Michael Venske

Kathryn Bigelow made history this year at the 82nd Academy Awards as the first woman to earn the distinction of “Best Director.” Her win surprised me! Surprised not because a woman won the award, but surprised because no woman had won the award before her. Sure, other women have been nominated (2003: Sofia Coppola, “Lost [...]

In November 2009 I worked on a commercial for Pancho Villa (originally mentioned here), a popular restaurant in Minneapolis. It’s been a few months, but I finally have a finished product. Great, now I’m hungry!

I survived Rubber Chicken Theater’s Chicken Hat Plays! On Friday there was a twist to the format: each show would consist of one actor. Each actor would perform in two shorts: the first short to establish character and conflict, the second short 12 hours later to find the resolution. Despite my initial hesitation regarding the [...]

Filmed this short this summer. It makes me laugh. Drive-Thru (Episode 2) from River's Edge Digital Media on Vimeo. Favorite moment @ 2:23. Michael

You may not have known this about me, but for seven months in 2003 I lived in Duluth. Correction: I didn’t “live” so much as “survive.” It’s a long story that continues with me traveling back to Duluth this week to perform in Rubber Chicken Theater’s “Chicken Hat Plays.” What are the “Chicken Hat Plays?” [...]