Nina Millin

swiped 7/19/16

Lots of fun shooting SWIPED in Florida!
(and I only got bit by one mosquito!!)

BAD MOMS 5/5/16

I had the distinct pleasure of working on this film and can tell you that it & everyone in it is HILARIOUS. Not sure I've laughed as much on a job as I did while working on this. The women in this film are COMEDY CHAMPIONS.

July 29th. Mark your calendars!

I LOVE YOU NEW ORLEANS 2/28/16

You know you're shooting in New Orleans when this is what the craft service table looks like.

fresh off the boat 2/16/16

Ever wonder what I'd look like as a concerned parent living in 1990's Florida? Well today's your lucky day! Tune into FRESH OFF THE BOAT tonight & find out!

super bowl 50 2/7/16

Watching Super Bowl 50 wearing my team's jersey.

the skid row carnival of love 1/24/16

Yesterday I had the privilege of volunteering at The ‪#‎SkidRowCarnivalOfLove‬ & it was without a doubt one of the most wonderful days I've ever had in Los Angeles. The carnival is an annual event created by the galaxy size-hearted Justin Baldoni with the intent of celebrating love, humanity, connection, community & compassion. Yesterday the love & humanity was overflowing. The love yesterday was palpable. Genuinely palpable. Don't let anyone tell you love isn't the best. It is. And I saw it on a whole new blow-the-doors-off-your-heart level yesterday. Please take some time and scroll through ‪#‎WeLoveYouSkidRow‬ on Twitter/Instagram to see more wonderful accounts of the day & next time you see me ask me about my experience. I want to tell you all about it. Already looking forward to volunteering next year XO

the craigslist monologues//ucb 1/15/16

Next Tuesday I'll be performing in the superfun & hilarious show
THE CRAIGSLIST MONOLOGUES at UCB Sunset.
Get your tickets now, this puppy sells out xo

colony premieres this thursday on usa 1/11/16

Very excited to have been part of this cool show from the brilliant minds of Carlton Cuse & Ryan Condal. It premieres this Thursday on USA. It's gonna be goooooooooood.

happy new year 1/1/16

Here's to a bright 2016!

the girls with the big balloons 12/15/15

This is what dreams coming true beyond your wildest dreams looks like. I am grateful beyond measure.

Looking forward to having more news about THE GIRLS WITH THE BIG BALLOONS to share soon!

1989-iversary 10/27/15

One year today Taylor Swift's 1989 came out....

#HappyBirthday1989

The swiftalogues // fast company 8/25/15

Thank you to Christine Champagne & Fast Company for the superlovely piece about The Swiftalogues (and this Nina/Taylor hybrid portrait I am feverishly working on getting onto a t-shirt ASAP).

I love Fast Co. Create so much, this makes my day XO

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3050332/youve-got-to-see-swiftalogues-taylor-swift-lyrics-turned-into-dramatic-monologues?utm_source=facebook

the swiftalogues//THE DAILY BEAST 8/20/15

The Swiftalogues are my love-letters-in-dramatic-monologue-form to Taylor Swift.

Thank you to James Joiner for helping me debut these 'Logues and for such an awesome piece in The Daily Beast.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/19/taylor-swift-goes-full-shakespeare.html

The beyoncelogues in denmark 8/7/15

The Beyoncélogues are featured in the super cool art exhibit "Let's Go Oh So Yolo Pop" this month in Aarhus, Denmark. I sooooo wish I could be there! If I have any friends in Denmark- please go & give me a full report!

The curators from the exhibit sent me this photo. This is #dreamcometrue kind of stuff XO

skirt collective interview 7/22/15

Had a lovely chat with the even lovelier Zoe Wilder at Skirt Collective. I'm not even joking for a second about the dream role situation so if anyone has any leads please contact my manager ASAP.

http://www.skirtcollective.com/on-being-in-the-spotlight-an-interview-with-actress-nina-millin/

YPF: THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILDHOOD CENTER 6/22/15

They don't call The Blank Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival "Christmas in June" for no reason. What an incredible experience. I had a ridiculous amount of fun with this gang. Congrats to 17-year old Dylan Schifrin on the roaring success of his play "Exceptional Childhood Center" - can't wait to say I knew you when!

(l-r): April Webster (director), Nathan Frizell, Matthew Scott Montgomery, Deborah S. Craig, Dylan Schifrin (playwright), Frances Fisher, Eric Nenninger, Me (as a 4 year old)

young playwrights festival: the blank theatre 5/16/15

I am thrilled to be performing in WEEK 2 (June 18th ~ 21st) of the 23rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival at The Blank Theatre!!

What's the Young Playwrights Festival you ask?
Well....

"The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival is a 22 year-old nationwide playwriting competition for writers ages 9 to 19. The 12 best plays are chosen by a panel of theatre professionals from submissions across America. Winning playwrights are provided careful mentoring and direction from industry professionals to help prepare their work for public performance and hone their skills, talent and confidence."

Pretty cool, huh?

Check out www.youngplaywrights.com for more info!

I ♥ big lots 3/16/15

The hilarious Jen Bills is writing some of the funniest commercials on television right now and I was lucky enough to shoot one with her AND lucky enough to be directed by Declan Whitebloom.

#TrustMyself

rita mahtoubian is not a terrorist at tribeca film festival 3/6/15

RITA MAHTOUBIAN IS NOT A TERRORIST will have it's world premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Stay tuned for ticket info!

#FLawless(ish) 1/29/15

happy new year 1/1/15

I'm riding the confetti shooting out of my heart in honor of all the wonderfulness of 2014 straight into the Golden Space of 2015. And I'm bringing everyone with me. Life is pretty fantastic. Time is super weird. Beyoncé forever.

a yulelogue 12/10/14

Take a sleighride over to my YouTube channel (ninamillin) and please enjoy a Beyoncélogues Holiday spin-off: The Yulelogue.

#AllIWantForChristmas

here's a fun thing! 12/9/10

You can vote for The Beyoncélogues in the Fortnights on the Internets "2014 Best and Worst of the Internets" poll!

To cast your ballot, find them on Twitter here: @FOTIpod

well.....this totally made my day 12/6/14

birthday cake available on netflix 12/2/14

The superfun movie BIRTHDAY CAKE is available through Netflix starting today!

ps: it's also on Amazon & iTunes if you fancy watching your movies that way....

diamond on vinyl is now on hulu 11/12/14

DIAMOND ON VINYL is a wonderful film I'm proud to be a part of & it's now available on Hulu. Written & directed by J.R. Hughto, DIAMOND ON VINYL premiered at Slamdance Film Festival and made its way onto quite a number of critic's "Best of 2013" lists. If you haven't seen it already, now you can watch it for FREE!

fire up the popcorn poppers! 11/3/14

I'm going to be on your TV not once but twice this week!

Tomorrow (November 4th) I'm back on THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW and this Thursday (November 6th) the hilarious episode of BAD JUDGE I did will air!

A vague post on this saturday evening... 11/1/14

Just worked on a cool new project. Can't talk about it yet but will say I chose my mug according to my mood : ) #grateful

Guess who's back in The Queendom? 10/30/14

Airing next Tuesday, November 4th!

#ILoveItHere
#MyFairyGodmother

the popoluges/tomorrow's talent 10/20/14

These are SPECTACULAR.

"Popologues" inspired by The Beyoncélogues from a theatre school in Essex. I'm a blubbery mess watching them...they are AMAZING!

Thank you Jessica, Naomi, Mark, Tamara, Alia & Holly!

Thank you Tomorrow's Talent!

bad judge 9/26/14

I had the distinct pleasure of working on BAD JUDGE this week & I'm barely exaggerating when I say that my sides still hurt from laughing. This show is so funny-the writers are hilarious (Chad Kultgen wrote this episode), the cast is brilliant (Kate Walsh is BEYOND), even the crew had me in stitches. NOT TO MENTION the episode I did (directed by Richie Keen) features the one & only Rachael Harris. Do yourself a favor and set your DVRs now. The show premieres Oct 2 on NBC.

THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW: TODAY!! 9/19/14

Tune into ‪THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW today! I'll be there!!
A total dream come true!!

Thank you, Your Majesty!!!

‪Check local listings for
when it airs by you xo

THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW 9/17/14

I think it's a good sign (pardon the pun) that 101 was the bus I took to school growing up. The episode will air this Friday, September 19th. In the meantime, PINCH ME.

#DREAMCOMETRUE

merci, glamour paris!! 9/17/14

The Beyoncélogues were written up on Glamour Paris today!
Très cool!

beyoncelogues featured on upworthy 9/15/14

The Beyoncélogues were featured on Upworthy as a testament to Beyoncé's empowering feminist message. Such an honor to be part of that conversation. Thank you, Upworthy!

be still my heart-MOre love from george takei 9/9/14

This time on Facebook! Thank you, Uncle George!!! #LLAP

the last ones - a film by amy heidt 8/18/14

The first time I read the script for THE LAST ONES, written & directed Amy Heidt, I laughed so hard I cried. Working with Amy, the insanely talented cast (Eric Edelstein, Jeff Hiller, Joe Tower, Ben Covette and Elaine Carroll) and the awesome crew was beyond. Here's Ben, Jeff & I catching up on a little light reading between takes.

GEORGE TAKEI TWEETED AT ME & I'M TRYING TO ACT COOL about it 8/11/14

BUT HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR COOL WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS!?! ------------------------------------->

ON THE RUN (OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD) 8/3/14

I SAW ON THE RUN TONIGHT AT THE ROSE BOWL TONIGHT YOU GUYS.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Together. On stage. Doing what they were born to do. INCREDIBLE.

Don't think I've ever seen two performers so electric in my life. Jay-Z's command is tremendous. Beyoncé is nothing short of other worldly on stage. Her talent, focus and power is palpable. IN A STADIUM.

A tremendous show. An incredible night.
Art, creativity and inspiration in its highest form.

thank you 7/28/14

The incredible response to The Beyoncélogues continues to inspire me. Thank you.

Thank you to everyone reaching out to me via twitter and email and thank you to Jezebel, Huffington Post, Bustle, CapitalXtra and all the wonderful sites writing wonderful things about The Beyoncélgoues.

But mostly ..................thank you, Beyoncé.

two new beyoncelogues 7/18/14

Head on over to the Little Bobo channel on YouTube for the latest installment of
The Beyoncélogues!

RITA MAHTOUBIAN IS NOT A TERRORIST 7/16/14

I had the pleasure of working on the film RITA MAHTOUBIAN IS NOT A TERRORIST earlier this week. From the awesome cast & crew to the really fun hair & fabulous costumes.....this was a really fun one. Writers/Directors Roja Gashtili & Julia Lerman have created a beautiful story with serious magic in it. I can't wait to see it all come together.

The ray of sunshine in the photo with me is the superlovely Jessie Ward.

Thanks Deanne Barillari xo

THE BEYONCELOGUES IN GERMANY 7/14/14

The Beyoncélogues were featured on a cool German show called KULTURPALAST. Is this what the World Cup feels like???

I AM.... 7/11/14

Had a super fun shoot with IMbrnd today for their empowering
"I AM " campaign. What a lovely group of fellas.

Check their stuff out at: www.imbrnd.com

all things considered/npr interview 6/23/14

I did an interview today for "All Things Considered" about The Beyoncélogues.
Audie Cornish is a majestic revelation and NPR smells just as I imagined it would: like tea & toast.

beyhold the power of beyonce.... 6/17/14

So many wonderful sites have been writing really wonderful things about The Beyoncélogues (The Daily Dot compared me to William Shatner which has basically made my father's life). I am deeply grateful to all the love, support, encouragement and joy so many people are sharing with me and the gang over at Little BoBo Productions (Sara Schaefer & Scott Moran really are superduper).

#Beyoncé4evah

THE BEYONCELOGUES ARE FEATURED ON BILLBOARD! 6/11/14

The Beyoncélogues are featured on Billboard.com! Thank you, Noah Schoer & Billboard!!

(SEND THE OXYGEN TANKS)

THE BEYONCELOGUES EXCLUSIVE!!!: ESQUIRE.COM 6/11/14

Esquire.com is running an EXCLUSIVE on The Beyoncelogues titled: "Spoken Word Beyoncé Lyrics Are So Real It Hurts - Putting a Shakespearian twist on Bey's modern classics is the best thing you'll watch all week".

BASICALLY WHAT I'M SAYING IS BEYONCE AND I ARE MENTIONED IN THE SAME ARTICLE AND SOMEONE MAY NEED TO SEND A TRUCK FULL OF OXYGEN TANKS BECAUSE I CAN HARDLY BREATHE.

THE BEYONCELOGUES 6/10/14

Beyhold: THE BEYONCELOGUES

In the new Little BoBo Production, directed by the WICKEDLY funny Sara Schaefer, I perform Beyoncé the only way I can...........in dramatic monologue form.

GANG related! Tonight! 5/29/14

This is my serious doctor face. You can see more of it on FOX's new hit show GANG RELATED tonight, 9pm/8 central!

BIRTHDAY CAKE AVAILABLE ON DVD! 5/20/14

BIRTHDAY CAKE is now available on DVD!!
Go to www.arizticalondemand.com to get your copy TODAY!

editorial shoot with photographer anne marie fox 4/30/14

I had a LOT of fun shooting with the wonderful Anne Marie Fox at Play Del Rey. We stumbled upon a shipwreck, talked about boys, ate mango and caught a phenomenal sunset. Be sure to check out the 'PHOTOS' section on this site to see more pics from that day!

DEFINITELY check out her blog: www.http://annemariefoxphoto.blogspot.com
AND her website: www.annemariefoxphotography.com

GANG RELATED: NEW PREMIERE DATE 4/15/14

The GANG RELATED series premiere has been moved to Thursday, May 22nd on FOX, still 9/8 central!

AMERICAN BOYS - STAGED READING (NYC) 3/11/14

I have the distinct honor of participating in the AMERICAN BOYS premiere staged reading this month in New York City.

AMERICAN BOYS is the third play in playwright Chris Phillips's THE MONSTER CYCLE, which began with the award-winning PIECES.

The reading will take place Monday, March 24th, 8PM at Roy Arias Studios, Stage II (300 W 43rd Street New York, NY 10036)

The cast also features: Matthew Drennan, Travis Russ, Dana Steer, Kyle Stockburger and Dora Naughton.

"Trying to make changes in his life, Public Defender Rory Dennis is dragged back into the ring with his estranged friend, Assistant District Attorney Mary Hamilton, when a closeted Congressman is murdered. As he dives into the case, Rory is forced to question everything he knew about a world that continues to shift under his feet. Examining the gray area between condemnation and compassion, AMERICAN BOYS takes an unflinching look at how we define genuine change in a country ruled by conflict."

table read of jr hughtos new screenplay 2/16/14

Here we are at yesterday's table read of JR Hughto's new screenplay AGE OF CONCRETE (a reeeeeaaaaaally fantastic & exciting story). Lots of DIAMOND ON VINYL cast/crew was there. I love those guys. I feel so lucky to be part of such a wonderful film family.

gang related to premiere may 20th 1/3/14

GANG RELATED will have its premiere on FOX Tuesday, May 20 at 9PM, following Part One of the two-night “American Idol XIII” Season Finale!

Created and written by Chris Morgan & executive produced by Morgan, Scott Rosenbaum, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo, I think it's safe to say this show is going to be A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

I loved working on this show! I can NOT wait to see it!!

diamond on vinyl release screenings 12/1/13

Dear New York City,

Please join me at the Anthology Film Archives Saturday, December 7th for DIAMOND ON VINYL's NYC release screening! Writer/Director JR Hughto, Sonja Kinski and I will be doing a Q&A after!

Other screening dates:
Boston/Coolidge CornerTheatre Foundation: 12/8/13 (with JR Hughto)
Los Angeles/Cinefamily: 12/10/13 (with JR Hughto, Sonja Kinski, Brian McGuire)

pre-order diamond on vinyl on itunes today! 11/15/13

You can pre-order DIAMOND ON VINYL today on iTunes!

Release date: December 1st, 2013

three birthday cake screening dates added! 10/15/13

10/19/13 - Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
10/19/13 - Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Albuquerque, NM)
10/12/13 - Image Out (Rochester, NY)

gang related on fox 9/15/13

Shot an episode of the new FOX show Gang Related (created by Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) and executive produced by Brian Grazer). The cast & crew were incredibly generous. I got to wear Crocs all day AND I can now say "I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV." Hands down one of the best experiences I've had working this year. Can't wait for this show to premiere in 2014!

missing you 9/9/13

Did I have A LOT of fun playing a pet psychic named 'Nina' in the pitch black comedy short MISSING YOU written and directed by Anne Gregory & Nick Ross?

Why yes, yes I did. Thank you for asking.

BIRTHDAY CAKE on the festival circuit

WINNER! Best Comedy Film! Kansas City Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
WINNER! Fan Favorite! Cinema Diverse (Palm Springs)
WINNER! Shawn A Moore Award! Q Cinema International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Fort Worth)
WINNER! Best Comedy Film! Out on Film (Atlanta)
WINNER! Best First Feature Film! Out on Film (Atlanta)

Official Selection
Kansas City Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 2013
Philadelphia Q Fest July 2013
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival August 2013
Long Beach Q Films September 2013
Cinema Diverse (Palm Springs)
CNKY Film Scene Film Festival September 2013
Reel Pride Fresno September 2013
Q Cinema International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Fort Worth) September 2013
Out on Film Atlanta October 2013
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival October 2013
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival October 2013
ImageOut (Rochester) October 2013

UPCOMING FESTIVALS

11/8/2013 - Special Benefit: Reel Affirmations DC (Q&A with Chad Darnell)
11/9/2013 - Reeling Film Festival (Chicago) (Q&A with Chard Darnell)
2/16/2014 - Sioux Falls, SD Benefit Screening

diamond on vinyl festival schedule

10/04/13 - Tacoma Film Festival
10/16/13 - NewFilmakers New York
10/16/13 - Atlanta Underground Film Festival
10/20/13 - Twin Cities Film Festival
11/03/13 - Indie Memphis

diamond on vinyl wins at downtown film festival!
best ensemble performance & best director 7/19/13

The making of DIAMOND ON VINYL was so wonderful and felt like delicious cake with tons of icing already all over it. Winning BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE with Brian and Sonja AND JR winning BEST DIRECTOR feels like really yummy extra icing being scooped on top.

Thank you Downtown Film Festival!

diamond on vinly to have its los angeles premiere! 6/30/13

Someone ring the Exciting Bell!!!

DIAMOND ON VINYL will have its hometown/LA premiere JULY 14th at The Downtown Film Festival aaaaaaand will be followed by Brian McGuire's PERVERTERE. This is going to be a reallyREALLY fun Double Feature! AAAAAAND it's showing at The Downtown Independent which is such a great theatre.

Get your tickets quickly, I hear this is going to sell out FAST!!

revolver: opening night, celebration theatre 6/15/13

I was the lucky lady to be Mr. Chris Phillips' date to opening night of his play REVOLVER at Celebration Theatre. This play is REALLY GOOD and the cast SHINES.

Don't want to take my word for it?
Google the LA TIMES review of it.

The run will end July 21st, so get your tickets NOW!

(photo: Sean Lambert Photography)

Sound/Stage Session 6: A Billion Dollar Love Story 6/1/13

Superfun time performing in the most recent SOUND/STAGE SESSION installment, A BILLION DOLLAR LOVE STORY (written by Peter Berube). Cartel: Collaborative Arts LA does some really great stuff and the SOUND/STAGE SESSIONS is definitely one of those great stuffs. So fun and SO glamorous.

(photo by Raymond Liu...l-r: Kyle Ray, Mel Cowan, Laura Kody, Jerry Trainor, Michael Suter, Jeff Grace, Nina Millin, Blaise Miller, director Todd Berger)

a consuming fire los angeles reading april 21st 4/14/13

This is a friendly reminder that the Los Angeles Reading of A CONSUMING FIRE is NEXT SUNDAY. Join us at Celebration Theatre @ 7pm!!

window licker, a new film from brian mcguire 4/10/13

Earlier this year, while premiering DIAMOND ON VINYL in Park City, Brian McGuire and I spent a whole lot of time together...from multiple airplane rides to sharing bunk beds, even helping each other through simultaneous bouts of altitude sickness. Towards the end of our trip he turned to me and said, "I'm going to write you in as my sister in my next movie". That was in January. He sent me the supertrippy script for WiNdOw LiCkEr in March. And this picture is us filming in April. (My theory is that this guy has a couple extra hours in his day...) I do indeed play his sister....his sister who talks NON-STOP. I'm not saying that I'm taking the 'he wrote this for me and I talk non-stop' PERSONALLY, I'm just saying perhaps I now have a better idea of what it's like to travel with me....

A CONSUMING FIRE: A NEW PLAY FROM CHRIS PHILLIPS 3/25/13

Chris Phillips new play A CONSUMING FIRE will have it's Los Angeles Reading next month at Celebration Theatre in Hollywood and I am thrilled to be a part of it. If PIECES turned over some rocks in the garden and made us look at the worms underneath, A CONSUMING FIRE is gonna rip that garden to shreds. Hope to see you there.

Los Angeles Reading
                                                                                                                             Celebration Theatre....Hollywood, CA
                                                                                                                             Sunday, April 21st 2013
                                                                                                                             7pm

GLAAD Media Awards Kickoff Reception 3/19/13

Got to be Chris Phillips' date for the GLAAD Media Awards Kickoff Reception (he even bought me dinner!). As a Los Angeles nominee, PIECES is keeping some pretty stellar company.
I'm not biased or anything but I think this guy should win next month.

DIAMOND ON VINYL IN PARK CITY... 1/22/13

The DIAMOND ON VINYL family had a blast up in Park City. The response to our movie was so wonderful. I'm still all aglow......

Check out what The Hollywood Reporter has to say here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/diamond-vinyl-slamdance-review-412955

And while you're at it, check out this great piece from Twitch: http://twitchfilm.com/2013/01/slamdance-2013-review-diamond-on-vinyl-strikes-a-provocative-groove.html

PIECES NOMINATED FOR A GLAAD MEDIA AWARD! 1/20/13

Our production of PIECES has been nominated for OUTSTANDING LOS ANGELES THEATRE by GLAAD!! There aren't enough exclamation points for how happy I am that Chris Phillips is being recognized (again!) by GLAAD!!!!!!

DIAMOND ON VINYL SLAMDANCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 12/28/12

Tickets for the World Premiere at Slamdance 2013 have gone on sale! Two great times to catch the film: Friday, 1/18 at 1:30pm and Monday, 1/21 at 9:30pm. Hope to meet you there!

DIAMOND ON VINYL TO PREMIERE AT 2013 SLAMDANCE FESTIVAL 12/12/12

I am reallyreallyreeeaaaaaally happy to share that Diamond on Vinyl will have its World Premiere at Slamdance as part of their brand new Beyond Showcase! I love this film and everyone I had the pleasure of working on it with.....♥
SUCH GREAT NEWS!!!

BIRTHDAY CAKE....THAT'S A WRAP 12/10/12

Filming BIRTHDAY CAKE was a delicious way to end 2012.. Chad Darnell has put together one helluva cast & crew and I think this movie is going to be something special.....very grateful to have been part of it......xo

THE FAMILIES OF BIRTHDAY CAKE!!! 11/26/12

Casting has officially been locked for BIRTHDAY CAKE and I am freaking OUT excited. I get to play the sister to Rib Hillis and Nick Bolton, the daughter to Rebecca Wackler and THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF LEE MERIWETHER. If I'm playing the granddaughter of Catwoman does that mean I win life?

ROMANTIC ENCOUNTERS 11/28/12

To say I had a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllly fun time shooting an episode of Melinda Hill's ROMANTIC ENCOUNTERS would be an understatement punishable by law.

UNICORN PLAN-IT! 10/18/12

Supes excited to announce I will make an appearance this season of Unicorn Plan-It! Check out www.autostraddle.com for Season 1 AND to keep up to date with these Sassy Ladies during Season 2!!

THE GOLDEN AGE 10/10/12

I am excited to join a new project called THE GOLDEN AGE.....can't say much more about this one right now.....stay tuned for more on this coming soon...xo

BIRTHDAY CAKE!!! 9/17/12

It's OFFICIAL!! I am proud to announce that the incredible family that brought us GROOM'S CAKE is cooking up a new film called BIRTHDAY CAKE!

BIRTHDAY CAKE is going to be a feature length sequel to GROOM'S CAKE!! We'll be shooting before the end of the year....these guys don't mess around... I cant wait. This one is going to be SO FUN.

MORE EXCITING GROOM'S CAKE UPDATES!!! 9/1/12

GROOM'S CAKE continues to make the festival rounds! The film will be making it's way to Palm Springs, Atlanta, Rochester and Washington DC over the next few months. Check out our Facebook page for dates and times as they're posted! AAAAAAAAND there is some pretty exciting news that I get to report soon about a new project brewing with the GROOM'S CAKE family.....can't wait to tell you!

DIAMOND ON VINYL UPDATE 8/30/12

Did some ADR earlier this week for the JR Hughto film DIAMOND ON VINYL I worked on last fall and got to sneak some peeks at parts of the film...... it's stunning. I can't wait to see the whole thing!! This is a picture JR took while we were working...I love that Brian (who wasn't actually there that day) was captured on the screens. I love this film and everyone who worked on it!!

PIECES CHRIS PHILLIPS WINS PLAYWRITING AWARD! 8/27/12

I am so proud and happy to report that FringeNYC has just awarded Chris Phillips an Overall Excellence in Playwriting Award for PIECES! Congratulations, Chris!!!

PIECES RETURNS TO NYC!!! 8/22/12

I am beyond thrilled to announce that PIECES has been invited back as 1 of the 6 shows (out of 200!) for The Fringe Encore Series!!! We will have 6 MORE PERFORMANCES, this time at the wonderfully delicious Soho Playhouse. Visit www.sohoplayhouse.com for tickets!

Friday, September 7th 9:30 pm
Saturday, September 9th 8:00 pm
Wednesday, September 12th 8:00 pm
Thursday, September 13th 7:00 pm
Sunday, September 16th 8:00 pm
Monday, September 17th 8:00 pm

ANOTHER GROOM'S CAKE UPDATE! 7/26/12

GROOM'S CAKE won Best Narrative Short and The Audience Choice Award at the CNKY Scene Film Festival! And knocked their socks off out there in Philly!!!
I am so proud to be part of the GROOM'S CAKE team!!! Love you, guys!!

Next stop: The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Festival in September!!

Fun fact: Chris Salvatore (from PIECES) has a song in GROOM'S CAKE!

PIECES AT THE ONE AND ONLY CHERRY LANE THEATRE!!! 7/1/12

Not gonna lie....totally freaking out that PIECES has been given the Cherry Lane Theatre as our home during FringeNYC. I love this theatre and have always wanted to perform here!!! I am just BEYOND to be able to bring this show to NYC let alone to the historic Cherry Lane. Thank you, FringeNYC!!

Below are our scheduled show dates/times...please visit the FringeNYC website for tickets. See you soon, New York!

Saturday, August 11th - 12:30 PM
Tuesday, August 14th - 5:45 PM
Wednesday, August 15th - 6:30 PM
Thursday, August 16th - 4:30 PM
Sunday, August 19th - 8:00 PM

tickets: http://www.fringenyc.org/basic_page.php?ltr=P

A SHOW OF BRENDAN HINES 6/22/12

A SHOW OF BRENDAN HINES had a screening earlier this week and (I'm not biased or anything....) it's super fun!
LOTS of awesome people worked on this. Brendan Hines, John Ross Bowie, Ben Feldman, Atsuko Okatsuka, Caitlin Kimball, Jonathan Glatzer just to name a few.....looking forward to watching this project grow!!

HOOTERS! 6/13/12

I had the DISTINCT pleasure of shooting one of the new HOOTERS commercials directed by the superfantastic Jody Hill (Observe and Report, Foot Fist Way, Eastbound and Down).

Hubba Hubba, y'all!!!
Just WAIT til you see what I'm wearing.....

GROOM'S CAKE WINS AT Q CINEMA!!! 6/4/12

CONGRATULATIONS to Chad, Rib and the rest of the gang...GROOM'S CAKE won Best Men's Comedy Short at Q Cinema!!

SHOUT OUT! 5/18/12

I had nothing to do with this (well, I did PA one day on the shoot....) but it is too cool not to share......my good friends over at Vacationeer Productions (Kevin Brennan, Todd Berger, Blaise Miller & Jeff Grace) have a movie premiering at The LA Film Fest! This very funny indie comedy is called IT'S A DISASTER and was written & directed by Todd Berger. It features Kevin, Blaise and Jeff along with David Cross, America Ferera, Julia Stiles, Erin Hayes and Rachel Boston. There are 2 screenings....June 20th & June 23rd. Get your tickets now! This is going to sell out fast!!! Congratulations, gentlemen!!

HOLIDAY ROAD: Los Angeles Premiere 5/14/12

The Los Angeles Premiere of HOLIDAY ROAD was a blast...thanks to everyone for coming out! And thanks to Kevin Brennan for the "Come Sail Away" Late Night Karaoke Bomb... xo

PIECES is headed to NYC!!!

It is so official....PIECES by Chris Phillips is headed to NYC this August for the NYCFringe Festival. I am so excited to bring this incredible play across the country as well as continue to share it with friends, family and strangers....See you soon, New York!!

GROOM'S CAKE: World Premiere!!

GROOM'S CAKE will be making it's World Premiere June 1st at Q Cinema in Fort Worth Texas! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaw!

And then it will be off to Philadelphia's QFest in July!

Go friend up the GROOM'S CAKE page on Facebook for updates, festival screenings and interviews! xo!!

PIECES: Extended! 4/22/12

Thanks to an incredible response PIECES has added 3 additional shows to our Los Angeles run... May 4th, 5th & 6th. Tickets are selling fast, be sure to get yours sooner than later! www.piecestheplay.com

GROOM'S CAKE Trailer 3/31/12

Editor Extraordinaire Mike Justice just released the trailer for GROOM'S CAKE....check it out!

PIECES - A New Play By Chris Phillips 3/9/12
April 19th - April 29th

The dates have been announced for the PIECES limited run in Los Angeles! For more information & to purchase tickets visit: www.piecestheplay.com

GROOM'S CAKE a film by Chad Darnell 3/5/12

It was not only super fun but truly an honor to work on Chad Darnell's funny & touching new short film GROOM'S CAKE with Rib Hillis, Peter Paige, Candis Cayne and manymanymany other talented people. I predict big wonderful things for this one....

LIMITED LOS ANGELES RUN OF PIECES AT END OF APRIL!!! 2/28/12

Thank you to all who came to the sold-out staged reading of Chris Phillips' new play PIECES last month! Up next for PIECES....We are putting on a 2-week limited run in Los Angeles at the end of April.

Go to www.piecestheplay.com for more details!

RETIRED AT 35 on TV Land 2/3/12

Earlier this week I worked on RETIRED AT 35...a very funny sitcom on TV Land. What makes it very funny, you ask??? First of all, the smart & clever writing and second of all, the tremendously talented cast: Marissa Jaret Winokur, David Ross Bowie, Josh McDermit, Johnathan McClain, George Segal and Jessica Walter. (JESSICA WALTER!) I had a spray tan and a french manicure and wore a blue dress that got more compliments than anything I have ever owned ever. It was so so so so SO much fun.

A SHOW OF BRENDAN HINES 1/18/12

Last fall I spent a fun-filled Saturday filming a short film which now looks like it's finding it's way to becoming a series! It's called A SHOW OF BRENDAN HINES & I got to work with some super talented folks like David Ross Bowie, director John Glatzer, Atsuko Okatsuka, Ben Feldman and Brendan Hines, himself. Check out the teaser below!

EXCITING NEWS FOR HOLIDAY ROAD!!! 12/21/11

HOLIDAY ROAD is headed to Slamdance 2012!!! (Park City. Utah. Monday. January 23rd. 7pm.)
I had SO MUCH FUN working on this film.

Check out the trailer below!

UPDATE!
HOLIDAY ROAD is making the festival rounds!

OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL
Feb 10th & 11th

DURANGO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
March 1st & 4th

CIMMfest (Chicago International Movies & Music Festival)
April 12-15 (screening dates to be announced)

NewFilmakers Series LOS ANGELES!!!
May 14th

PIECES, A NEW PLAY BY CHRIS PHILLIPS 12/19/11

I am busting-at-the-seams-excited to report I have joined the cast for PIECES, the new play from Chris Phillips. We will be doing a staged reading February 5th at The Celebration Theatre before moving into workshopping the play. Lots more to come on this project so stay tuned.....but for now, be sure to mark your calendars for the reading on February 5th!!!

PLANET WORLD: LOS ANGELES PREMIERE! 12/17/11

Modern Imbecile strikes AGAIN!
PLANET WORLD made it's Los Angeles Premiere at NewFilmakers LA this past Friday! A fun night was had by all....

THROWBACK

I have the pleasure of working with funny ladies Wendy Wilkins, Anna Lee Lawson, Alessandra Rizzotti & Lindsey Jacobson for the very first installment of THROWBACK. THROWBACK is a style sketch/variety show that draws inspiration from the likes of: Laugh In, The Sonny and Cher Variety Hour, The Carrol Burnett Show & Rhoda. That's right....Rhoda.

HotHouse Productions: 3rd Annual HotHouse Talent Show!

I had a blast performing at HotHouse Production's Annual Talent Show. What school spirit they have down there! Thumbs up from Miss Paula! xo

DIAMOND ON VINYL

I'm pretty excited to report I have joined the cast of J.R. Hughto's feature film DIAMOND ON VINYL. I'll be sure to update with all news around this project. This one's got some serious magic in it....

FINDING ANNE

I'm currently workshopping The Ladies Film Auxiliary Club's first project FINDING ANNIE with the incredibly talented Helena Wei, Monica Stufft & Mary McIlwain. Don't let the name fool you, gentlemen are welcome to join in the fun. Todd Berger came along for the ride one of our workshop days....that's him casually pointing at something.

Vacationeers Productions Presents: HOLIDAY ROAD

HOLIDAY ROAD is the new project coming out of the geniuses over at Vacationeers Productions. It is a collaboration of 13 directors exploring the American holidays month by month. I'm a lucky duck and got to work on Writer/Director Helena Wei's segment "November" with Doug Manley.

On location: LONE PINE, CA!!!

I had the distinct pleasure of shooting the film "3.14..." in historic Lone Pine, CA. Lone Pine's unique and beautiful desert landscape has played backdrop to Hollywood films since 1920. From The Classic Westerns to IRON MAN and (maybe most importantly) Kevin Bacon's TREMORS. Here's a picture of me with Chris Langley, the Lone Pine Film Commissioner. (Fun Fact: Chris Langley's dog makes a very classy appearance in "3.14...")

Modern Imbecile's PLANET WORLD at The Newport Film Festival!

Modern Imbecile's PLANET WORLD screened at The Newport Film Festival on April 30th. The picture you see here was taken moments after Eric Roberts was on the red carpet. MOMENTS. If you look closely, you can see his power still lingering.

If This Doesn't Work I'm Moving Home Variety Hour! Wednesday, April 27th!

Me and the boys will be back downtown April 27th! And you thought we were prop heavy LAST month....we're bringing things you have to plug in this time. You're not gonna want to miss this.

If This Doesn't Work I'm Moving Home Variety Hour! Wednesday, March 30th!

Kevin Brennan & I are returning to "If This Doesn't Work I'm Moving Home" to perform some original sketch comedy.....and this time....we're bringing Doug Manley.
Put on your adventure pants and join us downtown March 30th!
Harlem Place Cafe (formerly Lost Souls Cafe) located at 124 W. 4th St, Los Angeles...show starts at 8pm!

Stephanie & Friends radio show! Monday, March 21st!

Michael Rahhal and I will be guests on the kalifm radio show "Stephanie & Friends" on Monday, March 21st. Listen live at www.kalifm.com 7 pm PST!

THE SCHUMAKER TWINS!: Schumakin A Comeback!

The Schumaker Twins are back! Catch Tyler & Tina Schumaker Saturday, March 12th at Silverlake Lounge (we go on around 8). Come out and get hugged through the music!!

PLANET WORLD is heading to Slamdance!!!

Modern Imbecile's PLANET WORLD has been accepted to the 2011 Slamdance Festival! I am pleased as punch to have been a part of this film. PLANET WORLD is really, reeeeaaaaaally funny. But you don't have to take my word for it.....

"Immensely quotable, unceasingly funny, and just absurd enough, Planet World falls into that category of movies that I could happily watch over and over again. It is a truly indie film, as bare bones as it can be: two charmingly ridiculous men in a completely barren landscape, with nothing propelling them but lively banter, playful filmmaking and the ability to get the most out of every single shot. Definitely a joy for anyone who prefers their humor wet and not dry."

Drea Clark, Programmer Slamdance festival

Here's the link to PLANET WORLD's website: http://planetworldmovie.com/Planet_World.html

Curly Ribbon

I had the pleasure of kicking off 2011 working on the beautiful short film CURLY RIBBON. It was an honor working with the incredible writer/director KC Perry and the formidable Mary Lou Rosato. Check back here for more news on this exciting project as it develops!

The Society Club.

There is a page being built. A youtube page. It's being built with idea bricks. Come over and check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/user/wearethesocietyclub

QuikTrip Commercial

Had a blast filming a commercial for QuikTrip with Academy Award (Or Oscar, as the kids call it these days) winning director Joachim Back & the ladies you see pictured to the left. If this QuikTrip commercial is anything like the other QuikTrip commercials, there's a really good chance it's going to be really good. I'll let you know when it's airing!

THE NEISTAT BROTHERS on HBO!

My friends THE NEISTAT BROTHERS have a new show on HBO. Their self-titled show is hard to explain and even harder to stop watching. Seriously. The show is awesome. Rainn Wilson even tweeted about how awesome their show is...that's the kind of awesome we're talking about here.

Treat yourself to watching it Fridays at Midnight on HBO. (PS Look for me in Episode 3!)

JORY premieres at El Cid's Short Film Festival

The experimental short film JORY that I workshopped with talented director Helena Wei & the wickedly handsome Kevin Brennan premiered at El Cid to an awesome response. Looking forward to watching the journey this film takes. Thanks to all who came out.

My Scarf at Gibson Showroom!

This is pretty cool...I am honored to have a scarf I created showing at Gary Gibson's incredible showroom or, as I like to call it, what the inside of my head probably looks like.

Check out his website and DEFINITELY take yourself on a date there if you are in the LA area.

http://www.garygibson.com/

DITCH closes...

The wild ride that was DITCH has come to a close. Thank you to everyone who I was graced to work with on the show and a BIG thanks to all of you who came out to support us. You helped us sell out practically the entire run!

DITCH

Mutineer Theatre Company's World Premiere of DITCH is up and running! Come on out!

January 30th - February 28th 2010Fri/Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm

The Lounge Theatre
6201 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Right now, you can find half price tickets at any of these sites:
Goldstar: http://www.goldstar.com/events/los-angeles-ca/ditch.html
LA Stage Alliance: http://www.lastagealliance.com/lastagetixCalendar.asp?ShowList=4273
Plays411: https://www.plays411.net/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=2196

swiped 7/19/16

BAD MOMS 5/5/16

I LOVE YOU NEW ORLEANS 2/28/16

fresh off the boat 2/16/16

super bowl 50 2/7/16

the skid row carnival of love 1/24/16

the craigslist monologues//ucb 1/15/16

colony premieres this thursday on usa 1/11/16

happy new year 1/1/16

the girls with the big balloons 12/15/15

1989-iversary 10/27/15

The swiftalogues // fast company 8/25/15

﻿the swiftalogues//THE DAILY BEAST 8/20/15﻿

The beyoncelogues in denmark 8/7/15

﻿skirt collective interview 7/22/15﻿

﻿YPF: THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILDHOOD CENTER 6/22/15﻿

young playwrights festival: the blank theatre 5/16/15

I ♥ big lots 3/16/15

﻿rita mahtoubian is not a terrorist at tribeca film festival 3/6/15﻿

﻿﻿﻿#FLawless(ish) 1/29/15﻿

happy new year 1/1/15

﻿ a yulelogue 12/10/14﻿

﻿here's a fun thing! 12/9/10﻿

﻿well.....this totally made my day 12/6/14﻿

﻿birthday cake available on netflix 12/2/14﻿

diamond on vinyl is now on hulu 11/12/14

﻿fire up the popcorn poppers! 11/3/14﻿

A vague post on this saturday evening... 11/1/14

﻿Guess who's back in The Queendom? 10/30/14﻿

﻿the popoluges/tomorrow's talent 10/20/14﻿

﻿bad judge 9/26/14﻿

﻿THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW: TODAY!! 9/19/14﻿

﻿THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW 9/17/14﻿

﻿merci, glamour paris!! 9/17/14﻿

﻿beyoncelogues featured on upworthy 9/15/14﻿

﻿be still my heart-MOre love from george takei 9/9/14﻿

﻿the last ones - a film by amy heidt 8/18/14﻿

﻿GEORGE TAKEI TWEETED AT ME & I'M TRYING TO ACT COOL about it 8/11/14﻿

﻿ON THE RUN (OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD) 8/3/14﻿

﻿﻿thank you 7/28/14﻿﻿

﻿two new beyoncelogues 7/18/14﻿

﻿RITA MAHTOUBIAN IS NOT A TERRORIST 7/16/14﻿

﻿THE BEYONCELOGUES IN GERMANY 7/14/14﻿

﻿I AM.... 7/11/14﻿

﻿﻿all things considered/npr interview 6/23/14﻿﻿

﻿beyhold the power of beyonce.... 6/17/14 ﻿

﻿THE BEYONCELOGUES ARE FEATURED ON BILLBOARD! 6/11/14﻿

﻿THE BEYONCELOGUES EXCLUSIVE!!!: ESQUIRE.COM 6/11/14﻿

﻿GANG related! Tonight! 5/29/14﻿

﻿BIRTHDAY CAKE AVAILABLE ON DVD! 5/20/14﻿