Author: Gwoods

My usual dance partner in the era of high-energy, Hip-Hop dance (think Kid-n-Play, Scoob & Scrap Lover) was Andre Perry. On this day, he had some kind of indoor track event, so I had to do this with the homie Shawn Mooney. He often added some […]

I’m definitely not a reel person. It took me many years to even consider creating this. The idea of putting things I’ve done into a smaller is just so hard to do. We’ll do one for 2021 but hire someone else to do it. I […]

I joined Facebook in 2008 and had no idea exactly how I should use it. I didn’t get comfortable with it until 2009 and I would post everything. I think all old-heads go through this phase, posting plates of food, when they woke up, weather […]

We were approached by the NEA to do an informational video around a concept that there are many players in the realm of public education that can contribute to make things work – the idea of Bargaining for the Common Good. They had produced a […]

I’ve been working on a concept for a new web-based series over the past couple years, usually writing and collecting quirky stories, awkward situations and random sets of dialogue. I did all this with hopes that I’d gather a group of talented and dedicated actors […]

We’ve done a lot of bike riding during this pandemic (it’s still not over at the time of this posting). We’d ride through the city, averaging at least 13 miles every time we rode. We’d also do the trails around Maryland as well, sometimes going […]

I just shot Excel doing a monologue from the popular August Wilson play Fences using my Blackmagic Pocket camera (shoulder mount). This monologue was an attempt to extend and display the range of Excel’s acting skills for his Backstage profile. The scene shows the character […]

The struggle most of us face during this pandemic is losing the freedom to be anywhere other than one’s home (if one is fortunate to have one). We are a family that is more often everywhere else except home, so we struggle to sit still […]

We had the extreme pleasure of being able to sit and watch a The Joy Reid Show in Washington, DC at the WRC-TV studio thanks to a kind gesture from our friend, Big Chess (Chester Reis). While I appreciate the wit and skill of Joy, […]

Natasha Alford stopped by my studio back in 2011 and gave us such powerful material. She is now doing her thing big time in TV journalism. Here’s one of her pieces.