Hello. Bonjour. Greetings, and welcome to my website.

To those of you who have visited before, thanks for coming back; a big "merci beaucoup!" for all the e-mail on "The 10th Kingdom", "The Philadelphia Story", and, of course, "Remember WENN". I appreciate hearing from all of you. For those of you who participated in last week’s live chat on Talkcity.com, thanks for the thoughtful questions. We hope to do another one in the not too distant future. Keep posted to this site for details. And thanks to Michele Savage and Heather Hopkins for kicking it off.

The past few months have been full ones. April, May and June saw me in a Los Angeles production of Barry’s "The Philadelphia Story" with Alison Eastwood at the Court Theatre. What fun it was to speak Barry’s deliciously witty words, and to be on stage again. A true treat, especially in this mecca of TV and film. For those who came, thanks for checking us out. Hope you liked what you saw. We had a blast doing it. Thanks to Briant Wells for making that a reality.

Alison and I went on to work together again in July, acting in a short film for a young director, John Humber, called "The Bend", who cast us together after seeing our work in Philly Story. Though it was all night shoots, and quite exhausting for all involved, the shoot was a fun one. We filmed on a picturesque ranch in Malibu, up in the rolling hills of Kanan Dune, far away from the smog and traffic of LA. In fact arguably the best part of the job, tough as it was to keep the eyes open, was the drive home at 6 AM, as the sun was rising over the mountains - spectacular views of the ocean too. Just gorgeous. John’s twisted story is quite a provocative and interesting one, which will hopefully hit the festivals once he’s done with post-production. Perhaps I can even convince him to let me post it here on my website.

Next I did a staged reading of a new play, "Kochalayn", by Michael R. David, for the Playwrights’s Kitchen Ensemble here in LA at the Coronet Theatre, just down the street from the Court. It’s a deeply moving piece about a group of Jewish men and women from New York’s lower east side in the 1940’s who are trying to make sense of, and deal with, what’s going on over in Europe, and what their responsibilities, as Jews living in America, are to help the cause. Performing in it with me were Andrea Marcovicci, Ray Manzarek (of The Doors), Jack Carter, Richard Zavaglia, Christopher Lloyd ( of Taxi - Back to the Future) and Anne De Salvo. A great cast, directed by the insightful and enthusiastic Stephen Macht.

For those of you who aren’t aware, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), of which I am a loyal member, is presently on strike against the Advertisers Association of America, the people that produce commercials for television. We’ve been on strike for over three months now, with no immediate resolution in sight. It ain’t’ pretty and we can use all the help that we can get - from people like you. "How me?" you ask. Well, it’s easier than you might think. Check out the facts at: http://www.sag.org

Also, you might want to check out the new link to Grooveradio.com on my Home Page, under the photo of yours truly, that Michele Savage popped up there for me. A funky, groovy internet station that I listen to all the time.

All for now.

Peace, Hugh