Psychic Glitter

Psychic Glitter is a screenplay that one of my friends, Eric wrote. It first started out as a short film, in which he did a stage reading of it last year. He had told me he was working on the feature length version and I told him I was happy to help out if I was available at the time.

Eric asked me to come on board and help with directing the project. He was producing, acting in the lead role, and had started directing, but seeing that he had many hats to wear and had his hands full, he asked me to take over in the directing department as he wanted to fully concentrate on his character/acting.

At first, I was a bit hesitant; at the time, I had many stresses going on in my life. My dad was recently been hospitalized and I had just returned from Indiana. I wasn't sure if I was going to have to go back to Indy and continue to help with my father's recovery. Also, my film was in post production and that was also a priority and taking up a great deal of time.

Still, I knew how much this project meant to him and I was quite flattered he asked me to come on board, so I jumped in and began working on the project straight away.

What happened in the next 3 1/2 months was an incredible experience. I saw talented actors grow and develop their craft. I witnessed their excitement in trying and exploring possibilities within their characters. I saw what was merely a thought in Eric's mind, coming to life beautifully on stage.

Actors are truly amazing people and I have a great deal of respect for them. It certainly isn't an easy job and at times it can be down right brutal, yet, there are moments that when you see a performance on stage or in a film, and it's truly awe inspiring and makes the journey worthwhile. There was so much joy when we rehearsed, that it was exciting to see how Psychic Glitter would transform and grow with each week.

I loved seeing an actor "light up" when I gave them a certain direction and they "got it". Or if any actor wanted to chat about their character's intention, back story, or any frustration they may of been experiencing--it was a delight to help and guide them in their journey.

What transpired during tech. week and the final performances was exceptional. I learned to create a lighting design on the fly (we had more options than what was originally told to us --so with more options I had re-create the lighting design during our tech. cue to cue!) and I saw all the hard work and talent of all the actors come together and blossom into a set of fantastic shows.

The shows were a huge success and nearly sold out each night. Everyone I spoke with was very complimentary about the production and on top of it all, we raised close to $2,000 for the Trevor Project.

But perhaps more importantly, I met a group of wonderful actors and made some great friends. I'm very proud of them and all that they achieved. Here's to the cast of Psychic Glitter---you all are awesome!