LIfe Update

Well, it's been way too long, so a quick update on me. I have started a new job with a company called Texas Custom Audio Video, as the Austin branch manager. This should be a goo thing from what I have learned about them in the last couple of weeks. Most of the homes that they are doing seem to be in the $2.5 - $3 Million price range, so just your basic starter home (right?).

In other news, The Shadow Box has closed, and I had a lot of fun doing it. As the reputation of the show supports, this is pretty much an "actor's show", with some really good dialog and a chance to explore you emotions. To me, it was a chance to explore, not the death aspect, but the life messages. Embrace every minute, and enjoy life, because you only get to go through this roller coaster once. So that is my message to you. Go do something silly... walk barefoot through the mud, play in the sandbox, take an afternoon drive to a small town to watch the sunset, kiss a few pigs, get a little chicken shit between your toes... Life is to be lived, not endured!

The Reviews are In

Well, we've got one week under our belts, and two reviews posted online. From the looks of things, people seem to be liking the show, so join us this weekend (Thursday, Friday, Sunday) or next weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday). You can make your reservations online at http://www.nxnwtheatre.org.

Review from Austin Live Theatre:
http://austinlivetheatre.blogspot.com/2009/02/shadow-box-north-by-northwest-theatre.html

Review from Ronnie:
http://ronnisrants.blogspot.com/2009/02/shadow-box.html

100 Truths About Me

Alright... This is one of those things going around Facebook, but I don't really feel like posting it there, so... here it is:

001. Real name → David Allen Dunlap
002. Nickname(s)→ Dave, Frank
003. Zodiac sign → Libra
004. Male or female → Male
005. Elementary → Lee Britain
006. Middle School → Bowie
007. High School → Nimitz
008. Hair color → Brown
009. Long or short → Short
010. Loud or Quiet → Depends... Typically Quiet
011. Sweats or Jeans → Jeans
012. Phone or Camera → Phone
013. Health freak → Sometimes
014. Drink or Smoke?→Yes
015. Do you have a crush on someone?→ Not Currently
016. Eat or Drink → ? Yes, Please
017. Piercings → None
018. Tattoos → Back and Left Arm

HAVE YOU EVER?
019. Been in an airplane→ Yes
020. Been in a relationship → Yes
021. Been in a car accident → Yes
022. Been in a fist fight → Yes

FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → Never
024. First best friend → Christopher
025. First award → Public Library Summer Reading
026. First crush → Elaine White
027. First sport → Soccer
028. First big vacation → New Mexico/Colorado Camping Trip

LASTS:
029. Last person you talked to → Donna
030. Last person you texted → CiCi
031. Last person you watched a movie with → Nip
032. Last food you ate → Soup
033. Last movie you watched → Hancock
035. Last thing you bought → Coffee
036. Last person you hugged → Amy

FAVES:
037. Food → Italian
038. Drinks → Guinness
039. Clothing → Jeans & Button Down Shirt
040. Flower → English Lavender
041. Animal → Basset Hound

042. Colors → Green, Blue, Orange, Red
043. Movies → Monty Python & The Holy Grail
044. Subjects → Theatre & Ancient History

IN 2008..... I

045. [X] kissed someone
046. [X] celebrated Halloween
047. [X] had your heart broken
048. []went over the minutes on your cell phone
049. [X] questioned someone's sexual orientation
050. [] came out of the closet
051. [] started a new relationship
052. [X] ended a relationship
053. [X] done something you've regretted
054. [X] broke a promise
055. [X] hid a secret
056. [X] pretended to be happy
057. [X] met someone who changed your life
058. [] pretended to be sick
059. [] left the country
060. [X] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
061. [X] cried over the silliest thing
062. [] ran a mile
063. [] went to the beach with your best friend(s)
064. [X] got into an argument with your friends
065. [X] hated someone
066. [] gone to disneyworld

CURRENTLY:
067. Eating → Nothing
068. Drinking → Coffee
069. I'm about to → Work
070. Listening to → Food Network on TV
071. Plans for today → Pub Quiz at Fado
072. Waiting for → Godot

YOUR FUTURE:
073. Want kids? → No
074. Want to get married? → Maybe some day, but not in the near future
075. Careers in mind → AV Consultant

WHICH IS BETTER WITH GIRL/BOY?
076. Lips or eyes → eyes
077. Shorter or taller? → Shorter
078. Romantic or spontaneous → Romantic
079. Nice stomach or nice arms → Stomach
080. Sensitive or loud → Sensitive
081. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship
082. Trouble-maker or hesitant → Trouble-Maker

HAVE YOU EVER:
083. Lost glasses/contacts → Yes
084. Ran away from home → Once
085. Hold a gun/knife for self defense → Yes
086. Killed somebody → No
087. Broken someone's heart → Yes
088. Slapped someone → Yes
089. Cried when someone died → Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
090. Yourself → Yes
091. Miracles → Yes
092. Love at first sight → No
093. Heaven → Yes - In some form
094. Santa Claus → No
095. Sex on the first date → Typically, No
096. Kiss on the first date → Yes

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → No
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life? → Getting There
099. Do you believe in God → Yes
100. Did you lie on any of your answers above → No

The Shadow Box - Opens This Weekend!

I will be appearing in the production of "The Shadow Box" that opens this weekend at the City Theatre here in Austin. I play the role of Joe, one of three terminally ill patients, who along with their loved ones, must come to grips with closing the final chapter in their lives. While the subject may seem like a downer at first glance, the message of the play is one of hope, and enjoying life while we have it. As one of the characters states in the last act, "If I am dying, I must still be alive!"

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The Shadow Box by Michael Christofer

The Shadow Box is an honest and frank play that won a Tony and the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for it’s groundbreaking examination of the experience of death and making sense of it. The Shadow Box paved the way on the subject for other powerful pieces that fill the landscape of theatre such as Angels In America and Marvin’s Room. Representative of a breakthrough in both subject matter and form, The Shadow Box is the story of three different families and their journey with the touching and real experience of closing the inevitable final chapter in their lives.

Location: The City Theatre - 3823 Airport Blvd., Austin, TX
Admission: General: $20, Seniors/Students/Military: $18, Groups: $15
Dates: Friday, Feb 6th, 2008 through Sunday Feb 22nd, 2008, excluding Feb 14th.
Please Note: We are unable accept credit cards at the door. Cash & checks only please.

Visit http://www.nxnwtheatre.org/ for more information.