Saturday, October 03, 2009

FURY!

love finding the perfect soundtrack for a particular day.  Apparently, a lot of my recent days have been filled with rage.  Witness!  A small section of my most frequently played playlist.

• Jay Reatard - My Shadow
• Sleater Kinney - Wilderness
• The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
• Basement Jaxx - Good Luck (featuring Lisa Kekaula)
• Jay Reatard - Greed, Money, Useless Children

Every time I play “My Shadow,” I have to punch through a steel girder, otherwise I might hurt somebody!  True story!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Of Orcs and Landlords

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Unbalanced Screening

ou know that independent television pilot I’ve been blabbing about for a year?  The one with the big title treatment on this page?  It’s done.  It’s off to festival submissions.  It’s screening in Cambridge on Columbus Day, for free, and if you’re reading this you’re invited.

UNBALANCED Screening
9pm, Columbus Day (October 12)
ImprovBoston
40 Prospect St, Cambridge MA 02139

This is what a year’s worth of work looks like in timeline format.  I know you want to see what it looks like in video format.

All good things.  Onward!

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Pogo

rops to Eric Mill for introducing me to this new seduction.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

A small DCM11 Recap

s always, the Del Close Marathon became a sweaty, overstimulating blur even before it ended.  So much improv, so little time.  I can only describe it through my own narrow lens, but by most accounts, it met most Bostonians’ expectations, being alternately inspiring and frustrating (but always fun).  I didn’t see many of the “surefire” acts that I’d hoped to draw inspiration from, but Code Duello had a successful outing Friday night, and that buoyed me for the weekend.  I’ve been taking a break from improv to work on the pilot, and it was great to shake off some rust.

Code Duello’s outing at DCM11 seemed to be well-received.  Positive mentions of our show bubbled up in reputable places, and I’m too proud not to catalog them…

Recommendation in Time Out New York (“wildly popular”)
Multiple recommendations in The Apiary
A post-marathon shout-out in the Wall Street Journal (the WSJ?!)
The Onion A.V. Club/Decider (“this pair of Bostonians tends to dazzle”)
... and so many kind kudos at ImprovResourceCenter, the NY improv forum

You know you’re on the right path when improv-savvy audience members quote your show.  It’s also humbling to be mentioned alongside some of my own improv idols and rising stars (let alone noticed or congratulated by them).

When Sarah and I move to LA, I’m totes enrolling in UCBLA’s training program, bee-tee-dubs.  I have too many improv-boners for UCBers.

Many thanks, Lauren, for this snap of our show!