Brian Berta:  

Life After graduating in 1990 from Potomac, I moved to Richmond, Virginia, where I shared an apartment with fellow Potomac 1990 graduate Mike Nicolosi. Lived in Richmond for three years, going to part time college at V.C.U. and partying every night. After three years decided to pack up and move to Chicago to become an actor. Nicolosi headed to Minneapolis to front a rock band. We both succeeded in doing these things and remained in touch, and close friends. From 1998 to 2004 I sang country western music every Thursday night at The legendary Inner Town Pub in Wicker Park, chicago. If you're ever in Chicago, don't leave without visiting this amazing bar (The best in Chicago). Say hi to Mike the owner, too, we're close friends. In Chicago I worked in radio, theater and films, my biggest achievement being a starring role in the internationally released feature film "Beyond the Soul" by respected Indian director Rajiv Anchal ( don't see it, it's horrendous) and the lead in the big hit play "Smokers" on the chicago stage (this was one was really good), as well as the nationally broadcast radio program "War Letters". Graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2001, with a Bachelor's degree in Theatre. Around the same time I got offered a part understudying the lead for Austin Pendleton at the Steppenwolf in a production of Chekov's "Uncle Vanya", but decided to go to Europe instead (regret it), where I remained for a few monthes, journeying through France, Belgium, Germany,Austria, Luxembourg, Italy, Poland, and Slovakia. Europe was great, but I realized I passed up on the opportunity of a lifetime. Live and learn. Returned to Chicago to work with the Theatre Oobleck company, an acclaimed avant garde troop before being fired from the group after my ex-girlfriend started dating the founder and told him what a dirtbag I was. Liar!!! After this, I co-wrote a movie script called "Honky Tonk Masquerade" with Potomac 1991 graduate Dan Wallace, and direct...Expand for more