They'rrrrre Gonna Put Me in the Moviiiies!

They’re gonna make a big star out of me . . . All I have to do is act naturally. Which is true. Sort of.

The owner of the Regent Theater, where Bye Bye Birdie was performed, approached me after a rehearsal and asked me if I'd be interested in doing a short acting stint. Very short. It seems I look just right for a character in a small indie film he's producing, based on a play he wrote (and which was performed at the theater) about teenage homelessness. I said, "Umm..." and he told me more. It would only take one day, because the character is just in one scene, and only has a few lines. "Well..." I said, and before I knew it I was in the cast. I joined in on the first read-through with the rest of the volunteer cast (which includes a couple of professional actors, some acting students, and some people like me). So now I'm trying to let the character percolate into my brain.

I'm playing Pops. A street bum.

I'll definitely keep you posted on the progress of my career in film.