Introducing iChannel - an ongoing interactive web-series in which "a man's life is involuntarily taken over by an online audience - you."
Presented by
Sebastian Arcelus (
Jersey Boys), Michael Izqueirdo (New Jerusalem),
Kristen Connolly (M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening"), and writer/director Craig DiFolco, iChannel puts a comically existential spin on the world of online video blogging and beyond. By linking its cast of characters and twists in plot to actual viewer comments, opinions, and video responses, iChannel delves into the realm of truly interactive television.
According to press notes, Craig Rubens of NewTeeVee.com calls the show "beautifully shot and thoughtfully acted" while Kendra White writes on Sidereel.com that iChannel is "totally fascinating and addicting. Think 'The Truman Show' meets Lonelygirl15 and a raw and funny version of 'Quarterlife.'"
iChannel can be found online at www.youtube.com/ichannel and/or at www.connectwithi.com. With forty episodes already filmed (each three to nine minutes in length) and with a current schedule of all-new webisodic installments premiering every Thursday, you are invited to join in and connect with "I."
Sebastian Arcelus is currently starring as
Bob Gaudio in the Broadway hit
Jersey Boys. He has also appeared on Broadway in
Wicked (Fiyero), Good Vibrations (Jan), and
Rent (
Roger Davis). Some other credits include the national tour of
Wicked and productions of The Full Monty, Caligula, Hamlet: A Rock Opera, Aida, Floyd Collins, and the world premiere of
William Finn's Songs of Innocence and Experience. His voice can also be heard on numerous cartoons, most notably as the voice of Papi on Nickelodeon's "Go, Diego, Go!" BA: Williams College.
Michael Izquierdo most recently performed in New Jerusalem with the
Classic Stage Company. He also performed in The Restoration Comedy (
The Old Globe), Mother Courage (NYSF/Public Theater), Priceless (EST Marathon), The Time of Your Life (
Williamstown Theater Festival), The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (Williamstown), and Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Theater of NJ). He has also been seen in "Starship Dave" (Fox), "As the World Turns," and "The Sidecar" (TC Pictures). BA: Williams College, and MFA: NYU Graduate Acting Program.
Kristen Connolly's theatrical credits include The Lacy Project (Ohio Theatre/SoHo Think Tank), Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson, Paradise Now (
Williamstown Theatre Workshop), Woyzeck, Piano Plays (Yale Summer Cabaret), Richard III, The Fragrance of Love...Interrupted, Julius Caesar, Hungry,
Mickey Mouse Is Dead (Yale School of Drama). On film, she has appeared in "The Happening," "Revolutionary Road," "Confessions of a Shopaholic," "Meet Dave," and "Mona Lisa Smile." Her television appearances include "New Amsterdam," "The Bronx Is Burning," and "Law&Order: Criminal Intent" (upcoming). Kristen currently plays "Jolene" on "Guiding Light." BA: Middlebury College, MFA: Yale School of Drama.
Craig DiFolco is currently the writer, director, and producer of the internet series iChannel. A recent MFA graduate of Columbia Film School, Craig has also written several feature screenplays including the romantic comedy "Leap Year," which was a quarter-finalist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. On the production side of things, he most recently served as an assistant at Hunting Lane Films (which produced the Academy-Award nominated "Half-Nelson") and as 1st Assistant Director of Michael Eisner's newest internet series, "The-All-For-Nots."
For more information, visit
www.youtube.com/ichannel or
www.connectwithi.com.
