Talking the talk before we walk the walk
Last night was our first session of tablework for Picasso. For this show it’s important not just from a character perspective, but to chew over the ideas and philosophies at play in the script. And it was a great discussion, ranging from physics and dreams and the nature of genius to the relationship between drawing [...]
Booked
“I know that there are two subjects in paintings that no one will buy. One is Jesus, and the other is sheep.“ I have been cast in an upcoming production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, playing Picasso’s art dealer Sagot. The company is Stages Theatre in Fullerton – Fullerton is a college [...]
My first-ever professional headshots arrived today. Got them done while I was in Chicago and do I ever give all the credit to Amanda Clifford for finding some handsome in me. The soft early winter morning light didn’t hurt either. I’ve pulled about nine that I may conceivably use, but these two were the first [...]
Reasons and Excuses look the same from far enough away
I thought about going to the gym this morning. The last time I went was the 4th of July. I haven’t gained any weight, although I think what little conditioning had developed in my arms and upper body has slipped. My legs are more solid than ever though, for the same reason I eventually ruled [...]
This show comes with a dry-cleaning budget
So many different types of blood necessary for this play. Blood that can spray across the face in watery streaks. Blood that can sit visible on the stage floor in thick, fat drops. Blood that can be safely ingested. Blood hidden in capsules in the mouth, sponges inside handkerchiefs, tubes inside props. Every night I [...]
Bruised and happy
I have a very dramatic fall. We staged it Thursday night. To fall sideways safely, the sequence (quickly and fluidly) is knee-hip-wrist-elbow-shoulder-back-head. Each bit absorbs SOME of the gravity so that no one part absorbs all. Most stages are going to be hard wood, so you can’t stop it from hurting a bit, and bruises [...]
Whoah – I have a new Whedonverse connection!
So, this is the gentleman playing Dracula in our show: IMDB credits here. He was in an episode of Dollhouse! Of course, I abandoned Dollhouse after two episodes and never re-visited it, so I haven’t seen his episode, but still…Whedonverse! I’m nowhere near the top tier of Joss Junkies on the Internet, but I still [...]
Okay, it’s not a closet, but it’s LIKE a closet
It’s about time I confessed something… I am…um…ahem… I seem to be an actor again. I have posted before about how my sporadic stage appearances since college have largely happened accidentally; and that’s essentially true. I didn’t pursue many opportunities at all. But this year…what a curious year it has been. Back in February, a [...]
Good enough for dinner theatre? For me – that’s a compliment.
On my first day of my first acting class in my first year as a theatre major, the teacher arranged us in a circle on the floor; and, one-by-one, we had to leap to our feet, brandish an imaginary spear, and shout: “I will dare to fail gloriously!” The point is that in the theatre, [...]