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These last three months I have been training with friends and classmates in three areas of SAFD stage combat types. In about a week I'll be testing in unarmed, rapier and dagger, and two-handed sword. This is a pretty nerve-racking undertaking because I've spent a long time incorporating my fencing into my marketable features as an actor, now comes. a test to see my proficency in presenting my skills. Wish me luck!

Having grown up on Monty Python doing a Mark Twain farce was something I really enjoyed putting every ounce of myself into. Though I will say, I left rehearsals and performances sore. I've played competitive sports all my life but nothing is more exhausting than slapstick comedy. I think I gained more muscle-mass doing this than I have in two years of weight training.

I write that title that way because even over the internet I will be superstitious. At least in the title. This summer I was lucky enough to play Banquo in a production of Macbeth. I was so happy to make my professional debut with my favorite play of all time. Doing Shakespeare in the park was a bit of an eye-opening experience as a performer for many reasons. Watching a production be put up and torn down in one night gives a performer a greater appreciation for all the eleme