget how I felt after seeing her in that show. She was really the first actress who got under my skin.  I’m still blown away when I think of the range of characters she created for that show.

The Vault: You are a true chameleon. I watched video’s and photos of you from different characters you portrayed and you look so different every time. How do you prepare for a role?

Tara: Good question and a hard one to answer.
Every time is different.  Sometimes the writer captures something that you just can’t miss.  It just jumps out at you.  Other times it’s a little harder.  Sometimes I see a random person on the street and I can’t stop staring.  I look for those people when I’m creating a character.  I also love a good costume. The wardrobe people on True Blood rock!  I get the right skirt on and I’m golden.

The Vault: You will be back in the second Season of True Blood. In how many episodes can we expect to see you?

Tara: Well, I’ve noticed some sites already list cast members for early episodes in season 2 so I think it’s safe to say that Ginger is around for at least two episodes early on and from there fans will just have to watch and see…

The Vault: The fans are very excited about the upcoming season. In the first season we saw you mopping up a disintegrated vampire from the floor, what can we expect from the sophomore season, could it possibly be even wilder and stranger?

Tara: Last season Ginger really had a traumatic couple of days so she probably deserves a break.  However the life of a fangbanger is often fraught with darkness, a little dysfunction and hopefully lots and lots of blood.  Normalcy is never on the menu and season 2 will not disappoint!

The Vault: Besides True Blood, what are you working on at the moment. Are there any TV/film or stage projects in the pipeline for you? Another HBO production perhaps?

Tara: I’m working on a play at the moment called “THE GODDESS”.  It’s a fantastic piece written by Carlyle King and directed by Lillian Groag.  I also start work on an independent film called The Grind in two weeks.
Yes, I have another project that I completed for HBO called “ONE PERCENT”.  Alan Taylor is the director (Sopranos) and it was written by Michael Tolkin.  I unfortunately do not have an air date yet.  I’ll keep you posted though because I’m very proud of the piece.

I just booked the lead in the West Coast Premier of a new play called “TEN CENT NIGHT”.  A dark comedy.  The playwright is Marisa Wegrzyn.  She is a fantastic young playwright from the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.  I am thrilled about the project and believe that the play is a very special one.  We start rehearsals this week and will open the play June 19. The week that TRUE BLOOD comes back on the air.

We open to previews June 11,12,13, 14. Dress Rehearsal is June 18. We open to critics on June 19th.  The show will run Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday through August.  Call the theatre for curtain times.

The Victory Theatre Center
3326 W Victory Blvd
Burbank, CA , 91505
818.841.4404
www.TheVictoryTheatreCenter.org
email:thevictory@mindspring,com

Tara Buck info

Official website
IMDB.com

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Tara Buck

Actress Tara Buck will be back as Fangtasia’s waitress Ginger. She is listed for Episode 2.02 – Keep This Party Going and Episode 2.03 – Scratch My Back.

Carson Aune

Carson Aune has been cast of the role of Travis for Episode 4 “Let’s Take A Trip Together”. He is the room service that Jessica orders at the Dallas hotel.

The casting call describes him as:

“21 years old and very handsome in his hotel bathrobe, he is Jessica’s polite, barely legal “room service” (B negative blood)…CO-STAR (54)”

I would like to know the name of that hotel, so I can order me some roomservice…

Besides acting Carson is a musician as well. You can listen to him on his MySpace page.

source: IMDB

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