From the Midwest to Hollywood

Hello, faithful readers! As some of you have noticed, I have not been writing faithfully in recent months. Lest you should fear I have given up the dream, I’ll let you know in brief what I have been up to:

I continue in my involvement with Greenhouse Arts and Media. Check us out at www.GreenHouseProductions.com. We are shooting one short film a month; I updated my reel recently to include one Greenhouse film, and I have about three new ones to include in my next update.

In February, I acted in my first German-language role. It was in a pilot that was just recently completed; I hope to include it here when I get my copy. I saw the project on a private-viewers-only facebook page. If I could, I would now change some of my acting choices, but the project looks great. I will withhold commentary on my German until my Austrian friend gives it a listen. I delight in expert opinions.

I began a new acting class a couple of months back under Bob and Betty Ballew. The class is all on-camera and extremely economical. I find I naturally respect both the teachers, which makes all the difference in the world. Currently, I am working on scenes in which I play a Frenchman and a Russian.

I broke my hand about three weeks ago. I was playing, of all things, a dancing boxer. In this short film, I got knocked out by another boxer, but to settle the score, I challenged him to a dance off. I know it sounds like a crazy concept, but the hand aside, it was an enjoyable experience. I am hopeful to get some good dancing footage out of the deal. Many of you do not know that I learned some Latin dancing down in Colombia; I then took Latin and ballroom lessons in the States for a while, and even took part in a competition.

To make a crazy story even crazier, I went to the doctor yesterday so she could take off my cast, check out my hand, and so I thought, put on a new cast. However, upon looking at my arm, the doctor said ”I don’t need you in a cast anymore.” She even said I could use my hand as I normally would, and in a week or so, I could even try doing pull ups. She is the medical professional, not me, so I will be pleased to do as she says.

In any case, I hope you are all very well.

May your days be good ones!