Lot's going on in JT land these days. Shakespeare's Ghost had a great run in Gloucester, and raised $240 for Partners in Development, for thier work in Guatemala. It was our final show at the old Gloucester space, but we have plans for a new space soon!

I was declighted to visit the Center Elemntary School in South Easton, MA. as my alter ego, (Ok one of them anyway), Dr. Benjamin Franklin. It was a great visit!

June 7th at 10:15 at the Ipswich Town Library, I will be the featured storyteller as the new Chidlren's Plaza is deciated. Hope to see you there!

More news soon!

Very busy couple of months here. Playing Aesop at some Gloucester schools, doing my writing workshops with 2nd graders, directing Mulan Jr. at the Ipswich Middle School and Aladdin at moonlight productions, (see prior post for dates). And I am back in the studios of WGBH as Descriptive Narrator for Frannies Feet and The Katie Brown Workshop.

I had a fun time singing for the crowd at Musical Roots, a fundraiser for our Middel School. So much talent in Ipswich. Oh and I have started kickboxing at Mark Warners Martial Arts Academy. Tashi Mark is a great teacher, and it feels good to get some regular exercise.

Next week I am at the fundraiser for the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. Drop in, and support them!

I am leaving just after Christmas for a jaunt to Antigua Guatemala, for 2 weeks of intensive Spanish lessons. I hope to improve my Spanish to assist in my work at the tiny jungle village outside of San Antonio Suchatipequez, were Partners in Development gives medical aid, builds homes, helps in the school, and tries to improve life in the village.

This trip is a mix of Spanish study, (to help on my mission trip in April) as well as getting to know the country, and explore some of the Mayan ruins there. (I have an interest in all kinds of ruins, especially Mayan). Hope to return with many a tale to tell!

Well, Brotherhood has aired its final Season 2 episode, did you see me? I was quite visible in several scenes this season. Hopefully they will return to RI for another season. I can also be seen in the movie Dan in Real Life with Steve Carrel, look for the fisherman walking by him when he goes to a seaside bookstore, and in the film The Game Plan, with the Rock. Look for me at a hospital waiting room, after The Rock takes his daughter in for an emergency.

Recently I have had several days of work on several films. First, Bachelor Number 2 with Dane Cook, where I have a small background part as an office manager. Then I worked for three cold nights on a  filmed called Tanner Hall, written and directed by Tatiana von Furstenburg. I shot scenes that occur at a New England style country carnival.. So be looking for me again on the big screen in about a year!