They’re gonna make a big star out of me . . . All I have to do is act naturally. Which is true. Sort of.
The owner of the Regent Theater, where Bye Bye Birdie was performed, approached me after a rehearsal and asked me if I’d be interested in doing a short acting stint. Very short. It seems I look just right for a character in a small indie film he’s producing, based on a play he wrote (and which was performed at the theater) about teenage homelessness. I said, “Umm…” and he told me more. It would only take one day, because the character is just in one scene, and only has a few lines. “Well…” I said, and before I knew it I was in the cast. I joined in on the first read-through with the rest of the volunteer cast (which includes a couple of professional actors, some acting students, and some people like me). So now I’m trying to let the character percolate into my brain.
I’m playing Pops. A street bum.
I’ll definitely keep you posted on the progress of my career in film.
tsmacro
So he told you that you look like a street bum? *L* He must be quite a salesman if he opened with that! *L* Hey have fun and let us know if this is something we’ll be able to see!
f. kahlo
*He’s* the bum! I auditioned for his little movie a month ago, he casts me as an extra and does he get back to me to let me know filming’s delayed? Nooo! Honestly, some people!
(Heh heh, sorry, I just found this blog..)
…Hannah Allen
Jeffrey A. Carver
You’re going to be in it, too? Cool, Hannah — or should I say, Titania? Or, perhaps Injun Joe? (That you, Yoop?)
I wonder if we’re going to be in the same scene.
Actually, I haven’t heard a word since the read-through. Might be time to ping them.
Kitty
Jeff, I think you need to queue the Twilight Zone music here. Think of the parallels: Richard Hatch was an actor, and now he writes BSG novels. You’re an author, and now you are going to be an actor!
Anonymous
Yer gonna have to grow that beard, Jeff….
-Jo