by David | Feb 24, 2017 | 2017, Craft, Seattle Theatre, Theatre
I am thrilled to return to the stage with my debut at Harlequin Productions this March in Theresa Rebeck’s, The Understudy! Charged with running the understudy rehearsal for a Broadway production of a recently-discovered Kafka play, Roxanne finds her...
by David | Apr 29, 2016 | 2016, Seattle Acting, Seattle Film, SIFF 2016
Lots of updates friends, fans, and family! Let’s start with a *big* one. My first feature film as a producer (along side my wife, Angela DiMarco), Paralytic, is an official selection of the 2016 Seattle International Film Festival! Along with Joey Johnson,...
by David | Apr 10, 2016 | 2016, Artists Way
It’s has taken me a long time…perhaps 18 years…to truly settle in to being an actor. Has it been 10,000 hours I wonder, and does that “rule” even apply in my field? I don’t really know how much time I have actually put in, but since...
by David | Jan 2, 2016 | 2015
Last year was an amazingly productive one as an actor, producer, director and writer. And today we are going to take a look back at the highlights from the year. January 2015 seems like an age ago, and I am now realizing that I need to to a better job journaling or...
by David | Nov 25, 2015 | Actor Business, Seattle Acting
As an actor and coach in the Northwest, I work with actors new to the industry quite often, many of which come to me with questions, concerns, and anxieties about how to handle their actor business. While my comments here will reflect upon the nature of our local...
by David | Oct 16, 2015 | 2015, Actor Business, Seattle Acting
Arguably, the gatekeepers to the highest paying and most prestigious acting jobs in this market (or any for that matter), are casting directors. Casting directors help producers find the best actors for jobs, and most of the time, these casting directors work with...
by David | Jul 18, 2015 | Seattle Acting
Last weekend I produced and acted in Unsilent Night, a film made for the Seattle 48 Hour Film Project. We screened in Group D, and won an award for Audience Favorite. The 48 Hour Film Project is a global speed filmmaking competition, and this year our city broke...
by David | May 31, 2015 | Artists Way
I am a junkie. A smartphone junkie. A tech junkie. I love making videos, taking photos, editing stuff, blogging, social media, and on and on. I love technology, and, arguably, my tech products have made my life better. BUT… I know that my relationship with my...
by David | Apr 20, 2015 | 2015
Oh my, it’s been a long time since my last post! The last time I was writing, I were filming The Device (read about it here), and so much has happened in the year that has passed since wrapping! I have booked a few jobs, had a few adventures, produced a few...
by David | Apr 7, 2014 | 2013, 2014, Seattle Acting, Seattle Film
Week one is a wrap on The Device with The October People! I am very excited to be working on this Seattle indie with this amazing team. Their previous feature length film, The Invoking, was very successful, and I have similar hopes for the future of this film. The...