Wednesday, October 9, 2019

It's a wrap - Hurly Burly


I just wrapped on my fourth student film, "Hurly Burly." The film shoot went great, thanks to my incredible cast and crew. Plus, New Genesis's Little Globe theater was an amazing place to shoot in! "Hurly Burly" is a reimagining of Macbeth set in a Shakespeare summer camp, where instead of vying for crowns they vie for the lead role in a play. It's no less bloody than the original!

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet



My Shakespeare troupe, New Genesis Productions, just put on a production of Romeo and Juliet and I played one of my favorite characters of all time, Mercutio. I even got to wear tights for the first time in my Shakespeare acting career.

 

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Summer Travels: Part Three - Istanbul


After our travels in Moscow, we flew to Istanbul, Turkey. We stayed in the Beyoğlu district, near Galata Tower. Highlights included: sunset on the Galata bridge, the Hagia Sofia, hanging out at the beautitful Süleymaniye Mosque, an evening seeing the whirling Dervishes, and the Museum of Innocence.




Thursday, July 11, 2019

Summer Travels: Part Two - Sweden and Russia


The second leg of our summer travels was quick 2-day visit to Stockholm, Sweden. Such a great, laid back, and aesthetic city! From Stockholm, we met up with my girlfriend Azalea and her mum Caroline and we all flew to St Petersburg, Russia. Another amazing place. We spent 2 days in the Hermitage museum and almost another two days in the Russian Museum, both were incredible! We loved the mosaics at the Church of Spilled Blood and we went to see a ballet of Hamlet at the Mariinsky theatre. Then, we took the high speed train to Moscow. Moscow was FABULOUS!! Highlights included: Red Square, Lenin's Mausoleum, an incredible exhibit on the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, a huge exhibit of the paintings of Illyia Repin, and the Tretyakov Museum, which included the icons of Andrei Rublev. We also took a day trip to visit Tolstoy's Estate, Yasnaya Polyana, and Chekhov's estate at Melikhovo. At Chekhov's place, we were lucky enough to see a site-specific and all-Russian production of The Seagull.

Stockholm, Sweden:


St Petersburg, Russia:


Moscow, Russia:


 Tolstoy and Chekhov's Estates: