by Shari | Oct 9, 2014 | acting, Entertainment, film, makeup, mental illness, movies, New Novels, schizophrenia
This image of me is a work of art featuring makeup by an incredible artist named Devan Weitzman. I realized when I looked at this picture, how my priorities have changed over the last trio of decades, and all I have to say is…what a relief! I spent my...
by Shari | Sep 1, 2013 | Life in General
It’s all the same. In acting, writing, life, the real indicators, the emotional movers, the things that forward the story and touch our hearts are the little things. Here’s an example. The scene above from “Scream at the Devil” was a...
by Shari | Mar 10, 2013 | Life in General
What’s that? There in the fog? Look closely, that way, in the near distance, a movement, a murmur, the wildlife stirs. Oh, that’s us. We’re shooting a film here sans the rest of our crew. The whole big scene, assistants, grips, FX team, assistant directors, catering,...
by Shari | Jan 16, 2013 | Acting & Experiences, creating character, Entertainment, Shakespeare
Paranoid schizophrenia, the disease that my character in “Scream at the Devil” suffers, is a fascinating, and very frightening form of schizophrenia. In my research of this disease, I realized very quickly that as laypeople, we often misuse and misunderstand mental...
by Shari | Nov 10, 2012 | Life in General
I’ve been asked to write a bit more about auditioning, and it will be just a bit. The fact is, there’s not too much more to say about the process. It’s different every time, and you never know until you enter that room what you’re up against,...
