acting
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What was the last live performance I saw?
The author recounts their first arena concert experience seeing Beyonce, highlighting the impressive production, her performance quality, and the emotional resonance of the show’s imagery related to the black experience in country music. Additionally, they mention their involvement in a Greek Marathon play, noting its challenges and joy.
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Crazy Stupid Love (Scene Re-Creation)
Really excited about this one. Directed by Adi Kalidindi, shot by Mauricio Zambrano, and introducing Quinn Hester as Jacob (who you may recognize as the person who shot all the previous Scene Re-Creations).
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MIDNIGHT RUN – SCENE RECREATION
I’m back with another SCENE RECREATION like the ones we did before with LA LA LAND and BEFORE SUNRISE. This time, it’s a fun scene from an iconic buddy-comedy movie from the 80s, MIDNIGHT RUN. I was very late to the Midnight Run game, I’ll have to admit. I’d always seen it on various critic…
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SCENE RECREATION: BEFORE SUNRISE
I went to the screening of Best Picture winner CODA and met Madeleine Humphries. She was there with an actor friend of hers and I was there with my brother. She saw us walking in the reception and reached out to us and we struck up a conversation. I talked with her actor friend more…
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La La Land – Scene Recreation
I remember loving this scene from the first moment I saw it in a theater. I also knew I would never get a chance to perform the lines because…I’m a guy. So we shot it both ways, because ultimately I believe that this scene isn’t really between a man and a woman, but between an…
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Weekly Monologue – “Perfect for Each Other” from Good Will Hunting
Another week, another monologue, another GOOD WILL HUNTING monologue. God, I love this movie so much. In this scene, Robin Williams’ character teaches Matt Damon’s character a little thing or two about romance. Holding people to impossible standards and keeping them propped up in your mind is unhealthy, especially because you’re not without your own…
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Weekly Monologue – “The Best Part of My Day”
This is a scene from one of my favorite movies, Good Will Hunting. I’m working on a couple scenes from this movie, because each one of them feels like an older version of myself speaking to a younger version of myself. In this scene, Will’s friend Chuckie lets Will know that he’s wasting his potential…

