New Jersey Stage 2017: Issue 4 | Page 82

Bruber is largely shot in Mon- mouth County where they now live. Vincent is originally from Somerset County while Eve is from Upstate New York in the Catskills region. Each show is scripted and inspired by Vin- cent’s Uber passengers. Most of the action takes place in his car while he is driving, which he says makes the acting easier for him but scares his wife. “My wife still thinks we’re go- ing to die,” he explains. “Be- cause she’s in the passenger seat turned around (still wearing her seat belt to prevent the car from beeping the whole time) and just facing back, trying to get good shots while I’m driving. Of course, a lot of the roads are bumpy and we wind up having to redo a lot of shots - espe- cially on the road between Long Branch and Asbury Park. We do a lot of shooting over there and there are a lot of pot holes.” NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 4 Acting is somewhat new for Vincent who worked at a talent agency in Manhattan for about 13 years, serving as the in-house reader for the actors. In a way, the job was his own acting school as Vincent was technically acting every day of his job. Meanwhile Eve is a professional video edi- tor (even though Vincent edits the Bruber series). They met at a party in Atlantic Highlands that Vincent’s band was performing at and hit it off. Eventually they realized they had film school in common and thought working together might be fun. His Uber driving gave them the perfect story and an abundance of mate- rial to work with. “Whenever I’ve taken Uber I’ve always talked to the driver and we share stories, but they don’t seem to have as many crazy sto- ries,” said Brue. “Maybe it’s me. I think I’m a magnet for crazy people.” INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 82