LEE
You won’t rest until I’m up there on that stage, will you?
NIKKI
Nope.
It’s my fault, of course.
Since I wrote that blog about my acting class, some three years ago, she has concluded that I have some manner of secret desire to be an actor. I’ve tried to dissuade her, but she persists nonetheless.
I suppose it doesn’t exactly help my case that I’ve enjoyed my ‘onstage’ moments as much as I have. Which brings us back to Rumors. Continue reading
It’s been a familiar sight at film and music events over the last couple of years. See Nikki Young running an event, and you know you’ll find her assistant close by to help keep things moving smoothly. Usually in a suit…
Since 2007 it has been my privilege to be Nikki’s “right-hand man” (or, as it were, “write-hand man”). And beyond that, it’s been a rather amazing learning experience. I suppose it was inevitable that one day I’d have to put what I’d learned to the test.
As it turns out, the day was last Saturday. Continue reading
I figured out a long time ago that I have little talent for acting. I can’t build a character out of the slightest nuances like Gene Hackman or Paul Newman can. The keen intelligence that Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn bring to their best roles is far beyond my reach. And my American accent’s nowhere near as good as Hugh Laurie’s.
(from an old blog about my acting class experience)
Working with actors as I do, I’m often asked if I ever think about becoming an actor myself. Of course the answer’s yes. I’m nowhere near as good as the talent I’ve seen in the last three or so years (not to mention the talent I’m working with now on Rumors), but I do enjoy those moments when I have to step in and play the actor for a read-through or rehearsal.
Of course, answering the question is an invitation to the obvious punchline “What I really want to do…” And I had a chance at both this week. Continue reading
Lee Hurtado, Writer 