I normally don’t post about auditions but many of you are aware that I have been doing all I can to get my foot in the door of film and TV in New York. Earlier in the year I had to turn down a role on One Life To Live due to a theatre project. I’m still disappointed about this. Unlike theatre, TV and film auditions usually require representation to get you in the door. While, I’m still searching for the right representation, I am particularly flatter to have been called in by Claire Traeger of Suzanne Ryan Casting to audition for CBS’s new hit show Unforgettable. If you’ve not seen it, you need to check it out. Poppy Montgomery plays Carrie Wells, a detective who literally remembers everything. Apparently there are about 150 people in the world with this rare gift. Anyway, I met Claire recently when I had the opportunity to read for something else and I couldn’t be happier that she remembered me. It’s a huge compliment and I definitely am grateful to her for the chance to come in and share my abilities with Suzanne and the folks at CBS. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This weekend, the cast of Tennis in Nablus (including myself) performed an abridged version of Tennis in Nablus for the Culture Project 2011 Producer’s Weekend where two of the six plays presented where chosen to be produced in The Culture Project’s 2012-2013 season. The piece was very well received and I am so happy that I was able to take the stage with my cast mates to share Ismail Khalidi’s fantastic new play with a new audience of theatre-goers. It was determined that the play would be produced Off-Broadway by The Culture Project and we are all exceptionally excited and proud to have been a part of getting it there.

About Tennis in Nablus by Ismail Khalidi
It is 1939. World War II looms over Europe as Palestinian rebels teeter on the brink of defeat at the hands of the British empire which rules Palestine with an iron fist. As the Arab revolutionaries fight for their freedom, the Zionist movement is getting stronger by the day. A collision between the two peoples seems inevitable, especially as the English sow discord in between their daily tennis matches.

About The Culture Project
Culture Project’s productions have garnered an array of Drama Desk, OBIE, and Outer Circle Critics awards. But they have also won unprecedented awards outside the sphere of theatrical production including the Champion of Justice Award and the PASS award from the National Association of Criminal Defenders. This recognition reignites Culture Project’s passion for its goal and reinforces its commitment to hard-hitting and provocative theater as a powerful ingredient in shaping our nation’s values and debates.