It is so cool to be a part of Dave this season. During the height of the pandemic, Dave is one of the shows (like countless others) that had to shut down. The cast and crew of this show has gone through so much to make this season happen. Thousands of Covid Tests. Shut downs. Literal battle scars. With how surreal this season has been moving along, you would never know it, but this group of people has gone through so much. The entire season took two or three times longer than normal because of the pandemic, but despite all odds, this cast and crew made it! They deserve all the HYPE!
I joined the Dave party later shooting end of Feb & early March of 2021. I am playing GaTa’s sister Stace this season. Fun real life fact: GaTa does have a sister name Stacey (“Stace” for short) and she is actually older than him. Mama C (Carlease Burke) knows Stace through a mutual friend. For tv, they decided to make Stace younger and not older and somehow I got to be a part of the Ganter family.
This episode opens in an interesting way because this entire season GaTa has kind of just been around helping Dave’s dreams come true. You can see in GaTa’s eyes that he still wants more. He is trying to figure out what’s next and his family feels caught in the middle of it all. We all have moments when the people that we love confuse us. Stace is ready to get that house in her name, but she also cares about her brother and wants to see his dreams come true.
Mr. Santos ( Angel Oqendo) was slick trying to spit game to Moms before GaTa walks in, but he has that Puerto Rican swag, so I guess he can’t help it. :P It was fun working with everyone at the Ganter House. We always made sure to mask up at all times!!
I got to work with directors, Kitao Sakurai and Alma Har’el this season. They both are so brilliant and have a sense of control in their voice as artists to collaborate with others yet simultaneously make their own statement. Kitao’s “Enlightened Dave” episode is one that I have to rewatch again. The episode says so many things visually, my brain couldn’t keep up. :P
Working with Alma was one of those full circle moments. I remembering watching Honey boy a year or so ago. About 10 min into the movie, I asked my boyfriend, who directed this? Whoever directed this is dope lol. She is really dope. LOL. My assumptions are usually always correct and they did not fail me once again. Alma is beyond dope and I can’t wait to see what she does next. She is such an insightful director that is both technically and creatively so brilliant. Plus ( I know I shouldn’t be vain but)…she has one of the most gorgeous heads of hair in the world.
As a viewer, I know how it feels to watch some shows and wonder,” Is everyone on set really this cool and funny?” I can honestly say that the cast and crew of Dave is that and then some. The crew is beyond entertaining to be around and the cast is full of insightful artists that find a balance between their work and play with ease.
Since this season (especially the last few episode) is full of surrealist themes. I think Salvador Dali could wrap up this season best, “I don’t do drugs, I am drugs.”
