I am excited to announce that over the course of the next few months I will be working on a feature length film shooting in New Jersey entitled Reign Supreme. I have the pleasure of playing one of the films leads characters, Sophia, a mob bosses young, charming niece who also happens to be his top hit-man (hit-woman? hit-girl?). Her parents died under mysterious circumstances, and her uncle has been taking care of her ever since. It’s her job to step in and keep people in check, no matter the cost.
"Catch As Catch Can" Workshop for Page73 Productions
I will have the pleasure of working on a two-part workshop process for the upcoming play Catch As Catch Can by Mia Chung, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, and art directed by Michael Walkup of Page73 Productions. We will be experimenting with particular scenes and tricky moments in this challenging show. I can't wait to work with Ken once again and have the honor of working on another amazing production with him. The show will be performed this coming fall at the New Ohio Theater in the West Village!
"Lazarus" at the NYSummerfest Theater Festival
This coming September I will be performing as Mary in a modern re-telling of the biblical story of Lazarus, in the aptly titled play Lazarus by Tom Anastasi and directed by Mark Resnik & Becca Kaplan. We will be performing as part of the NY Summerfest Theater Festival held at the Hudson Guild Theater. There are only three performances of this piece, so be sure to get your tickets soon or you might miss the poignant re-telling of this moving story.
"Gone Missing" - Encore! Off-Center Season at New York City Center
I have the absolute honor of helping to workshop this production of Gone Missing for New York City Center's Encore! Off-Center season. I will be working with Ken Rus Schmoll and a company of incredible actors as part of the pre-production process of this touching show. Gone Missing was originally created by The Civilians in the year after the 9/11 attacks with original music by the late Michael Friedman. It will be performed on July 11th & 12th at New York City Center with a star-studded cast of amazing artists. I feel very fortunate to be a part of this process, and to be working on such a beautiful piece of theater.
Click below for tickets! You don't want to miss this one!
"The Passion of Athena"
I have the honor of working with one of my old friends, Steve Mazzoccone, on his original short play The Passion of Athena. The play will be part of the One Act Play Festival at the Secret Theater in Long Island City. I will be playing the role of Samantha, an ordinary mortal girl who is desperately in love with a guy named Brad. She unknowingly winds up in the basement of Mount Olympus where she is met by the recently demoted Goddess Athena who is just as desperate to help her as she is to win over Brad's heart.
To learn more about the festival and find a time to see this funny and poignant show click on the button link below! The Passion of Athena will be performed in the Program B cycle of plays. Come out and see us and vote for our show so we can make it to the finals of the one-act play festival!
Follow our rehearsal process on Instagram by following @secrettheatreny and with the hashtag #LIConeactplayfestival
"A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO HISTORY IN THE TIME OF HERE AND NOW" Workshop
I have been working on a workshop of an exciting play with an excitingly long title: A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO HISTORY IN THE TIME OF HERE AND NOW, written by Rehana Mirza and directed by Lucie Tiberghien. We will be working all this week helping Rehana and Lucie dig through this text with a fine-toothed comb so we can make her already stunning play into an even clearer, powerful piece of theater. I am very excited to be working with Rehana, Lucie and our talented cast as we dig through this poignant play together.
Spinning Man Released in Theaters
I'm very excited to announce that Spinning Man will be released in select theaters, on demand and on iTunes this Friday, April 6th. I had the honor of shooting a scene with Guy Pearce last summer in Whittier, CA. Finger's crossed that I didn't get left on the cutting room floor!
Check out the trailer for Spinning Man below!
Semper Fi
MORE EXCITING NEWS! I will be acting in a featured role in the new crime thriller Semper Fi, directed by Henry-Alex Rubin and written by Rubin and Sean Mullins. The cast includes Finn Wittrock of American Horror Story’s, Beau Knapp of Sand Castle’s, Arturo Castro of Narcos, Jai Courtney of Suicide Squad, and Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl.
Semper Fi will shoot Spring of 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Wellwood
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have the pleasure of working on the new indie sci-fi film Wellwood. We will be shooting on location in New Orleans. The amazing, talented cast is now officially confirmed: Lance Nichols as Sheriff Cliff Bradley, Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones) as Deputy Gracie Marsh, Camille Balsamo as Laura Harper, Reid Collums as Nick Harper, and ME (Siena D'Addario) as Vicky.
I am "out of this world" excited to be working on this exciting and unique film with this AMAZING cast!
New Orleans Here I Come
I am so excited to announce that I will be playing the role of Vicky in an upcoming film by Reid Collums and produced by the wonderful Camille Balsamo along with practical effects from the incomparable Studio ADI who has worked on everything from "The Alien" (1979) to "Death Becomes Her" (1992), and winning an Oscar for the latter.
We will be filming on location in New Orleans, Lousiana from the end of February to the beginning of March. I don't want to say too much, but I'll tell you that things are going to get... extraterrestrial.
Workshop with Lear deBessonet and Danny Mefford of THE PUBLIC THEATER
I have the honor of participating in a workshop with Lear deBessonet (OFF-BROADWAY; A Midsummer Nights Dream, A Winters Tale) and Danny Mefford (BROADWAY; Fun Home, Bridges of Madison County, Blood Bloody Andrew Jackson) of "Miss You Like Hell" a new musical coming to The Public Theater very soon. We will be workshopping for a week at the end of January. I have no idea whats in store, but I know we're going to have an amazing time diving into this piece!
Photoshoot with Katia Temkin
I finally got to work with the amazing Katia Temkin, and it was just as incredible as I imagined it would be. Katia has such a unique photo aesthetic, and it was such a blast using such bright, poppy colors. Katia is an amazing portrait, and branding photographer but she also does headshots and all sorts of other fun things. If you need some new photos for work, life or for instagram you should definitely hit her up!
New Headshots Coming Soon
I had the pleasure of working with Jeffrey Mosier on some killer new headshots. It was about time for an upgrade, and I had an amazing time working with Jeff and the amazing Jody Formica (HMUA). They were both so incredibly attentive and supportive the whole time. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. If you need new headshots you NEED to talk to Jeff.
Photoshoot with Karen Santos
I had the absolute honor of working with brilliant Karen Santos today to create some awesome portraits. I was an alien, a who from Whoville, the girl next door, the bond girl and the bad girl. It was such a privilege to work with her as well as her team, Lindsey Dabalos with some iconic hair and makeup work, and Becca Martin making sure that all lights, apple boxes, and natural light were perfectly in place. Here is a little behind the scenes sneak peak of some of the looks we created!
"Plano" - Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellowship
I have the pleasure of participating once again in the Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellowship. This is an amazing program that helps young directors have the opportunity to direct new plays while working intimately with the playwrights to sculpt the best possible presentation of their work.
This year I will be workshopping "Plano" written by Will Arbery and directed by Taylor Reynolds. We will be working with this play until late-November, where our work will culminate into two presentations of the play that will be open to the public.
"12TH NIGHT" OR "WHAT YOU WILL" at The Brick
I have the pleasure of performing as Sebastian in the upcoming production of "12th Night" or "What You Will" at The Brick in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This show is part of their "Shakspeare in the Theater" 2017 festival, an indoor Shakespeare Festival with air-conditioning! We will be performing on August 2nd, 7th and 17th at 7:00 pm. Click the button below to purchase tickets!
Wrapped on "The Seagull"
I have officially wrapped shooting on the film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, produced by The Instigators. After a long and fulfilling two weeks on location, I am overjoyed to say that we made something pretty beautiful. Here is a sneak peak of what we will be looking at coming VERY SOON!
Filming "The Seagull" on Location
I have just embarked on the second part of my two-part journey with The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, produced by The Instigators. Following our four-week run at the Access Theater in TriBeCa, we have now begun to put our adaptation of The Seagull on film.
We have started shooting on location on Clam Island, one of the Thimble Islands just off the coast of Branford, CT. We have an amazing team working with us on part two of this adventure. Our Director is Saddiq Abubakar, Johnny Juarez is our DP, Kaspar Kamu is our Gaffer/Lighting Designer, Kazuhiro Imafuku is our Scenic Designer, Robert Douthat is our Sound Engineer, and last but not least Fergus Scully and Taylor Petracek will lead us as the Producers of this giant undertaking.
Check out the picture below to see a sneak peak of our GORGEOUS location!
"The Seagull" Tickets for Sale!
We are only one week away from The Seagull's opening night! I have the pleasure of playing the role of Masha, the resident goth girl of our tale. You absolutely must come see this wildly entertaining classic told in an immersive setting. Here is some more info on the show:
The first of Chekhov's four major plays, THE SEAGULL is about a family of theater artists and the month-long sojourn in the country that transforms their lives forever. With humor and keen insight, THE SEAGULL exposes the absurdity of the human condition and the poignancy of the need to live an extraordinary life.
"Spinning Man" FILMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
I am very excited to announce that I will be playing a small role in the new movie Spinning Man, directed by Simon Kaijser, starring Minnie Driver, Pierce Brosnan, and Guy Pearce. I will be a Bartender opposite of Guy Pearce. Spinning Man will be released later in 2017, click below for a look at the IMDB page.
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