You know, as actors we can often get into a zone where we are waiting for the roles to come to us, just lose napkins fluttering in the breeze waiting for some gust (booking) to sail us in some direction or another. Whether it's a soap or a blockbuster may not matter as long as we get to touch that special feeling that only exists when the camera is on and the stakes are high. While luck favours only a few, the rest are left out here with unrealized characters and our shoelaces tied together.
This happens all to often in Alberta, where I'm from. I'm sure it's not uncommon elsewhere either. Hundreds of talented and worthy actors don't get their shot because there is a stigma that actors from Alberta (or Demoine or Littlerock or wherever the f%&K are just bad. Want the truth? A ton of them are quite underwhelming. However, there are a few dozen stand out stars. People you will see on your screens in the decades to come.
I'm obviously biased but I believe I'm one of them. I think anyone with a dream needs to have a bit of that belief in them. I'm seasoned, I'm practiced, I've led a pilot, I've led multiple shorts, I've won awards and that's all great - yay for me! However, it all pales in comparison to what is about to transpire.
I'M DELIGHTED to share that I've recently received FUNDING (not through Stage32 connections) to produce and lead my first narrative pilot both behind and in front of the camera. Before you go ballistic about how impossible that might be, I assure you, it is not. This is not my first rodeo, just the first one I've owned outright. I'm thrilled to have the creative control and opportunity to truly show what I'm made of as an actor and television producer. We go to principal in Spring 2025 and release in Early 2026.
The story is a gritty 90s themed dark-crime with a touch of comedy sprinkled in that explores the darker side of overzealous religious control on youth and communities. The pilot is called, "The Are No Squirrels in Lethbridge. I co-wrote the screenplay with Just For Laughs comedian and my good friend Conner Christmas.
That's about all the details I can share at this time. If you want to stay up to date with what I'm up to you can find me at: @nick_bohle on Instagram. All of my activities are connected to that account.
Congratulations on getting the funding, Nick Bohle! I just followed you on Instagram. Looking forward to watching your series!