Fiddelity Trailer, a story about a fiddle and the lives it touched over ...

Here is a link to the Fiddelity Trailer: Fiddelity: a movie trailer

This one and a half hour film has been a covid-induced stage to screen project. It is my first feature length film made with very basic technology but I am pleased with the end product.

The play was originally a one hour, one actor monologue. It was, due to covid restrictions, first produced as a podcast (audio play) adding the voices of three characters.

When on-stage productions remained out of the question, the play grew over the summer of 2020 to become a chorus of monologues with several characters expressing their perspective on the same events.

After reviewing the script, it was suggested by a local personality that a screen project be undertaken. The film is too large to post in it's entirety; so this trailer will have to suffice. I am still working on how to make it available as a fundraiser for various arts organizations or cultural venues.

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Launch of Five Monologues a Success

Thank you to Holly Sanford and the Mad Hatter Bookstore and Wine Bar for hosting the book launch yesterday of Paul Rapsey's "Five Monologues" book. The packed room was treated to a selection of "readings", actually of recitals by Paul, of a section from each of the five plays. The audience was thoroughly engaged and gave Paul an enthusiastic reception. There was some concern that people would not be as interested in the launch of a book of plays as they had been for the launch two months ago of Paul's novel, "Murder on the Pony Express Way". However, this concern proved unfounded. The space was packed to overflowing. One person wrote of the event: " This was the best reading from a book launch I’ve ever attended. The difference, of course, is that Paul knew the material so well that he didn’t just read, but he acted wonderfully. What a delightful way to spend an hour. "

Two Books Now Available on Amazon

Amazon Books has just published two of Paul Rapsey's books, one a whimsical murder mystery and the other a compilation of five of his feature length dramatic monologues. These books are now available for purchase on-line, both as e-books and as print books in paperback. The mystery book, Murder on the Pony Express Way , was already published as a paperback in a short run this past March and a packed book launch was held at the Mad Hatter Bookstore. This novel is for sale locally at several bookstores in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia: the Mad Hatter Bookstore in Annapolis Royal, The Bees Knees, in Lawrencetown and the Endless Shores Bookstore in Bridgetown. The book of plays, Five Monologues , also locally published in a short run, will be launched on Wednesday, May 24 at the Mad Hatter Bookstore in Annapolis Royal from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Paul will do a selection of readings from the plays. As well as being available on-line, Five Monologues will be available locally at the B

Lighthouse Benefit a Huge Success

Congratulations to all who made the Schafner Point Lighthouse Benefit on Saturday evening an overwhelming success. The sold out crowd of over 70 enthusiastic people enjoyed an evening of spectacular entertainment by fiddler Steve Klein and actor Paul Rapsey. Steve played brilliantly throughout the evening. The audience engaged in energetic hand clapping and foot stomping to his music. Paul’s monologue was sprinkled with both delightful laughter and pin dropping silence from the audience, culminating in a prolonged and spontaneous standing ovation. The many volunteers of the Port Royal Lighthouse Association and of the Lower Granville Hall were the backbone of the evening. Bravo! Steve will be playing his fiddle again on Saturday, March 18 at the Granville Ferry Community Hall in the village starting at 7:00 p.m. He will be joined by Scott Henderson on pipes and flute. There are no tickets, but admission will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30. Entry fee is $1

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