The Last Lake

James Best

Featuring Jeff Gonzalez & Omar Hansen, with film production by Cameron Kelly.

Made possible by a grant from the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts, Art for Uncertain Times.

 
 

two men are sitting in a FIshing boat at dawn…

The Last Lake is a one-act play written and directed by Emmy-award nominee, James Best. Due to the constraints and shelter-in-place orders of COVID-19, all involved in the production worked and performed over Zoom. In fact, the show opened and performed to more than 250 individuals via Zoom in late May, 2020. The performance was recorded to be archived here for audiences to continue to enjoy.

The Last Lake is the story of two, old friends. So comfortable with one another they don’t need to face each other to speak…and, yet, they have some infinity to discuss.

Watch by clicking the image below or directly from our YouTube channel here.

The Last Lake By James Best, featuring Jeff Gonzalez and Oman Hansen Performed via Zoom May 24-25, 2020 Made possible in part by a grant from the Center for ...

 
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JAMES BEST

is a creative director and twice-nominated Emmy TV writer. He’s also a comedian, an activist, a playwright, and a terrible cook. Currently, he works for the Badger & Winters agency, where he creates cause-focused work he cares deeply about such as #NoKidsInCages.

Best moved to New York to pursue an MFA in Poetry from NYU, and, from there, made the jump to TV. He’s written for 30 Rock, Billy on the Street, VH1, and Nickelodeon. From TV came a transition to advertising, with clients such as Converse, M&M’s, VH1, Snickers, Starbucks, Citibank, American Eagle, National Domestic Violence Hotline, RAICES, Hillshire Farms, Legoland, Zales and Herman Miller. In 2020, Best wrote the Super Bowl commercial for Olay (#MakeSpaceForWomen).

Learn more here or @bestiv.

For more information regarding Jeff Gonzalez & Omar Hansen.