Cast list is up...

...and I am playing Victor Frankenstein. Squee!

It's ALIIIIIIVE!

Despite my resolve to give myself a break from theatre, I found myself at an audition last night. Earlier this week, when I saw the audition notice for a stage adaptation of Frankenstein, I was unable to pass it up.

I even dusted off that intense monologue from the end of Act 1 in "Amadeus" when Salieri declares war on God. Unfortunately I didn't really get a chance to do the monologue.

But I did read for Victor Frankenstein, his college buddy Henry, and Ernst, the German police inspector. My preference is Victor I think. I found myself slipping into this character with a quiet, desperate intensity. I tried to keep myself from stealing from Kenneth Branaugh too much, but I think I failed there.

The only other male actor who showed up wants Victor too, but I think he's a bit too old. However he had a skin-bald head and this strange British-thug kind of face with a weak chin. He was 6'3" or so, and a bit on the heavy side. Good voice too. I like him for the Creature a lot. He was in a different adaptation on the Square in Marietta in 1996.

Three ladies showed up to audition. The female roles are Victor's mother, his fiancee Elizabeth, a German maid named Sophie, and a girl named Justine who was a witness to the creature's appearance. A couple of the actresses read pretty well. None were really outstanding.

I'm excited about this one. I've been wanting to do something dark and intense for awhile, and what better way to celebrate Halloween this year...

Tequila FAIL

A cautionary tale...

Oh Hai Intarnets!

Haven't posted in awhile due to a 2 weekend run of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", plus a relaxing inebriated vacation at Lake Burton in North Georgia. For your viewing pleasure, here are some pics from the show.

First, because she's much prettier than I am, here is Wildspark as Titania, queen of the fairies. Behind her is the wee little man who played Puck.






Now that you've had a feast for the eyes, here's one of me as the beefy Demetrius, who's sort of a jackass. This is me being pursued by Helena, who is inexplicably in love with this asshat who wants nothing to do with her.


Instead, he wants to marry Hermia, probably mainly for her daddy's money. Here I am trying to woo Hermia. This earned me a pimpslap.


The mischeivous Puck mistakenly casts a spell on Lysander, my rival for Hermia's love to cause him to love Helena. In an attempt to correct this, Oberon, the King of the Fairies (not a very manly title), casts a spell on me to make me fall in love with Helena. Wacky strangulation hijinks ensue.


When Hermia catches wind of this, she is none too happy with Lysander. Yeah, that's a beatin'.



Hermia finally gets the message that Lysander wishes to re-evaluate the nature of their relationship. Boots to the ass tend to get that across quite well.



This starts a wicked cat fight. Lysander and Demetrius dutifully break this up to protect Helena. After placing our bets of course. She tries to go after Helena a few times. Gotta admire the determination.

As this formatting is getting really annoying, I will stop posting pics for now. More to come later.