I auditioned for the role of Jimmy, a hoser who smokes pot during the Shiva for the late Sam Blecher. It was a fun role and my first audition for Less Than Kind. I was stoked. The director (Kelly Makin) was in the room. After doing 2 read-throughs I was asked to cold read for the part of the “Bartender” at the Shiva. This guy basically is a guest at the party and got designated as the bartender. I felt pretty good about that cold-read as well.

Then I got a call today from my agent, Tammy. I GOT THE PART. Which one? BOTH OF THEM. After seeing my audition they decided they could combine the roles of “The Bartender” and “Jimmy”. I also got a great complement from the casting agent who said, that this was by far the best audition I have ever done. He also suggested, that whatever acting style I’ve been using keep using it.

So if I were to credit people it would be clear. I need to thank Ivana Chubbuck, Ben Davis and Yonda Davis for coaching me in the Chubbuck Technique. As for the audition process for this particular part I need to thank Jackie Lind for showing me how to be confident at the audition.

As for this role, I have been waiting for this for a very long time. It’s an amazing show. It’s a great cast. I guess its time to bring the revolver to gunfight.

Oh, did I mention Mark McKinney is the show runner?

Amen.