Production of Season 2 began on Saturday, November 7th, with a day of all exterior scenes. To show its pleasure and support, the city of Portland proceeded to dump an entire ocean of rain on us.

Nobody drowned (that we know of) and the production marches onward…

The new logo for the Rose City Coffeehouse.

Writer/director Chris A. Bolton enjoys a nice cup of coffee while Production Manager Emily Barrett does the real work.

New cast member Cassie Skauge poses with Melissa Kaiser (Alicia).

Melissa in the glamorous makeup trailer.

Stacy (Lara Kobrin) contemplates her future.

Lara and Melissa fight over who gets the first close-up.

Faking it for the camera.

The set.

Mitch (Morgan Lee) can’t believe he got talked into another season of this.

Mitch and Stacy bury the hatchet.

Director of Photography Matt Knapp confers with Bolton while Emily does the heavy lifting.

Production Manager Emily Barrett wonders how she got talked into this job. (Alcohol and blackmail may have been involved.)

Boom Op Cynthia Lopez with Morgan Lee.

Setting up the shot. (l to r: Cassie Skauge, Morgan Lee, Chris Bolton, Matt Knapp)

Mitch (Morgan Lee) meets Lily (Cassie Skauge).

Morgan gets into character.

Leif Norby has arrived on-set.

Dirk (Leif Norby) waits to wreak havoc.

Pleased with dailies. (l to r: Emily Barrett, Matt Knapp, Chris Bolton)

Morgan wants to know what these secret meetings are all about…

Bolton contemplates his infamous “lack of directorial style” while DP Matt Knapp thinks of all the better things he could be doing right now.

Lighting genius Gerry Lewis and Boom Op Esteban Ortiz demonstrate the nonstop excitement of filmmaking.

Sound Mixer Arthur Delaney and actress Melissa Kaiser.

Melissa and Cassie ask each other, “Who wrote this shit?!”

Emily, Arthur, and Cynthia chill for a few precious seconds.

Our beloved slate (made from a cheap plastic picture frame) lives on despite the near-fatal damage witnessed in the tragic blooper reel.

Shooting in the rain. (l to r: Sound Mixer Arthur Delaney, DP Matt Knapp, Boom Op Esteban Ortiz)

“That was perfect! Now do it better.” (l to r: Bolton, Melissa Kaiser, Cassie Skauge)

The crew at work. (l to r: Matt Knapp, Arthur Delaney, Esteban Ortiz, Gerry Lewis)

The crew prepares to get drenched for another shot. (l to r: Matt Knapp, Emily Barrett, Arthur Delaney, Esteban Ortiz)

Emily to Bolton: “You said the goat sacrifice would appease the angry gods and stop the rain!”

The scripts are always regarded with the utmost care and respect.

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