What incredible news! I can’t believe I won! Thanks LADCC. Thanks @jalexander1959 for making my fellow winner @bryancranston email me to say congrats. Thanks @fountaintheatre and the best cast and crew in the world. I’m so so excited and proud and happy!!!
Get your tickets now! Looking for discounts? Cheaper tickets available July 25, Aug 1, 15, and 22nd! Link for tix and info in my bio. Here are a few reviews below…. RECOMMENDED- Top Ten - Stage Raw. “Everything about Resl to Reel is downright extraordinary in a rather extraordinary way… Never does it stop being fascinating… These folks will surely be a shoo-in for ensemble cast of the year honors. One of the best and most moving plays of the year.” - Ticket Holders LA. “An expert production…. heartwarming. A most remarkable section has both young and old Walter and Maggie become interchangeable,… Never once did this require a willing suspension of disbelief.” - stage and cinema .com. “The performers… Honor the delicate realism of their material with never a false moment. All are superb.… The excellent Cast is letter perfect in their understanding of this pair. Reel to Reel is a charming, clever and deceptively simple story with lots to tell, an every day love story which quickly rises above simplicity, and the mundane.” - Splashmags.com
Japan. Trip of a lifetime. I could post thousands of food pics alone. But here’s a few highlights of this incredible country. We had so much to celebrate! I already miss the heated toilet seats.
1. It’s shaped like a fish. It’s filled with custard. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever eaten.
2. Nighttime in Gion district, Kyoto.
3. Just a little bamboo.
4. Sumo wrestlers!
5. Plum blossoms
6. I’m crawling through a hole in a Shinto shrine with a wish. (It was as awesome as it sounds)
This weekend was the closing weekend of my show, Reel to Reel! I want to give a big THANK YOU to all of my friends who showed up and supported. Some are pictured here, some are not, but I need you to know I have the GREATEST friends in the world and in case I didn’t tell you at the theatre- I love you all and your support means everything to me. What an incredible experience!
Very excited to officially announce my new show, Reel to Reel by John Kolvenbach, opening July 18! At the Matrix Theatre. Ticket link in bio.
Friends/actors, there are discount tix available! Casting/industry, DM me and I can see if comps are available. HorseChart Theatre x Rogue Machine Theatre present
A Los Angeles premiere of
Reel to Reel
Written by John Kolvenbach
Directed by Matthew McCray
Starring Samantha Klein, Brett Aune, Alley Mills Bean, and Jim Ortlieb
Reel to Reel is a 90-minute play that explores a 55-year marriage through a collage of memories, sounds, and moments. Told non-linearly, the story follows Maggie and Walter at ages 27, 42, and 82, revealing the evolution of their relationship. Maggie, a sound artist, captures everyday noises and weaves them into evocative performance pieces, while Walter, an aspiring but reluctant filmmaker, becomes her partner in documenting their life. Blending humor, tenderness, and emotional complexity, the play is uniquely theatrical: Every sound in the world of the show is created live onstage by the actors, providing a foley backdrop for the production and exploring how memory and love are shaped by the sounds that surround us.
LAS VEGAS, WE OUTCHEA!!!! NEW ORLEANS UPDATE FROM LAST NIGHT! And introducing the one and only Sami Klein @sweetsamiklein to the @lasvegasacademy event lineup! Look at us coming back to the original stomping grounds! It’s going to be a great time at The Lowden Theater! Doors open around 5 p.m. See you there!
The This Changes Everything Book Tour is filled with all the love and hope you can handle!
*Please drop a line if you’ve been to a tour stop already!
Zowie! This girl had the BEST time playing Berdine this past weekend in @psychobeachpartyla and now I only ever want to go on stage with a script in my hand and 2 rehearsals!! This incredible show will go on with me just helping produce it so if you want to have a great time at the theatre come on by!!! This cast/team is the ULTIMATE!!!!
48 hours in my hometown. When your bff @lowe.cunningham is producing an incredible show, you GO! What a treat @deathbecomesher was, what a lovely cast, crew, and creative team. Can’t wait for them to win all the Tony’s! Also love to my friend @jalexander1959 and his wonderful show at @chicagoshakes that was so hilarious. Thanks Chicago, I love you. #deathbecomesher #judgementday
For the past six weeks I’ve been able to make my living full-time as an actor, and if you know, you know what an absolute gift that is. This show has been so amazing and the cast has become a family. Living down here and doing the show with this incredible group has sort of felt like summer camp and I will miss it after we close this Sunday. I thank my lucky stars for the ability to do what I love to do! #lagunaplayhouse #laactor
I had the MOST fun guest starring on an episode of Pretty Freekin Scary for Disney that aired during the strike! Just the nicest cast and crew ever and a wonderful set to be on. Big thanks to @howiemeltzer310 and @jason_p_hauser for letting me play. #prettyfreekinscary #disney
