I’m not in this episode (I’m in #2), but I think Jeremy (Feig) did a great job!
July 18, 2006
July 14, 2006
I was on the news / Directed a stage piece
This is news from about a month and a half ago…
My last post mentioned that I performed for First Stage’s fundraiser in May.
I am very proud to announce that we were so well received that when a news station (I think it was channel 4 in L.A.) wanted to do a story on First Stage, we were called in to perform.
Of course, the news only takes sound bites of the performance, but it was still cool!
It aired about 5 days after the performance. I missed the segment and so did all of you (b/c I didn’t tell you… Sorry.)
The interviewer was a weenie though. When cameras and live theater step into the same room, there’s no guessing who is more self-impressed.
Still, I was on the news! Yeah!
Also, I directed another piece the following weekend. It was called Paul Newman Hops The Amtrack Train, and was written by East Coast author Marcia Rudin.
I really lucked out getting such an powerful, well-written piece. And my actors, Annette Reid, Zach Brooks and Jason Kraid, were great, too!
Lots of chuckles from the audience, but the actors also gave it incredible emotional depth.
For anyone looking for material to shoot, I would highly recommend attending First Stage’s fundraiser next year. I stayed to watch many of the other performances and took notes on the writers and actors I was particularly impressed with.