The Going's On's....

CURRENTLY RUNNING!!
LA TIMES CRITIC's CHOICE!!!!
American Misfit at The Boston Court
by Dan Dietz
Directed by Michael Michetti
April 13 - May 12, 2013

Based on a chapter of American history they never taught us in school, this fierce, funny fantasia with music tells the post-Revolutionary War story of the Harpe brothers, who launched a murderous rampage as a counterrevolution against the new democracy. American Misfit explores our addiction to revolution as the story skips like the needle on a record through our American rebels from Washington to Reagan, viciously skewering the big American idea of change — all swinging to the rhythms of Rockabilly music!

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING!!
"If the show were a person, I would make violent love with it."
- LA Stage And Cinema
http://www.stageandcinema.com/2013/04/16/american-misfit-boston-court/

- LA Times Critic's Choice
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-american-misfit-boston-court-theater-review-20130416,0,5444110.story


-LA StageTimes
http://www.lastagetimes.com/2013/04/all-american-metaphors-in-misfit-and-buffalo/

-StageSceneLA
http://www.stagescenela.com/2013/04/american-misfit/

-LA StageTimes
INTERVIEW WITH Playwright Dan Dietz
http://www.lastagetimes.com/2013/04/dan-dietz-matches-american-misfits-with-rockabilly/

HURRY!! CLICK HERE for more information or to purchase tickets
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OUR LADY J'S 'TRAIN TO KILL' GOSPEL CHOIR BACKSTAGE 

"I just LOVE listening to Our Lady J sing!"
-Dolly Parton

"Seeing New York icon Our Lady J is like being wrapped in an electric blanket, providing warmth and security, but with the danger of becoming too hot to touch."
-Jake Shears

"Virtuosic!  Our Lady J is a big, brassy blond, with an abiding love of gospel... Don't dismiss Our Lady J as a transgender novelty act!  The critics' favorite bowls the audience over with her gospel stylings and pianistic skills."
-Time Out New York

"Powerful!  Our Lady J knows how to rock the house.  She will have you singing her praises long after the show is over."
-The Village Voice

"Stunning!"
-New York Magazine


WRAPPED a feature with BadFritter Films. No words to describe my excitement about this project. No words. None. Fill you in on the flip-side.  I will, however, say -
THANK YOU TO:
Adam Stilwell, Adam Pitman, Adam Cotton, David Blair, Krunk, Rizzo, Nicky Daue, Mannino, Martha "The Kitchen Wench", and ALL THE RAGNAROK-ERS .
You are Rad, Raw, Dedicated, Talented, Mad, Magical Beings.  
And I, Am Humbled and Honored.  
THANK YOU ALL
PROJECT UPDATE:
The Fritts were SPECIAL GUESTS at Eerie Horror Film Festival!! 
Screening:  "Paper Dolls" as well as "Cliff Lake" and a few other little choice surprises, which MAY have something to do with our latest adventures in Montana. Just sayin'.  


KjO's June Adventure:  Santa Fe And A Play
SPENT the month of June in the far reaches of my imagination as I physically gazed into the expansive New Mexican desert landscape - Thank You Georgia O'Keeffe for the creative model.  That's right folks, did my pushups in the Soul Gym of the desert, I'm puttin' pen to paper about it, and it's all getting hashed out on a stage in LA in 2013.  That's That.  A Very Special and Heartfelt THANK YOU to My Dear Friend and Humanist Ally, Alexandra Wilson, for making this adventure not only possible, but HAPPEN.  I love ya Al.   
WINTER UPDATE - QUICK ZAP back to New Mexico to train with some zen masters, do further research, and tweak some bits of the project. It's coming along! It's coming along! I do believe 2013 will welcome this project and bring it to FULL FORCE!  RAH!!!!!!! 
 
This drawing, Jack Rabbit, was generously created for me by a brilliant artist at @bad_drawings about my creative process for this project. No, I didn't dream Jack Rabbit up in a meditation. He was physically present and came to me on a mountain top in Montana during a very incredible meditation session shortly after spending a month training with some PHENOMENAL masters in New Mexico. All will be revealed in the project which lies ahead. In the meantime, please enjoy this rad creation by @bad_drawings.
THANK YOU SO MUCH @BadDrawings. I GIANT HEART YOU! 



The Sense Plays   
Directed a new play by The Wonderful, The Fabulous, The Lovely, and The Talented, Ms. Sara Israel.  "(touch.)" is part of her new play cycle, The Sense Plays--six short, fun plays performed, by a STAR-STUDDED cast and crew including:
Monica Horan ("Everybody Loves Raymond"), Liza Lapira ("Crazy, Stupid, Love" and "Don't Trust the B-- in Apartment 23"), Michael Welch (the "Twilight" saga), and Constance Zimmer ("Entourage"), as well as many other popular television, film, Broadway and Los Angeles theatre actors, directors, and producers. All proceeds benefitted P.S. ARTS, a wonderful LA based 'arts in education' program!! THANK YOU ALL for supporting our cause!  



FILMED Reverse Parthenogenesis a SAG short with Writer/Director/Producer, Javier Grillo-Marxuach ("Lost", "The Middleman", "Medium", "Charmed", etc.) starring Amber Benson and Adam Busch of the cult classic television hit, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" -- WHICH PREMIERED AT THE 2012 Sarasota Film Festival!!!!  AND, screened at The Williamsburg International Film Festival!!!!  Thank you Javi, Sarah E. Baker, Devon Kliger, and the entire cast and crew for a great experience!  



FILMED a SAG feature HOTEL FINLEN
Thank you Kelley Mattingly!
And THANK YOU to all who donated your time and money to support our project!  This was possible because of YOU! 


WENT Home For The Holidays in concert with my brother, Curt, at The Motherlode Theatre in our hometown, Butte, MT!   This time, with several fabulous stars in tow:
Broadway's Mr. Gerald Steichen 
Ms. Emily Pulley of The Metropolitan Opera
Mr. Scott Scully of The Metropolitan Opera
International Jazz Star, Ms. Eden Atwood
Montana's Own, Ms. Nancy McIntosh
Montana's Own, Ms. Alicia Bullock-Muth
This magical concert was a tribute to our Dear Mother, Jo Anne Olds. 

AND NOW, from Rad and Raw Adventures, Live on the Big 5!....
BUNNY MENDLEMAN! Click Here (CAUTION EXPLICIT LANGUAGE)


KjO's latest Commercial Happenings!! 
Click Here to view 1  

Click Here to view 2 



CLICK HERE  to watch a clip from "Emma Under the Influence"
A short film by Jorge Garduno, opposite the amazingly talented Brick Patrick. 


Click Here to view KjO in The T-Rock and Andy Show!

  

Click Here  to see Sean Spann and myself in our original scene The Crachit Syndrome Sacred Fools Theatre, LA

 Click Here(CAUTION EXPLICIT LANGUAGE) (scroll down to "Debbie Arrives On The Scene") to see Sean and myself in another original Scene C.S.H.I.T Sacred Fools Theatre, LA