Direct Link: 📺 Waiting for Waiting for Godot

Tomorrow night at 5pm PT!  WFWFG LIVE on YouTube

The show must go on... Click below (on the screenshot or the button further down) to watch WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT at 5pm PT Thursday 7/16! If you're logged into YouTube you can set a reminder by clicking now :) bit.ly/GodotYouTube Copyright © 2020 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.

Waiting for Waiting for Godot AGAIN! ⏳

The Sacred Fools REPRISE Series kicks off tonight, with WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT next Thursday 7/16 at 5pm PST

Dispatch from Oran... Hey... Been awhile, what's uh... happening? :) Things are a mess... Stephen Sondheim's PASSION (which would have been my first Equity contract in Los Angeles) was supposed to open at the Boston Court the weekend California shut down, but has now been postponed indefinitely... There hasn't been a lot to announce in the worlds of professional stage acting and cocktail making, and there's no telling when, or even if, that might change... sigh... But I do have a couple things to share, including what's shaping up to be a fun video reading next week... If you have interest in my daily life you can follow my food, drink, and home sheltering at instagram.com/hamletmax... If you want to know how I feel about the political world, with a side of Seattle sports, find me at twitter.com/hamletmax... In the meantime I hope you and yours are healthy and well... Statistically, someone on this list has either lost a loved one to this pandemic or they are suffering the ongoing ravaging of this horrendous virus:  I'm so sorry... We all deserve better... You're in my prayers... Take care, and love one another... - Jake The Sacred Fools Reprise series of video readings begins tonight at 5pm PST!  Click the photo for details on how to catch Madhuri Shekhar's ANTIGONE, PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST. CATHERINE'S... And stay tuned for details on Dave Hanson's WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT next Thursday 7/16 (also 5pm)... Above is a screen cap from Joe H-K in our rehearsal last night, which was really fun!  It will be a joy to revisit the production the LA Times called "...witty... raw and revealing... an acid-etched valentine to actors, those intrepid aspirants who forgo an easy path for the strenuous and oft thankless service of art." -F. Kathleen Foley I made a press-kit-self-tape-hybrid demo of my turn as non-biological human Julian Barber in Thomas Gibbons' UNCANNY VALLEY at ICT Long Beach:  a "tour-de-force," according to the LA Times... Love to hear what you think! I continue to mourn the loss of PASSION... Here's a sample I made in case I forget how to sing... I did get to break out my grandfather's WWII Naval Officer's ceremonial dress blues, so that was fun... My desk is a lot cleaner now, so that's something :)

Waiting for Waiting for Godot EXTENDS on raves from the LA Times and more!

"a raw and revealing glimpse into the actor's existential dilemma... careens, amusingly, between vaudevillian slapstick and metaphysical absurdism"

What kind of people hang around waiting for a promise that doesn't come? Waiting for Waiting for Godot EXTENDS through Sat 21 Dec, with rave reviews across the board!  I'll be hanging out at the Plunge after the show Friday if you want to say Hi!  Click a date for on-line tickets, just $15 for any show... Friday 13 December, 8pm* *Marian Gonzalez in for Julie Marchiano Saturday 14 December, 8pm Sunday 15 December, 5pm Monday 16 December, 8pm Thursday 19 December, 8pm Friday 20 December, 8pm Saturday 21 December, 8pm Performing at: The Broadwater Second Stage 6320 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles CA 90038 More info! http://www.sacredfools.org/mainstage/19/godot/   production photos by Jessica Sherman Bruno Oliver as Ester LA Times: "a raw and revealing glimpse into the actor's existential dilemma... careens, amusingly, between vaudevillian slapstick and metaphysical absurdism... could have come straight out of an old Laurel and Hardy one-reeler... an acid-etched valentine to... those intrepid aspirants who forgo an easy path for the strenuous and oft thankless service of art" Julie Marchiano as Laura Travis Michael Holder: "With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Hanson gets it, his hilarious little gem of a play perfectly capturing any artist's age-old dilemma—and so do director Jacob Sidney and his exemplary pair of veteran physical comedians a too-brief turn from Julie Marchiano as the boys' resident Mae Busch... particularly watchable looking on in amazement... should be recognized as one of the best and most memorable things to play here in El Lay this year" Joe Hernandez-Kolski as Val Stage Raw: "Full of stellar physical humor, entertaining wisecracking riffs, and philosophical discussions... Physicality is where the play shines...  Steady overall direction (Jacob Sidney), particularly in fighting (Edgar Landa)... Hernandez-Kolski is spot-on as the wide-eyed innocent... Oliver fully embodies the know-it-all doofus whose rationale stirs straight into insanity. Julie Marchiano... is the ultimate foil... Me at the Plunge!  Photo by Marsha Reagan The SoCal Review: "Prior to viewing the show, I got a drink with a friend at The Broadwater Plunge next door. Oliver and Hernandez-Kolski were wonderfully cast... Julie Marchiano played Laura the assistant stage manager so convincingly, with no-nonsense... a fun, interesting evening at the theatre that gets to the heart of what it means to wake up every morning and need to create" I've got a slightly new schedule at The Broadwater Plunge!  Catch me Wed-Thu-Fri and SUNday nights... I hope you're staying warm!  - j Copyright © 2019 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.

inspired... brilliant... genius at work... a must see...

WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT returns for two shows this week!

Doesn't seem so absurd to me... Waiting for Waiting for Godot returns this Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and the early reviews are raves across the board!  I'll be hanging out at the Plunge after the show Friday if you want to say Hi! If those are tough times, we still have two Sunday shows coming up:  Dec 1st and 8th at 5pm.  Come soon! The Broadwater Second Stage 6320 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles CA 90038 http://www.sacredfools.org/mainstage/19/godot/ Bruno Oliver as Ester and Joe Hernandez-Kolski as Val, photo by Jessica Sherman "This production is blessed with two extraordinary comedic actors... under the inspired direction of Jacob Sidney..." "It would take pages to describe the show's inspired physical comedy... " "There is genius at work here." - Paul Myrvold's TheatreNotes   Get $15 Tickets for the run  Julie Marchiano as Laura, photo by Jessica Sherman "Banter and hijinx prevail without a hitch... " "We are taken to school by the intrusion of ASM (assistant stage manager) Laura... " "Brilliant." "Director Jacob Sidney has this essentially two hander well under control as it bustles apace." "WFWFGodot is a must see." - On Stage Los Angeles   I've got a slightly new schedule at The Broadwater Plunge!  Catch me Wed-Thu-Fri and SUNday nights... I hope you're staying dry!  - j Copyright © 2019 Jacob Sidney, All rights reserved.