PLAY - Pilot

Independent theater director Johan Von Topaz sets off on the doomed journey of mounting a two person stage play of his own script. The crux of this first episode takes place just after auditions and deals with casting.

  • Adam Henry Garcia
    Director
    Conversations From the Afterlife, The Chief, shrinkage, The Beverages
  • Adam Henry Garcia
    Writer
    Conversations From the Afterlife, The Chief, The Beverages
  • Adam Henry Garcia
    Producer
    Conversations From the Afterlife, shrinkage, The Beverages
  • Adam Henry Garcia
    Key Cast
    Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, Royal Pains, Forever, Conversations From the Afterlife, The Chief, Mythos, Coming Up Roses
  • Chris DeChirico
    Key Cast
    Conversations From the Afterlife, shrinkage, The Cult of Sincerity
  • Alexis Powell
    Key Cast
    Conversations From the Afterlife, shrinkage
  • Aden Hakimi
    Key Cast
    Conversations rom the Afterlife, The Beverages, The Crab
  • Project Type:
    Television
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 19, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1920x1080
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Adam Henry Garcia

Adam Henry Garcia has directed the award winning web series 'Conversations From the Afterlife' and the grimy mockumentary comedy 'The Beverages' as well as co-directed the action comedy 'The Chief' and the topical comedy/drama 'shrinkage.' He is a film lover and is always thankful and humbled to be considered even some kind of filmmaker.

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Director Statement

'Play' is some kind of love letter to independent theater and the cast of characters that inhabit that terrain... but more importantly it is a story about perseverance.

Amidst pretension, silliness, feuding, awkward theatrical exercises and flat-out mutiny, lead character Johan Von Topaz realizes that there isn't anywhere else he wants to be. There is nothing else he wants to give his life to. And while it will clearly be a difficult life for him, it is his and he is proud to live it. It is this sentiment that I, the writer and director of the piece, hope connects with people.

Thanks,

Adam Henry Garcia