Category: Acting

I realized recently that this spring marks the twentieth anniversary of the first time I stepped out on the stage as an actor. I was a freshman in high school and the play was a non-musical version of The Phantom of the Opera, published here by the Dra… more »
I've neglected to write over the last month about getting back into the audition circuit. With the new little guy, acting has of course had to take a back seat, but this fall I decided to starting inching my way back in. Earlier this fall I auditioned… more »
Last Sunday afternoon we wrapped up Doubt with our last performance, and 15 minutes later were hard at work tearing the set apart. Four weekends felt like the right amount of time to me for a run. I'm always sad to have a show over: you may work with… more »
After a week of tech and dress rehearsals we opened Doubt last night to a full crowd. The performance went great and it was nice to at last perform for more than an empty theater. :-D The audience was very responsive and found much of the show much fu… more »
I am been very remiss in blogging about Doubt rehearsals (which you should of course come and see; details here). We started rehearsals nearly a month ago, which has flown by! We did have a week break in there for Christmas which gave us all a nice ch… more »
As an actor I have long had this fantasy. I find the time between auditions and getting the "yea" or "nay" to be the most nerve-wracking, stressful part of the acting process, and so I have long had this fantasy where as soon as auditions are done I ge… more »
The opening night of Schrödinger's Cat Must Die! went GREAT! I had a wonderful house, about two-thirds full, who were incredibly responsive right from the get go (I was surprised at how well even the pre-show bits went over!). It was awesome to finall… more »
It's finally here!!! Tonight at 8:30 PM, at North Central University, my one-man physics show Schrödinger's Cat Must Die! opens as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival!!! I am SUPER excited to finally be putting this show before an audience!!! It's… more »
Last night's Fringe-For-All went very, very well! I was up 9th in the first half (15 companies in each half), following a couple of videos from out-of-town shows. With 30 companies up total in the evening the 3-minute time limit is very strictly enfor… more »
Over the past week or so I've participated in several Fringe previews, mostly library showcases, which have been a great way to start getting Schrödinger's Cat Must Die! before an audience. Tonight is my last preview, as part of this year's second Frin… more »

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