The Aliens

The Studio Theatre has opened their production of The Aliens by Annie Baker. The production was directed by Lila Neugebauer and stars Scot McKenzie as KJ, Brian Miskell as Evan and Peter O'Connor as Jasper. The production will be running from now until December 23 in the space's Milton Theatre with tickets ranging in price from $39.00 to $58.00. 

The play takes place in a back alley behind a coffeehouse in Vermont. Two professional slackers, KJ and Jasper, spend their days there just hanging out while a new kid who just started working at the coffeehouse, Evan, tries to get them to leave. In the end, KJ and Jasper take Evan under their collective wing and makes for an unlikely friendship between the three men. It is a show about music and art; It even draws it's title from the poet Charles Bukowski, whom the two slackers quote throughout.

These are some of the photos I took as pre-press for the production. Enjoy!

In other news, A Change Gon' Come is being remounted for Harriet Tubman's Centennial kick-off performance at the Unity Church of Gaithersburg on February 8, 2013. I will, of course, be reprising my role as the Overseer. More details to follow! Can't wait to be with my family again!

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Philly Theatre Scene

Now that I have settled in a little bit, I have begun to explore the performing arts scene in the surrounding area (and a little bit in Delaware, too!). I sent my headshots and resume in for consideration for Legally Blonde The Musical (go ahead... laugh it up... I did) with a dinner theatre last night and have a few other ones that I want to submit to once I tweak my resume a little bit. I attached my generic one here, also. I would love feedback on it if you all have any!

I have also begun to make my list of local companies to market myself to. There looks like a pretty broad market that I can apply my marketing to, and I hope that I am well received. I probably will not be able to do anything until after the New Year, unfortunately, but hey... what a way to start the New Year if I get a couple clients!

There is a theatre in the Western suburbs of Philadelphia that I have an interview with tomorrow, and I am feeling very optimistic and hopeful about it. The People's Light and Theatre Company is located in Malvern, PA and produces an extensive season of classics, new works, and children's pieces with a pretty hefty budget for a regional theatre. The job title is Marketing and Design Manager. Something that is right up my alley, I just have to keep my fingers crossed and hope the interview goes well. It would also be a great start to my New Year! You all can cross your fingers, too, I will not mind.

I will keep you all posted, just keep checking back. I promise things will get more interesting soon!

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City of Brotherly Love

By now I am sure some of you have heard that I have re-located to the suburbs of Philadelphia. That is correct, I have arrived in the City of Brotherly Love with the intentions of broadening my market and hopefully busting into the NYC scene a little more. It has been one hell of a stressful move, but I am very excited for future opportunities in this new chapter of my career and life in general.

That being said, I have DEFINITELY failed my New Years Resolution to write two posts per month! I have not even had internet until yesterday, and writing on this thing is next to impossible on my iPhone. I will try to keep everything up to speed for the next month as we enter into the New Year, but I make no guarantees.

This are kind of old news at this point, but I wanted to post up some finalized headshots from that marathon of portraits I did a while back (two months ago–Eeeeek!). So without further ado, here they are...

Eliza Kelley

Shai Mallory

Aaron West

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Cirque du Soleil

So, it is often a problem with circuses where there is a lot of music involved and choreography tends to look sloppy, and that is perfectly okay by me because the performers are not dancers. What is kind of irritating about Cirque du Soleil's Totem is the lack of continuity in the cultures they were trying to reflect. There were many beautiful American Indian tribal dances and creative recreations of Aboriginal rituals, but they would be paired with African drums, or a random girl in the background doing a fan dance. As a circus, the audience is looking every which way to see everything that is going on anyways, the sensory overload was not necessary. I will say, that when I tuned out some of the ambiance and music elements of the show, that it was truly amazing to watch. Really the performers were not so flexible that it was disgusting, they were doing things that a trained gymnast could do with ease, but in non-traditional apparatus, with costumes, while telling a story and to choreography and timing (well, kind of). All in all, I would love to see another performance, but now I have a different outlook on it, and know what to look for so that I, personally, can enjoy it without picking it apart.

Sometimes I hate that about myself.

But anyways, I have to get back to editing those headshots from a while back, but check back in a few days so I can maybe have some before-and-after shots. And probably a shout out for The Tantallon Community Players' production of The Color Purple. From what I have heard, it is an amazing show and I am getting excited to see it.

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Headshot Marathon...

...was a success! So excited to share these new, unedited photos with you all. Cannot wait to get to editing. Might consider doing another one of these in the near future... We'll see.

Thanks to Aaron West, Eliza Kelley, and Shai Mallory for being my patient subjects, and to Shemika Berry (The Masquerade Belle) for doing make-up, and to all the wonderful people at Studio 400 for allowing us to invade the space a little bit! Things went great and I hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as I did.

And that concludes my acceptance speech.

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One Timeslot Left!!!

Spread the word!!! I have one timeslot left for September 22 at Studio 400 for headshots! The session will be from 12 to 12:45 that day. For $175, you'll receive a 45 minute session, a high-res cd with your 5 best images, including retouching and 2 looks. You may also opt to have your make-up done for an additional fee (e-mail for details). If you or someone you know NEEDS to get new headshots, make sure you book your session now! I'm hoping it will go soon!

Can't make the session on September 22? Contact me and we may be able to work something out for a different day.

In other news, I missed last months second post, so I will be doing three this month! Been busy with work and trying to get things organized for this madness, but more things will be coming soon!

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Get Your Headshots

As my acting buddies know, it is about to be a new season for theatre companies, and that means season auditions are just around the corner. Be proactive and get your new headshots now so you can be prepared!

Spread the word!!!

I will be doing a string of headshot sessions on September 22 at Studio 400 in Lorton, VA. 6 hours of non-stop headshot madness! For $175, you'll receive a 45 minute session, a high-res cd with your 5 best images, including retouching and 2 looks. You may also opt to have your make-up done for an additional fee (e-mail for details). Sessions will be booked from 12 noon to 6 pm, and I expect a high volume of interest so make sure you book your session now!

Can't make the session on september 22? Contact me and we may be able to work something out for a different day.

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