OMG, the SAG short film that I shot this summer with Revision Entertainment  had its premiere screening a few weeks ago, and I couldn’t be more proud of the finished product.   4 grueling days of filming  resulted in a  beautifully shot 8 and a half minutes of comedic and action packed footage following Lance Handy through the worst day of his life.  

Please check out Revision Entertainment’s fan  page on facebook to see the  film or check  out  OMG on you tube. This movie was a joy to shoot,   I  got to act up a storm and play with some guns  all while working with some top notch professionals.

Here are some behind the scenes shots  of some of the fun. enjoy!

Me with director Josh Russell

Me with Beth "Venom" Horn on set.

A messy day at work.

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Farragut North Bed Room Scene

Farragut North went into rehearsals  late this summer, while I was playing Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, at First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook.    A few weeks into the rehearsal process I was relieved to  be closing  R and J, as much fun as it was,  I was ready to  focus on the monumental task of playing Stephen Bellamy.  The  challenging role is now  better known as Stephen Meyers in the Ryan Gosling and George Clooney movie, Ides of March. As the production inched toward  dress rehearsals I was cast as the lead in a short film titled OMG.   Shooting nights and early mornings and rehearsing at night provided some challenges, but also created an interesting parallel between my life and the life  of the character that I was playing.   Apparently being sleep deprived, exhausted, and running on adrenaline was  exactly what the role needed.  The show opened an quickly became a hit.  Farragut North  became a favorite of  audiences, Jeff judges, and critics alike.  Here are some of the critical high-lights:

Brian Plocharczyk, whether with tear filled emotionality or single minded passion, creates an indelible portrait of a soul caught in the crossfire with his Stephen.

- Brian Kirst Sheridan Road Magazine

Plocharczyk has just two sweet spots here — he can play the hell out of cocksure moments, as well as the guy’s intensely rattled transformation…

- Nina Metz Chicago Tribune

The Cast

Plocharczyk is stellar as hyper-articulate Stephen, channeling the easy charm of Bradley Cooper, the affability of Adam Scott and the calculated chatter of Jesse Eisenberg.   -Lauren Whalen Chicagotheatrebeat.com

Plocharczyk sparkles with charisma in the play’s first half…    -Kris Vire Time Out Chicago

Plocharczyk must carry this dazzling show on his shoulders and he does so very well. By turns he is ruthless, inspired, paranoid, vengeful and ambitious. Through it all he retains a core of likability and charm even as his actions grow progressively more despicable. This is a man who aspires to a kind of demigod like power, but is continually thwarted by his own messy humanity.       - Rory Lehy Centerstagechicago.com

Brian And Melanie Derleth

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Negotiations

It has been a whirlwind 7 weeks since Enemy of the People closed.  Mother Bear by Jayme McGhan is rehearsed and  open.  Romeo and Juliet with First Folio  starts rehearsals in just a few days.

I had an eventful and  successful trip to Las Vegas for a trade show, and I now have a home recording studio set up, and I am proud to say that I booked my very first job that I auditioned from home.  Mother Bear opened on May 27th to a sold out crowd, and runs Thursdays through Sundays at the Anthenaeum Theatre through June 19th.  Here are some of the things reviewers have said  about  me and the rest of the cast thus far.

“The play revolves around ambitious young lawyer Freeley (played with a fresh wit by Brian Plocharczyk)”-Kirby Brown

Freely and Deliah

God's Gonna Cut You Down

“Jason Boat’s smart, committed cast provide vivid performances for this Mortar Theatre premiere.”- Justin Hayford

Freely

“Plocharczyk gives a multi-dimensional, transformational performance.  He starts out cocky, shifts into goofy, idles in conniving and backs into poignant.  His range of emotion is captivating.”- Katy Walsh

Read more: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/the-fourth-walsh/2011/05/review-mother-bear-fast-moving-semi-comedy-big-wheeling-thriller.html#ixzz1O5R223dp

Come check out the show if you can,  tickets are available at www.mortartheatre.org.

I’m also excited to announce that  I’ll be playing  Stephen Bellamy in the  Chicago Premiere of  Farragut North at Theatre Wit with Stage Left this fall. Our production will open just before the  George Clooney helmed adaptation hits movie theaters. Ryan Gosling is playing  the Stephen role in the film.    I know, I know, we are like twins separated at birth.  Keep an eye out for updates on this and all of the other acting work I have going on in the next few months.

And  finally, on a sad note the world lost a great agent and an amazing friend this week. Mickey Grossman co owner of Grossman Jack Talent passed away after his  battle with cancer.  Mickey was a great friend and advocate, always willing to go the extra mile to help in any way he could.  I  am incredibly grateful for the time I  spent  with Mickey and wish his family the best. God’s Speed my friend.  I hope they have College Basketball in heaven.

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The Dr. On the Attack

Enemy of the People is a hit! 

Hovstad and Petra

On the whole we have recieved great reviews

 and good houses  so far. Check out Stage Left’s website for reviews and ticket info. With only three weeks left you should get your tickets now, before we sell out. http://www.stagelefttheatre.com/tickets/

 Along with the show, the rest of my career seems to bubbling over as well.  Immediately after Enemy of the People closes, I’ll be flying off to Vegas for a trade show for a few days. I  then will launch directly into rehearsals for Mother Bear with Mortar Theatre.  I’m extremely excited to reprise the role of Freely which I  played in the Leapfest production of the show last summer.  From that production I will be diving head first into Romeo and Juliet with First Folio Shakespeare.  I will play Benvolio and also understudy Romeo.   So, with the spring and summer fully loaded up with projects,  there will be lots of opportunities to see me perform.

Stay posted for more  details…

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1959 Norway?

This past 6 weeks has been insanely busy.  I have been going full steam ahead working on two theatre productions, a tradeshow, a couple of voice over spots and of course auditions auditions auditions.  Trying to maintain  all of these  different creative ventures while still teaching and training and working medical school projects has been exhausting, but hopefully the fruits of that labor will be worth it.

The majority of my time has been dedicated to rehearsals for An Enemy of The People, with my company Stage Left Theatre.  I’m excited to say that we will be going into previews this Friday,  February 25th with our official opening being  March 1st.    It has been  really great to work on such a detailed script, the more layers we peel back the more layers we keep discovering.  Who knew there is comedy in Ibsen?    This an amazing and talented cast and I’m very proud of all of the work being done by my fellow company members and our guest artists.   Here are some of the efforts of load in.  A sneak peak of our amazing set.

Sneak a Peak

Since we are now headed into tech I’ll probably be to busy to post anything again for a couple of weeks.  Come check out this really powerful piece of classic theatre.  An Enemy of  The People  runs Thursdays through Sundays February 25th through  April 3rd.

My other theatrical production is  at Concordia College, Jayme McGhan’s play Hellfire.   This has been a blast to work on as a fight director.   The students at Concordia were great to work with; hard working and passionate they all picked up their choreography quickly, despite having limited experience and shortened rehearsal time due to the blizzard we experienced in the Chicago area a few weeks ago.     All of my rehearsal time was under the gun, high speed, and fast and furious, so I felt bad that I had to often give notes by character names because we were working under such tight time restraints.  Between the sword fights, murders, rapes, an beatings we had a lot of ground to cover and they did a great job of  meeting the demands of what would be asked of actors at a professional level.    Oh and I almost forgot about the sacrifice scene.  During one of the rehearsals we hit the second or third row with blood.

Here is a clip from a dress rehearsal.

 http://www.youtube.com/embed/wtCRpZ_8WhQ”

 They have one more weekend to run. So if you are out in Chicago’s westen suburbs go check out Hellfire at Concordia College through February 26th.

Commercially I have been busy as well.     In the midst of all of my theatre madness I traveled to Orlando to do some trade show work for Philips.  It was a a short trip with a  lot of time on the floor, but it was also a lot of fun.  Here are some clips and photos from this job as well as a previous Philips gig.

Street Team Video #1

Street Team Video #2

  Slides/ Rap Video

Somewhere in there I also managed to record a couple of  tv demo’s, and a radio spot for  a regional cell service.  So like I said …..I’ve been a little busy.

RSNA Ninja

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Fighting shadows.

Fight Choreography for Leapfest production of “Beaten”

Here are some pictures from the last couple of years of me in action doing karate,  training  some stunts and teaching stage combat.

I have managed to  do that which I was told was impossible  stay committed to martial arts and performing.    I was told that I would only hav time to do one or the other, but it is so much fun doing both.

Kata on the Beach

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 Sunday marked the begining of an epic rehearsal process as Stage Left Theatre as we mount our first classic play in … I’m guessing 10-15years. Don’t hold me to that, but it has been a while.    With a massive cast assembled in our tiny rehearsal room in the offices on Sheffield, we heard presentations from the design team about  the what’s, why’s and how’s of our version of this Ibsen/ Miller masterwork.      We were all really excited to see  that this play will be set in the 1950′s and incorporate some really cool innovative design concepts.  Here is a preview of what the set will look like.

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This was a take from a fun audition from a few weeks ago.   Give a listen if you are not too jaded from this holiday season.

Dasher

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 6 More  days to prep, before  rehearsals start for Enemy of the People with Stage Left at Theatre Wit! 

Only Three characters to play at two medical schools and a few auditions in between.

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