I’m doing a reading of my play
THE FRISCO FLASH. It will be on Sunday, October 14 at 2 pm at the Second Stage at the Broadwater , 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. (between Lillian Way and Vine) in Hollywood. Free.
Starring Gregory Battle, Josh Breslow, Jordan Farris, Marieve Herington, Jared Poe, Brian Pope, Adam J. Smith and Ingrid Walters
Josh Breslow and Adam J. Smith at a rehearsal for the reading
Description: Cecil Lewis “Young Jack” Thompson twice won the World Welter Weight Boxing title in 1930, becoming the second African-American to win a boxing title, and the first after Jack Johnson. His career closely intersected with two other more well-known white champions. Yet today, Young Jack Thompson is completely forgotten. Based on my own original research, I attempt to right this wrong and relate it to today’s issues of racial injustice.
Jared Poe and Gregory Battle after the rehearsal
2024 Update: Amazon caused many problems, too convoluted to go into, and eventually made the film unavailable. So, I’ve uploaded the film to Vimeo where it can be watched for free.
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My previous film “ALL THINGS CHICKEN” will be available on Amazon Direct on Friday, April 6, 2018.
The story: some guys are just too stuck to cross the road: in the absurdly funny and ultimately touching short film, Dave and Ray pass the time by eating chicken and talking about profound things in profoundly foolish ways, that is, until a road trip to view a comet just might begin their bigger journey of growing up.
The film stars Matt Mercer (Dam Sharks, Plane Vs. Volcano, Contracted II, etc.) and Drew Nye (Big Head comedy shorts, etc.), with supporting performances by Amy Vorpahl (Geek and Sundry star, etc.), Sarah McElligott (The Onion Movie, etc.) and visual artist Valerie Suter.
The film won a number of awards on the festival circuit including Best Short Screenplay and Best Score and was nominated at the Tenerife (Spain) International Film Festival for Best Short Film, Best Actor in a Short, Best Supporting Actor in a Short, Best Producer of a Short and Best Short Screenplay
