Hello my fellow artists! I’m still pumped up after completing a 9-week screenwriting course at the Sundance Collab, and I’m equally pumped up to share some of my 2nd & 3rd quarter wins. A win is an accomplishment made through effort, and recognizing them is important. Wins mark the progress of your journey and goals. They let you know how much you have actually accomplished along the way. A win is a step forward in your life, no matter how small or large it is. I’ll ask my students at the top of every class, “Who has wins? Large, small, professional, personal, anything and everything in between.” When you go through your wins, they should make you feel really good. Here is a sampling of some of my wins, broken down into different categories. And these wins are connected to specific goals I’m working towards as an actor and writer. I’d love to read your wins too, so leave me a comment below! Keep reading below 🙂
Acting wins: *Filmed a self-tape audition for the SAG-AFTRA Casting Access CD workshop with Emily Fleischer. *I did the following exercises as a returning scene study student at the Richard Lawson Studios: Environmental With A Crisis, Song & Dance, Personal Monologue, Improvisation, Laugh/Cry/Laugh, Falling In Love. *Began rehearsals for two different scenes (Jamie in “Yellowstone” and Inspector Todd in “Beverly Hills Cop”.) *I’m also receiving awesome requests to do additional scenes from different actors in class. *Supporting the SAG-AFTRA strike. Keep reading below 🙂
Writing wins: *Got accepted into and completed a 9-week screenwriting course at the Sundance Collab. *Submitted my feature film script, “Love Returned”, to the following competitions: Austin Film Festival, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Screenwriting Lab, Final Draft Big Break, Shore Scripts. *Submitted my half-hour pilot script, “The Anthony Comeback”, to the following competitions: Austin Film Festival, Final Draft Big Break, Shore Scripts, Screencraft. *My colleague and I finished the entire outline of a feature film and proceeded to write the script (we are now halfway through act two!) *Assisted in creating a book proposal for Richard Lawson with him and my colleagues. *I hit 200 blog posts on WordPress on June 25th. *Researched literary agencies I want to target. *Supported the WGA strike. Keep reading below 🙂
Ongoing wins: *Being fucking cool. *Weekly blog entries. *Relationship map outflow. *Social media posts and engagement. *Teaching the Professional Development Program 2.0 class on Monday mornings. *Weekly career administration group meetings. *Attending scene study class every week. *Feature film writing sessions with my colleague. *Building and editing two out of three books for Richard Lawson with him and my colleagues. Keep reading below 🙂
Personal wins: *Relationship with my partner is still going strong xoxo. *FINISHED PAYING OFF MY STUDENT LOAN!! *Purchased a work on paper from contemporary artist Braxton J. Fuller, and in the process, he sent me another work on paper for free! *Successful dental procedure with Dr. Ziv Simon in Beverly Hills. *Adopted three kittens to give them a better, loving life. *My alma mater, Vassar College, ranked #16 amongst liberal arts colleges in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges edition. Keep reading below 🙂
Chasing The George 