Category: actor stuff

I had a dream so big and loud

“I had a dream so big and loud, I jumped so high I touched the clouds.” – American Authors⠀ I took this photo sitting on the dock of a pier over the Atlantic Ocean...

where to tape auditions

I get a lot of actors asking me where they can put auditions on tape in Los Angeles. As an actor, whether you have reps or not, you will need to be able to...

not following my dreams

Y’all I love piecing together the pieces of this puzzle that is life. I wrote this post back in January, just after I finished my almost hour long interview/audition with the KingdomWorks guys who...

RIVA

Today my fellow filmmakers and I release a project that is near to our hearts. It’s a film called Riva that we originally created as part of the 168 Film Project back in May of...

snakes in the water.

When we won Best Film at the 168 Film Festival, I had no idea we were going to get to say anything. And I had no idea that I’d be the one to do...

Riva + 168 awards.

Riva won 7 awards.  And I could not be more proud of my fellow filmmakers, Chris Wiegand and Alan Tregoning. It was both a joy and honor to create this film with you.  Also,...

what am I doing with my life?

I love the mornings. The day is fresh. I am renewed. My energy is restored. As I walk down to the ocean, I feel a strange sense of peace wash over me. In the mornings...

crying “mercy”

Mercy. It’s the universal word for “enough,” “stop,” “cease.” I used to call it out when my dad and I would wrestle and he would tickle me so hard I couldn’t breathe. Lately I’ve been calling...

take another little piece of my heart

As an “auditioning actress” I constantly pour my soul into a different characters. I step into their world. I envision their life as if it were my own. Their hurt, their pain, their trials....

how do we measure success?

How do we measure success? A number in our bank account? A title on our office door? A picture-perfect Christmas card? From a young age, we are taught to measure. To count. To assign...