Every actor’s career has peaks and plateaus — and for me, the past couple of months have felt like a plateau. Not a full stop, but a definite stall. So lately, I’ve been doing something I’ve honestly avoided for too long: taking full ownership of the long game.
This week, I’ve started reaching out to potential managers — not to replace my agent (who’s doing solid work submitting me), but to find someone who can help build something bigger. Someone who sees more than just what I’m booking now… someone who sees what I could be doing, especially with the right material in hand to create his own opportunities as so many success stories in this business have done.
The twist is... I already have the material.
Over the last few years, I’ve written two original plays — both serious pieces with a pulse — that I believe are strong vehicles for me as an actor.
One of those pieces is Honorable Men, a one-man show that dives into the collapse of American democracy by paralleling it with the fall of the Roman Republic. I play a disillusioned college chancellor who slips into monologues from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, actual historical speeches from the likes of Cicero, and biting commentary on how both scholars and the general public have misunderstood Caesar’s assassination — framing it as a stand against tyranny, when in fact, it was about class warfare- and what that says about the way power works today. Spoiler: Caesar wasn’t the tyrant, and even Shakespeare got it wrong.
The other play, Mr. Sam’s Place, takes a different tone but is just as personal.Set in a Southern café, it revisits an era when political disagreement didn’t mean personal hatred. Sam (a character I may not have planned to write for myself but with whom I have developed an affinity for as an actor as well as a writer) is a man who manages to meet a changing world with decency, not fury. Despite his discomfort with cultural changes, maintains a quiet dignity and civility that’s hard to find today. Sam doesn’t lash out at a changing world — he tries to understand it. I wrote the role for myself, and I believe the play offers a chance to reflect on how Americans once disagreed without dehumanizing each other. In today’s landscape, that feels radical.
Together, these two plays represent what I hope is a path forward — not just for my career, but for the kinds of stories I want to tell. I’m in the early stages of submitting to managers whose clients are working consistently in the kinds of shows and roles I see as a natural fit for me. It’s research-heavy, slow-going, and requires a bit of faith — but it’s also energizing.
If you’ve been following my work or just stumbled onto this blog, thanks for reading. I’ll keep sharing updates as things develop — and if you happen to know someone who wants to collaborate, represent, or produce work like this, feel free to reach out.
👉 You can learn more about Honorable Men and Mr. Sam’s Place here.
This week, I’ve started reaching out to potential managers — not to replace my agent (who’s doing solid work submitting me), but to find someone who can help build something bigger. Someone who sees more than just what I’m booking now… someone who sees what I could be doing, especially with the right material in hand to create his own opportunities as so many success stories in this business have done.
The twist is... I already have the material.
Over the last few years, I’ve written two original plays — both serious pieces with a pulse — that I believe are strong vehicles for me as an actor.
One of those pieces is Honorable Men, a one-man show that dives into the collapse of American democracy by paralleling it with the fall of the Roman Republic. I play a disillusioned college chancellor who slips into monologues from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, actual historical speeches from the likes of Cicero, and biting commentary on how both scholars and the general public have misunderstood Caesar’s assassination — framing it as a stand against tyranny, when in fact, it was about class warfare- and what that says about the way power works today. Spoiler: Caesar wasn’t the tyrant, and even Shakespeare got it wrong.
The other play, Mr. Sam’s Place, takes a different tone but is just as personal.Set in a Southern café, it revisits an era when political disagreement didn’t mean personal hatred. Sam (a character I may not have planned to write for myself but with whom I have developed an affinity for as an actor as well as a writer) is a man who manages to meet a changing world with decency, not fury. Despite his discomfort with cultural changes, maintains a quiet dignity and civility that’s hard to find today. Sam doesn’t lash out at a changing world — he tries to understand it. I wrote the role for myself, and I believe the play offers a chance to reflect on how Americans once disagreed without dehumanizing each other. In today’s landscape, that feels radical.
Together, these two plays represent what I hope is a path forward — not just for my career, but for the kinds of stories I want to tell. I’m in the early stages of submitting to managers whose clients are working consistently in the kinds of shows and roles I see as a natural fit for me. It’s research-heavy, slow-going, and requires a bit of faith — but it’s also energizing.
If you’ve been following my work or just stumbled onto this blog, thanks for reading. I’ll keep sharing updates as things develop — and if you happen to know someone who wants to collaborate, represent, or produce work like this, feel free to reach out.
👉 You can learn more about Honorable Men and Mr. Sam’s Place here.
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