Published on October 18th, 2011

My appearance as “Mitch” in Tuesdays With Morrie was well over two years ago and I didn’t really realize how much I’d been missing acting until an audition notice came to my inbox which I simply couldn’t ignore. It was for a Morpheus Theatre production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile - a script/show I’ve often heard about because it was written by Steve Martin. The play revolves around a fictitiousmeeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso at a bar in Paris in 1905 (which places it just a few years before each character’s ground breaking release). As with much of Martin’s work, it’s hilarious, poignant and insightful.

So I prepared an audition piece, auditioned and was cast in the play as one of the ensemble. I shall be appearing as the character “Freddy” (the bartender of the Lapin Agile) this coming January for a two and a half week run at The Pumphouse Theatre. We are a couple of weeks into the rehearsal process now and I couldn’t be having a better time. The ensemble is a treat to work with and finding all of the jokes/moments in the script is truly delightful.

I’ll be posting more about the play closer to the date; I do know that the run will be happening from January 13 to 28, 2012. I can already tell that the show will be most definitely be worth checking out (and I don’t just think that’s my bias talking).

On the stand-up comedy side of things: I’ve been touring around my latest Red Carpet Comedy set (from the September 28 show) at the various rooms here in Calgary and started to work on yet another all new set for the October 26 show (next Wednesday night). Also, holiday bookings have already begun to come in for this corporate season and I’m (surprisingly) looking forward to getting back on the snowy highway in a couple of months.