The Trouble with Beards...

We were supposed to resume filming this week for STBD, but there's a hiccup -- Ryan Ben (aka Tim) -- informed me that he's been instructed to keep a "poorly assembled beard" for his role in a stage play that runs through August.

Neither of us likes the idea of Tim with facial hair -- especially because I hate seeing characters change appearances for one episode, seemingly for no reason -- but we can't NOT film with Ryan until September, since we're due to have 3 episodes under our belt in the next month.

What to do?

I mentioned this to Rick Hertzig, who plays Glenn, via email when I explained we would NOT be filming tonight. His response?

Tim could be...

- preparing for his role as the apostle Paul in the church choir's upcoming cantata.

- trying to impress a girl who belittled his suspected inability to grow facial hair.
- preparing for an upcoming family camping trip: he has a list of things he's going to do to prove to his family that he is a manly man after an embarrassing episode last year (wet his sleeping bag, got lost in the woods and was found crying, screamed and ran from a chipmunk, etc.)

- trying to disguise himself, hiding from someone... someone from his past, a creepy guy on the bus who keeps coming on to him, an ex-girlfriend from vacation bible school who is now stalking him?

Leave it to the cast to solve my problems...