In Theater History we learned that actors used to do everything. We wrote it, we directed it, and we produced it. The last script I read had 35 men… and 4 women: 1  bitch, 1 victim, and 2 sluts. Meh. 
      

                                                    
It got me thinking about self producing and initiating a collaboration.Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed, and produced many of their films. Today’s studio system has devolved into one that generally isolates its actors from the other branches of film-making and TV production. And it seems like the “acting only” market is saturated.

What if we, actors, came full circle and turned ourselves back into the storyteller again? We can create the roles we long for, if we are bold enough to imagine them. We can hire a script coach and write our own material in lieu of that scene study class for the next 8 weeks. Or at the very least, create it and hire writers to write it.Maybe writing and producing will be more gratifying than endless, mind numbing auditions under duress based on our look… or casting workshops.

I am willing to find out. I want to redirect the energy that I have been pouring into the possibilityof other people’s work and hire a cinematographer to make a short film.

I believe that there is infinite room for good work in our industry. And if we, actors, fill the industry with our good work, it would raise the bar and push out the projects with stereotypes and lack of diversity.  Let’s occupy Hollywood. With content.

Between now and July, I’m swearing off classes and workshops. I am creating my own content and I want to build a new tribe. Join me. Here’s how: ‘Like’ my Facebook page write about your project on my wall. I will support you any way I can. Even if you do a Kickstarter.