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On
Monday night, November the 19th, I was lucky enough to participate
in a Daily News Charities sponsored hurricane Sandy relief benefit show. I was in a short one act titled
“Toothbrush” written by Kristen Lucas and co-starred Jeremy Hamilton.
Last
month I worked with Kristen on her feature length play “Dating” that was apart
of the Thespis festival. The
following week, she hosted a sketch comedy event in which I also participated.
A
week ago I was visiting family in Western Pennsylvania. Kristen reached out for available
actors for the benefit show. Even
though the show was only a week away, the piece was relatively short.
Knowing
Kristen and her work, I wrote to her saying I was available and interested. I
got the part and we began rehearsals in New York the day I returned.
The
play was basically a dialogue that required deep trust and familiarity from the
actors. I hadn’t worked with
Jeremy before, but we quickly struck up a friendship. We studied and rehearsed
through the week. Due to my hectic work schedule, rehearsals were sometimes in odd
places, like public atriums in midtown late at night. I believe the play was
successful because of our camaraderie.
By
Monday afternoon, we were fairly comfortable with our roles and we met early to
go over the lines once again. Tech
rehearsal was at 5.30pm at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, across the street
from the Port Authority.
