Photos from the May 17 Premiere of aWake
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aWake Screens May 17 at Dodge College
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The dramatic short film aWake, starring Mark Arnold and Leon Acord, will have its premiere screening on Monday, May 17 at 7 pm at the Folino Theatre at Dodge College.
Written by Nathaniel Atcheson and directed by Patrick Dawn, aWake tells the poignant story of friends at a
crossroads.
William Ginsberg (Arnold) his wife Sarah
(Sarah Keefer) attend the "living wake" of
Marcus, William's longtime close friend with an assorted past, who's suffering from AIDS. Questions of
fulfillment and regret arise regarding William's marriage and whether or
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Leon Dons Gay Apparel for Christmas Carol
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Plays Marley's Ghost, "Uncle" Tim in Revival
Leon joins the cast of gay apparel: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Jason Moyer's adapation of the Dickens classic, when it opens Nov. 27 at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre for its third annual production. He'll play the ghost of Scrooge's partner, Jacob Marley, as well as "Uncle Tim" and a few other roles.
Originally developed and produced at Celebration Theatre, gay apparel: A CHRISTMAS CAROL updates the classic holiday story in a fabulous way! Scrooge is the world-famous designer of S & M, a fashion line created with his late partner, Jake Marley. In gay apparel: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Scrooge learns life is not about what you have - it's about who you share it with. Ultimately a tale about the healing power of love and redemption, this fresh and funny adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol includes all his legendary ghosts...and they're gay! READ MORE
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| Leon as the Ghost of Jacob Marley in "gay apparel:A CHRISTMAS CAROL" |
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Carved in Stone Closes After 12 Weeks!
Jeffrey Hartgraves' hilarious afterlife stage comedy Carved in Stone, co-produced and co-starring Leon as Quentin Crisp, closed on Sept. 5 after a twelve-week run at Theatre Asylum on Hollywood's Theatre Row.
"Getting this show on the boards, after so many years and following Jeffrey's passing, is a dream come true," says Leon. "I just wish Jeffrey could have been here to see it all."
For more info, go to www.CarvedInStoneThePlay.com.
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| Photo: Peter Solari |
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Carved in Stone on the Air!
Leon & the Carved in Stone cast sat down with Brian DeShazor of LA's KPFK 90.7 FM for a roundtable interview, airing Sunday, June 14 as part of the stations' Gay Day Programming. Click HERE for the simulcast!
Also on Sunday, June 14, Leon appears on Melinda Adams' radio show on San Francisco's FCC Free Radio, 107.3FM, for a live interview from 12-2pm. Click HERE for the simulcast!
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Final Remains Gets US DVD Release Jan. 27
Leon Stars as Murderous Mortician in 2006 Horror Film
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After two title changes (Mortified, Mortuary), and several years after completion of principal photography, Shawn Hazeleur's horror thriller Final Remains, in which Leon stars as mortician and serial killer Henry Parks, will finally make its US DVD debut on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, from Vanguard Cinema.
The film also stars Michelle Bellaver, Heather Hartmann, Mike Holley, Dan Lawson, Page Jackson & Phil Sheridan.
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Leon Goes Solo for a Good Cause
Performs in Monologue Madness! Benefit for Doctors Without Borders
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Leon joined Starving Actors for Starving Children for Monologue Madness!, a benefit for Doctors Without Borders, on August 16 at 8p.m. at Electric Lodge Theatre in Venice, produced and directed by Lisa Soulé Christensen.
The evening featured Hollywood actors performing their audition pieces. Leon performed two monologues: one from Jonathan Tollins' stage comedy Last Sunday in June, in which he appeared at New Conservatory in San Francisco in 2004; the second from his dramatic film OUT, which he also wrote.
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| "Last Sunday in June" Photo: Norm Palley |
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Leon Celebrates Quentin Crisp's 100th with Interview
Website to Interview Actors Who Have Played Crisp
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Leon recently sat down for an interview with Nigel Kelly, webmaster of the QuentinCrisp.info website, to discuss his experiences playing Qunetin Crisp in the 2002 smash stage comedy Carved in Stone, and the impression Crisp made on him, in honor of what would have been Mr. Crisp's 100th birthday.
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