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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 NEW YORK CITY: Actor Adam Nelson (www.adamnelson.me) advanced to the the semi-finals as one of only three New York City talents representing performing roles on "The Reel Deal," a competitive reality show by 21st Century Pictures Group. Teams of judges select the videos that make the biggest impact and create a great cast. Celebrity cast includes Dustin Diamond, Holly Fields, Judy Norton, Eric Roberts, Time Russ, Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Host, David Chokachi. 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.
View his gutsy YouTube video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZNrCRDf9A "The Reel Deal" is a multi-platform new media reality show where celebrity led teams make an Academy Award quality short film in just three days. Prospective contestants are able to audition through a number of aptitudes on teams including actor, director, composer or writer roles. Combining the celebrity attraction of 'Dancing With the Stars', the drama of 'Extreme Home Makeover', and the making dreams come true factor of 'American Idol', The Reel Deal pairs celebrities you know and love with unknown talented actors, directors, writers and composers, to create a brand new short film, from scratch, in just 3 days. Concluding the first round, The Reel Deal has narrowed its talent down to the top 145 Semi-Finalists in the categories of Actor, Director, Writer and Composers who will compete head-to-head in timed auditions. Step 2: Talent is invited to a virtual “call back”. Timed auditions are 2 hours. For this show you have to be fast. Depending on what the talent is auditioning for, be it acting, directing, writing or composing, each group faces a different challenge. At intervals throughout the day The Reel Deal releases audition requirements and materials. It's up to the talent to post their call back audition within the set time limit. The reason this challenge is timed is so the show moves quickly, so while each may be amazingly talented, if they take too long in their process, it slows down the entire team. Step 3: Of those who complete in the timed call back, the judges will select a variable number of Finalists. Those chosen will compete in the final online challenge before the cast is set for the season. After the final challenge, the cast will be announced and the contestants will be flown to Los Angeles to film the first season of The Reel Deal! THE REEL DEAL + SQUERB 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, which will distribute online, on demand, on mobile and through social media in an innovative interconnected multi-platform format. The Reel Deal has done something the reality show world has not been able to do – feature acting and other entertainment industry creative talent – by drawing from indie-filmmaking roots. Celebrity mentors will lead groups of aspiring actors, directors, screenwriters, and composers in a high-stress, high-stakes, one-week competition to produce the best short film and, subsequently, launch the careers of the featured talent.What's more is a groundbreaking partnership with Squerb, which gives users a simple way to express opinions and explore those of others in an easy to use and understand visual axis using an innovative grading system. Utilizing their revolutionary platform, The Reel Deal will collect user-generated feedback, in context, for each facet of the process - from writing, to cinematography, to acting, to score.More than just a simple thumbs up or a traditional phone-in tally, the contextual data collected by Squerb is poised to set a new industry standard in viewer engagement. In addition to the voting platform, each contestant, celeb, and location will be given greater depths of detail and levels with which to engage. Visit Squerb 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 |
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