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Actor Adam Nelson PERFORMS THE ROLE OF Edmund IN Shakespeare's KING LEAR | Act I, Scene IIOf all of the play's villains, Edmund is the most complex and sympathetic. He is a consummate schemer, a Machiavellian character eager to seize any opportunity and willing to do anything to achieve his goals. However, his ambition is interesting insofar as it reflects not only a thirst for land and power but also a desire for the recognition denied to him by his status as a bastard. His serial treachery is not merely self-interested; it is a conscious rebellion against the social order that has denied him the same status as Gloucester's legitimate son, Edgar. "Now, gods, stand up for bastards," Edmund commands, but in fact he depends not on divine aid but on his own initiative (1.2.22). He is the ultimate self-made man, and he is such a cold and capable villain that it is entertaining to watch him work, much as the audience can appreciate the clever wickedness of Iago in Othello. Only at the close of the play does Edmund show a flicker of weakness. Mortally wounded, he sees that both Goneril and Regan have died for him, and whispers, "Yet Edmund was beloved" (5.3.238). After this ambiguous statement, he seems to repent of his villainy and admits to having ordered Cordelia's death. His peculiar change of heart, rare among Shakespearean villains, is enough to make the audience wonder, amid the carnage, whether Edmund's villainy sprang not from some innate cruelty but simply from a thwarted, misdirected desire for the familial love that he witnessed around him. Camera + Direction: Logan Hodson | Music: SuicideSheep 'Dawn' with a performance by Adam Nelson www.adamnelson.me
Thou, nature, art my goddess; to thy law My services are bound. Wherefore should I Stand in the plague of custom, and permit The curiosity of nations to deprive me, For that I am some twelve or fourteen moon-shines Lag of a brother? Why bastard? wherefore base? When my dimensions are as well compact, My mind as generous, and my shape as true, As honest madam's issue? Why brand they us With base? with baseness? bastardy? base, base? Who, in the lusty stealth of nature, take More composition and fierce quality Than doth, within a dull, stale, tired bed, Go to the creating a whole tribe of fops, Got 'tween asleep and wake? Well, then, Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land: Our father's love is to the bastard Edmund As to the legitimate: fine word,--legitimate! Well, my legitimate, if this letter speed, And my invention thrive, Edmund the base Shall top the legitimate. I grow; I prosper: Now, gods, stand up for bastards! HOLLYWOOD - With over 27,000 talent submissions received, 113 hopefuls were chosen to advance to the Final Round. New York native Adam Nelson successfully battled film industry finalists each vying for just 23 spots. He would go on to ultimately win a talent spot as an Actor on Season One of "The Reel Deal", a multi-platform new media competitive reality show where celebrity led teams make Academy Award quality short film in just four days. Contestants auditioned in categories including actor, director, composer and writer as created by 21st Century Pictures Group | Adryenn Ashley, Producer. Filming begins in 2015 in Hollywood. Hot on the heels of the success of Netflix original series, 21st Century Pictures Group is further innovating the way we consume binge-worthy entertainment, namely with the production of a new reality television show. ‘The Reel Deal,’ will distribute online, on demand, on mobile and through social media in an innovative interconnected multi-platform format. Alongside host David Chokachi, season one’s celebrity cast includes Dustin Diamond (of Saved by the Bell fame), Holly Fields, Judy Norton, Eric Roberts, Tim Russ and Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson. The Reel Deal was created by award winning film/tv producer Adryenn Ashley, and produced by Ashley alongside industry favorite casting director and producer Bonnie Gillespie. Media Partners include IMDB, YouTube, Squerb, Twitter and Facebook. To learn more about the upcoming show, log on to thereeldeal.tv/adam-nelson
ADAM NELSON began his career with an actor’s grant for gifted and talented children after an appearance on the Jerry Lewis annual Telethon. He relocated to Houston, Texas to attend the High School of Performing Arts on scholarship where he studied Theater. After attending the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he received his BFA (1991), he attended certificate programs through both Yale University (1989) and Oxford University at the British American Drama Academy (1990). He returned to Manhattan to become a founding member of Workhouse Theater Company whose original membership included Adrienne Shelly, Gil Bellows, Calista Flockhart, Mira Sorvino, Dean Winters, and Tom Seizmore. He gained recognition through appearances in feature films A Tiger’s Tale (1988) with Ann Margaret, Lesser Prophets with John Turturro (1997), Dead Broke with Justin Theroux (1999), Home Sweet Hoboken with Ben Gazzara (2001) and Shooting Vegetarians with Elodie Bouchez (2005). Nelson was been associated with some of New York’s most notable groups including Nak ed Angels, Cucaracha Theater Company, Manhattan Class Company, Circle Rep, Arden Party and the Adobe Theater Company. Called a “film star” by Toronto's Now Magazine for his role as the suicidal gambler in Sundance Channel’s cult classic Dogs: The Rise & Fall of An All-Girl Bookie Joint (1996), he was granted exclusive rights in 1997 by the Lenny Bruce Estate, Bruce's mother Sally Marr, and producer Marvin Worth to produce and perform his one-person show How to Talk Dirty and Influence People: The Story of Lenny Bruce which ran at Workhouse before moving Off-Broadway to Mother located in New York’s Meatpacking District (1999). The sold-out performances benefited the charity God’s Love We Deliver and received critical acclaim from the Village Voice which praised his rendition as “restless, brilliant and hilarious” and TimeOut New York’s chief theater critic, Sam Whitehead, branded him “an impresario, a notorious theatrical madman”. After the tragedy of September 11th, he co-produced The 24 Hour Plays to aid The NY State WTC Relief Fund with a cast that included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez, Benjamin Bratt, Billy Crudup, Mary-Louise Parker, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Kyra Sedgwick, Lili Taylor, Natasha Lyonne, Scarlett Johansson, Liev Schreiber, Jared Harris, Sam Rockwell, and Fisher Stevens. He married the stage manager of his show How to Talk Dirty, Alison Nelson in 2002. She is the founding owner of Chocolate Bar. They have two children a daughter, Lulu Scout and a son, Sailor. Visit www.adamnelson.me THANK YOUHeaded to Hollywood on the wings of fine friends, family and mentors, but most importantly, the cloud bursts of Adryenn Ashley, Bonnie Gillespie and Tina Davis. For that, there are halo's and this video of thanks. #TheReelDeal
RAP(ID) RESPONSE | THE REEL DEAL - ADAM NELSON - ACTOR Featuring Adam Nelson as he fights with rapper's delight for the finals of the new celebrity tv show The Reel Deal. Break it down by voting, visit www.therealdeal.tv/Adam-Nelson
LYRICS: Fi Fie Fo Fum Rap Battles are lots of fun A squerby derby I once played A ferbee Have mercy Squerb me So I can be ... Real Emote and feel On celluloid Overjoyed Humanoid Get employed An asteroid Lonnie with a remix That's some kind of theatrics Balls in my court But I got children I have to support MUSIC: Charger | Midi Mafia THE REEL DEAL TV SHOW To learn more about the upcoming show, and Finalist Adam Nelson via his page https://www.thereeldeal.tv/adam-nelson. Vote for the Finals until 15 May 2014 NEW YORK CITY: One of the contestants who has reached the Finals is actor Adam Nelson who admits he's avoided the dramatics of reality television since briefly appearing in two episodes of the first and second seasons of Donald Trump's The Apprentice. However, a new cross-format show is in the works, and the New York City native is among about 120 film industry semifinalists vying for 21 spots on The Reel Deal, set for filming this summer. He's thrown his hat into the ring because this show is not your typical reality show. In the vein of American Idol or The Voice, the new competition includes celebrity-led teams of actors, composers, writers and directors shooting short films in four days, the show slated for streaming broadcast via new media. An innovative multi-platform reality television show, 'The Reel Deal,' has secured celebrity talent, non-traditional distribution, and a groundbreaking partnership with Squerb.com designed to allow audiences to peek into the future of the entertainment industry, and deeply engage with the content, contestants and celebrities. Hot on the heels of the success of Netflix original series, 21st Century Pictures Group is further innovating the way we consume binge-worthy entertainment, namely with the production of a new reality television show. 'The Reel Deal,' will distribute online, on demand, on mobile and through social media in an innovative interconnected multi-platform format. Alongside host David Chokachi, season one's celebrity cast includes Dustin Diamond (of Saved by the Bell fame), Holly Fields, Judy Norton, Eric Roberts, Tim Russ and Don 'The Dragon' Wilson. The Reel Deal was created by award winning film/tv producer Adryenn Ashley, and produced by Ashley alongside industry favorite casting director and producer Bonnie Gillespie. Media Partners include IMDB, YouTube, Squerb, Twitter and Facebook. #TheReelDeal #TheReelDealAudition #TheReelDealContest The Real Deal Audition | The Reel Deal Contest | The Reel Deal RAP BATTLE | THE REEL DEAL - ADAM NELSON - ACTOR
Reel Deal Rap Battle featuring Adam Nelson as he fights for floor space on the finals of on the new celebrity tv show The Reel Deal. Break it down by voting, visit www.therealdeal.tv/Adam-Nelson THE REEL DEAL TV SHOW To learn more about the upcoming show, and find more about Adam Nelson visit https://www.thereeldeal.tv/adam-nelson. Vote for the Finals until 15 May 2014 #TheReelDeal #TheReelDealAudition #TheReelDealContest The Real Deal Audition | The Reel Deal Contest | The Reel Deal MUSIC: Krack Freestyle | Culture Kings LYRICS: It's the A-D-A-M, with this little gem Picking up the microphone, a pad and a pen Here to promote How I need your vote A promissory note You'll Squerb End quote [ADAM | ADAM | ADAM | ADAM NELSON | THE REEL DEAL] Business deal Ferris wheel Golden seal Lemon peal STOP Who's the Reel Deal? [ADAM | ADAM | ADAM | ADAM NELSON | THE REEL DEAL] The battle begins Rap Rhymes and things East Coast West Coast I made French Toast Sent it my man Lonnie by Parcel post [ADAM | ADAM | ADAM | ADAM NELSON | THE REEL DEAL] This is a New Deal No Banana peel Soon to Reveal With Zeal who's behind the wheel Of this ordeal [ADAM | ADAM | ADAM | ADAM NELSON | THE REEL DEAL] See The Microphone's a broom | I'mma sweep ya off your feet Sitting on my bicycle seat All the way from main street Performing Acrobatic Feats While I Tweet Reel \ Deal Vote From me N to the E, to the L --- son | spells me Hit the alarm clock I think it's time for a new kid on the block Legit event mixed thesps, scribes in hasty creative process | 24 HOUR PLAYS | HOLLYWOOD 24 Hours Later: Seth Green, looks away as Adam Goldberg pontificates to Adam Nelson, center, at Deep nightclub after-party. By LISA D. HOROWITZ
HOLLYWOOD -- With his playlet closing "The 24-Hour Plays" at the Henry Fonda Theater, Bruce Vilanch seemed a bit stunned as the lights came up. Perhaps, as he said, it was just amazement at seeing it staged for the first time. More likely, he was kicking himself for having been the only one of the six scribes to take the 10-minute rule seriously. Six 10-minute plays. With a 15-minute intermission. Yet somehow, including starting half an hour late, the evening ended up running three hours. Obviously, someone cheated. The title "24-Hour Plays" wasn't meant to imply the length of the evening, though it came close. Instead, it explains the gimmick of the fundraiser, which raised $20,000 (in ticket sales) for the World Trade Center Relief Fund. As producer Tina Fallon explained, the playwrights and actors gathered on the evening of Feb. 23 and split up into groups. The scribes then retired to write, drawing on both props and tales offered by their stars. They returned to the Fonda at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 24 to rehearse until 5 p.m., when the tech rehearsals started; they wrapped 10 minutes before the supposed 8 p.m. curtain time. Playwrights were Beth Henley, Hilly Hicks, John Belluso, Alexandra Cunningham, Neil LaBute and Vilanch. Belluso was the only one of the six to include Sept. 11 as part of his play. Playwright Belluso featured Seth Green, Jared Harris, Gina Phillips and Adam Nelson in his 24 Hour Play. LaBute offered his usual shtick, oddly repulsive stories of decadent human behavior, with the added twist that his four actors -- Clark Gregg, Devon Gummersall, Portia de Rossi and Brooke Smith -- purported to tell "true" stories based on their own histories, but assigned to a different person than the one whose story it was. Also, they claimed one of the four was made up. But, of course, the joke was on the audience: See, they're actors, and it's their job to lie to us -- all four were fake! Big surprise. Thank goodness for the reliably humorous Vilanch. In his "It Only Happens When I'm Nervous," John Ritter played an actor hoping to audition for "Urinetown," the title of which he could hardly bring himself to utter. Instead, he found himself up for "Puppetry of the Penis," demonstrating his talent to Sarah Silverman as a lustful stage manager and Ann Magnuson as a rather peculiar producer. VARIETY & WORKHOUSE PUBLICITY BAND TOGETHER TO AID | WORKING PLAYGROUND AND THE CHILDREN OF NYCNEW YORK - Variety and Workhouse (www.workhousepr) produced a special celebrity performance of the 24 Hour Plays to aid Working Playground in their efforts to help the children of New York cope with the tragic events of September 11th. The benefit was performed before a sold-out audience which included Robert DeNiro, Kevin Bacon, Bobby Zarem and Bart Freundlich. The 24 Hour Play performers included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez, Benjamin Bratt, Billy Crudup, Mary-Louise Parker, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Adam Nelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Lili Taylor, Natasha Lyonne, Scarlett Johansson, Liev Schreiber, Robert Sean Leonard, Drena DeNiro, Catherine Kellner, Brendan Sexton, Jared Harris, Sam Rockwell and Fisher Stevens who appeared in six short plays, each written less than a day before the curtain raised. Under the direction of Gregory Mosher, Seth Rosenfeld, Anna Strasberg, Tom Gilroy, Itamar Kubovy, Pippin Parker, six plays written by Frank Pugliese, Warren Leight, Richard LaGravenese, Tamara Jenkins, Nicole Burdette and Chris Shinn debuted and closed in New York on Monday, September 24th, 2001 at the Minetta Lane Theater. The 24 Hour Plays were followed by an exclusive after-party at the nightclub Spa made possible by the generous support of Variety, Benihana & Haru restaurants, Grey Goose Vodka, Plymouth Gin, Illy Caffe of North America, BMG Entertainment, FIJI Natural Artesian Water, Original Sin Cider and Neibaum-Coppola Estate Winery. DETAILS MAGAZINE & WORKHOUSE PUBLICITY AID | NY STATE WORLD TRADE CENTER RELIEF FUND LOS ANGELES - Details Magazine and Ebel USA in association with Workhouse Publicity produced yet another edition of the 24 Hour Plays to aid The NY State WTC Relief Fund. Performed before a sold-out audience which included William H Macy, Ted Danson, Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, Carla Gugino (Spy Kids), Breckin Meyer (Road Trip), Johnathon Schaeck (Hush), Mary Keller (Emeril), Dylan Bruno (Saving Private Ryan), Beth Littleford (Spin City) and Amy Yasbeck (Pretty Woman). The Los Angeles production of the 24 Hour Plays included performances by Jane Adams (The Anniversary Party), Christina Applegate (Married with Children), Jennifer Coolidge (Best In Show), Portia Di Rossi (Ally McBeal), Seth Green (Austin Powers), Adam Goldberg (Beautiful Mind), Clark Gregg (State and Maine), Paul Guilfoyle (CSI), Devon Gummersall (Relativity), Jared Harris (I Shot Andy Warhol), Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Buelers Day Off), Mila Kunis (That 70's Show), Ann Magnuson (Making Mr. Right), Adam Nelson (Dogs), Gina Phillips (Jeepers Creepers), John Ritter (Three's Company), Sarah Silverman (Gary Shandling Show), Ione Skye (Say Anything), Brooke Smith (Series 7) and Adam Tomei (The Truman Show) who appeared in six short plays, each written less than a day before the curtain raised. Under the direction of Morgan J Freeman, David Lee Strasberg, Neil Pepe, Tom Quaintance and Mike Uppendahl, six plays written by Beth Henley, Neil Labute, Bruce Vilanch, Hilly Hicks, Alexandra Cunningham and John Belluso debuted and closed in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 24th, 2002 at the Henry Fonda Theater followed by an exclusive cast party at the nightclub Deep. |
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