Christel Ferguson
The Barrow Group Showcase
March 3rd 630pm and 930pm
Please call 212-760-2615 to reserve tickets.



The Network Membership
JANUARY 9, 2008

I got a platinum membership at The Network. I've already met Elizabeth Gans from Stark Naked Productions, had a great meeting.

New Agent
DECEMBER 15, 2007
I got an agent Carol Russo at Agents for the Arts (AFA). Great day.

The Student Screening
NOVEMBER 17, 2007
Went to the screening of The Student at the Big Apple Film Festival. It was screened at the Tribeca Cinema. It was great to see me up on the big screen.

Buy All About Corks Today
OCTOBER 10, 2007
Buy a copy of my book All About Corks online at Barnes and Noble or Amazon, check out the "how to" video on youtube.

Bad Plays Fest
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
Got cast as the woman-bomb in The Bad Plays Festival at The Players Theater. Directed by Jason Wiess.

Barrow Group Theater Apprenticeship
SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

I joined the apprentice program at The Barrow Group Theater and School. We will be putting up a showcase on March 3rd at 6:30 and 8:30.

Huffman Pilot
AUGUST 22, 2007
James Huffman who I acted with in Oblivious wrote a pilot about actors. I got cast as an actor going on an audition. He's leaving next week to go out to LA and pitch it, good luck James.

Intensive Film Course
AUGUST 13, 2007
I took a two day film course with Dov Simons. I learned so much on how to get an indie film off the ground from writing to pre-production. I would highly recommend this course.

Fresh Basil Productions, NY Street Films Screening
AUGUST 3, 2007
We're putting together a screening of many short films with my production company Fresh Basil Productions and NY Street Films. It will be held at 2nd on 2nd on the 30th of this month at 6:30pm. They have a great screen and happy hour specials.

Culinary Seductions Article
JULY 9, 2007
I wrote an article for Culinary Seductions about vodka.
It's my birthday this month so for my birthday I took a speed reading class by Rev It Up Reading.

Cast in The Actor
JUNE 15, 2007
Tom Taddeo is working on his second feature called The Actor. I got a part. This is my first time working in front of a green screen. There is also a very cool interrogation scene. He is shooting this film in 48 hrs. Good Luck Tom.

Cast in The Student
MAY 20, 2007
I got cast in a short called The Student directed by Joe Tripician. Producer Roberto Serinni asked me to help out as the reader and I ended up getting the part.

You Never Really Know
In The Can
MAY 14, 2007
We wrapped production on You Never Really Know last week. Morgan Beatty is reviewing dailies as I write this.

Oblivious
Closed
APRIL 23, 2007

The show opened to packed audiences. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us.

You Never Really Know Raming Up
MARCH 25, 2007

You Never Really Know is back on the table. Allyson Silverman is confirmed to direct. We are aiming to shoot at the end of April.

Oblivious at Manhattan Repertory Theatre
MARCH 22, 2007

Just got done with rehearsal at Chelsea Studios with writer/ director Dennis Hurley. I'm in his play called Oblivious. April 20th @ 7pm and April 21st @ 9pm at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 303 W 42nd st (at 8th ave.) 3rd floor. Hope to see you there. Yes, you can bring flowers. :)

Cast In Indie Horror Flick
MARCH 11, 2007

JW Perkins is making his directorial debut with a horror film he wrote. I have been cast as the lead! I've never done a horror film before this should be lots of fun.

NY Street Feature
MARCH 5, 2007
I assisted Tom Taddeo and Michelle Vergara from NY Street Films, cast their first feature film. I auditioned and got a part as well.

JW Studios
MARCH 2, 2007
I started acting class today at JW Studios. I've heard so many good things about Jason Weiss.

Industry Dinner
FEBRUARY 5, 2007

Went to an industry dinner that Producer/ Actor Bill Kalatsky put together. I met some very cool producers Greg Segal, Tom Romita, Rick Van Meter and Director Rodney Hakim. Bill Kalatsky is the expert on networking pick up a copy of his book The Networking Bible For Actors.

Casting Marty
JANUARY 19, 2007

Roberto Serinni hired me as casting director for his short film Marty, a spoof on Martin Scorsese. The short will be on youtube soon.

All About Corks Coming Soon
DECEMBER 15, 2006

Bess McCrary is currently editing my book, All About Corks, it should be finished in April.

All About Corks Online
NOVEMBER 29, 2006
I have been a busy little elf making my ornaments for the holiday season. Check out my new website www.allaboutcorks.com. Roberto Serrini constructed the website and the video.

ADR Session
NOVEMBER 22, 2006

I worked with Frank Whaley today, did some looping for his upcoming film New York City Serenade.

Dollar Wrapped
AUGUST 28, 2006
Just wrapped on my third short Dollar. Tom Taddeo was a fantastic director. The shoot moved along smoothly.

All About Corks Photo Shoot
AUGUST 18, 2006
Amanda Rose is confirmed to shoot the pictures for my craft book All About Corks. We will be shooting at a great location out on Long Island. I can't believe this is coming together.

You Never Really Know Cast
JULY 24,2006
Found my leading man for You Never Really Know. Matt Maynard is a gem and one of the coolest people I've met.

You Never Really Know Going to Camera
JUNE 8, 2006

Finished writing my forth short film You Never Really Know which I have decided to produce as well. Jeffery Kim, who collaborated with us on Blind, will be coming on board as Director of Photography. Tom Taddeo is confirmed to direct.

Wine Classes
MAY 30, 2006
I just finished a 3 month intensive wine class that I took through the Union Square Hospitality Group.   Everyone that works for Danny Meyer is friendly and knowledgeable. I learned a lot and met really great people.

Vocal Lessons
MARCH 16, 2006

I started singing lessons with Athena Reich today. One step closer to the CMT awards. :)

Creative Update
MARCH 1, 2006

I'm on a roll. I've written and starred in two short films and am almost finished writing the third. I've also started writing an art book, my first feature screenplay and have started my own production company!

Blind Trailer
FEBRUARY 22, 2006

Check out the trailer for Blind.

Responsible Shoot
FEBRUARY 20, 2006

Wow, what a great weekend! Thanks to all involved for your dedication and hard work. Big thanks to Mary Alice Gordon, Mark Graham, Cory and Megan Hill for their wonderful children's contribution in Responsible. We couldn't of done it without them!
Our editor, Morgan Beatty, will have a rough cut for us soon. Keep you posted.

Pre-production on Responsible
JANUARY 26, 2006

Responsible is the next short film in our trilogy. Casting notices will go up this week and we are planning to shoot in approx. 3 weeks. It's exciting to see these shorts come together.

Appetite Screening at Dekk
JANUARY 10, 2006
The screening of Appetite at Dekk in Tribeca was a huge success! 65+ friends, family and people from the NYC film community came out in full support. There's nothing liking seeing your vision alive on the big screen! We also screened Infected , a short we made for the NYC Midnight Movie Madness. Infected took 5th place overall, but came in 1st in it's category. It was also honored with "Best Editing, Best Writing, Best Sound, and Best Female Actress."

about.com Video
DECEMBER 30, 2005
Had a great time today working with Director Matthew Abourezk and Producer Trish Dalton at About.com. It was a cool job where I will be featured on the site as an office worker showing ways to keep proper posture. It was a pleasure to collaborate with the Talkingbox Digital Media Group team.

Appetite Submitted
DECEMBER 5, 2005

We entered Appetite into the Tribeca Film Festival today! It's a long shot just to get seen, but ya never know. In January we plan to enter at least 2 more festivals. This is where the fun starts!

Finished Appetite
NOVEMBER 20, 2005
We are excited to screen Appetite for everyone January 9th , 2006 at Dekk in Tribeca.

Exciting News From LA
OCTOBER 17, 2005
A few months ago, I worked on a great short film with Director Nikhil Prakash called Blind. It features child actor, Trevor Heins of Rescue Me (starring Denis Leary). Nikhil has secured a great editor and will be finishing up the short very soon!



 

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