Black & A Half Podcast Episode #81: Cassandra Moselle

Actor, producer, an burlesque performer Cassandra Moselle drops in and chats with Manny & Silas about movies she never heard about, studying acting in Italy, Black Wall Street, initial thoughts on The Watchman, Mixed-ish, and so much more.


About Our Guest

 

Cassandra Moselle grew up in Ballard and decades of experience performing, both locally and internationally. She holds an M.F.A. in Physical Theatre from Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a B.A. in Drama, English: Creative Writing Emphasis, & Women Studies from the University of Washington. Through her training she has studied commedia dell’arte, clown, Roy Hart Technique, Laban, as well as fan manipulation/juggling and partner acrobatics at Flic Circus school in Torino, Italy, mask theatre with Familie Flöz in Berlin, Germany, and did a 3 month intensive study with Divadlo Continuo in Malovice, Czech Republic that culminated in a final devised physical theatre show that toured the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to physical theatre performances, she has been a burlesque performer for 9+ years. She’s currently the Artistic Director & Co-Founder of WhatNot Theatrics. Let’s stay connected

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Sponsor:

This episode is brought to you by Silas Lindenstein at Skyline Properties. Is he a celebrity real estate agent or just a funny one? Either way, if you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Greater Seattle area, go to www.SilasGetsReal.com or email Silas at Silas@SilasGetsReal.com.  Also, check out his Home Buying podcast at www.YoureBuyingAHome.com.

Black & A Half Podcast Episode #50: Laftech

Brian Trendler and Marcelle Allen from Laftech, a company that teaches people how to improve their business and lives using humor as a tool, joins Black & A Half this week. They discuss job shaming, working multiple jobs, Trader Joe’s, celebrities who aren’t our heroes anymore, growing up poor/middle class.

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About Our Guests

Marcelle Allen, Co-Founder

Marcelle’s journey when developing LAF Tech
included her need to find and embrace humor
and comedy amidst grief and tragedy. Famous for
leading with quotes like, “Humor heals,” she knows
the truth behind those words and chooses to laugh
and find the joy in others, versus the alternatives.
She’s curious, supportive, encouraging, and a techie
by nature. She knows anyone who’s developing a
digital presence must remain remarkable and
memorable for their brand to take off and knowing
the fundamentals of improv will bring courage and
resiliency to any presenter. Also, when you meet her,
ask her what her nickname is.

Brian Trendler, Founder

If there could be a PHD or Degree for laughter,
Brian’s earned it. While suffering through countless
corporate jobs in the tech industry, management
and sales, he realized what was wrong with
everyone: no one laughed. To their detriment, humor
is rarely ever attempted to brought into the business
world. This had to stop! Soon after Brian and Marcelle
Allen met, they created LAF Tech and now provide
Mini Workshops, larger-scale Corporate Trainings,
and individual Laughter Coach sessions. Brian finds
humor in everything, from his experiences onstage
20+ years ago as a comedian, to business owner,
small business serial networker, and now Laughter
Coach. His quick-wit, charm, and command of any
stage makes him an experience to watch, and a fantastic person to learn from.

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Black And A Half Podcast Episode #33 – Christan Leonard

This week on Black and A Half we welcome one of the directors of the locally-shot web series, Northern Belles.  On this episode they talk about fermented tea (can’t spell it), Silas tries to understand how Christan has never seen Star Trek, and Manny is given homework to watch some musicals.

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Black And A Half Podcast – Episode #22: Emmett Montgomery

Our guest this week is probably the biggest guest we’ve ever had on Black And A Half, from Last Comic Standing – Emmett Montgomery. Emmett is a good friend and supporter or both of us and it was awesome to get to have him on the show. Emmett produces and hosts a monthly variety show that he describes as his “love letter to Seattle,” called The Weird and Awesome with Emmett Montgomery. This is a show that you need to check out. We talk to Emmett about his love of horror movies, the Pepsi vs Coke debate, and lots of fun stuff. Really great episode that flies by. Listen now.

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About our Guest

Emmett Montgomery is a comedian/storyteller who was made in Utah but has lived in Seattle for most of the 21st century and been failing beautifully on and off the stage for over a decade. When he is not wandering the country telling jokes and falling in love with America, he produces local shows that focus on building community, pushing the limits of what it means to be a performer and celebrating the unique beauty of the city he lives in (Weird and Awesome with Emmett Montgomery, The Magic Hat) Emmett was part of the top 100 in NBC’s Last Comic Standing Season 9 (2015) and was voted Seattle Weekly’s Best Comic of 2015 and named one of City Arts Magazines Artists of 2015. Has performed at festivals across the country including the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Sasquatch Music Festival and the Women In Comedy Festival and can be heard on nationally podcasts like Risk! (storytelling) , Put Your Hands Together (jokes) and Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction (gross) and has worked with famouses and brilliants like Maria Bamford, Dave Chappelle and TJ Miller. Mr. Montgomery tells jokes from his heart, usually his heart is full of hope but sometimes it is full of spiders.

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Black and A Half Episode 11: Edi Zanidache and Nicholas Gyeney

This episode of Black & A Half with Manny Martin & Silas Lindenstein, they sit down with the creative team of Matt’s Chance Director/co-writer Nicholas Gyeney & co-writer/actor Edi Zanidache. They chatted about the making of the movie, fun times with fellow cast member Gary Busey, and what films they are looking forward to this summer.
Here’s a trailer for the movie Matt’s Chance.

About Nicholas Gyeney:
nickNicholas was born in Seattle, Washington to Hungarian parents on July 15th, 1986. Since childhood, Nicholas avidly immersed himself in the world of motion pictures with the indelible influence of his father, Örs Gyeney. Every weekend, Örs would sit down with Nicholas to show him new films like Star Wars, The Terminator series, and the adventures of James Bond. Sadly, the tradition ended in 1998 when Nicholas’ father died tragically. Fueled by his loss, Nicholas started diving deeper into movies than ever before and soon discovered his calling as a filmmaker.
Throughout high school, Nicholas completed numerous short films, with most continuing on to win best picture and best director awards from his school’s film department. At the age of 17, Nicholas wrote and directed his first feature-length student film, which he submitted to the University of Southern California in hopes of being accepted into their prestigious film program. To his surprise and elation, he was not only accepted but granted a full-ride scholarship.
At age 20, while continuing his studies at the USC Film School, Nicholas began work on his first independent film, an ultra low budget schlock thriller called “The Falling.” The film premiered in Seattle on December 21, 2006 to a crowd of 600 people who gathered to witness the local filmmaker’s artistic endeavor. Shortly after, the film found distribution and began paving the road for Nicholas to establish relationships with many of the industry’s most successful professionals.
In 2008, with USC and his first feature behind him, and after three years developing and sharpening his abilities as a filmmaker, Nicholas wrote, produced, and directed his 2nd feature and first theatrically released film, “The Penitent Man,” which has been highly acclaimed for its unique structure and style. “The Penitent Man” stars Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator, Millenium), and Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You), and is available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and other digital platforms.
In 2012, Nicholas directed his third feature, a dark comedy called, “Matt’s Chance” starring Edward Furlong, Lee Majors, Margot Kidder, and Gary Busey. After a successful film festival tour that garnered critical acclaim and several swards for best picture, acting, and original score, “Matt’s Chance” is now on its way to worldwide release.
As Nicholas prepares his next directorial effort in the coming months, he is quickly establishing himself as one of the top filmmakers in the Northwest.
About Edi Zanidache

EdizEdi Z can be compared to an exciting carnival ride that will never end but won’t make you sick. A weird all around artist that employs comedic energy upon a crowd like some sort of comedy wizard. Or a lion ready to pounce on a helpless audience with his claws of humor. A giant humanoid can of Redbull that raps comedic flows so fast and so hard you’ll feel a cool breeze of astonishment.

Born in Romania, based in Seattle, Edi Zanidache can be seen performing all over the United States at comedy clubs and theaters. Apart from stand up comedy you can find Edi working/performing his latest projects in Seattle from sketch comedy, comedic raps, slam poetry, and even two comic strips THOSE DARN ZOMBIES! and The Stickmen Revolution. Edi has also just finished co-writing/acting in a movie called “Matt’s Chance” starring Edward Furlong, Lee Majors, Margot Kidder, Gary Busey, and Seattle Seahawk’s own Marshawn Lynch coming out in 2013.

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