Killing My Lobster

I performed for 4 years in short films and original theatrical productions in various states of dress and undress, mostly involving bear costumes, while in San Francisco. I knew most of the folks from Brown almost all of whom were in a production of Six Degrees of Separation with me my sophomore year. Writing that here makes that coincidence suddenly eerie.

One of the short films is included here, Party Stories. Directed by Jon Wolanske, Party Stories stars Mara Gerstein, Abby Paige, Paul Charney, and Mitch Goldman, and features a very intense recap of a holiday shopper’s quest for an elusive George Foreman Grill. The sketch was first presented as part of KML Circus of Failure.

The International Language was a featured sketch in Killing My Lobster Tales of a Lonely Planet, 2002. It features me, a hot tub, and hearty screw.

Directed by: Kelleth Chinn and Marc Vogl
Starring: James Bewley, Marc Vogl, Gabe Weisert
Written by: Paul Charney
Music: Steve O’Reilly/Glass Records
Edited: Kelleth Chinn
Crew: Michelle Dean
Directed for the stage: Daniel Lee

The film has screened at the following:
NewFest – New York Lesbian, Gay and Transexual Film Festival – June 2002
Out on Film – Atlanta’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – November 2004
L’envers MLIF – Lilles, France – 2004
Microcinema/Independent Exposure 2004 Screenings at 111 Minna – San Francisco
21 Grand – Oakland, California
Chaos Studios – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Cleveland Institute of Art – Cleveland, Ohio
The Revival House – Providence, RI