What I love about movies...

I wanted to see this movie back when it came out, and as usual, forget all about it. Last night at my every Tuesday night plans of food, tv shows and movies, we decided to watch this. I may ask a lot of questions, mostly to myself, (which feels good cuz I was always one step ahead of what was going on, in a good way though not a "I saw that coming" way) This is beautifully acted, and I really recommend checking it out.

It's on Instant Netflix if that helps!

Cuz I love looking back and seeing how badass it was...

3 of my new favorite pics of myself from Julius Caesar.

First one, I'm back as Zombie Caesar, taking over Strato's body, to kill Brutus.

Second one, during in my very very brutal death scene,

Third one, another where I'm taking over Strato, but I'm listening to Brutus talk and just wanna stab him hah.

These were from preview night I think.. as my shirt isn't that bloody, or my face/neck. By closing I was soaked all over. Oh man do I miss this show... Bloody good fun!

School of Jesus Fish (Rivived)

“School of Jesus Fish” will play on June 12th, 13th and 19th, 20th, and 21st. Tickets are $12 for students and seniors, $15 for general public. Ticket information will be available at the “City Hall at the Mall” in Fairfield and at www.darkroomproductions.org.

Fairfield, CA (May 31, 2009) — Darkroom Productions’ original staging of “School of Jesus Fish” was presented last fall at Vallejo’s Fetterly Playhouse for the Arts and was considered a huge artistic success. After receiving a grant from the City of Fairfield’s Cultural Arts Awards Committee, Darkroom Productions is elated to bring this production to the Fairfield community.



“School of Jesus Fish,” by Rick Robinson, is a play in two acts that takes place at St. Lucy’s, a psychiatric ward for the mentally disturbed. Robinson delves deep into the lives of the hospitals patients with intense realism, and questions faith-based healing methods versus modern medicine. Anne Fencik, played by Jacqueline Haines, is admitted to St. Lucy’s as she adamantly believes herself to be a messenger of God. Schizophrenia is the immediate diagnosis, but is it true? When she is confronted by patients dealing with issues such as manic-depression and post traumatic stress disorder, she “heals” them. Patients soon agree that she is truly a prophet of god, but the clinicians deny it and stand by their prescriptions. In this face off between faith and pharmaceuticals, we explore the deepest darkest secrets of the tormented people in the mental health systems, who win over our hearts with their honesty and sincerity. Other actors include Matt Larson (Ben), James Olea (Dr. Simon), Angelique Wilkie (Fish), and Stephanie Rivas (Franny).

Note: Parental discretion is advised due to coarse language and adult themes.

***Sorry for the lack of real posts, I was swamped today at work, and am now getting some more time.. But yay for my play reopening!***

The Good News

Apt 112



An Angel/more of a Shepard.



These thumbs are killing us Dex.



Mmm.. I love Burgers



This door is locked!



You better plug your ears.



Say goodbye Z.



And then we look up!!



Welcome to heaven Dexter!



I live my life in sorrow... cuz mummy and daddy are dead.



Maybe I was the little blur, Z. Maybe.



There is magic in this world!



Falling...



And our wonderful writer/director... Jon Tracy


So I was sick and dying all week! So not fun! But I'm mostly better and back at work... and about to go into the final weekend for my play, The Good News...

I thought I'd post some amazing photographs of how it turned out... Enjoy!

Waking the Giants...

The Earth used to be covered with big big humans.
Bigger then the buildings.
Big enough to swim the oceans.
Big like the Redwoods we gape at.
Big enough to shut down the mind.
Shut down now - and listen.

The Earth was happy.
They were happy.
All of them.
They knew how to love and win.
There was peace in the beginning.
There was.

Then suddenly we came.
Somehow.
And things weren't happy anymore.
We have a way of making things very, very sad.

The big ones asked us to just stop.
Stop and be happy.
But we didn't listen, and kept on being mean.

So the Giants had a meeting to figure out what to do.
Because something had to be done.
They thought about burning us.
Or drowning us.
And many things they felt were not in their nature.
And this made them sad.
Because they didn't want to change.

So they decided to all go to sleep.
Because at least there in their dreams, they could still be happy.
But they promised, that if ever things got so bad that they woke.
They would surely stand again.
And they would destroy us.
They thought this was fair.

So they laid down on the Earth, pulling their blankets over them.
Their vertical shapes creating our mountains.
Their snores, our quakes.

Ready...

Waiting...


So that is the story of the Giants, featured in my play opening tonight. The Good News, written by Jon Tracy, a dear friend of mine... I saw those pics of the sand castles yesterday, and knew that I needed to pair them with the amazing story about the Giants... More sand castle fun HERE

Adorable, Just.... Adorable.

Yesterday I read that they may be making a movie based on the book Get Happy, The Life of Judy Garland, by Gerald Clarke. I had wanted to read this book for sometime, and instead of ordering a used copy online for super cheap and having it mailed to me.. I decided I just couldn't wait. I reserved a copy from Barnes and Noble and picked it up on the way home.

I think I love young Judy Garland more then older Judy Garland for many reasons. Her adorable nature, her "chubby" little body, and that VOICE! My goodness. The first chapter was very boring to me, I didn't really care to know about her grandparents and where they came from and what they did with their lives, and I did skim over a couple paragraphs here and there, just cuz I wanted to get to the good stuff. Now I'm sucked in! 90 pages later, I'm about to break into the chapter about The Wizard of Oz.. :)

Yes I may be reading many books right now. This one, 1984, a book about D.I.D. called Amongst Us, listening to the audio book of The Bell Jar (again), as well as working on re-reading all 3 scripts for my massive amount of theatre this Spring/Summer with Darkroom. :) I can't help it. When life gets to you, loose yourself into a book. Dare I say I rather read then paint? Well, maybe so, but books do inspire my art.




I love this video. She is just so believable and adorable. I wanna scoop her up in my arms. Yeah that sounds creepy.


Those eyes! Ugh, I totally had the hots for her in this movie. Again I sound creepy.

School of Jesus Fish, reopening!

Our original flyer, designed by the fabulous Rob Dario.
Dr. Simon being a jerk to Anne (hey that's me!) He always wanted to just shut me up.

Anne's "Last Supper" if you will, if pills and water can be a supper.

Irma (Gabby), Debra/Shea (Jen), Dr. Ben (Matt), and Anne (me) goofing off backstage.

So this past fall I was in the amazing play School of Jesus Fish. This was the best show I've ever been a part of. I played Anne, sorta the lead role (score one for me!) and the show was awesome. Not only did every cast member click so well together, but the show was great. The writer even came out to see us perform, and we got quite the media buzz in the Bay Area.

Quick synopsis of the show:
Dr. Benjamin Hamilton's first patient as a therapist at St. Lucy's psychiatric ward is Anne Fencik, a woman who claims she is a prophet -- God's daughter on earth -- perhaps the "second coming." As Dr. Hamilton seeks to cure her, Ann's presence begins to have startling effects on the other psychiatric patients. Is their sudden recovery a result of a psychiatric breakthrough, or of Anne's healing?

Characters:

• Dr. Benjamin Hamilton: Mid-20s. New, uncertain.
• Franny: bi-polar, rapid and impatient
• Dr. Simon Piletti: Upside of forty. A gentle man when things are going his way, but no question he is in charge.
• Anne Fencik: delusional (?) but quite lucid.
• Irma: obsessive-compulsive with schizophrenic tendencies
• Karen Fishback: ex-musician, suffers from periodic visual hallucinations
• Debra: diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder
• Sam: 20 years old and tormented by auditory hallucinations
• Shea Fishback: sister of Karen. Professional musician

The show was extremely difficult for us doing it, hitting some strong subjects. Religion and mental disorders. And allowed the audience to make it's own decisions on if I was crazy, or really some sort of profit from god. Many of us in the show have had our lives touched by someone (if not ourselves) with some sort of mental illness, and that can make a very rough and emotional time during rehearsals and performances. We were all so very supportive of each other, and I hope most if not all of the original cast can come back for this reopening of our wonderful show.