December 5, 2003 (Friday)

Today I appeared on ESPN 2's morning show Cold Pizza as part of a promotion I'm working with Netflix.com that has movie freaks vying for the Guiness Book World Record in movie-watching.

 

 
December 10, 2003 (Wednesday)

Today I auditioned for an SAP industrial at Acting Management. Running the audition were Paula and Greg from Kristen Paladino Casting.

 

 
December 13, 2003 (Saturday)

Today I worked background on a New York Stock Exchange industrial by Sound/Video Impressions. I played a clerk on the floor of the stock exchange's 30 Broad St. location.

 

 
December 14, 2003 (Sunday)

Again, today I worked background on a New York Stock Exchange industrial by Sound/Video Impressions. I played a specialist's clerk on the floor of the stock exchange's 30 Broad St. location.

 

 
December 18, 2003 (Thursday)

This evening I met with Agent Josh Pultz of DGRW to discuss career strategy.

 

 
December 20, 2003 (Saturday)

Tonight I will be performing at Dirth South Improv's show "Inside Improv" at the Inside Scoop in Chapel Hill, NC. I will be a special guest for the night!

For information about the show, click here.

Addendum: Ross White, Artistic Director of Dirty South Improv, wrote about the experience and posted some photos from the night! They are found here.

 

 
December 30, 2003 (Tuesday)

Around Christmas and New Year's, NYC is dreadfully/thankfully slow. There hasn't been much in the way of auditions of late.

However, come January 2004, Equity Principal Audition season kicks in, when lots of regional theaters hold open calls in NYC, known as "EPAs." Also, pilot season kicks in as well. I'm hoping for an especially productive winter this year.

Hey, if you're reading this, please root for me. I've been in NYC for 4 years and don't see myself leaving any time soon. But this career is a hard one to pursue. I'm balancing a job with an acting career and a life, which sometimes includes time to myself and other times, barely does.

I usually don't post too much personal information in this news page--basically only career tidbits and such--but if you have a moment to send me an email of encouragement, or a connection to some great acting work(!), please, by all means.

Cheers, and Happy New Year,
Ben