Ready to ROLL!

Auditions are OVER. Goddamn.

We have a HELL of a cast though.

WHITE MAN - Chris Markham
BLACK MAN - Marcus Thompson
WHITE WOMAN - Claire Hensley
WHITE WAITRESS - Claire Reiley

I can't say much about auditions here. I can say that some of what happened was very unexpected. I knew I was going to run into some problems having my friends audition, but I didn't anticipate what I got. All I can say is that I'm glad it's OVER. We had a few very good actors and it was a struggle for me to choose. I really wanted to get a cast that worked well TOGETHER. I think I've got that.

I knew Chris from when we did "The Common Glory" together at Shenanarts. He was Thomas Jefferson. Actually, I was pissed for a while because I wanted that part! I was kind of an obnoxious teenager. I think he's going to be great for the part because he looks like a nice guy, but he's got a bit of a devious look behind him too, which'll be perfect for this role.

Marcus is the reason I choose to do this play.... I was trying to find something to do that had some real meaning. I had just seen him in "Poloroid Stories", with my wife. He's got a very commanding presence when he's on stage. The cool thing about Marcus though is that he's probably one of the most sincere guys I've ever met. One of the first deep coversations we had together even brough out some tears! In short, He's KICK ASS. I'm excited. I think it's going to be interesting to see him act like an asshole.

Claire Hensley is like my sister. I was a little concerned that my friendship with her would influence my decision in casting her or her performance in auditions. Neither was the case. She got the part simply because she did the best job. Her acting skills are superb, she looks the part, and she is comfortable interacting with Marcus and Chris. I like a person that can put their personal feelings aside when it comes to being professional.

Claire Reiley is one of my closest friends too. This will be her "Premere" on the American Stage. She did some acting in England (where from she hails) and was anxious to get back into it here. I thought this would be a good introduction for her. There are NO lines and the scene is only like 5 minutes long, but it will get her face on the stage and hopefully prompt her to venture out more (maybe a possible Barhoppers actress?).

PRODUCTION TEAM:

PRODUCER - Morgan Alberts Smith: Morgan is damn good. Plus she looks hot in Naugahyde Boots! Seriously though, Morgan has been an absolute pleasure to work with. We have a very similar sense of humor, she's on top of EVERYTHING, we seem to be on the same page idea-wise, she has kick ass media and advertising connections and she's a great person to turn to for advice. I'm hoping that we can team up for more productions in the future.

C.S.A - Patrick Smith: Patrick stepped in to this role after years of longing to be a CSA. It really paid off too. Patrick has an extreme attention to detail, which was invaluable when casting for one female role from a pool of many talented actresses. Thanks Patrick!

STAGE MANAGER(S) - The Terries! - The Terries are kick ass. When I found out that they were gonna do it, I said "Hell Yeah, I love the Terries". They've since decided to use this quote on their headstones.

PROPS - Brittany Bugge: For the longest time I thought Bugge hated me. Turns out, she doesn't. We've worked on quite a few shows together. It's good to have someone to abuse and torture. Right Bugge?

LIGHTS - Adam Patterson: I actually haven't really seen Adam since High School. He's cool as shit though. I wouldn't settle for anything less.

BACKSTAGE - Natalie Tasillo: Strangely, I don't know all that much about Natalie. I know she's a kickass backstage person because we've worked together before, but I don't know her that well on a personal level. Let's change that, Huh?

ART DIRECTOR - Heath Pecorino - I'm hoping Heath is going to wrangle all the artists we need for this show. Artists can be rougher than a bull, so I'm really gonna need Heath dog. I love Heath.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - Greg Beam. This is the "Mr. Greg" I spoke of earler. If you want to know more about him, click play below:



That's him. He's OLD GREGG. He's our art director. Don't play love games with him or he'll do to you what he did to Curly Jefferson. It's unclear exactly what he did to him, but it's definitely frightening.

LIGHT DEISGNER/PRODUCTION MANAGER - A. Brooks Hollar. What does the A stand for? I don't know. Brooks is the bomb though. He's gonna be the light of my life. no pun.

Thats our Team. If you want to hear our theme song, click play: