Observations, Act II

Observations, Act II A Continuance To sum up my self-inflicted anguish: there is one more glimpse into my life’s anxiety that may be worthwhile for some of you to hear. It was an unforeseen question delivered by my sixteen-year-old daughter that caught me off guard. And it offered me an understanding of what living life,…

Observations, Act I

As written, produced, played by little-known writer: Harvey Kalmenson (da scribe) Time: Early morning 5:00 am Date: Probably summer, 1962. Place: Not on a farm or ranch, unfortunately. VO Actor: Da Scribe Direction: Stream of consciousness, with a small degree of wonderment. Is there anything ever really etched in stone… Which may or may not…

An Actor’s Survival

An Actor’s Survival

An Actor’s Survival         Forever, actors have been keeping track of the bad times. They spend years lamenting over the return of the good old days. When, and if, those days really took place, is another story unto itself.         What we know for sure is one simple fact: whatever the recorded time…

Work Ethic

Work Ethic         I actually had an actor tell me that he really wasn’t concerned over social graces or work ethic. He even went on to question my veracity as a lecturer who would have the audacity of saying or thinking, “work ethic had little or anything at all to do with a person…

The Strike of 2000

The Strike of 2000

Our own personal civil warIT happened, and I was there and deeply affected by it: The Strike of 2000         As an aside from my honest intention of keeping personal opinions to myself, rendering only solutions that will assist and encourage actors on their path towards success, I, nevertheless, feel duty-bound to offer my…