Broadway Review: Fences
April 27, 2010 by Lance Carter
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Let me just get this out of the way – Denzel Washington was outstanding. The very minute he walks onstage, he fills the theater with his presence and you just sit back and enjoy the ride he’s about to take you on.
Fences opened last night at Broadway’s Cort Theater for a limited run through July 11th and judging from the packed, enthusiastic audience I saw it with, this will be a hard show to get tickets to.
It stars Washington as Troy Maxson, a 53-year-old sanitation worker who once had aspirations of a career in baseball. Married to the devoted Rose (Viola Davis), their back and forth talk, mostly with sexual undertones make for a seemingly happy marriage. Mid way through the first act, his best friend, Bono (Stephen McKinely Henderson), begins to hint at some definite character flaws in Troy that come up in the second act; some shocking, some not.
The show was great and as I said before, Denzel (I’ll call him by his first name, sure) was incredible. The only problem I had – and I’m not sure you can even call it a problem – was the Denzel was so fantastic that he made everyone else look just good. Do you know what I mean? He raised the bar so high that everyone was trying to get to the same level that he was on. Sometimes they were there and sometimes they weren’t.
Seattle Actor Resources
April 27, 2010 by Lance Carter
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| Adonis Photography | Seattle | (206) 387-2328 |  |
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| David Hiller Photography | Seattle | (206) 325-0525 | |
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| JMC Photography | Seattle | (206) 718-2786 | |
“Skateland” star Shiloh Fernandez: “I’ve learned more on this film than I’ve ever learned about acting in my life”
April 2, 2010 by Lance Carter
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Shiloh Fernandez is currently starring in the film, Skateland with Ashley Greene.
I saw Skateland at SXSW and it’s a cross between Sixteen Candles and Dazed and Confused. I liked the movie a lot and Shiloh was a big part of that reason.
He’s got a really good story on how he got started and how he got the role of Ritchie Wheeler in Skateland.
He was such a nice guy, loves the craft of acting and I’m sure you’ll be hearing more about him in the future.
So tell me about your character in Skateland.
Shiloh Fernandez: It’s funny because I’m the worst person at explaining things. Well, I guess that’s not funny (laughter). That’s terrible. I play a kid named Richie Wheeler, I think he’s like 19, 20. Just kind of complacent in his life. He’s had this job at the skating rink since he was 14. He’s become the manager and it’s kind of an easy life. He doesn’t have to deal with the hassles of responsibility in any kind of widespread arena. But he is a talented kid and he’s got a good heart. Everybody around him is kind of rallying to make him understand that he should test the waters outside of this small town in his, not mundane, but his normal life. And I related with some of the, there’s some family problems, some friends, friends that want to stay in town, friends that have gone off. I guess I kind of identified with that.
How do you approach a role?
Shiloh: This was a part where I felt really connected to this kid. A lot of the parts that I’ve gotten in the past were very, not necessarily one-dimensional, but the go-to for me to get the job was to be very intense and kind of, not hardcore, but just… I don’t know, not super light-hearted or friendly or smiley. If that’s a word. And so, I really just wanted to bring a lot of who I am in real life. I mean, at the same time it takes place in East Texas and I’m from Northern California. Obviously Tony, the director, whenever I felt kind of out of place or like I didn’t know what I was doing, I’d look at him because he is similar to Richie Wheeler. So it’s good to have your director to look at. It’s like this good old boy, he’s funny and he’s friendly and he’s genuine. So just trying to bring out the best traits of myself. Ashley Greene plays my friend/love interest, so that wasn’t hard.
Hawaii Actor Resources
March 4, 2010 by Lance Carter
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| Anthony Calleja Photography | Honolulu | (808) 349-7917 | |
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| Honolulu Headshot | Honolulu | (808) 383-4825 | |
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| Leigh Ward Smith Photography | Honolulu | (859) 421-0773 | |
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Louisiana Actor Resources
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| Gabrielle Geiselman Photography | New Orleans | (949) 228-6900 | |
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| Pamelareed Photography | New Orleans | (602) 828-8893 | |
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