Steven Ryan
Producer – Performer – Puppeteer (and Pot Roast!)
Sound & Jury
So a couple of years ago my good friend Amanda Ladd experimented with an idea I had for a web show making fun of Karaoke. The show was not the success I had hoped for, but I loved working with Amanda. I just submitted for an acting gig and they wanted some video and I just discovered that some of “Sound & Jury” still exists online so I thought I would share.
Wunderkrafthaus
So Wunderkrafthaus has been submitted to a couple of independent pilot festivals. NexTV’s festival has a viewer’s choice award and the winner for the month gets advanced to the final round. So help us get there!
1. Go to www.nextventertainment.com/web
2. Click on the big blue tab at the bottom left of the page that says, “Shortcut to the Finals”
3. Type in WUNDERKRAFTHAUS in the search bar on the right just above the list of submissions
4. Click on WATCH. (password spinthewheel) (you don’t have to watch, but you should, it’s super awesome!)
5. Then click on VOTE.
Celebrity Ghost Stories: Alice Cooper
Today BIO aired the Alice Copper episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories in which I played a small role as Joe Perry’s guitar tech. My friend and colleague Tanner Dahlin played Alice Copper. I first met Tanner when he auditioned for Josh Adler and myself while casting the pilot episode of Wunderkrafthaus. Tanner was ultimately cast as Einar, the magic glasses wearing member of a surreal art collective in Brooklyn (based on the character originated by Doug Olsen). Check out the trailer below or visit www.wunderkrafthaus.com.
Un-Reel
I’ve added a video section to the site. Right now it’s full of vids featuring me, but soon it will also showcase videos I’ve edited, shot, or produced. Oddly enough, I don’t have reel as most performers do. This is ironic, considering I run reeldealediting.com – a service of Independent Together, Ltd. (links on the right).
The Legendary Pot Roast
I haven’t figured out how to embed the actual video, but follow the link to see the Promo on YouTube.
“two of the three” ain’t bad
Being America’s premiere Meat Loaf impersonator, one would think this post would have to do with my performances as Pot Roast. However I am posting a link to the write up on Spencer Pratt Must Die which appeared in the LA Theatre Review.
Spencer Pratt Must Die (or Why I Hate LA)
Recently I appeared at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in a show I helped create called Spencer Pratt Must Die. The festival was disorganized, under promoted (especially the out -of-town shows like ours), and didn’t really make any money. (Spencer Pratt grossed $135 – the plane tickets alone were almost $1000.) Oh, and even though they will continue next year to be a non-adjudicated festival (meaning anyone who pays their fee can participate) it looks like we’re not welcome back due to an incident involving a panel discussion, a $400 suit, and a scrappy southerner.
“No more fringe for you!” ~ Ben Hill, Hollywood Fringe Festival
New Changes
I’ve decided to operate the site more as a blog, this way it’s easier to update keep you all informed on upcoming shows, projects, and events in my career and life. In the upcoming days I’ll be adding posts, pages, and pictures so keep coming back!