This is a pic, not vid.  I stole it from somewhere.  It was a dance performance.  Thought this set was awesome.

Not sure if this pic ever made it to this blog or not.  This was a vocal performance down town in Balt at MAP for an art opening a while back.  That poor audience, they didn't know what to do!  Hahaha, I could see them just staring and keeping their distance.  By the third song they seemed less shocked and didn't bother moving back, out of reach.  Probably the audience is never considering how they look to the performers.

Ha!  An audition pic.  I needed to be mad.  Never heard back from them.  Must not have been convincing!

Here's me having some fun at a kid's event.  If they're under 5 it's loads of fun.  They completely believe you are Spiderman, it's like you're the best thing that has happened to them in their entire life.

This is a still from the web series Confab.  I played a freegan and here I am philosophizing with a student who met me at the trash can while I was looking for food.

Here is another image from a day of work with Connie Imboden.  She is under the water, below me, with her lens facing up.  I'm above the surface of the water balancing on a wooden support system supported by the edges of the pool with my arms raised behind me.  My face is dipped below the water's surface.  Connie's flash is cooler than the light above the pool causing my face to be more washed out while the rest of me has warm tones.

This is my brother who appeared at a Walter's Art Museum event I was attending.  This was after the commercial which explains my costume.

This is Andriy Portyanko's image from a while back.

Back from Europe!

Figured out how to get back into my own blog.  Holland was awesome.  Saw Fransi, my friend from 30 years ago!  That was awesome.  Shared history, no matter how far back or how short, is the fabric of interesting relationships and memories.

Recent events.

At Cheri Landry's wedding in New Orleans.  Carl Stevens

Performing "My Funny Valentine" at the Landry/Torri wedding in Louisiana, 2015, Carl Stevens.



Back stage at the 2015 Daniel Motorca fashion show in Jacksonville.  Carl Stevens and other models.

Below is Cheri Landry's image of Carl Stevens in the French Quarter of New Orleans enhanced by Andriy Portyanko.

A still from the performance Apocalyptic Hostel Takeover performed at the Baltimore Hostel, concept from Carl Stevens and music by The Immortal Jellyfish.

Back!

Decided to update.  This is a test.  Wonder if anyone still exists that used to follow me.  Here's one of Connie Imboden's images that I'm fond of.

"The Bury Their Children"

This is a short student film I did with a student from Stevenson University.

Still haven't seen it yet but liked the role and the cover.

"7th Day"

This film I worked on last year. Trailer just came out and as I understand it, in June the film will be released.

Here's the address to the teaser:

http://vimeo.com/26787273

444

The short I was in last summer, "444" is out. If I can solve this I will upload it now. It's 20 minutes long.

Here's the address:

https://vimeo.com/33728265

Back.

Been busy with a web series in DC, "Confab". I play a Freegan living off of the excesses of a consumer driven society. Some clever lines. Just finished. Should be launched in the summer I believe.

Old Dog New Tricks.

Trying to get me to write here each day is like teaching an old dog new tricks. Either I have so much to say and don't feel like writing a book, or I can't think of a thing to write. Alan says this is to be my life stream where you guys are supposed to come for info. Maybe.

But, Sat. was smashing. Here are pics.

Hammered out some of the music parts.

Got the females together and went over the nymphs parts. Exciting to work with good people! Talent, talent, talent! I love it.

More glue...

... for the set. Paper mache' uses a lot of it. Andriy, my photographer and partner in crime when it comes to scheming artistic performances says, "Don't complicate things." Well, he's been in Poland so, guess what? I ended up with 11' high trees for my enchanted forest because no one was around to remind me of his cautious words.

Busy, running to auditions.

Just got back from NY where I waited in line, on a very cold day, for an audition for a Cohen brother's film. Finally, a guy came out and said, "Get your head shots out. If you look like your pic you can leave and we'll contact you. If not, wait in line, come in, we'll photograph you, can take if from there."

Came around to me. I handed the pic, looked at him, he said, "How are you today." I said, "Frozen". He gave me one of those looks like, "Does this guy pass or not." Silence. "You're good" he said and I booked to the closest shop that had stuff I believed I could be interested in enough to pretend to peruse.

That was Sunday. I had gotten up at 4:00 to catch a 5:30 bus leaving White Marsh. The day before I had what I call a 'good' audition for a film over in Virginia. Good because they called me out and had me read the script different ways. Then, they asked if I could do it differently. Then they told me to hang around because they wanted me for call backs.

Several hours later I was called in. There was a board of six people and a camera man or two. One guy started to explain to me how he wanted me to read. Come to find out, I had the wrong script. They solved that, gave me two, one for Dracula and one for Frankenstein. They gave me time to prep. I came back and they had me read both of them in a couple of ways, and I was free to go.

All this action is a good sign. The others that I saw were simply thanked and allowed to go. We'll see what comes of it. I had wanted the role of the mummy, but upon arriving and being asked to read for Drac and Frank, when I asked about the mummy, they said, "Yeah, but we like your voice. The mummy has no lines." Sounds good to me.

Art Show

In alliance with Soulforms, I was asked to hang my art in a group show at the Theatre Project here in Balt. That opening was Thursday night. It was cool. Also, I have a lot of work the next two weeks with several auditions but mainly preparing for the Jan 28th performance at Bolton Hill. This will be a private party with 24 guests coming in from DC. I'm creating a magical fantasy forest and will be performing with Nancy Flores, Heather Joi Baker and several others. One Violinist, maybe Adrian Stone will be the emcee as an owl/human creature that appears in the tree before each act.

The performance has three acts, built around three songs. I will do Gershwin's "But not for me", "The Nearness of You" by Hoagy Carmichael and words by Ned Washington, and Savage Garden's "Truly, Madly, Deeply".

The setting is a deep forest where a satyr, played by myself, lives as well as three nymphs. The owl creature also lives there and watches all that goes on so he is well suited to narrate the parts of the story the guests would otherwise be without. The satyr believes love will never come to him in the opening act. This is revealed as he sings, "But not for me". Alone, hoping for love.

The second act shows the three nymphs lead by Heather Joi frolicking in the dense forest playfully, care free, alive and vibrant. The satyr observes them from a hidden spot behind a tree love struck by the fair Heather. She leaves one of her possessions behind as they run off to play in another part of the enchanted forest. The satyr emerges, takes the object in his hand and holds it to his heart as he sings, "The nearness of you".

The third and final act opens with the satyr seated by himself, lost in some deep though facing off stage. The three nymphs enter joyfully singing, but it is as if the satyr is oblivious to them. Finally Heather takes him by the hand and invites him to listen to what they are singing, "Truly, Madly, Deeply" as she shows that she is in fact in love with him as well. The two embrace and the satyr joins the dance and the song, confirming their love.

All this is accompanied by our violinist who is seated just outside of the forest area in the same room where the guests are seated. The owl introduces each act and closes the performance as well with a few lines. Pics to come.