Video Reel

VIDREEL from Marbles & Mayhem on Vimeo.

Revisionist History

Revisionist History from Marbles & Mayhem on Vimeo.

Interpretations is an initiative put on by YouOffendmeYouOffendMyFamily.com

Please excuse the low quality of the video. Hopefully I will be able to post a higher quality version later.

No-No Boy Rehearsal Update 3-8-10

Supporting characters are hard work. The first feeling is of disjointedness, fragmentation, and isolation. Then you start seeing the path, the story, the over all picture. What has helped me tremendously is watching the other actors work. Watching them and getting to know their characters,  my family, and as a result, myself. I can see clearly now who they are, and who I am. Through this observation and discovery, now everything  means something different. Ken has crafted a play that challenges in the best of ways and Alberto's vision and deft hand brings this to life. Watching and working, I know that this will be a play that will affect the audience deeply. Time to go further with it.

Check out Angry Asian Man's great post on the play:
No-No Boy via Angry Asian Man

No-No Boy Rehearsal Update 3-5-10

I'm currently in rehearsal for Ken Narasaki's "No-No Boy" a theatrical adaptation of John Okada's novel. The cast is great and I have to be on my game. For me the role of Taro is challenging. A smaller (but very important) role inherently has the challenge of fragmentation. Important to remember that every character has a full life that existed before and will exist after what the audience will see. It's a great part (in my opinion) and am excited to be working on it, even though I feel I haven't found all of 'Taro' yet. I will. Exploring the dynamics of the era is also, extremely eye-opening. It was truly a different world back then, fraught with it's own specific challenges. Rehearsal time.

http://nonoboy2010.com/

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Surrogate Valentine

I was the next to wait in line
to be your surrogate valentine
I took a number and it started with 9
and ended in letters I couldn’t define

I’m going away so you can be
and you can think about it
going away so you can breathe
and it brings me to my knees
and I will run away reluctantly
so think about it
I hope you’ll feel the same

I wish that I could change my face
tailor it more to your tastes
I wish that I could face this change

and I know you got alot on your proverbial plate
my lovely mona lisa is there room in your frame?
Like a newspaper boat I’ll be floating in place
to the sea

I’m running in place and you can see
there’s nothing you can do about it
Run out of breath and lose the beat
it brings me to my knees
and I will float away reluctantly
so think about it
hope you feel the same

You can be the magnet
and I’ll be the iron
you’re drawing me closer
like a sailor to the sirens
and I don’t ever want to knock you
off your course
unless I’m knocking you over
to me of course

cuz I was the next to wait in line
to be your surrogate valentine…

-Goh Nakamura

Beware of Cupid

BEWARE OF CUPID

a Valentine's Day show

FEBRUARY 5 - 21, 2010

Falling in love for the first time, struggling to make a relationship work, getting over the one that got away... BEWARE OF CUPID presents a collection of original pieces that explore love and other matters of the heart.

OPENS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th
Fridays, Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Sunday matinees @ 3:00pm

THE ACTOR'S PLAYPEN
1514 N Gardner St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(off of Sunset Blvd, near the Guitar Center)

FEATURING
Jared Asato | Sara Ceballos | Julia Cho | Benjamin Kim
Lynnette Li | Chris Miyasaki | Jason Rogel | Sandy Yu

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
$14 Generation Admission
$20 Opening Night + Reception
(Discounts and group rates available.)

To purchase: 1-800-838-3006
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/92523