Paul Dipalma, who produced the feature Motion Sickness that we had a rollercoaster ride getting made, is making a movie! He wrote the short False Double and will be directing it and I will be playing the lead. Lensing begins this weekend, 02/06 and the added bonus – I get to play with my friends Sharon Eisman and Jorge Cordova (who I just did The Ninja Cherry Orchard with), and Steven (Sam/SM/Shmuelly) Kerstein, who wrote and directed Motion Sickness is working on it too, as is Deb Prado (who did a million things on the set of Motion Sickness)! Arturo – you will be missed!

Last weekend was spent avoiding the deluge, and considering construction of an ark (as in Noah’s, not Raiders of…). Spent the weekend in Wayne, NJ and Hartford, CT finishing up Paul Dipalma’s film, False Double. We shot in the middle of a rainstorm (exteriors too) and in the freezing cold, and worked through traffic jams, detours, completely inconsistent weather, prosthetic fingers that didn’t wanna get on straight, a blood geyser rig that didn’t wanna geyser, and many trees down. And somehow it was kind of a blast. Oh – and – did I mention I took night time cold medicine right before we started shooting Saturday? Good times. A week later, it’s 75 degrees outside, the sun is shining, and I’m heading to the park for a picnic. Though I am thoroughly stoked for a relaxing day in the sun – I wouldn’t mind another movie…anybody got one?

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My friend Michael Nathanson, who had already been cast in this film, recommended me to the director for the lead role, and a couple auditions later, we’re in rehearsals! It’s a solid, funny script and we’re being encouraged to improvise. Let’s see if i can bring the funny. Or stand there and look on disapprovingly as Michael brings the funny. I’m playing the straight man to Michael’s clown, which is a reprisal of roles (though not exactly) from the gig we met on about 5 years ago in Philly.

So it looks like everybody’s favorite Vampire Cowboy in exile will be returning to the promised land. Last season’s show Fight Girl Battle World is being remounted for the Undergroundzero Festival, and I’ve been asked to reprise a role I read in the original workshop, but didn’t play in it’s first production. They’re an awesome gang, the show was hilarious, and they also happen to be friends who are a blast to work with. Game on.

The dance card appears to be filling up. In early May I’ll be shooting a film called Brother’s Keeper with an old friend and some new ones. It’s a lovely script, AND I get to shoot some hoops in it. Hope I still got game. All the while I’ll be rehearsing a play called Doctors Jane and Alexander where I literally get to play the playwright. You’ll see.