2008 News
JANUARY
I was nominated for a WATCH award! I was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for my performance as Josie Hogan in A Moon for the Misbegotten.
The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) is an organization founded for the adjudication and presentation of annual awards recognizing artistic and technical excellence in community theatre throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. 109 productions (30 musicals, 79 plays) were adjudicated in 2007. Twenty-nine community theater companies participated in WATCH adjudication.
I played the Assistant Medical Examiner in the 2nd episode of the final season of HBOs The Wire, "Unconfirmed Reports." The episode aired Sunday, January 13th.
2007 News
DECEMBER 29
The latest on TRENCHES from Director Shane Felux:
"Well as 2008 looks us square in the eye, the team at X-ile Pictures continues to work on Trenches. We still have a great deal of work to do but it is looking good. The progress that is being made is slow but the film is really starting to take shape and we are aiming at a release date early in the new year. As a belated Christmas gift or a New Year treat, however you want to look at it, we are pleased to finally release a new Vblog entry on the making of Trenches. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRENCHES 2ND VBLOG ENTRY."
(TRENCHES still © 2007 X-ILE Pictures/Stage 9 Digital Media)
DECEMBER 27
The latest from Women's Studies Director Lonnie Martin:
"Cast and crew of Women's Studies will be appearing at Horrorfind Weekend 9 in Adelphi, Maryland (outside Baltimore) on March 28 - 30, 2008. It looks to be an amazing weekend with an awesome guest list. There will be events/panels commemorating both the 40th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead (Our own "Senator Hamlin," Judith O'Dea, will be in attendence.) and the 30th Anniversary of Dawn of the Dead.
Exactly how Women's Studies will be represented at the con is unknown as we're still working out the details with organizers. However, at this point we do know we'll be premiering the final trailer for WS at the convention. (It'll be posted online Monday, March 31.)"
(WS photo © 2007 Ningen Manga Productions )
OCTOBER
I performed multiple roles in a staged reading of the plays Urbhangam and Dutavakyam as part of "Divine Drama: A Festival of Classical Sanskrit Theatre" on October 22nd, presented by The Washington Shakespeare Company. Divine Drama was curated by Resident Assistant Director Gaurav Gopalan, and "is the most comprehensive festival of classical Sanskrit drama on a professional scale in the history of Washington, D.C. theatre". My reading was directed by Jessica Lefkow. The festival runs until December 17th.
JULY-OCTOBER
I am playing the character of Diane Devinger in the indie horror feature Women's Studies, produced by Ningen Manga Productions. We're almost finished principal photography. Myself and my character have been featured on the Women's Studies production blog. And, take a look at the film's official website, the Ross-Prentiss Women's Academy. Behind the scenes pics coming soon to the Gallery. Watch the teaser trailer now!
Judith O’Dea, who played the iconic role
of 'Barbara' in George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic, Night
of the Living Dead, plays the role of Senator
Gayle Hamlin in Women's Studies. Read
all about it here. (WS concept art - Rich
Aidley)
MAY
Cavegirl Productions'
fourth 48
Hour Film Project and fifth film, FOURGE,
was completed the weekend of May 4th-6th. Its initial screening was on May 11th at the AFI
Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD.
Our genre was Buddy Film, and the result is absolutely hilarious. The
official site, FOURGE.org,
where you can learn more about and watch the film, is online now!
APRIL
Booked a speaking role (the Assistant Medical Examiner) for the episode
"Unconfirmed Reports" in the fifth and final season of HBOs
highly-acclaimed series The
Wire! Shoot was April 13th, and the episode should air sometime
in early 2008.
APRIL/MAY
I played 'Boyens' in the fifteen episode sci-fi pilot TRENCHES,
produced by X-ILE
Pictures and a new Internet division of Disney. Trenches was
directed by Shane
Felux, who was behind the film Revelations.
Made in 2005, Revelations was an original non-profit Star Wars
film whose storyline takes place between Episodes 3 & 4 of the Star
Wars Saga. He also made the short Pitching
Lucas, which won the "George Lucas Selects" award
in the 2006
Atom Films Star Wars film contest. Shooting for Trenches wrapped
May 13th, and will be released Fall 2007. Watch the trailer and visit the official website now!
MARCH
Cavegirl Productions and our 2006 film, The
Old World, were featured
in the news piece, 48 Hours or Bust: Filmmakers Vie in
Extreme Contest on Voice
of America! See the film section
of the Cavegirl Productions page for the streaming video, or read
the transcript here.
JANUARY & APRIL
I played the main character's strange sister 'Grom' in the online comedy series, Buddy
Jackson. The show was produced by Integral
Arts and directed by Barry Gribble. I appeared in episode 10, Sisterhood,
and, in April, Grom returned as the D&D Dungeonmaster in G. Stimpson
Erdogan.
Watch all of the hilarious episodes at the Buddy
Jackson site! (Behind-the-scenes pic - Kevin Good)
JANUARY-FEBRUARY
I played Josie in the the Eugene O'Neill classic, A
Moon for the Misbegotten. The production,
directed by Bob
Bartlett, was performed in-the-round for the Colonial Players in historic downtown Annapolis, MD. View the production
photo gallery, and read the reviews: The Baltimore Sun, Potomac Stages, Bay Weekly, Hometown
Annapolis.
(Photo - R.A.R.E. Photographic)
