Gregory Blair
2006: The Year in Review

What a year!

January began with the last leg of the world premiere of my adaptation of at the Complex Theatre in Hollywood, which was hailed as a Critic's Pick in Backstage West. The Digifest Project then cast me in the short film Screenwriting.

In February, I signed with commercial agent Sylvia Ferguson & Associates and landed roles in two films and one stage show. I also filmed Screenwriting, directed by Brian Kunkle, where I play a producer who wants (what else?) re-writes.

In March, I performed in The Underground Theatre's stage production of Durang/Durang, where I played a gay rabbi and three psychotic children. I also began shooting on Michael Keller's feature film Crackpot where I play a postal worker who goes "postal".

In April, I finished shooting Crackpot and had the Westchester Playhouse commission my Nicholas Nicklebyfor their holiday slot later this year.

May gave me some time off from acting as the shoot for my next film (Phil Volken's The Great Venice Robbery) got delayed. That gave me time to finish two screenplays I had been working on: The Strange Effect of Ash and Scare Tactics.

June brought a trip to New York to check out the new Broadway season and hit the Tony Awards. With Robbery delayed, yet again, I started writing a new play entitled Arbitrary Lives.

In July, I finally shot The Great Venice Robbery--a cartoonic, caper comedy. It involved playing a filthy homeless mute and running around on the hottest recorded day in L.A. history. Glamorous, huh?

August found me cast as one of the leads in the Morgan Wixson's stage production of Six Degrees of Separation. I also was well into Arbitrary Lives.

In September, I got cast in Ryan Ishii's comedy short Beat Bernie and began performances of Six Degrees. Arbitrary Lives had taken on a life of its own and was nearly complete.

October saw the close of Six Degrees and another trip to New York. I also finished Arbitrary Lives.

November brought the shoot of Beat Bernie--all in the wee hours of freezing winter mornings. I also landed and taped a stint on ;The John Kerwin Show. Finally, the Westchester Playhouse's production of Nicholas Nickleby opened.

With December, the year came to a close not unlike it started: with (the second) Nicholas Nickleby production taking its final bow (with the Daily Breeze naming it one of the "South Bay's 10 Most Memorable Stage Productions for 2006") and Crackpot having its own world premiere at the Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival.

What a year! Can't wait to see what 2007 will bring!

~Gregory

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