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Designing Collapsible Vases!
Several years ago, I helped the fabulous Sandy O from Creative Juice Group by designing and building these Collapsible Vases for an event! Click here to check out my other post about Creative Juice Group and Sandy’s amazing work!
They were designed to have a person inside dressed as a living flower who would hand out hors d’oeuvres or champagne. This was all Sandy’s idea of course. However, she needed them to be collapsible to fit in her car. So, as you can see from the pictures, the vases were designed in parts that clamped together on the inside using hardware. Sandy, of course, provided the faux stone finish.
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Bristol Riverside Theater
In Winter of 2019, I was cast as an understudy for all male roles in a production of “On Golden Pond” for Bristol Riverside Theater. At the time, this was my first job in an Equity theatre. For many actors, getting their Actors Equity Union card can help them gain access to shows and auditions they wouldn’t normally have access to, while also giving them all the protections and benefits that a union has to offer. As an understudy, I was eligible to join the Equity Membership Candidate program where I would get credit for my weeks worked and eventually be eligible for full union membership. During the pandemic, this has changed and becoming a member of AEA has gotten significantly easier, but this was a big deal for me at the time.
The three roles I was cast to understudy were Norman, Charlie, and Bill. The required me to prepare 3 completely different roles. The challenge to playing Norman was that he was nearly twice my age so I had to try to respectfully adopt the mannerisms of an older gentleman while learning his enormous number of lines. Playing Charlie, a much smaller role, required that I learn a New England accent, which took some time, but eventually I mastered it. Lastly, we have the part of Bill, who was probably the closest to my own age and type. Overall, this was a wonderful experience exposing me to the workings of a regional Equity theater.
The theatre is located in Bristol Pennsylvania, which is located along the Delaware river, not far from where George Washington famously crossed the river on Christmas on 1776. Below are a couple pictures of the river flooding the parking lot after a snow melt to show just how close it is to the river!
My old car in the parking lot 
The river creeping up the street 
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Hookman Student Performance
While a student at Villanova University, I was asked to create and manage props for the student production of “Hookman” by Lauren Yee. This show required many props that could be borrowed from the Villanova Theatre props storage as well as many rather unique props that had to be made. Below are some of the interesting props I had to fabricate. To grab a copy of this amazing play, click here!
Carboard base in pie tray 
Fake Cherries 
Cherries cut in half, glues and painted 
Complete with pre-cut slice for knife insertion 
Backside to look like a steering wheel 
Plaster cast of actor’s face pressed into silicone mold. 
Silicone Mold for “Ripped off face” 
Face skin ripped off 
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Living Statues and Lots of Characters
For several years, I worked for Creative Juice Group performing fun characters and “living statues.” Below are some fabulous looks courtesy of Sandy O! You can see more of her fabulous work on her website here!
Silver Man at a Trade Show 
Queen of Hearts at the Free Library of Philadelphia 
Blues Brothers at Corporate Party 
Silver Man 
Ben Franklin, George Washington and Betsy Ross in Bronze at the Constitution Center 
Ben Franklin, George Washington and Betsy Ross in Bronze at the Constitution Center 
Betsy Ross and George Washington at a Corporate Party 
Ben Franklin and George Washington in Gold! 
Viking at Vikings Exhibit at Franklin Institute 
Bearded Silver Man! 
Queen of Hearts at Please Touch Museum 
Driving to the Gig! 
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Christmas 2012
Around Christmas of 2012 I released a music video for a song that I just loved by Princess Superstar, an NYC based rapper. I had enjoyed her clever wordsmithing in the past and this particular track told a story that I though needed to be told. Armed with a variety of costumes, makeup, and wigs, I went to task. The accompanying image shows the aftermath of all the props and costumes in a pile in front of a green screen! I play all the parts and took nearly 100 hours to edit out the green screen and composite all the layers. Take a look below! Also, below the music video is the making of video.
I Hope I Sell a Lot of Records at Christmastime by Princess Superstar
Outtakes and fun!
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Ursula and Ariel Interview
Here’s a really rough version of a sketch I wrote from my Solo Performance class at Villanova University. It’s a bit different than the typical Solo Performance piece since it’s on video, which is, of course, as a result of the pandemic.
I chose an interview style cutting back and forth between two highly recongnizeable characters, Ariel and Ursula from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” This short comedic sketch throws a dose of reality into the interactions between this famous pair. Oh, and I have a beard that I kept the whole time. Check it out below!
