Is PENNY Finally Going To Be Done?

Tonight, I did some final ADR work for Kyle Blair-Alton's Thesis film, PENNY, in Kyle's closet. We filmed last summer -- in June -- and it was really great to work on, very challenging, and so I am incredibly excited to see this all cut together. Very nice to add to my reel, no doubt.

Bookshop: Done.

The first part of my screenplay-to-story trilogy is done. You can read it if you like, let me know what you think - email me for a copy.

Up next, Quitter.

Next Job: Soap Opera Star

Today, I got called in to meet with Fran Bascom, the casting director for The Days Of Our Lives, I'm not totally sure how it happened, but I know she's on my hit list of CD's that I constantly send postcards to and I also know that she comes to the ZJU so she's seen me in probably three productions recently.

In any case, she wanted to meet with me, we met -- she's a really lovely woman, quite possibly the nicest I've met so far in this sometimes dreary business -- I read for her, and I'm doing an "under five" role on Thursday (This means that I get under five lines, it's an industry thing).

I play a pilot and you will only actually see me for one of the lines, but HEY! Exciting, yes?

Lingo: FIRE!

Earlier today, Matty and I's episode of Lingo aired.

Our winnings are in the mail.

Word.

The Tell Tale Heart Opens Wide

ZJU's Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell Tale Heart opened tonight to a completely sold out house. People were turned away. And the show itself was a terrific success, everything came together in a most lovely fashion.

Afterwards, I celebrated a fantastic week with lasagne and meatballs at Little Tony's.

Winning In The Cash Flow II

Marian called me on Monday to see if I could do a non-dialogue gig in Coto De Caza today for $500. I said yes. Turns out it was a day of shooting lil' vignettes for a late-night infomercial (hosted by none other than Gary Collins). And yes, I got to do the bit as the oh-so tired office worker who gets the stack of papers dropped on the desk (more work!?).

Gary wasn't there, but the cats and crew were fantastic, the food was lovely, and I gotta say, it was the easiest 500 clams I ever done made.

New Show At The ZJU!

The details are out, the new Zombie Joe Underground, in which I will be featured, will go up for THREE SATURDAYS! APRIL 22, 29, and MAY 6! 8pm, tickets, as always, a paltry $10.

This will be a theatrical reading of the Edgar Allen Poe classic, THE TELL-TALE HEART, including original music and fantastic performances from some of your favorite ZJ members.

More details as this develops, and I'm sure you folks will all be getting emails and/or postcards from me in the coming weeks.