Most recently I have begun work on a soap opera video project called, My Falcon Crest (or MFC). As a personal recreation of the original episode that was airing on the day of my birth, from primetime 1980's melodrama, "Falcon Crest,” MFC’s conceptual premise derives from my discovery of my namesake coming from – not my own Heishman family lineage – but instead “Falcon Crest” soap character Chase Gioberti (played by actor Robert Foxworth). For MFC, select family members will be the voices to my characters, as I play the role of my fictitious “elder” and learn the commonalities I share with my namesake (much like I have in common with my father, my grandfather, my mother, stepmother, et cetera). By submitting to his tutelage, I hope to gain a sex appeal you can feel – I’ve already grown a beard – and also learn from his confident disposition and strong leadership. To date, MFC is a pleasant culmination of my artistic practice, bringing me closer to a union of artistic methodologies and personal history – all the while exploring narratively, deeper issues of identity, humor, and performance.

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Robert Chase Heishman becoming CHASE GIOBERTI

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Introduction "title" sequence:




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Production stills:


Emily Boullier as EMMA CHANNING


Michael Boles as JOEL McCARTHY


James Brennaman as TERRY RANSON


Tito Dixon as LANCE CUMSON


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Original episode:



[for cast / crew to reference]

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Fun group shot:


Left to right: Charlie Mylie, James Brennaman, Robert Heishman, Cara LeFebvre, Shannon Stubbs, Tito Dixon