tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29378072802817249012024-03-05T00:13:10.779-05:00The Franke FilesFrankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-37259150389461156002010-11-03T11:47:00.001-04:002010-11-03T11:49:59.078-04:00Theatre East Blog is Go!Working hard with <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/">Theatre East</a> to keep bringing Art to Life, On Stage and Off! Check out the <a href="http://theatreeastnyc.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, the <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/">website</a>, and join us at <a href="http://www.olunneys.com/olunneys.html">O'Lunney's Times Square</a> for Theatre East Third Monday Mixers!Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-20105220766095385122010-10-10T08:55:00.004-04:002010-10-25T23:20:47.024-04:00Bike MS NYC 2010 Wrap-up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=232196&id=588483213&l=a3d275d62a"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpd-SfCrWORLz_CR6RBr56j5X3vMCKOQAALh9THoHSgZK2hnVNlmUPRt-8aky5hVEmv1uT_Z6yXXWeSJNWP5pChSFKa3PcEwRQ8MZM-ThstZJlWj5_8VuEP-P7yVTwmGbz0lX_8B11nY/s400/bib.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526404670204075234" border="0" /></a>Last week, I rode 100 miles (in one day!) to raise funds and awareness in the battle against MS. Over the years I have done a number of these rides back in Minnesota but I hadn't done one for a long time when I was prompted to fly back in 2008 to join my niece, Alli, in her first MS150 (150 miles over 2 days). That was only Alli's first MS150; now 12 years old, she's completed 3 of them. So I figured I should step up and do NYC's MS100.<br /><br />It took a little longer than I expected, since it takes longer to ride up the hills of Palisades Interstate Park than the flatlands of Minnesota. But it was a lovely day for a ride, the rain of the preceding week lifting for the weekend just long enough for me to finish the ride, which took about 10 hours from entering the Lincoln Tunnel to returning to Pier 94 on the Hudson River in Manhattan. The photo is of my "I ride for" bib & the medal they gave out at the finish (more photos <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=232196&id=588483213&l=a3d275d62a">here</a>).<br /><br />Probably the most memorable moment of the ride was in Garnerville, NY. They were holding their Columbus Day parade a week early, so there were vintage cars and civic leaders in sashes milling about as the marching band warmed up; nothing to lift your spirits like <span style="font-size:130%;">riding out to the marching band rendition of the White Stripes' "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Nation-Army/dp/B001B9DDKS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286715906&sr=1-1">Seven Nation Army</a>."<br /></span><br />However, the most memorable aspect of this entire experience has been the <span style="font-size:180%;">generosity of my friends and family</span>, who in a very short time helped me raise over $1,500. Sadly, this is in part due to the fact that<span style="font-size:130%;"> MS touches so many lives</span> that many people donated in honor of someone they know affected by the disease. It is my hope that someday soon there will be a world without MS, and that in the meantime those with it can remain as positive as my Uncle Ron, who took his last step 15 years ago and yet feels that "Even though my legs and my arms don’t work anymore, I wake up every morning with a smile. I have a great deal to be thankful for. I am a happy man. I am a lucky man." (Read more from Uncle Ron <a href="http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=4756154&fr_id=14171&pg=personal">here</a>.)<br /><br />Thanks again to all who donated!Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-30857639783046385372010-06-03T14:05:00.003-04:002010-06-03T14:06:42.175-04:00Riding to Battle Multiple SclerosisMy family will be riding 150 miles again this year in the MS150 in Minnesota. I won't be able to join them, but don't let that stop you from donating!<br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><a href="http://bit.ly/MS150RR" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/MS150RR</a></span></h3><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bit.ly/MS150RR"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJk-shOL0bU-dGYNlMPKbJOjUKhTM1-EXn6YhjnS0630Yqcbs0ie9TSg4IlDTVUhsiU6k9M7T7IFUQo9_HZjRPy_Cz96LJG9CQmxNDPYYqJTWejHdyQPDW2xMBmfn-ZP-TTa2SXpt6Ro/s400/MS150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478610235926692546" border="0" /></a>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-59087370691786172472010-04-30T13:36:00.008-04:002010-05-03T11:58:21.070-04:00Red Letter DayWent out with the wife to the <span style="font-size:130%;">Lower East Side</span> last night. Originally we were headed to <a href="http://www.gallery151.com/">Gallery 151</a> for an Art & Aromatherapy lecture, since those two topics hit <a href="http://www.jodyformica.com/">Jody</a>'s areas of interest and expertise.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.motorinopizza.com/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gw8Ew9_l5s8HKFXKz6t9c9pkzAE-szL7joz-84GkRLPa3VnHFLIuyKrq0S5CC2b9guuCTZ_SQJIDgotdmRCJHP5qljb6MDbRcGoDo4PW4oLUtcwgR_PFI_yFfRyDabtnb0f4uM7Gp80/s320/pizza1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465989025005970450" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately the lecture was canceled due to illness, but we were happy to check out the <span style="font-size:130%;">current installation</span> (and the current space -- Gallery 151 is a moving gallery, so check out <a href="http://www.gallery151.com/events/">this show</a> at 311 E. 11th before the end of the month).<br />After chatting with the artist and the owner and the gallerist, we decided to grab a <span style="font-size:130%;">bite to eat</span> in the neighborhood. Since our friends Guy & Sara used to live there, we asked them.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.motorinopizza.com/">Motorino </a></span>was the first recommendation and we lucked out: the 30 minute wait ended up being only 7, and we got the prime table by the windoor (or whatever you call a floor-to-ceiling window open to the street). We had the warm & spicy octopus & potato starter, a salad and Jody had the spicy soppressata pizza and I had the special with ramps. The look big, but the thin Neapolitan crust makes it very easy to finish a whole pie by yourself. This is perhaps the best in the city (Jody had heard of it but somehow I had not). Do yourself a favor and check it out.<br /><a><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADaDMxfPRKFHChAv0KjJFb0hSfsa4QERm7RJ7rxbt0dNLpVnMAcW_Zw0KSv8bo3nE8m5zxDGFDCtjUyQj5vtjzPrn-3ohRIiaJOSlnDvDPxZw_6i3DM1oAh_NxBZsy6ervp3_6UtREnE/s1600/polar+bear.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADaDMxfPRKFHChAv0KjJFb0hSfsa4QERm7RJ7rxbt0dNLpVnMAcW_Zw0KSv8bo3nE8m5zxDGFDCtjUyQj5vtjzPrn-3ohRIiaJOSlnDvDPxZw_6i3DM1oAh_NxBZsy6ervp3_6UtREnE/s320/polar+bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465989800155876866" border="0" /></a></span>This all followed Jody winning a cool new lamp for our apartment on <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/">Apartment Therapy</a> and being featured in yet another <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd99db08de56d91e0e4b237/button-button-whos-got-the-button?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Treasury&utm_campaign=Share">Etsy showcase</a>.Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-80094072113810246482010-03-15T17:07:00.012-04:002010-03-15T17:45:19.183-04:00HomeLand reading with David Straithairn, Jay O. Sanders, and many others<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.larktheatre.org/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 61px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFINbYW4M6_i1PzB9bXlJcNVtZns2-oAgrGse33dmxCa4oV7_rpYQkfAklqCbiyukVHrx_upxYbfQtrIrkrNlU3Uy77MPueCIM9HVQkVcHF0MrsRbjY8T-hFnMCl0jmKI7iRh0mUiZcOw/s400/Lark+Banner+2010+cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448975883619754962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Last Thursday I had the pleasure of being at the <a href="http://www.larktheatre.org/">Lark Play Development Center</a> once more, this time for a reading of </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >HomeLand </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >by <a href="http://www.christophercartmill.com/bio.html">Christopher Cartmill</a>, originally commissioned by the <a href="http://www.liedcenter.org/">Lied Center for the Performing Arts</a> in Lincoln, Nebraska.<br /><br />This is an amazing play that I can't begin to describe, but it centers ostensibly on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Bear">Chief Standing Bear</a> of the Ponca Nation and on themes of home, identity, and so much more.<br /><br />The cast included me, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.christinemariebrown.com/">Christine Marie Brown</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000657/">David Strathairn</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Gerry Rodriguez, LeRoy McClain, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761587/">Jay O. Sanders</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, Annie Henk, and Kathryn Layng Hwang.</span>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-88353323400780147552010-02-02T16:51:00.002-05:002010-02-02T17:05:15.622-05:00Bold New Steps for Theatre East<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQW0RKhf2gCZ-97bFBvJF2DapQJX8gfncrvK6l3TwReHoyzQfNzg0wn-0-R1kCxDalf3ZNX3h5uU1JgNHcwUW__Xek8Ov_dAuxkSH7Q1INgIFlQnxC5rffheaZJPqNg8Np5k1Mkchsbo/s1600-h/Theatre+East.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 60px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQW0RKhf2gCZ-97bFBvJF2DapQJX8gfncrvK6l3TwReHoyzQfNzg0wn-0-R1kCxDalf3ZNX3h5uU1JgNHcwUW__Xek8Ov_dAuxkSH7Q1INgIFlQnxC5rffheaZJPqNg8Np5k1Mkchsbo/s400/Theatre+East.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433767240225126498" border="0" /></a>Had a great company meeting last week for <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org">Theatre East</a>. Very exciting, ambitious plans for our <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/Educational-Outreach.html">Education Outreach</a> and <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/Community-Outreach.html">Community Outreach</a> committees, not to mention some cool artistic programs forthcoming, like our <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/Mi-Casa-Es-Su-Teatro.html">Mi Casa Es Su Teatro</a> program.Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-6291091210291170222009-11-06T06:38:00.004-05:002009-11-06T07:29:28.536-05:00Jumbotron On Your LaptopAfter some technical difficulties, I have finally been able to upload all four of the <span style="font-size:130%;">Big Ten Network Commercials</span> I shot about a month and a half ago (and first mentioned <a href="http://williamfranke.blogspot.com/2009/09/big-ten-network-commercial.html">here</a>).<br /><br />You can see them <span style="font-size:130%;">full quality on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/wmfranke#p/c/54B05A8CF21F298F">YouTube</a></span>, on my <a href="http://www.williamfranke.com/bigten.html">website</a>, or in little blogger videos below:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">#1) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">First Rule</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwicm4fDi47gJ38vRRhydI4XFc5d8n9mZDx1R0LzGRHHpYuB1iJG7daMpA16wbnv93zv_xf7Z14fr6wgGFQ2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> #2) <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Email</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyD4eqR-0HzdhtPLGq-QIs4I2Q4BdJBh3Tq-okxrYZWfiweTfW2g3bCS74YWVGM3S4kw_uYJvdWs6Gmc87lPQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />#3) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My Hero</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMTobICzA0uTv6v4W1IQrqnnpJGLRAFreMZmjLGe4GUKFHJxbJc5X6JZEV6E0ztoy2ebpyviU-0hb0dwi_wg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">#4) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Silence</span><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzuvpEfMBi4O2lBwQhDFC_RTb-MxUs8JMNzNNfma_WfHVgkbjgJ1_g8CL-LOBC58AN_DT8lq8d6Bh_NZBk-mw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-86715507798016154032009-11-02T07:57:00.005-05:002009-11-02T08:03:13.758-05:00Hunting & Gathering tonight @ Walkerspace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjVGQ8WikZtX8Rr0AMOFCchjvq-Gv4KS7ZY3d5Oz1KPI-YvVzYjOrU8Wkzl9_dPCR9J2Aj4Q7EhZqZd8-GyAbZaTdRNue2t2yukfhqUEqP4nSgSsoFk8bmcpK5nz2Q73g1ViO2x_kXaU/s1600-h/HuntGath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjVGQ8WikZtX8Rr0AMOFCchjvq-Gv4KS7ZY3d5Oz1KPI-YvVzYjOrU8Wkzl9_dPCR9J2Aj4Q7EhZqZd8-GyAbZaTdRNue2t2yukfhqUEqP4nSgSsoFk8bmcpK5nz2Q73g1ViO2x_kXaU/s400/HuntGath.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399489742511967906" border="0" /></a>Very excited to be reading Astor in Brooke Berman's <span style="font-style: italic;">Hunting & Gathering</span> with No Name Theater Company tonight at 8pm at Walkerspace. Producer Jay Spece and director Michelle Tattenbaum have pulled together a great crew, including Gideon Banner, Emily Vaughan, and Maren Langdon; it should be an enjoyable evening.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/theaters/walkerspace_975">Walkerspace</a> is located at 46 Walker Street, NYC<br />between Broadway and Church St.<br /><br />Take the N, R trains to Canal Street;<br />A, C, E trains to Canal Street.<br /><br />Admission is free; details <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=158882893314&ref=mf">here</a>.Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-78480109886366404342009-09-29T17:04:00.002-04:002009-09-29T17:07:47.076-04:00Eye of God listed in the New Yorker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/2009/10/05/091005goth_GOAT_theatre"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBXAKiSZNDF1KENtcogCUXI9wzjVawjCakKveSEfzq0ZvKBxM126RPh3tBQ1vs7X_T9BfpD3WEJMDPXJ9LUUCpLdO4apyx05QPkEHdmSp72CQLGS0p4vQBSQ9FkdhkJDC6R607EIal98/s400/NYer.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386998964439040386" border="0" /></a><br />Check out the<span style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/2009/10/05/091005goth_GOAT_theatre">Goings On About Town</a></span><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/2009/10/05/091005goth_GOAT_theatre"> </a>- we're in pretty good company!Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-7066128230845780252009-09-10T14:14:00.004-04:002009-09-10T14:18:55.979-04:00Big Ten Network commercialRecently shot a series of cable commercials for<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bigtennetwork.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxbwKS2GBR1LpV7IjIa-TtX3YWAHhZPj-igBWVoK0tyjmrBQIYyYYwIsUnMk-dPxdJmoZOhNlWRgc-nAOOeuSLM4sEjptlju_se5XqtPYcvN_zk00fghDjvtRYCeSg7c9dc3ifIGbpZ0/s320/Big+Ten.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379904599260133042" border="0" /></a>with <a href="http://www.tallboyfilms.com/">Tallboy Films</a> (casting by Adrienne Stern Casting).<br /><br />Should be able to post them here in a few days, but a buddy of mine who was at the Vikings/Cowboys game at the Metrodome told me it's already played on the Jumbotron there.Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-13586116794299285902009-09-09T13:17:00.004-04:002009-09-10T14:05:44.832-04:00Eye of God - Director's VisionAs Director of Communications for <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Theatre East</span></span></a>, I shot and edited this short clip.<br />Director Lisa Devine talks about what the play means for her and what she hopes to give to the audience.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyM1SXTTmjUqXY7RbqW8R1l6HFQMo8RtBbLb5Kp4qJ3HTcq1Whyt_AQf8MlmlpmnDoUYq9GMI0f0U7HLEhWBA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br />Had a great rehearsal last night. Tim Blake Nelson attended and seems energized about this production. He is even going to be giving us some cuts/rewrites!Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-45944898208038996372009-09-01T14:09:00.006-04:002009-09-09T14:07:21.967-04:00Playbill & TheaterManiaTonight is the first night of rehearsals for<a href="ttp://www.theatreeast.org/Eye-of-God.html"> </a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="ttp://www.theatreeast.org/Eye-of-God.html">Eye of God</a> </span>with <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/">Theatre East</a>. Check out the write-ups in:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/132288-Tim_Blake_Nelson%27s_Eye_of_God_"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 58px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73egkPSbC3uRPw7eQKtLDvrYAUBMhdUi7keun1l-Zf6InZUeMDtb8ADU00Ggh7f84-TSPqtZP2i4hNc5B_3OwQ0iZtvRBIT-oYeMUlGpD-gVkcjwZkSRcZ4aOr52IPOh9FSlxB9J35_I/s320/logplaybillo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376563302976689186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/08-2009/tim-blake-nelsons-eye-of-god-to-play-kirk-theatre_20907.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnyu51O9oV-SGO6WY1RedhpitnKuEpyiVi-nR338hcEZJiH_FATwejLrFhyzLChXBHi4Jvqh9iFxm1f_MP4L9Raok1Ih4Cm2l4ZRPY6ZmGxXAaypzO18YQOQbrIdhh04zDFAKr6QKlmE/s200/theatermania_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376563598833688498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Also check out <a href="http://recessionthis.blogspot.com/">Recession This!</a> to figure out which Metrocard to buy.Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-63057366392152588902009-08-26T14:57:00.004-04:002009-09-09T14:07:05.130-04:00Headin' East with Theatre East<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNKhDMRH0dG4iUyjVjx7dfWgkHE9oRoIfRHR2cmXOIlNBgAQoLI3T0x-gOWZAtW1OiQWXMkJsc9xBLbAvccsklarqjJGVGowDtZsk3MHIcVxps3HnrNjqLbwSRY2Mh17Fu_Snee3P1_E/s1600-h/TE+badge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 62px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNKhDMRH0dG4iUyjVjx7dfWgkHE9oRoIfRHR2cmXOIlNBgAQoLI3T0x-gOWZAtW1OiQWXMkJsc9xBLbAvccsklarqjJGVGowDtZsk3MHIcVxps3HnrNjqLbwSRY2Mh17Fu_Snee3P1_E/s200/TE+badge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374349251426907218" border="0" /></a>I have not been posting much in the past month because I have been keeping really busy with <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/">Theatre East</a>. First I was just bouncing ideas off of them (and vice versa) but then they made me a full-on <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/the_company.html">company member</a> and now I am on staff as <a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/Staff.html">Director of Communications</a>.<br /><br />I was also cast in their inaugural production, the New York premiere of Tim Blake Nelson's <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.theatreeast.org/Eye-of-God.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eye of God</span></a>.</span> Mr. Nelson will be directly involved with the production and is even writing new material for us! (I guess he has wrapped up post-production on his new film, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1151359/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leaves of Grass</span></a> with Edward Norton.)<br /><br />Rehearsals start next Tuesday under Lisa Devine's direction -- more soon!Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-65580038979111312512009-08-25T16:20:00.000-04:002009-08-25T16:23:11.083-04:00NoBuddies Episode 12 "The Actor Whisperer, Part 2"Girl got deep into her method training for Football Princess 2. The gang brings in the Actor Whisperer to talk her down. Does it work?<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/df6sTHZi1R0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/df6sTHZi1R0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Bill - William Franke<br />Gray - Sean McCormack<br />Cal - Kevin Tor<br />Girl - Sue White<br />Alexis - Catherine Nicora<br />AW - Dan Truman<br /><br />Directed by William Franke<br />Written by William Franke, Sean McCormack, & Kevin Tor<br /><br />Music - "Flow is Special" by rokamic (ccMixter)<br /> "Montage" by Kevin MacLeodFrankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-77301028970672649882009-07-27T14:34:00.001-04:002009-07-27T14:37:19.248-04:00Goldman Sachs Can Suck Itfrom <a href="http://action.workingfamiliesparty.org/t/3865/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2858">Working Families</a>:<br /><br />"It seems for some people, the economy isn't all that bad.<br /><br />Goldman Sachs, which took in <span style="font-size:130%;">billions in federal bailouts</span>, is back in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">black</span>. Last week they announced <span style="font-size:130%;">profits of $3.44 billion in the last quarter alone</span>. Now they're planning to <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >spend $11 billion in bonuses </span>to celebrate - about $770,000 per Goldman employee.<br /><br />It's enough to make the average taxpayer's head spin. Now there's another outrage: the Daily News reported yesterday that <span style="font-size:180%;">Goldman-Sachs could soon receive up to $321 million in city and state taxpayer dollars</span> as part of an incentive program to keep their offices near Ground Zero. That's <span style="font-size:130%;">on top of $1.6 billion the investment firm has already received in publicly backed bonds and tax breaks for its shimmering new downtown headquarters</span>.<br /><br />Enough is enough. With the economy down and the city and state budget strained, now is no time for corporate welfare. I just joined the Working Families Party's campaign to stop the public giveaway by sending a personal to <span style="font-size:180%;">Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein</span>. Will you join me in <a href="http://action.workingfamiliesparty.org/t/3865/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2858"><span style="font-size:180%;">asking him to publicly pledge</span></a> he won't take more public subsidies now that his company is back in the black?<br /><br />If enough New Yorkers speak out, we can embarrass Blankfein into doing the right thing."<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />FrankeFrankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-6865933199336805072009-07-08T13:36:00.001-04:002009-07-08T13:38:09.593-04:00NoBuddies Episode 11 "The Actor Whisperer"<span>Girl gets a sweet role in a kids' movie. Training goes a little too well.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fucn7FlO53Q&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fucn7FlO53Q&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Bill - William Franke<br />Gray - Sean McCormack<br />Cal - Kevin Tor<br />Girl - Sue White<br />Alexis - Catherine Nicora<br /><br />Directed by William Franke<br />Written by William Franke, Sean McCormack, & Kevin Tor<br /><br />Music - "Flow is Special" by rokamic (ccMixter) "Montage" by Kevin MacLeod </span>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-13020251335906449182009-06-21T14:24:00.002-04:002009-06-21T14:27:38.423-04:00Remove the Trojan Horse from Global Warming Legislation<p>the following is from a <a href="http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/trojan_horse/?r_by=4609-1476850-gZvO7Qx&rc=paste">CREDO petition</a> I just signed:<br /></p> <p>Dear Friend,<br /><br />Your representative is about to vote on legislation designed to stop global warming. Unfortunately, <span style="font-size:130%;">members of the House who answer to the worst polluters have succeeded in including a Trojan Horse at the heart of the legislation - a prohibition on Obama's EPA being able to use the Clean Air Act to take additional action on CO2. </span><br /><br />This little known, almost secret provision actually guarantees that <span style="font-size:180%;">the United States will fall short of doing what the scientists tell us must happen</span> - a reduction of 80% of CO2 emissions from their 1990 level.<br /> </p><p> Mr. Obama ran for president on a very strong global warming platform which achieved the 80% reduction, launched a cap and trade market without giving away free permits to polluters, and set strong standards for boosting clean renewable energy. Special interests are warping his pledge almost beyond recognition. </p> But the worst and most important compromise - and the one most secret and hidden from view - is <span style="font-size:180%;">the crippling of EPA's powers</span>. This is precisely what <span style="font-size:130%;">Newt Gingrich</span> and the Republican-controlled House of the 1990s did to President Clinton's EPA from 1995 on. They simply prohibited EPA from enforcing many laws. <span style="font-size:180%;">We cannot let the House strip President Obama of his most powerful tool to stop global warming. </span><br /> <br />I just signed a <a href="http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/trojan_horse/?r_by=4609-1476850-gZvO7Qx&rc=paste">petition</a> to tell my representative to stand up for President Obama's best weapon to fight global warming - the EPA. I hope you will, too. Please have a look and take action.<br /><br /><a href="http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/trojan_horse/?r_by=4609-1476850-gZvO7Qx&rc=paste">http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/trojan_horse/?r_by=4609-1476850-gZvO7Qx&rc=paste</a>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-82464784883930247112009-06-17T13:11:00.000-04:002009-06-17T15:12:10.593-04:00SmartPower Ad - Jason vs. FrankAnother one of [nod] films's entries for the SmartPower commercial contest.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KsSCEXo2z4o&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KsSCEXo2z4o&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-43141153570504010812009-06-10T13:08:00.000-04:002009-06-10T14:42:40.460-04:00SmartPower Ad - Time MachineOne of [nod] films's entries for the SmartPower commercial contest.<br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7MeVoAv-bVM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7MeVoAv-bVM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-7635079694960293222009-06-09T11:51:00.005-04:002009-06-09T15:43:02.145-04:00Generosity in Tough TimesThis post is a shout out to some generous friends of mine*, to my niece** and to my uncle, Ron.<br /><br />Last year, I rode in the 150-mile MS150 Bike Ride in Minnesota to raise money for <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244561865_2">multiple sclerosis research & support</span> with my niece, Allison.<br /><br />Not only did she ride the whole <span style="font-weight: bold;">150 miles</span>, but she's doing it <span style="font-weight: bold;">again</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">next weekend</span>!^<br /><br />I realize times are tough, money is tight, and many of you have already given to other worthy causes, but if you could <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=4778234&pg=personal&fr_id=9641"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244561865_3">donate even a few bucks</span></a> (I believe you can do it anonymously, too) it would be awesome. Alli is halfway to her goal of $2100, so if you can find <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=4778234&pg=personal&fr_id=9641"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244561865_4">even $5 or $10 to give</span></a>, it would go a long way.^^<br /><br />The MN MS Society put together a <span style="font-weight: bold;">video</span><span><span><span> of people living with MS and how they cope with this disease:<br /><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AKRsGpYVTUs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AKRsGpYVTUs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object><br />Alli's great-uncle (my uncle) Ron is her personal reason for riding; you can watch <span style="font-weight: bold;">just his portion</span> of the interviews here (and scroll down past the video to </span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:130%;">read his story in his own words</span></span></span></span><span><span><span>):<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AKRsGpYVTUs&start=277&end=292"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AKRsGpYVTUs&start=277&end=292" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <div style="text-align: right; margin-top: 3px; width: 425px; height: 344px;"><a href="http://splicd.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">powered by <span style="color: rgb(200, 91, 0);">Splicd.com</span></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span style="font-style: italic;">"My name is Ron Franke. After four months of symptoms, I was diagnosed with <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244561865_7">multiple sclerosis</span> in April of 1983. The next 13 years were a struggle, but I lived a relatively normal life. I walked, drove and worked full time. But the walking became more difficult, and during the last week of November in 1995 I took my last step. Over the next nine years my arms steadily became stiffer and weaker until they were gone. Just like the </span>ocean waves<span style="font-style: italic;"> continually pound the shoreline into sand, so did the waves of MS pound away at my mobility. But just like the ocean waves could never catch the wind, the waves of MS could not catch my attitude. Even though my legs and my arms don't work anymore, I wake up every morning with a smile. I have a great deal to be thankful for. I am a happy man. I am a lucky man. </span></span></span></span><br /><span><span><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Rather than reminisce about times gone by or dwell on my lost abilities, I choose to revel in my new life and all that I still have. I believe that people with disabilities and able-bodied people alike are often trapped by their own fears. Back during the November week when I quit walking, I was initially gripped with the fear of my loss. But soon I experienced the elation of my newfound freedom and the removal of the shackles on my withering legs. I have released myself from the prison of my fears. Now I am free. Now I can fly."</span></span></span></span><br /></div><span><span><span> <br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you,</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span><span><span>Bill Franke</span></span></span><br /></div><span><span><span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">* Specifically<span style="font-size:130%;"> Alison, Andi + Hamish, Carolina, Lara, Tim, and Uma</span> (in alphabetical order).<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">**And the rest of my family who is riding in the event again (I am not because it's in Minnesota and it nearly blew out my knee/IT band last year).<br />^My Dad, sister, and brother-in-law will also be riding again. I think this year marks my dad's 12th ride!<br />^^</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">If you are able to donate (I won't harass you), just tell Alli that you're </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:85%;" >a friend of UB's</span><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-28203222280321163432009-06-02T17:15:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:21:15.235-04:00Der 'StacheA [nod] film with an international flair.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RqwjW4Isxrg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RqwjW4Isxrg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-7003444545863269542009-05-28T08:00:00.000-04:002009-05-28T08:00:00.237-04:00NoBuddies Episode 10 "Bill's Game Intervention"Bill takes his hockey game a little too seriously. Gray and Cal intervene.<br /><br />Note from Kevin Tor, the writer/Cal: That is not my hand on Bill's upper thigh. It is an unfortunate screen capture.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CRE5TTRpbxU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CRE5TTRpbxU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Bill - William Franke<br />Gray - Sean McCormack<br />Cal - Kevin Tor<br /><br />Directed by William Franke<br />Written by Kevin Tor<br /><br />Music - "Flow is Special" by rockamic (ccMixter)Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-89410637927628995902009-05-27T11:18:00.006-04:002009-05-27T11:59:57.541-04:00Soon On Stage TwiceOver the <a href="http://www1.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/index.asp">holiday weekend</a>, I learned that I booked two gigs that I had <a href="http://williamfranke.blogspot.com/2009/05/back-in-action.html">recently auditioned</a> for. I am happy to report:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In June/July I will be <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243438452_0">playing the part</span> of <span style="font-size:130%;">Russell </span>in<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;" id="newEventTitle" class="flt"><img id="pagetitle" src="http://www.sohotheatre.com/images/event/52nam0.png" alt="Modern Dance For Beginners" /><br />by Sarah Phelps<br />with Cake Productions at <span style="font-size:85%;">the <a href="http://www.cherrylanetheatre.com/index.php?page=home"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243438452_1">Cherry Lane Studio Theatre</span></a>.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This play premiered at London's <a href="http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl52.html">Soho Playhouse</a> in 2002.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Owen consummates his marriage but not with the bride. Julia's handyman won't do the job he's paid for. Russell might be the grandmaster of the squalid, meaningless one night stand but all he wants to do is hold hands on the London Eye. And Frances, Frances isn't looking for commitment. Not now, not ever.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />A series of encounters linked by a liaison in a hotel bedroom, Modern Dance for Beginners is a cruelly comic play about love and sex.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><b>'Sarah Phelps's marvellous [play].... a shocking take on La Ronde. This is a play for today, and well worth catching while you can' </b><br />Metro ****<br /><br /><b>'Foul tempered, acid tongued and dripping in bodily fluids... sexy, snappy, sharp witted, dynamic and aggressive' </b><br />The Times<br /><br /><b>'Phelps certainly has a gift for sharp, fast dialogue'</b><br />The Guardian<br /><br /><b>'Raw explicit talk and personal tenderness. Highly recommended.'</b><br />Independent on Sunday</span> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><style> <!-- _filtered {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered {font-family:Verdana;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} _filtered {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:17.05pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana", "sans-serif";} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:12.0pt;} .MsoPapDefault {line-height:17.05pt;} _filtered {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {} --> </style><br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>-<br /><br />In September/October I will be playing <span style="font-size:130%;">Les </span>in<br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 64, 64); text-align: center;font-family:bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Eye of God </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">by Tim Blake Nelson<br />with <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.theatreeast.org/"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Theatre</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Eas</span></a><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.theatreeast.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">t</span></a> at the Kirk Theatre on <a href="http://www.theatrerow.org/">Theatre Row</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">This play premiered at <a href="http://www.seattlerep.org/Plays/SRTHistory/90s.aspx#9293">Seattle Repertory Theatre</a> in 1992.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-88391182102144584002009-05-21T13:00:00.004-04:002009-05-21T13:17:45.488-04:00Back in ActionI have been back at the acting thing (not that I ever left) with a vengenance the past few weeks. Here's what I am working on recently/right now:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Animal Planet</span>: shot a day for their upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Parasites </span>miniseries (I play a doctor, not a tapeworm).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFtR4ZlljzM5-9NKI1Lo8CmueQh32MeSlVZzgd4I3WNBPBXXb88SCujbontjWq9AFdp5TBdBYoaztHEyGX14cS_g8DQnYPiuJ6M-HoesSre3qpkmCm-4tgvLUDmXhpfmCp5A2fJOiItM/s1600-h/anml.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 46px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFtR4ZlljzM5-9NKI1Lo8CmueQh32MeSlVZzgd4I3WNBPBXXb88SCujbontjWq9AFdp5TBdBYoaztHEyGX14cS_g8DQnYPiuJ6M-HoesSre3qpkmCm-4tgvLUDmXhpfmCp5A2fJOiItM/s400/anml.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338323850709021138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">NoBuddies</span>: I know we are a little behind, but Episode 10 should be edited and up soon!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24sHpEDXjjEuXMk4iupJFF6D84I8aLytsqk0MaRw9S2wf7oB1hQsbHeufij5h1krxAVVGeIKwyZoiwjsncPX3TZjQxDCg5QohpOKZAcS_50lK5vZRO0PvCEe3Fa4R9WDvP3guEKJvxIc/s1600-h/NoBuddiesLOGO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24sHpEDXjjEuXMk4iupJFF6D84I8aLytsqk0MaRw9S2wf7oB1hQsbHeufij5h1krxAVVGeIKwyZoiwjsncPX3TZjQxDCg5QohpOKZAcS_50lK5vZRO0PvCEe3Fa4R9WDvP3guEKJvxIc/s200/NoBuddiesLOGO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338327040555358722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.monologueaudition.com/ma_karen-bio.htm">Karen Kohlhaas</a> Directing Class</span>: Ms. Kohlhaas, a co-founder of the <a href="http://www.atlantictheater.org/">Atlantic Theater Company</a>, is teaching a Directing Class. For me it's a free scene study class, with the opportunity to audit the class on those days that we're performing our scene. I am having a great time working on the final scene from <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=nKZduhuEPCgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=days+wine+roses&ei=bIoVSuakK5jSzATK9am2Cw"><span style="font-style: italic;">Days of Wine and Roses</span></a> by J.P. Miller with Katherine McDonald and direction from Keri Seymour.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Auditioning</span>: In addition to the seven (7) auditions I did for the above-mentioned directing class, I have gone to two EPAs for the Summer Play Festival. I've also read for a History Channel show, a Columbia student film (called back), a Stride Gum commercial and a Canon commercial. I also auditioned for Cake Productions' upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Modern Dance for Beginners. </span>I was called back last night and had just as much fun as I had at the initial audition (which is to say a lot). Counting all those up (and including callbacks), I have <span style="font-size:130%;">averaged about four auditions a week for the month of May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Proofreading</span>: I gotta pay the mortgage somehow. I have recently begun proofreading and am happily working on my second project for Scholastic Inc.Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937807280281724901.post-76796851584515826912009-05-16T16:19:00.002-04:002009-05-16T16:22:19.635-04:00How to Tie a TieHere's another [nod] film I did with Konya. Probably our quickest/dirtiest video, and it gets the most hits. Also the most comments. The positive comments are nice, of course, but what sticks with me is how, amazingly, some people are not afraid to show their ignorance. <br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2NpJYHCbGpc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2NpJYHCbGpc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Frankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720277206350006884noreply@blogger.com0