Posted by Anthony on the 4th of September, 2008 at
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Currently on the porch at my grandparents house in Long Island after dropping off the car for what I hope will be a while. I have pretty much tapped out my patience for traffic this summer and look forward to using public transportation for some time. The summer was probably my busiest since coming to NYC, especially actingwise. But I did manage to get a good deal of travel in getting to Houston, Tx, Williamsburg, VA, Erie, PA, many trips upstate to Binghamton and Syracuse and a handful of triathlons in Long Island. I am anxious for the weather to break and the fall (my favorite time of year) to begin.
In acting news, the signing at the NY state fair for Jr Lab Ratz went smoothly. We got to see the promo for the first time which was pretty cool. The website is now up along with the trailer and pictures which you can see here.
Posted by Anthony on the 19th of August, 2008 at
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It has been a quite unexpected and exciting summer so far. Along with a great deal of traveling, much has been happening on the acting front. As I mentioned earlier I signed with agent Shirley Faison of the Carson-Adler agency earlier in the summer. Just prior to that I was cast as Isaac Adams, the lead, in Jr Lab Ratz, a new science-based tv pilot geared for kids in middle and high school. WCNY, a local PBS affiliate based in Syracuse commissioned the show and produced it. It is being billed as a cross between Saved By the Bell and Bill Nye the Science Guy. Because it has PBS backing, the pilot will air on all PBS affiliates across New York State on November 11th at 8pm. In the mean time, I and the rest of the cast will be appearing at the NY State fair this coming Thursday to participate in some science demonstrations and sign autographs. After that, the writers will come up with 4 or 5 more treatments and combined with the pilot will shop it out and try to get it picked up by a studio.
The week of filming in Syracuse was a pretty amazing experience. The cast is terrific and amazingly fun and the crew was really capable and professional. Having 2 cameras on the shoot was new for me and it made us able to film, on average, close to 5 pages a day for only 6 days. This made for long shoots and tense moments but we all made it through unscathed. I hesitate to see myself in HD though, that is scary no matter how you look at it.
In other news, I won 1st in my age group for the third time in a row in 2 years at the Mini-Mighty Man triathlon out in Long Island. This time I came in 3rd for all males overall as well. The Providence Half-Ironman was quite an experience as well. I had a PR in both the swim and bike legs but crashed hard on the run, bringing in my worst time ever. A learning experience I suppose.
Kristin and I took many trips both triathlon and wedding related this summer. Nate Goodrich got hitched to his beautiful fiance Carly in Erie and my cousin Courtney tied the knot in Williamsburg, VA. We were able to stop at Virgina Beach for a couple hours too which was a welcome surprise. A handful of trips were made upstate as well to see the folks and relax in Binghamton.
Looking forward to the State Fair this coming Thursday. If you are in the area, stop at the WCNY tent and say hi.
Posted by Anthony on the 15th of May, 2008 at
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I am very pleased to announce that, as of today, I have agency representation here in NYC. I will be working with Shirley Faison of the Carson-Adler Agency which is entering it’s 25th successful year in the industry. This is the next major step in my acting career and the result of 5 years of hard work. But, at the same time, its a new beginning with a new set of challenges and an increased chance of greater success. With an agency backing me up, I can now audition for all the projects that I could previously not be seen for by myself. I couldn’t be more excited and love the agent I’m working with and can’t wait to get started.
In addition, I’ve updated my actorsaccess webpage and will soon be updating my IMDB page as well.
Posted by Anthony on the 24th of April, 2008 at
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With spring in full effect the and the Triathlon season underway my time outside has increased and I couldn’t be more pleased. I am riding to work as much as possible and running outdoors almost exclusively. Last Saturday was spent in Long Island with the grands and at the Mini Mighty Man tri where I won my age group (25-29) for the second year in a row. I stayed for the awards this time, now that I had a clue I had a chance.
On the acting front, a couple of encouraging developments. One being the recent audition I had for this years Shakespeare in the Park production of Hamlet with the Public Theater. I broke out my violin for it and had to practice all this past weekend. Still working the actors connection and scanning the auditions.
In other news I’m pretty happy about Apple’s earnings today.
Posted by Anthony on the 11th of April, 2008 at
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Its good to be finally leaving winter behind with all of its attendant mess (cold, snow, writers strike) I am celebrating with a slew of outdoor and indoor activities.
Indoor-wise, the acting front has been picking up with a callback for the Carolinian Shakespeare Festival’s upcoming Romeo and Juliet. In addition I’ve been hitting the AC circuit, aiming for agency’s I have some connection too. Good responses so far. Almost all the agents have been close to my age and very down to earth. Encouraging.
On the outdoor front, tri season had officially begun with my first one down in Galveston, TX while visiting my sister. Some of the pics came out pretty well. While there we visited NASA
Posted by Anthony on the 3rd of March, 2007 at
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So, we are moving forward nicely this time of year. I am putting up two concurrent one acts at the Wings Theatre the last 2 weeks of March and we are in rehearsals for that now. I was cast a couple of weeks ago off a callback because I wasn’t able to make it to the straight audition. The cast it small (only 3 of us) but good. The short is called the Magic Barrel and is based off a short story by Bernard Malmud. I am playing a young rabbinical student that employees a matchmaker to find him a wife. Very Fiddler but with out the singing or frivolity.
In other news I have an equity audition for the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre this coming Monday afternoon which I am looking forward too.
I also heard from Matt Weiss the director of the feature I played a supporting role in called A Night in the Hills. The cut is finished and he is adding music. So I am looking forward to a few of my scenes in it to add to my reel.
Posted by Anthony on the 5th of February, 2007 at
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Things are indeed picking up here finally with a couple of auditions last week. I’m planning on attending some Equity open calls this week as well as setting up a mailing.
There has been renewed interest in re-mounting Hamlet this summer so that will be updated on later I am sure.
Brian is back from Sundance and has some new contacts so I look forward to speaking to him about his adventures.
Posted by Anthony on the 26th of January, 2007 at
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This post is a long time coming but not due to lack of activity. On the contrary I have been amassing auditions this month and sending out headshots at a renewed fervor. Yesterday’s was for a new play over at NOLA studios and last week was a Coors Light commercial. A handful of other commercial auditions came over the holiday as well.
I had a lengthy dinner last night with my director from college Mervyn Willis and he gave me another welcome shot in the artistic arm. Looking forward to crashing some equity calls and attempting to get seen and thinking about finally paying into SAG.
Working my way through Skinner’s Speaking with Distinction as well.
In other news Bruce Sabbath from the Harbor Theatre is doing amazingly well in Company on Broadway and was also picked to participate in a year long series of Backstage articles. Congrats to him!
More to come…
Posted by Anthony on the 9th of November, 2006 at
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A lot going on recently actingwise I am happy to report. I have an Off-Broadway audition tomorrow afternoon and then meeting with a Professional Artists agent.
Recent auditions for the Sopranos, Miller Lite and Syracuse University.
Spent some time at the Hamptons Film festival a few weekends ago and was able to connect with a few actors who I hold in high regard. Very exciting.
Posting new headshots soon up here as well, stay tuned.
Posted by Anthony on the 13th of August, 2006 at
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Hamlet closed a couple weeks ago and was suprisingly well recieved.
The film shoot in Scranton of One Night in the Hills was a blast. Looking forward to seeing some of the hi-def rushes soon.
Been going out consistently with a Sprint, CSTV, and Bertoli Frozen foods auditions.
Back to submitting some headshots and finding some auditions.