I recently read a tweet from Melissa Dunphy that she had made it onto the Ripley’s Believe it or Not website. (Melissa plays Tanner in No Sanctuary.) Sure enough it featured a video of Melissa playing Bach upside down at the piano. I realize that she is a musical prodigy, but had I known that she had this stunt in her repertoire, I would have written it into the script… There could have definitely been a piano in the ruins of the church! (Now that I think about it, there should have been.)  Seriously though, she is a very talented musician and it was cool to check out the video.

That may have been the end of the story, but my wife saw that the video was featured on the Comcast homepage today. [Apparently it had also been featured on a national morning news program.]

Way to go, Mel!

Believe it or not…

Despite the photographic evidence that follows; the work environment on the set was rarely tense or antagonistic.  The cast and crew were professional, devoted, and great fun.  There were a few strained moments, but nothing compared to what could have happened between a group of fiercely creative individuals working with a limited budget in the sweltering heat of summer.  I am deeply grateful to everyone who participated.

Drew Whelpley [Midnight Jack] prepares to “shoot” the director [Jake Stetler]

Fred Waters Jr. [Bartimaeus] takes a hit from Melissa Dunphy [Tanner].