PianoFighter Nina Harada chronicles her journey of pursuing a career as an actor in Los Angeles. Follow her journey on her blog The Scene Partner.

Do I have a story for you!

So, like I said in my last post, jumping back into the swing of things wasn’t what I had hoped for. But, I jumped in nonetheless and slowly but surely got into the rhythm of submitting, auditioning, writing and meeting. Last Monday I went in to audition for a night of one-acts at a theater in West LA. Tuesday morning I got an email from a guy who is friends with the person I auditioned for saying that he is a casting director for a reality show to hire actors for reenactments. Followed a few minutes later by another email saying he saw me in Skeleton Stories and enjoyed my work. Tuesday afternoon I met with him. Wednesday I filmed.

One, that shows how fast things can work around here (on a much, much smaller scale) and two, the beauty of putting yourself out there and building a network of people who get to know your work. Three, shows you how I landed my first job upon returning home.

Now let’s get to the job. It was one of those experiences that I chalk up to really good late night interview material for Leno or Letterman. Like the low-budg horror flick I stared in two years ago. You can’t write this shit.

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This isn’t the last we’ll hear from Sumo Ron.

- Jed

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We are 2 days away from our first ever outdoor extravaganza! Got questions about the show? We have answers! Feel free to post any additional questions  below and we’ll get right back to you.  See you Saturday!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHERE IS THE SHOW?
The Tomales Bay Oyster Company (TBOC) is located at 15479 California Highway 1, Marshall, CA.  TBOC is just over an hour and fifteen minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge and located approx 4 miles north of Point Reyes Station.  Keep your eyes peeled for the white picket fence on your left.  If you are driving, directions can be found here . PianoFight’s “Roughin’ It” will be performed in the scenic outdoor picnic area at a fresh oyster farm.

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Following our Watsonville Creative Retreat, we posted one of Andy Strong’s Tom Tom comics. They exist in a bizarre yet banal world that had been brewing in Andy’s one-of-a-kind skull for some time and was ushered onto the page by some riffing and positive feedback. Still, I don’t think anyone knew just what to expect from these but we know that we like them a lot. Look for a new Adventure, right here, every week.

- Jed

PianoFighter Nina Harada chronicles her journey of pursuing a career as an actor in Los Angeles. Follow her journey on her blog The Scene Partner.

After nearly three weeks far-removed from the day-to-day life as an actor in LA, I thought, or, assumed, that upon my return to sunny So Cal, I’d be re-charged, energized and ready to take the town by storm….

Ok, so maybe that’s more in the movies I aspire to be in, but definitely not in reality. I came back, exhausted, jet-lagged, out of it, and with a big, fat cold. Fun times! But, this was a good lesson for me. I naively thought that going away would make coming back a new beginning, a fresh start. That I’d suddenly look at the long list of casting breakdowns and nudity requireds with a smile on my face, happily clicking away at all the ones “fit for me”. That I’d magically have money in my oft-empty bank account to sign up for that improv and scene study class I’d been reluctant to take prior to my travels. That I’d excitedly reply to all the emails sittin’ in my inbox and set up coffee dates and lunch meetings and production talks for all the possible collaborations and future play/movie/grand artistic plans to take over the world ideas. No, no and… nope.

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Most impromptu PianoFight shorts (that are created after swimming and before making sandwiches) are endowed with the same raw sexual magnetism, subtext, and artful consideration as their accompanying full-lengths, which usually premiere exactly 7 years from the date their shorts are published. This is one of them. Enjoy, and see you on August 19, 2018 for the screening of “Sacramento Wins, Rinse the Ham.”

-Nicole

Brian Gibbs, a dancer and choreographer with the multimedia dance company TagSF (The Artist Group San Francisco), sent me this video of him performing an excerpt from an upcoming piece called “Nemesis.” First ever plank onstage? Prove me wrong.

Brian regularly works with PianoFight, having choreographed pieces for Mission Control’s “The S.H.I.T. Show” and musical performances by Das Haus Band.

Brian and I are now collaborating on “Nemesis.” It’s taking shape as we speak! Stay tuned for updates on the project, and in the meantime, do check out the kickstarter campaign to get a better idea for the project, which will be performed September 23rd and 24th at Kunst-Stoff Arts in San Francisco.

-Evan