a ho hum actor's life

This has been such a strange week. Eric and I are finally settled in the new apartment. I really like it! It has so many perks.

But now what? It’s so hard switching gears again. Makes me a little depressed. Last week we tried shooting a ’quickie’ Episode 4, but neither one of us were happy with the results. So we have a choice.....do a reshoot, or, do as we originally planned....shoot a REAL, full-length episode... not the quickie. This is a tough choice.

Eric is going to be busy with his work, so he can’t focus on this problem until later in the week.

Let me switch gears for a moment....I’m really worried about what’s going to happen come June 30th. With AFTRA pulling out of "Phase One" we now have a true war between SAG and AFTRA. This is going to make things really complicated in the next few months regarding negotiations for the TV/Theatrical Contract. The war between SAG & AFTRA could contribute to a possible actors’ strike July 1st. We all know the BILLIONS of dollars lost during the WGA strike.

"The Retributioners" is under a SAG Internet Contract, which has me worried. If there is a SAG strike on July 1st, this could mean trouble for our show. Then again, maybe not.......the internet is still quite new to the whole union thing, so I wonder what will happen.

Let’s all cross our fingers and hope things go well over the next few months.

I know a whole bunch of you who are not actors who are probably wondering what I am talking about, or need some more context, so let me give you a link which summarizes it:

http://www.nbc11.com/news/15745375/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=news

steph

Featured on Web TV Hub

Hey everybody! Yes, I know I’ve been bad about the blogging lately......you all know the deal! The move, blah blah blah. We’re getting back on track. I thought there was NO WAY IN HELL we’d be able to get a new episode up this month, but guess what? My genius husband once again came up with an idea that can be filmed really quickly, so let’s hope we can do this thing! Cross our fingers.

In some good news, looks like someone discovered "The Retributioners" and wrote about us in Web TV Hub - Internet TV & Video Entertainment Magazine! So, I want to send a BIG thank you to Iman Peera who wrote the article!

Here is the link:
http://www.webtvhub.com/the-retributioners-new-comedic-web-series-girl-confronts-grudges-from-the-past/

Oh! And I saw Tom Patrick Stephens last week in "Parlour Song" at the Atlantic Theater Company (see my previous blog post for THAT big story)! He got to go on as he was the understudy for the lead! All I can say is, WOW! Tom is really an amazing actor! First off, he was supposed to play a fat, bald guy, and if you all saw my Episode 1, then you know he is anything but fat and bald! He’s ridiculously charming and the ladies love him! But because he is such a great actor, you really suspend your disbelief! And you know why? Because his character was vulnerable and insecure....it didn’t matter if he was really fat and bald or not! Of course, it’s far more complicated than that for me to even describe, but I wanted to all let you know how our boy is doing. Congratulations Tom!

It’s been such a crazy month, it was nice to kind of just relax today, and think about what I need to do next. We’re almost fully unpacked. Can’t wait to show you guys the new place!

steph

We’re back! And some cool news about Tom Stephens!

Yes, we had the move from hell last week! Seriously, the worst move of my life, and we only moved two avenue blocks away! Eric's desk broke in half, we lost a chair, I'm living out of boxes, and I had an awful assignment due at my day job WHILE I was moving last week.

The only saving grace was we got our internet running pretty quickly. WHEW!

While I don't have any exciting news to share, our lead actor from Episode 1 is doing great! Tom Patrick Stephens, who you might remember as Sean Chambers from "Episode 1: The Virginity Pact," is understudying a leading role at the Atlantic Theater Company in the play, "Parlour Song." Well, he gets to go on for three days this week, and he is playing opposite Emily Mortimer! Here's a link to the show's info:

http://www.atlantictheater.org/page.aspx?id=12016840

I am so excited for him, it's his big break! I am going to see him in the show Thursday night, so I'll tell you all about it!

If you are not from NY, or know the theater scene around here, doing a show at the Atlantic is a very big deal. Not only that, he's playing the lead role! So friggin' cool.

So, here's a shout out to Tom from everybody at "The Retributioners." Congratulations!!!! Remember us little people when you make it big.

steph