Think Twice Before You Do It
Posted on July 22, 2008 | Filed Under All the World's a Stage, Depth Charges
Having been a working actor for almost 20 years, I often get asked advice from parents about how their children can ‘break’ into the industry.
Busting their bubbles isn’t fun but I feel it’s necessary. And Peter Coyote, in this recent article, sums up the very reason why with eloquence and a forthright honesty that you rarely see from Hollywood these days.
Well done, Mr. Coyote.
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Homeward Bound
Posted on April 7, 2008 | Filed Under All the World's a Stage, Depth Charges
Alas, it appears this next post is to report another death of an icon: Charlton Heston. Two days ago this great icon of American cinema passed on into the undiscovered country. Say what you want about him, but you cannot deny that Heston put an indelible stamp on the face of film in this country. I’d like to honor here by offering the text of his address at a Harvard Law School forum in February of 1999. I think if rings louder now and truer. Perhaps we can all take a lesson from Mr. Heston (and, vicariously from Mr. King). Read more
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Collaborative Roleplaying “Games”
Posted on August 9, 2006 | Filed Under All the World's a Stage, Gaming
I recently recieved the wonderful first volume of a journal about roleplaying entitled PUSH. The first article, entitled Collaborative Roleplaying: Refraiming the Game by Emily Care Boss, got me thinking quite a bit and I thought I’d put down some of my thoughts on the subject here.
First, I must say upfront, I’ve been identified by a friend and the editor of PUSH, Jonathan Walton, as a grognard. Old-school. 25+ years roleplaying But he has assured me in my case (I can’t speak for anyone else) that this is a good thing. I’m “quality” grognard. That said, I will sadly admit to a deficiency in playing many of the ‘cutting edge’ games that I continually read about in PUSH and in on-line forums. However, in my defense I did attempt to wrangle said editor and friend into running a game of Nobilis, but sadly it was not meant to be (it’s all your fault, Jonathan!)
Second, I was (and I guess still am) a professional actor. I have been involved in the craft of acting for longer than I’ve been roleplaying (DANG! That old, eh?) and have a Master of Fine Arts in the field. I’ve also done an extensive array of directing and in many ways feel my strengths are more grounded in this area of the craft of the theatre then acting.
All of that was not to toot my own horn (yeah, right!) but as an introduction to help give some credence to what I’m going to ellaborate on below. This way, you may think I’m a close-minded crackpot or just a crackpot but at least I’m speaking from experience (whether that experience is any more valid that anyone else is for another debate and I’ll be on the side that derides myself for such a claim.)
Now, on to the good stuff. Read more
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