Raymond McAnally

11/01/2025

L.A. Works has been diligently creating a resource page with verified resources for donations and other needs, featured here in this briefing. Keep sharing quality info and stay safe folks - http://laworks.com/2025fires

16/11/2024

Working on a reel about my visit to Montezuma National. This site was almost lost bc of heavy foot traffic in the early to mid 1900’s. The conservation story here is a really good one to learn from. Hats off to the for the work they do to protect AND provide access.

06/10/2024

Dear Johnny Neel,
Thank you for the friendship you showed me whenever we got the time. I considered it such an honor when you'd compliment me on my work as an actor because I revered you as an artist the moment I heard your connection to your music. Our night in the studio playing JAMPROV with J Randall Boen and Curt Redding was truly one of the BEST creative sessions of my career, and I keep those tracks with me at all times. Whitney and I have never forgot your generosity in playing our rehearsal dinner. That marina didn't know what hit 'em, and the boats came in from all over just to catch the sound!
Sending so much love to all who knew you.

And love to you, Johnny. Play on, my friend. You will always be "my kind of people."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_HNKpuVhRk

01/10/2024

If you know folks who will need assistance rebuilding, share to help them start the application process now. It’s a long logistical road to recovery. Much Love

“Major disaster declarations are approved in GA, FL, NC & SC. If you sustained losses from & live in one of the designated counties, start the recovery process.

Take photos of damages, make a list of lost items, file a claim & apply for assistance: disasterassistance.gov

02/05/2024

Friends in New York,
I hope you'll join us MONDAY MAY 6th for this open studio style reading series of Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse’s plays, mixed with interactive elements and discussions! There's a link to RSVP in the post -

INTO THE EVERYDAY AND EXISTENTIAL Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse’s Texts for Performance in New York 2004 to the present NEXT MONDAY, MAY 6 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Ongoing engagement and experiments thr…

22/04/2024

Happy to be returning to the Segal Center in New York to celebrate the work of Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse with some wonderful friends and collaborators. I look forward to revisiting SA KA LA, a play we performed in 2008!

Supported by The Royal Norwegian Consulate General
CLICK THE LINK for more info and to RSVP

https://www.thesegalcenter.org/event-details/into-the-everyday-and-existential-jon-fosses-performance-texts-in-new-york-2004-2024?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2f8bcvHQoP0h0g0FgvcROIhg-lMBpDnRskj25wEK2oYbP-YOcDuTHjlq4_aem_AS4_SaJzvkzsFSOBOkSipuU-tFxTU8nP7WKRmCmlIcDx4-_m_KeyrIaV8Cm01UBjE8eC8bWUk1zPhcUNvXG9ilAM

29/12/2023

I started in 2023 and I cant wait for 2024! Thank you to those who follow, comment, and share! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

#2024
#2023

19/11/2023

Dear Los Angeles, California
Let’s give the gift of volunteer time!

Begin the Holidays with this Resource! We Hope This Finds You Well, This month, we are happy to launch our HOLIDAY PAGE, which streamlines your search for ways to give back at the Holidays. Be the fir

01/08/2023

What if YOUR JOB had the same issues actors face?
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT
Let’s build some Empathy if we can.

13/07/2023

Art in our society is always undervalued. The first to disappear from school programming, regardless of the copious studies showing its developmental value, not to mention its place in influencing cultural change and history. Where most countries see this value and effectively subsidize their ​A​rt​s programming​, we do not.

Entertainment, on the other hand, is typically rewarded in our society with money being thrown even from threadbare pockets just for a chance to escape into that “other world,” be it a sport, a game, a show, a movie, podcast, ​radio, ​VR, etc.

It is always fascinating to me when the same arguments against the pursuit of Art are wielded at​ the very profitable show BUSINESS of​ Entertainment, a multi-billion dollar industry that employs tens of thousands conservatively, not to mention secondary markets of hundreds of thousands of workers. In moments like this, I wonder if the venom directed at Entertainment comes from still not wanting the Art student to “make it” or show that there was value in pursuing their Art. “That degree was supposed to be worthless, by the way - oh, could you make my company a cool new logo for free​ while I laugh and share your online content that I'd scoff at paying for."

This strike is the Art side of the Entertainment Industry fighting for its living and the livelihoods of those who bring that Art to life. In opposition, these are those who bought into the undervaluing of Art way back in school, settling an old score with Art itself. At the same time, making money hand over fist from the audience's ​eager consumption of everything they undervalue.

Solidarity to ​ALL those w​ho bring Art to life, even for pure entertainment. It has value. From pure escapism to artful cultural changes, it has an audience. ​The profits don't lie, just the profiteers.​

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21/06/2023

Happy National Selfie Day! And here’s to real places that look like paintings.
*No AI was prompted in the making of this photo

12/04/2023

Thank you Portland Press Herald for our review of THE CAKE at Portland Stage! Congrats All!

"A thoroughly engrossing, entertaining and gently inspiring slice of theater from Portland Stage."

"Raymond McAnally plays likeable good-old-boy husband Tim in some of the funniest scenes in the show, while also adding a touch of poignance in his romancing of Della."

'The Cake' tells the story of a young Southern-born woman whose marriage to another woman gives her mother's best friend pause about baking for the wedding.

07/04/2023

It’s opening night of THE CAKE at Portland Stage y’all and we know what I’m here for…!
Much love to Whit and the family for these beautiful flowers, all the other gifts from the theatre fam, and a pat on the back for findingwhat I thought was the perfect owning night gift for a Southern play covered in Buttercream. Thanks Dolly ;)

31/03/2023

NEXT UP: THE CAKE by Bekah Brunstetter at Portland Stage
Carb-loaded performances run from April 5th to April 23rd, 2023. Grab your tickets and some buttercream at https://www.portlandstage.org/show/the-cake/

15/03/2023

I am honored to teach the next Writing Workshop (Virtually) for the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. Here's the info with a link to sign up -

"On Monday, March 20, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET, Raymond McAnally will lead a virtual writing workshop titled "Using Acting Techniques to Write Clear Characters."

Have you ever had trouble differentiating one character's voice or reactions from another on the page? Do characters with strong or surprising points of view seem to evade you? Then spend a workshop with writer/actor Raymond McAnally to learn how he uses his experience as an actor to write new characters and find the decisions and actions that draw us to them.

This workshop is open to writers of all skill levels and is a fun way to find inspiration from a new prompt or revise current work. It is hosted by the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara and will use Microsoft Teams for the virtual connection. A link will be emailed to participants the day before the workshop."
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13/12/2022

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the End of THE MAYAN CALENDAR and all the circular logic used in this video 😁