My First Student Film at VFS
For a couple of years now, I’ve been on a quest to enter the world of film and TV acting. One recommended strategy for getting on-set experience and building a “reel” has always been to pursue roles in student films. I’ve been on a few auditions but nothing had ever come of it – until now!
I auditioned for a Vancouver Film School project entitled “Straight To Video”. In it, a somewhat hapless aspiring rock star is working the late shift at the video store when an old videotape of a self-help “guru” magically transports him into a vision of his rock-and-roll fantasy come true – but even in this preview of music superstardom, things don’t go nearly the way he had imagined.
The role I auditioned for was that of the outrageous, turbanned “Guru Goulby” – the smarmy self-help swami whose videotape appearance sets the plot in motion. Read more »
Fringe Review: The Musical of Musicals – The Musical!
One of the most high-energy, crowd-pleasing offerings at the Fringe, “Musical of Musicals” is a delight! Whether or not you’re a musical-theatre buff, this show will leave you in stitches. It takes the simplest story – girl can’t pay rent, evil landlord demands it, hero pays it – and uses it as a springboard to … Continue reading Fringe Review: The Musical of Musicals – The Musical! Read more »
Fringe Review: May Day Parade
Wayne Harris is a multitalented performer who calls on a memorable time in his childhood and brings it, and all the colourful characters involved, vividly to life in this charming and funny memoir. It’s the early 1960’s in St. Louis, and young Wayne is enthralled by the approach of the May Day parade, a century-old … Continue reading Fringe Review: May Day Parade Read more »
FRINGE REVIEW: “Oy Calcutta” Disappoints with Simplistic Buffoonery
My first night of the Fringe Festival, and alas, I’ve finally seen true proof of that adage of the Fringe – you pays your money and you takes your chances. Tonight, my run of good Fringe luck ran out. “Oy Calcutta” promises “comedy, spirituality… a diverse, musical mix that celebrates the unique magical mayhem of … Continue reading FRINGE REVIEW: “Oy Calcutta” Disappoints with Simplistic Buffoonery Read more »
SPARC Old Radio Museum
I visited the SPARC radio museum, a massive collection of antique radios, phonographs, and radio-related paraphernalia from the last 100 years, maintained by a group of enthusiasts, many of them of an age to have used the exhibits when they were new! Read more »