Author: christopherhalladay
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Seize those moments that seize you…
I didn’t coin that.I recently saw the movie Boyhood; a solid movie that follows the life and literal growth of a young boy as he and his family negotiate their way through questionable choices and the unknown that is life itself. Anyway, that heading is inspired by a line from the film. As I said,…
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slow burn…
The Peddler’s Tale closed.Too, too brief run.Great group of people. Beautiful production.Richard (director) and Liz (writer) complimented each other with the show, I believe.The show truly deserves a bigger, longer run…we’ll see. Now on to the Fall semester; 1 class at Rutgers (Intermediate Acting 272), 2 classes at Rider (Basic Acting 1). I feel good…
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Working….
Ah, to work on something again…! it continues to bring joy to my soul, especially when I have been given the opportunity to work on something significant, meaningful and smart. The Peddler’s Tale written by the brilliant Liz Thaler directed by my friend Richard Aven We had our 1st read last night, and am loving…
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You can die in the struggle….
or relax into it. Christ! Astounded I survived this one….but I did. No small feat. Challenges unrelenting from many angles. One day at a time, slow and steady…. Now what?
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What I did this past winter….
Ok, so I realize it’s been a while…I’ve been in the process of a significant transitional period.As you may recall, I was residing at my parent’s place since I returned from my gig in West Palm Beach. Christ, I hadn’t “lived at home” since I was in high school (I will not state how long…
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Auld Lang Syne
Forgive my neglect.Happy New Year! 2014 is already feeling pretty good. At the risk of jinxing anything, I’ll resist going into detail on my major development; more will be announced when things become more official. Other than that – I’ve been based out of PA since I returned from Florida.Doing the “dutiful son” thing that…
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All good things must come to an end…
Well, I can’t believe that my time here at Palm Beach Dramaworks is almost done.We are in our final week of Of Mice and Men. We extended due to how well this show was received. I am proud to have been a part of it, proud to have been invited to work here.This particular company…
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Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward. -Victor Kiam
I’ve been here in West Palm Beach for two weeks now, we’ve been “on our feet” with the show for 7 days and we just did a run-through.Pretty impressive…what’s more…it went fairly ok.A few hiccups here and there, we got through it.We open in 2 weeks and to have a run-though under our belt already…
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You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. – Mark Twain
I feel so lucky to have been invited to work on an interesting project in Brooklyn this weekend.It’s a couple of audio plays that is to accompany a pop-up art installation near the Brooklyn Bridge. It goes up next month.We rehearsed today, record tomorrow. The producers are: I do wish I could be around to…
Christopher Halladay 