My goodness, it's been a while since I posted! I've been on a blogging hiatus what with the many spring auditions and general settling in. Since I'm sufficiently superstitious, I've refrained from posting about projects until the contracts are signed and the footage is in. I can now let you know about an awesome project I worked on earlier in the spring, as well as a project that began earlier this week!
The Silver Bullet will premiere on June 3rd in the Visually Wired film festival at Artisphere (Arlington, VA). I loved the opportunity to play the femme fatale in this modern -- dare I say feminist? -- Film Noir short. Director/Producer Courtney Adkisson, a soon-to-be graduate of the Art Institutes, took this baby from inception through the final cut with the help of Mike Hardy, a co-producer of recent film Fort Bliss (now on Netflix). Courtney and Mike are so positive and encouraging; it was such a pleasure to work with them.
Back in the theater, I have just begun rehearsals as an understudy for Studio Theatre's 2nd Stage production of Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love by Mallery Avidon. In our first rehearsal, director Holly Twyford described it as a play of magical realism, so it doesn't lend itself to a quippy nutshell. Although the talented publicity team at Studio did manage a short description:
Back in the theater, I have just begun rehearsals as an understudy for Studio Theatre's 2nd Stage production of Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love by Mallery Avidon. In our first rehearsal, director Holly Twyford described it as a play of magical realism, so it doesn't lend itself to a quippy nutshell. Although the talented publicity team at Studio did manage a short description:
Grace is 27, married to her high-school sweetheart, makes good money, and should be way happier than she is. But her husband lost his job and now all he does is play Xbox and smoke pot and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen might be her best friends but maybe they only like her because she’s their new target demographic. Or maybe…they’re actually going to save her. A funny play about sad people.
Even now as I post it, I realize the description doesn't do the play justice. The piece is a meditation on happiness in the age of the Millennial. It's about the moment when you decide that what you wanted isn't what you want now... and maybe it would never have satisfied you in the first place. It is as much a tragedy as a comedy, and it always leaves me reeling.
I hope that all of you who are able will make a point to see it during its run from June 3rd to June 21st. Tickets are available on Studio Theatre's website, and I imagine they will go fast.
I hope that all of you who are able will make a point to see it during its run from June 3rd to June 21st. Tickets are available on Studio Theatre's website, and I imagine they will go fast.
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