~Drunk Donate 2 Mirror Mates!! ~ 4 New Years! YaY!!!

46% Funded in 13 Days ~ 32 Days to Go!  We Can Do This! 

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Drunk Donate Today!

...hic.  ;-)  Happy New Year!!

Sober's okay too!

Much Love!

Bill

Mirror Mates is 39% Funded! Let's Celebrate! YaY!!!

Happy New Year!!!

But time ticks on: just 36 days left... 35... 34...
Christmas was wonderful and here comes the 2011!
In just 8 days the Mirror Mates project on Kickstarter
has been 39% funded!


Amazing!


Yes, we're doing well!! ...but we need your help!
Kickstarter is an all or nothing proposition and if we don't reach our $4000.00 goal by February 1st we will not receive any of the money pledged. No credit cards will be charged and this form of the project will not go forward. Don't let that happen!


Please click on the widget below - read about the project, watch the video and donate! $1.00 will help! $15.00 be a big help! $115.00 will get you a pair of reserved seats and help an awful lot!



Tell your friends! Tell your friends' friends! Come to the event!
It's going to be hilarious!

Be there! Tell folks that you helped launch the awesome
"Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce" before anybody else knew about it!    ~Who's brilliant now?


Donate!
Immediately... before you forget!


Thanks!
My Best to You!
Bill

Mirror Mates on KickStarter!

The Mirror Mates project has been launched on Kickstarter!   We've got 44 days to reach our goal.

43... 42...39...

Check it out!

Donate as little as $1.00, $15.00, $115.00 or as much as you want!

Kickstarter is an all or nothing proposition - please help us reach our goal to move this show forward!

Lots of info on the site!

Thank You!

Bill

NEXT! ~Phase 2 - Mirror Mates ~ The Staged Reading!

Wow!   The very first living room reading of Mirror Mates went great!  Everyone had fun and as a playwright I learned a lot about the piece.  That's terrific!  Now it's time to parlay that success into the next phase in the play's life.   A more official announcement will be forth coming soon.... but this spring we will present a Staged Reading of this wonderfully entertaining farce for friends, relatives, industry and investors!  (Potential and otherwise)

As we prepare for this reading - we will be rehearsing and workshopping the script!  This involves - readings, editing, cleaning, polishing, sharpening and honing in on the jokes and through lines.  Should be a great process!

Will keep you informed how it goes!

Many thanks to all who participated in the initial reading!  What a great evening! 
Much Love,
Bill

Tonight's Reading was amazing!

Amazing!!  Truly... Thank You!  Thank You! Thank You!  Wonderful!

It's Alive!!! The First Breath of Life for Mirror Mates...

...happens Tonight!    The excitement is building, everyone's prepared to play their part...  I know they'll be laughter... let's see what else happens!

Ready....?  Break a leg, everybody!   ...No, not you, Rupert!!!

Many Thanks to Everyone Involved!
Much Love,
Bill

The Mirror Mates reading is gonna' Rock!!

Colleen Brown and I have put together an excellent cast for next Monday’s reading of Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce!   Colleen has done an amazing job of organizing and making it look effortless.

The Mirror Mates cast is as follows:

Wiley – Aaron Thomson

Waldo/Wally – Jamie McGonnigal

Willy/Woo – Derek Staranowski

Maxie/Mamie – Becky Garrett

Bobby Jones/Bobbi Jones – Aaron Pratt

Rupert/Rayne – Tym Moss

Matt/Mike – Justin Misenhelder

Arianne/Alice – Joey Schaljo

Stage Directions Reader – Blake Hayes

Music for final scene Improvised by – Brad Gardner

We spent some quality time honing in on the characters and running some of the scenes for timing and pacing.  Then come Monday December 6th at 7pm we'll finally get to hear the whole thing - first time through!  And, hopefully, a good time and a lot of laughter will be had by all!  (With a sidecar of enlightenment for the playwright.)

God love you all for your energy, enthusiasm, and bringing your wonderful talent to the table.  Wow!    I can't thank you enough -but I'm trying!

My Best to Each of You!

Thank You!
Bill (The Lion)

 Ron Spector (In Tucson) is working on the art.  Thanks Ron!  It's wonderful!

Here's a little tease; meet Rupert.

Great Mirror Mates rehearsal yesterday! More Tomorrow!

Wow, we've got some wonderful actors involved in this first reading of Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce!  Excellent rehearsal!  Looking forward to more character development tomorrow.  The reading is one week away!  Thrilled with how it's going!   YaY!

Thanks,
You Guys Rock!
Bill

Behind the Scenes work on Mirror Mates

The Mirror Mates reading is coming up quick... Character Development, scripts and meetings... all is going well.  Monday December 6th will be here before we know it!  Get ready for a fun night everybody! 
Stage Two announcments to come shortly thereafter! 

Mirror Mates - Open Rehearsal

There will be an open rehearsal at Bills' place in the Times Square area on Tuesday, November 30 from 6-9p.m.  Contact Bill to set up an "appointment."

Actor "Slate" Video surfaces...

An Actor "Slate" video I did a couple years back as a promo for a show makes it to you tube.
Thanks Robert J.D. Spaulding

http://youtu.be/7sgBKjuQO-c

Mirror Mates: Two Scoops of Farce!

It’s two scoops of fun when a Mega House quest for ice cream crash lands backstage at Maxie’s Fabulous Dinner Theater just in time for opening night.

Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce

More info coming soon...

The Mirror Mates reading is fully cast!

The Mirror Mates reading scheduled for 12/6 is now fully cast!  (Let's hope it stays that way!)  Getting very excited.  Looking forward to hearing this show!  The next stage of plans for it have begun.  ;-)   More to Come.

Bill Toscano's Actor One Sheet

Working with Dallas Traver's Actor's Business Bluprint system - I'm developing a "One Sheet" for agents & CD's.  It's a bit too borrowed so far but here's what I'm working on:

Thoughts?

Join my Blog and let me know.

Thanks,
Bill

Brilliant Actor needed! Mirror Mates Reading 12/6 NYC!

We need an aging Queen!  An actor, male, on 12/6 to play Rupert, who says things like: "I would never injure myself on purpose, darling… not to get out of a show!” 

No, I'm not calling you names.   It's about acting... bitch. 
Come join us!

Contact Bill at: bltnyc@gmail.com

LionSnax Logo Cake Updated!

I took a piece of the old LionSnax Logo Cake (Baked by Patrick Wenning) and added the name and polished it up!  Take a Bite!

Mmmmmm.... Delicious!

Casting! Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce

Seeking:  Rupert/Rayne – A dual role - All other roles are cast.

Rupert: (Late 50’s) Long term Maxie’s Dinner Theater actor.  He’s Maxie’s former go-to “leading man” who’s moving into character actor territory.  Actually he’s bitter aging queen who’s tired and having second thoughts about how he spent his life.  He’s re-examining his values and has integrity issues. 

Rayne:  (Late 60’s) a long term resident and permanent fixture of the Mega House home.  He’s an aging queen with psychological issues who has run away from life.  He’s sarcastic, sardonic, nosey, bossy and always ready with a comment or quip, but he’s not truly bitter, more self satisfied.

Start at the very beginning:  Join in on the very first “living-room” reading of this outrageous farce by Bill Toscano.  (Get in on the ground floor.)   Other readings will follow with plans developing for a staged backers audition in the spring of 2011.   This first reading will take place on December 6^th 2010 on the upper west side of Manhattan at 6:30pm until finished (– a few hours) – and surely some drinks at the end.  (– no pay)

Synopsis:   "Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce" is set in two rooms, at different locations, placed side by side on stage.   These separate rooms are surrounded by a myriad of hallways and doors which completely overlap.   One room is the “dressing room” backstage at a mid-level musical playhouse called “Maxie's Fabulous Dinner Theater.”  The other room is the “Rec Room” at “Mega House: Home for the Chronically Mentally Ill.”   Each of the businesses are having a particularly difficult week and ultimately “crash into each other.”  

If you are right for the role and available please email: headshot and resume to bltnyc@gmail.com   Of course, if you know me, give me a call!  Come play!

Bert's Plan - Tonight's the Night!

Come if you can!
http://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/

Bert's Plan at the BAFF

Bert's Plan is an excellent short film I'm in as an actor.  It's being presented at the Big Apple Film Festival on Tuesday, November 2nd (Election Day) at 8:30pm - Program 3   http://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/

Bert's Plan – 21 minutes
Dir. Yair Shvartz
Synopsis
Bert is a struggling middle-aged writer attempting to get his book published. Downtrodden and plagued with rejection, Bert comes up with a plan. In a twist of hilariously dark, ironic and serendipitous events, Bert's original plan takes an unexpected turn.

I recommend you go vote early then save the evening for the Festival - The election results will be the same whether you sit home and watch it or not! - See some great films - get election results when you get home!

Then everybody's happy!

All part of the process...

Unfortunately, one of the actors set to join us for the read has dropped out because he got some out of town work!  Damn, but good for him!   Another actor has joined for a different role. YaY!   So still two more roles to cast... but this is how it goes.  It's all part of the process. 
BLT

Mirror Mates - 1st reading set for 12/6/10

Mirror Mates: A Two Faced Farce is a play set in two rooms, at different locations, placed side by side on stage.   These rooms/locations are surrounded by a myriad of hallways and doors which completely overlap.  One room is the “dressing room” backstage at a mid-level musical playhouse called “Maxie's Fabulous Dinner Theater.”  And the other room is the “Rec Room” of a home for the chronically mentally ill called “Mega House.”   Both businesses are having a particularly difficult week. 

All of the actors double, playing a role on each side except one, Wiley, who works in both locations.  He’s the Day Shift Guy, serving up lunch, meds and advice to the Residents of Mega House, and at night, he’s the “Emergency Stage Manager” at Maxie’s Fabulous Dinner Theater… again.