Last night, Stevie Stern’s LET’S DRINK! and my ARS GRATIA ARTIS had a reading as part of EST/LA’s Winterfest. They were wonderfully received because we had the gift of working with these incredibly talented, hard-working, dedicated and always surprising actors: LET’S DRINK – Katheleen Coyne, Sarah Brooke, Kate Fuglei, Katherine Cortez and Tony Pasqualini […]
We had our first rehearsal…and the actors: Kevin Comartin, Kelsey Seipser, Heather Robinson, Doug Dickerman, William Duffy, Stevie Stern and Ray Xifo brought so much…talent, dedication, senses of humors. We’re in surprisingly good shape and we have one more rehearsal before our reading on April 2 at EST/LA. This project is lucky to have an […]
SATURDAY, APRIL 2 AT 8:00 PM ARS GRATIA ARTIS 1929 – Glamour photographer George Hurrell and stars Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro fight to survive as MGM undergoes a tumultuous transition from silent films to Talkies. with Ray Xifo, Heather Robinson, Kevin Comartin, William Duffy, Douglas Dickerman, Kelsey Siepser, Lauren Campedelli, Stevie Stern. Written and […]
THE BENCH, written and produced by Robert Austin Rossi, which I directed, has been selected for showing at the SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. This is the fifth film festival for selection for this independent short.
Coming Soon!! ARS GRATIA ARTIS On the MGM lot in 1929, Greta Garbo, mogul LB Mayer, silent film leading man Ramon Novarro, studio glamour photographer George Hurrell and studio fixer Howard Strickling fight to survive as Hollywood transitions from Silents to Talkies and the imposition of censorship as the country slips into the Depression. ‘ […]
The last show was the best. Packed, engaged house. The actors at the top of their game. A great run. Fun. Successful. And people wanting more. We’re beginning to talk with other venues about bringing it back. A special thank you to John Nielsen, Heather Robinson and Ray Xifo…our extraordinary cast. Our wonderful Producer, Stevie […]
Lazarus has constructed his work on honest moments from honest emotions. Lazarus adroitly sidesteps every pitfall in his path which speaks well of both his and his producer’s attentiveness in approaching this project. The play itself…is both intelligently written and superbly crafted. At the helm, Lazarus skillfully pulls off the two paramount demands placed on […]
From the New York Times: “Derek Fisher indicated that his new way of coaching…was partly designed to give his players more freedom and more of a sense of responsibility. The game does not always need to be so rigid, Fisher said. Indeed, there were many possessions last season during which the Knicks appeared to be […]
We had two shows today. The afternoon show was the best yet. The cast was on fire…and the biggest thrill yet for the production: the audience gave the cast a standing ovation! A standing ovation…it was thrilling. This could become an addiction.
John Nielsen, Ray Xifo and Heather Robinson are getting better every performance. Last night, was the best yet. They’re enjoying themselves, increasing the energy, increasing the emotion and the audiences are responding in kind. Six more performances. Wish we didn’t have to shut it down. Can this be any more fun? THE PRINCES OF […]
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