A random sampling of roles

If you have read my "About Me" section, it mentions that I am hugely passionate about theatre (and movies). And while I may have gotten a late start, by theatrical standards (I was thirteen when I started doing it consistently, with some sporadic roles before then), I have been hotly passionate about it for about a dozen years. I have played a broad range of roles from a variety of playwrights. I've done Greek, realism (Ibsen, not Chekhov), German expressionist (i.e. Kafka), 20th century American, contemporary, even some student shows. 

Among those roles:

-Menelaus, The Trojan Women (Euripides) 
-Jean, Miss Julie (August Strindberg) 
-Fabian, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare) 
-Dr. Rank, A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen) 
-Roderigo, Othello (Shakespeare) 
-Mortimer, The Fantasticks (Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt) 
-First Sergeant, Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)


And now, as the summer nears, I begin my newest role- that of Lennox in another Shakespeare show- the one with the witches and the king whose name you'r not supposed to say. Hopefully, the supposed "curse" will not get me! 


So, until June, I explore the character's sarcasm and get to play a cool part. I become an earl in the end!! 


June 7-10, if you're in town. Be there!!

Theme Suite

Normally, I'm not a fan of music/songs that go past five-and-a-half minutes, or are just scores, but there are exceptions to every rule. I love many movie scores. One my favorite ones recently is "Beginners Theme Suite," which, naturally, comes from the film Beginners. I haven't seen the movie yet, but it is on my birthday wishlist, which is coming up in a few months. I was rooting for Christoper Plummer to get his Oscar, and he finally got his due. From what the music tells me, and from what the trailer indicates, Beginners is going to be my kind of film. It may be sentimental, but I like movies that make you think. The smaller type of movies like these that make a splash at the box office every once in a while. They reveal the poignancy I strive for every day as an actor, writer, and director. I'd rather have a smaller piece that said something than an all-star piece that is more style than substance. Trust me, I've seen it too many times. Not that I'm the next Roger Ebert or anything, but I have my "quality" films, and let's face it, Michael Bay isn't making this man's thumb's up list anytime soon. 

Here's a link to the score:

Here we go, I guess

Hey guys, 

I am new to this whole thing. Most of my "musings," if you want to call them that, came in the form of Facebook notes. However, I found that it got to be a little messy that way. These "musings" of mine don't necessarily have a point all the time- I like to post what I'm thinking at the time. Right now, I am relaxing, listening to R.E.M. (and yes, I am devastated that they disbanded). Their last studio album, "Collapse Into Now," is quaintly appropriate, considering that it brought them full circle as a band, figuratively speaking. Of course, nothing can beat their big four: Murmur, Document, Green, and Automatic for the People.

Looking back on it, being a child of the 1990s and early 2000s had its advantages. Back when old school Nickelodeon was awesome, with shows such as Pete and Pete, All That, Legends of the Hidden Temple, and many others. Can you believe it's been almost fifteen years since The Backstreet Boys, Britney, Christina, and N*Sync were just starting out? Where has the time gone? We had our fads- Pokemon, Power Rangers, Tamagotchi, Beanie Babies. You name it, we had it. We even had a yo-yo fad at my school for almost an entire semester. (I for one, though, never bought into it. I was always a rebel like that. At least when it came to yo-yos.)

Currently single, and really hoping to have that change soon. I think I am a nice and likeable man, albeit a little quirky, but who isn't? If only I could have more self-confidence. 

Anyway, I won't go all Holden Caulfield on you (at least not yet). As "Blue," the final song from the final album of my favorite band comes on, I look back on things past and think. Sometimes I cried, sometimes I laughed, sometimes I was scared. But it was a beautiful welcome to humanity. And my introduction has just begun. And, just like the song, the refrain of life begins anew each day. So, let's just enjoy it.