On November 12th, Wild Rumpus Productions, an arts company devoted to storytelling and accessibility, premiered in conjunction with Bronco Buster Sketch their new web series comedy Direction. Direction is a series that tells the story of an acting teacher with a reoccurring case of mistaken identity and his 4 acting students. Based on a short play by Wild Rumpus Artistic Director Philip Dallmann, Direction explores the consequences of naming your child Mark Paul Grosselar. Direction is a joint venture between Wild Rumpus Productions and Bronco Buster Sketch, having been written and directed by Rumpus Artistic Director Philip Dallmann and Bronco Buster co-‐creator Matt Kerstetter, childhood friends. The series was funded by a successful Indiegogo campaign in the fall of 2013. The duo says of the show, “It’s pretty good.” Their mothers speaking about the show say, “It’s all right”.
Direction also features a couple of actresses recently known to the web series community. Kelly Warne, who was recently seen on the hit web series The Residuals, plays Bridgette, a has-‐been actress who was know for being decapitated in the early 90’s. Joining Kelly is Amanda Nicholas, who was just seen in season 1 of Gigahoes, as Christina, a method actress with an ever-‐changing stage name. Debuting in Direction is NYC veteran actor Timothy Meadows as Mark Paul Grosselar, Montclair State Senior Isaiah Jenkins as Ray a former child actor, and Philip’s fellow George Mason grad Michel Jerome Faulkner II as Glenn the power nerd.
Watch the first episode below:
Direction can be seen at www.directionwebseries.com or on the Wild Rumpus YouTube channel.
Wild Rumpus Productions is where "great stories are given life-‐-‐ where the journey is fused with a spirit for adventure. Pursuing ways to revitalize the classics and cultivate new work, we seek to invigorate, animate, inspire and embolden our audiences with the stories we tell."