Introduce Yourself : Raoul D. Luna by Raoul Daniel Luna

Hello fellow Stage 32ers. My name is Raoul D. Luna from New York and as it says on my website: "I write words and say them on camera and stages"; which means that I also act. Acting is the career for which I was trained. My 20's were spent gaining entre into SAG/AFTRA and AEA. My 30's, working as a "civilian" full-time to support myself in NYC. I stayed connected to the stage by accepting offers to direct readings of plays written by friends, which led to professional gigs directing one-person-shows. When marriage came around in my late 30's I took to calling myself "retired" as an actor. Cut to: a couple of years ago, I read my journal from high school and was reminded by a fourteen-year-old me that "it is my dream to one day write movies." A bad grade point average kept me out of college and the English Literature degree I desired. Talent got me accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where I was so average that an acting teacher - who always raved about the "character background" papers I turned in- actually said, "Maybe you should try being a writer instead." So in my early 40's, I felt like I owed it to that kid who dreamt of writing the next "Exorcist" or "Midnight Cowboy". I bought a book on how to write a screenplay and I did it. It is finished! Completed. Tagline, treatment and all. It is perfect for the "New Blood Contest" coming up. Only catch, I still have to convert all the text to a correct format. I hear Celtx is the way to go. Please, wish me luck. Meanwhile, although I'm happy enough working at a law firm, paying into social security, rather than re-energize myself with a "new career path", I developed a 5-year-plan to achieve again the career I once had as a full-time working actor. Only catch, a lot of time has passed and boy, have times changed! To increase my online visibilty I created a website (www.RaoulDLuna.com) and a webseries to showcase myself as an actor and as a writer. The script for "Still with It: episode 3" is ready to be filmed and the cameraman I want is on-board. The preliminary production paperwork with SAG was filed this past week and I am awaiting word on whether I can use the location I want, or if I need to look elsewhere. So, I produce too. Which reminds me: waivers! My homeowners insurance so far is stumped by the request; but does anyone know how or where I can obtain waivers to release myself -and the "location" owners- of any responsibility for a one crew member, two or four actor, one day shoot? So that is me and this is where I am. It is nice to have this opportunity to make the acquaintance. Hello.