Class with Danny Sharron

What year is it? Whoa I’m not quite sure where November went, but it included a trip to my Mom’s with my partner and a lot of cooking and being together which was wonderful. December was supposed to include a trip to Buffalo and back to Virginia to celebrate Christmas with our families, but December 21st marked my day one of Covid-19. It was my first time contracting it and I was down for the count. I’m incredibly grateful to have been able to stay home, for vaccines, boosters, and the ability to rest. I think my energy is still returning and the weeks have kind of blurred, but the end of January brought a marvelous occasion…

My first in-person class back since early 2020 and with the absolutely fabulous Danny Sharron. Danny teaches a class at One on One on auditioning for New Works. I absolutely LOVE working on new plays, and after a lot of zoom and screen acting within the frame it felt so very good to stretch my theatre muscles and get BIG. Danny and I had shared a survival job back in the day, and since then he’s had a hand in a lot of new works at Williamstown (among others) and he is currently the Senior Associate Director for Dear Evan Hansen.

I really enjoyed the sides Danny assigned me and his adjustments and feedback added even more layers to play with. I can’t emphasize enough how wonderful it was to be in a room with other actors discovering and unveiling our choices together. A truly regenerative evening.

Babyshower the Short-Film

Shortly after booking Stop-Motion, I came across a posting on Backstage for a short film about a woman named Alice navigating the absurdity of her sister’s baby shower and the unbearable friends and family that attend. As a Queer, childless, early thirty something woman with a less than “traditional” life trajectory, I was immediately intrigued. The script was made available and I laughed out loud and cringed off my seat time and again in the span of a few pages. I threw my hat in the ring, and I’m so very glad that I did.

We shot Babyshower in Connecticut over a weekend I had off from Stop-Motion rehearsals. I had a delightfully messy, complicated, cringe-worthy, and hilarious time playing Alice. An incredible cast and crew came together and made it happen. May we all be so lucky to infuse our most eye-rolling experiences into our work, or perhaps better yet to one day not have to roll our eyes at all.

Babyshower was directed by Jibran Ahmed and the screenplay was written by Ciara Mikesell and Jibran Ahmed. I’m looking forward to seeing the final cut sometime in the Spring of 2022, and wishing it well in the festival circuit.

STOP-MOTION the play AND the Feature Film

Sometimes, the Universe just shows up. Well, probably all the time, but sometimes you really notice it. This time, I really noticed it.

I am absolutely over the moon that I was able to join the cast of Stop-Motion by Liz Kerin. This project felt particularly like it was manifested. Over the past year and a half as the pandemic shut down theaters across the country, I started to lean in to my tv/film training and really fell in love with on-camera work, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t still in love with the stage and in this absolute dream of a project, I had the opportunity to do BOTH. We were in the rehearsal room with Parity Productions and director Ludovica Villar-Hauser making Liz Kerin’s work come to life for a little over a month before we transitioned to Theatre for the New City where we had four Covid-safe and invitation only performances. THEN our brilliant design team transitioned the space, our AD Nancy Pop and DP Edna Luise Biesold stepped in and we began two weeks of production to create Stop-Motion the feature film. It was an absolutely mind-bending exercise of technique and a totally wild and furious ride, and I will be forever grateful. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Stay tuned for information on the premiere date!

Interested In : Season 2

I had the absolute immense pleasure of working on an episode of Interested In as they wrapped up their filming of Season 2. It was a really magical day on set, the episode took place during Pride and we filmed at 3 Dollar Bill. It was a big Queer party, and we danced to no music (added in post, obvi…) all the live long day.

Me, Rachael Murray, Amy Northup. Let’s Go Hokies!

The episode was directed by Erica Rose, and I had a little scene moment and made friends with Elina Street. Erica and Elina are the women behind Lesbian Bar Project, and my little Gay History loving heart was delighted to meet them both. If all of that wasn’t fun enough, what an absolute blast to have Intimacy Coordinator Amy Northup on set, and Rachael Murray assisting her. Amy and Rachel and I all graduated from the same program at Virginia Tech. Last wonderful discovery was that Ava Sofia Mattox was also on set! Ava and I know each other from our time with Everyday Inferno Theatre Company. Needless to say, it felt like old home week and was a big old party. So very good for my soul.

Keep an eye out for Season 2 or check out Season 1 of Interested In

Back to NYC

For the past, what was supposed to be about a month but turned into…eight months…my partner and I have been incredibly blessed (among other things) to stay with my Mom in Virginia. We packed up our apartments and put them into storage in October of 2020 and have been living and working remotely and providing culinary and emotional support to my incredible Mom, who is a nurse at an assisted living facility. We’ve been really grateful for this time with her, and for the refuge it has provided all of us. I’ve continued to take classes with MN Acting Studio, audition, booked a little, and have dipped my toe into Voice Over and Audiobook Narration. We’ve gotten a car (her name is Dolly) and we’ve driven her to the wilds of the Smokies in Tennessee to visit the Dolly Parton statue (our car’s namesake), to Savannah (my family and birthplace) and to Buffalo, NY (my partner’s family and birthplace). I’ve phone-banked and I’ve fixed things around my Mom’s house including a big over-the-oven microwave install, we’ve gardened, and hiked, and tie-dyed, and cooked (a lot), and we’ve done all we can to hold each other up and stay sane. We’ve gotten vaccinated, my Mom has gotten vaccinated, cases seem to be on the decline, and it’s time to go home. We’ll be headed back to NY for a June 1st move-in back in Astoria, Queens. New place, sort of new hood, same Astoria, same Queens. It’s bitter-sweet and there is a lot to process, and we are still decidedly in the middle of an absolute shit-show, but I’m excited for the next chapter and building a new home.

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