'The Right to be a Bad Person' by Whitby Hertford - RIOT ACT Theater Season 2022

During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, placed many of her late brother’s manuscripts and
papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow.
In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box, and discovered a play. 
The play they found - written by an 18 year old - had no title,
too many characters, too many themes.
An unfinished, beautiful disaster. Just like life.

A surprise party.
An unremarkable place.
Everyone is bored. Everyone wants to sleep with everyone else.
Successful, beautiful, admired, Nova Platypus is invited.
She just happens to be the worst human you know.

Anton Chekhov's first and impossibly unproducable play radically reimagined by artistic director Whit Hertford.  
 

premiered at Studio / Stage in Los Angeles on 10 March 2022

Wrapped "Gentleman Caller" !!

After two weeks away in Raystown, PA and a weekend of initial filming in South Jersey, we have officially wrapped production on Gentleman Caller.

Very excited for our Director and Writer Emily DiPrimio’s Horror film return.

Best Dark Comedy - Independent Shorts Awards 2021

are there bobcats in New Jersey? just won best Dark Comedy in this years Independent Shorts Awards, and is continuing to be submitted to festivals.

Waking Up

My friend Dion Costelloe’s directorial debut, Waking Up, is a narrative short film exploring the themes of violence, masculinity, pride, peer pressure and the difficulty of change.

I was honored to have played two roles on set: Assistant Director and Michelle, the “uncharacteristically sweet for a neighborhood girl” who’s interest in Dorian grows from their shared kind nature in a brutal world.