Once upon a time (1 year ago) I was cast as a principle performer in an independent horror film shooting in New Hampshire.
For a variety of reasons, after 7 weeks on a supposed 2 week shoot, the entire thing fell apart…unfinished forever. I was devastated, having harbored a desire to act for decades, my tiny dream was crushed to a million pieces. The Director has since removed all evidence of this production from the internet- save one:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1632301302/feature-film-the-curse-of-cherry-valley
It was my first time acting, save a brief short film appearance in 2007 as a wiggling eyebrow (also unfinished). I look at it now, realize that it is edited badly, but I can see the weakness of the performance, but in my defense, I wanted to play that opening scene “scared”. The Director told me to be stand-offish and dismissive “What do YOU want (as if he was a piece of crap instead of the object of terror)”. As I said, I have problems with the scene. My other scenes, however, were pretty damn good. I discovered that, when given a little freedom with the less polished scenes, I could really bring a character to life and improv some awesome stuff- scene stealing stuff. Alas it all ended for me…
Until now!
(Skitcom Productions: Fade to Reality Season 3 Promo Art by Adam Atherton)
The leading lady on Cherry Valley, Anna Rizzo sent me her latest script for a web series she is involved with called “Fade to Reality” for Skitcom productions. Having watched and enjoyed this series, I jumped at the chance to do something in their upcoming third season. I traveled a couple of hours north and shot the first of my 2 days on the set tonight. I met the creator/writer/star Dave Schweitzer, and was reunited with Anna. I won’t lie, it was a little awkward at first. We said our “hellos”, and a brief silence existed between us. The “Curse” of Cherry Valley permeates! We re-broke the ice and briefly talked about the lingering horror of those crisp autumn days in the North.
After catching up on each others lives (very quickly- it turns out we aren’t all that interesting) and then set about completing the day’s shoot. I admit, I was nervous going in front of the camera again, but it wore off. I brought a character to life in what I hope will be an entertaining performance. The fellow actors seemed pleased with what I did. I will post the result here when it is published, but for now PLEASE catch up with this wonderful series and give them some social media love!
The Skinny from the Fatty 
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