GH’s Parry Shen (Brad) Takes Us On A Tour Of Port Charles

General Hospital: “All the pens are glued into place at the hub! Very practical for the set designers, to make sure everything always remains in place, but extremely inconvenient when you’re being given notes by the director and need a pen! One time I forgot and subconsciously attempted to grab a glued-down pen and it actually came loose. All the actors were astonished and excited for me saying, ‘Wow, you got a real one!’ ”

Pentonville: “My favorite part of that set is the telephones separated with that plexi-glass screen. I’ve always wanted to do a scene where I’m yelling something like, ‘I’m not telling you a damn thing unless you get me the hell out of here!’ or ‘Stop calling me collect!’ ”

Kelly’s Diner: “The best part of being on this set is reading the menu’s prices. Since the camera will never go in that tight, they’ve kept the prices the same and have not taken into account inflation since, oh, let’s say, 1980. It’s like a time capsule of the good ’ole days when you could get a whole steak dinner for $3.75.”

The Floating Rib: “Ah, memories of the best meal I’ve ever had on camera, with Britt, chowing down on ribs. They were warm and delicious — no acting required whatsoever pigging out. It’s one of those days when you wish scenes weren’t done in just one take.”

The Metro Court Restaurant: “The graphic designer in me just loves how creative the art department gets with the bottle labels at the bar. They all have fake names and logos that look kinda like a well-known spirit, but not, at the same time. I’m sure the legal department at ABC/Disney loves that last part.”

Charlie’s: “Probably the place I’d actually hang out in real life. It’s got a Bennigan’s vibe, where there’s a pub-style bar but also a section where you can just grab a coffee. However, probably not up to date with handicap accessibility codes. I can attest to that from first-hand experience trying to navigate up and down the stairs with a baby stroller while carrying a diaper bag.”

The Quartermaine Mansion: “It’s sets like these that make me think about painting faux marble textures all over my house to make it look grand and super expensive. Just don’t get too close or the jig is up!”

Greystone Manor: “That’s what Sonny’s house is called?! That sounds like He-Man’s castle, Castle Grayskull! This is where the baby-swap reveal went down. I told my kids before going to work, ‘Yep, everybody’s going to be yelling at me all day long, for two days straight.’ ”

The Docks/Pier 52: “If there is one place that should have full-time security fixed around the perimeter, it’s this place.”

Wyndemere: “And if any place should be just closed off permanently due to hazardous conditions, it’s the parapet at Wyndemere. I mean, kudos to the grounds-keeper’s attempts at softening the landings of people being thrown off by peppering the grounds with bales of soft hay to safely land in, as was the case with Brad.”

The Courthouse: “There are so many old scripts stuffed into the desk drawer where the defendant sits! When I tried to hide my script in there between scenes, I think I saw a script fall out that read, ‘EXT. CASSADINE ISLAND — Luke, Laura and Scorpio discover a waterfall. Scorpio is bare-chested but is still wearing his shoulder gun holster....’ ”

Brad’s Apartment: “It’s always a source of pride when you’re on a show long enough to get your own place. When the stage manager calls folks up on the dressing room Intercom, you’ll hear, ‘We’re on item 26, in Sonny’s Living Room’ or ‘Item 35, at Jax’s House’. When they first announced, ‘Item 3, at Brad’s Apartment’, I wanted to yell through the halls, ‘You all hear that?! We’re shooting in Brad’s apartment! Brad’s! That’s me, by the way!’ ”