Wow. Is it really November? Man, I’m so glad this year’s almost over. It’s been rough, to say the least. Yes, it has also been wonderful and filled with miracles and blessings and gifts for which I will forever be grateful. But I’m glad the year is drawing to a close. I wish I could close my eyes and open them up in January. December brings not only a lovely Mercury Retrograde period, but also the anniversary of my mother’s death. Is this why bears hibernate?
So, I’m set to cast a new feature film. And this is one of those things that I have quite a bit of lead time on (shoots in June 2004) as well as being one of those projects that I don’t get to talk much about just yet. But, MAN, am I excited! I’m putting together the “dream cast” list right now, as well as preparing for a presentation (10 to 30 actors per role) for the executive producer and writer/director, so that they can let me know in which direction to go, based on those options. THEN I get to put out the breakdown. We should have a final budget by then, so I’ll know under what SAG contract we’ll be operating. That means I’ll know what kind of deals we can make with talent. *sigh* This is fun!
Oh, I forgot to share: a photo of (R to L) Kamali Minter, Rob Kendt (my former boss at Back Stage West), me, and Jeff Lam at the dinner for the Casting Society‘s Artios Awards.

Yes, I realize my eyes are closed. Eh? What are you gonna do? 😉