"You Can't Take It With You" opened this past weekend, and it turns out that wasn't the weekend I should have been worrying about, attendance-wise. I think we had nearly 300 between the three shows. Now, looking at the pre-sales for the remaining two weekends, I realize that those are the ones that need help ( Read more... )

We - the director of "You Can't Take It With You" and myself - have been talking about how to do the fireworks sound effect as a practical (live off-stage as opposed to a recording that the sound operator plays), since that is easier to time, etc. I thought we might achieve the effect by popping a large balloon inside of a large drum (the musical ( Read more... )

Okay, back in March I auditioned for a gig up in NYC for the Onion News Network. While this wasn't paying a pile of cash, it would almost pay for the gas and tolls to get there and back twice. But more importantly, it was an AFTRA speaking (principal) role, so I could leverage that into SAG eligibility once I got paid. Well, after a callback ( Read more... )

That's right, I am in rehearsal for "You Can't Take It With You," the same play I was performing in early 2006, the one that started my spate of acting-and-never-stopping. Even though it is with a different community theatre group, and has a different director, it does have two of the actors from that show. In 2006 they played Tony and Alice, the ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've been understudying the role of Florence's father for a couple of weeks now. The person the director originally cast is the set designer, and he hasn't shown up for many rehearsals (maybe the one that I missed early on), due to some real life things and a knee injury or something. Anyway, when the director asked him to do it, he didn't ( Read more... )

Thank you to dance_shiva for the oh so subtle nudge. But let's be honest, I needed it ( Read more... )

Well, anyone else who is in a Fringe show can tell you that the buildings they run the productions in are old and decrepit. Especially the Trading Post. It was probably built near the turn of the last century, and as such there is no insulation between the floors. This has two notable effects. One, you can hear bits of the other production running ( Read more... )

Well, my Neon 'Ed' just gave up the ghost on Wednesday. The timing belt broke while he was running, and that caused more engine damage than it was worth to fix. I really can't complain though - I'd had it for 8 years and a little over 213,000 miles. I do feel kind of stupid, because if I'd had the timing belt changed before it broke, I might have ( Read more... )

Okay, so I auditioned for a couple Capital Fringe Festival plays, and pretty much took the first one that made an offer, mostly because it looked like the windows on the others were closing. Anyway, I'm not sure if I shouldn't have waited and seen what else came up.

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Got done shooting my 48-hour Film Project: Baltimore film a couple hours ago.

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