diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index dcd5e83846..fffdc05645 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -728,11 +728,26 @@ void Actor::AddRotationR( float rot )
 
 void Actor::RunCommands( const LuaReference& cmds )
 {
+	RunCommands2( cmds, NULL );
+}
+
+void Actor::RunCommands2( const LuaReference& cmds, Actor *pParent )
+{
+	// function
 	cmds.PushSelf( LUA->L );
 	ASSERT( !lua_isnil(LUA->L, -1) );
 
-	this->PushSelf( LUA->L ); // 1st parameter
-	lua_call(LUA->L, 1, 0); // call function with 1 argument and 0 results
+	// 1st parameter
+	this->PushSelf( LUA->L );
+	
+	// 2nd parameter
+	if( pParent )
+		pParent->PushSelf( LUA->L );
+	else
+		lua_pushnil( LUA->L );
+
+	// call function with 1 argument and 0 results
+	lua_call(LUA->L, 2, 0); 
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1041,6 +1056,11 @@ void Actor::AddCommand( const CString &sCmdName, apActorCommands apac )
 }
 
 void Actor::PlayCommand( const CString &sCommandName )
+{
+	PlayCommand2( sCommandName, NULL );
+}
+
+void Actor::PlayCommand2( const CString &sCommandName, Actor *pParent )
 {
 	CString sKey = sCommandName;
 	map<CString, apActorCommands>::const_iterator it = m_mapNameToCommands.find( sKey );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index dae02c90b2..64dec8803f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -319,8 +319,11 @@ public:
 	virtual void PushSelf( lua_State *L );
 	void AddCommand( const CString &sCmdName, apActorCommands apac );
 	virtual void PlayCommand( const CString &sCommandName );
+	virtual void PlayCommand2( const CString &sCommandName, Actor *pParent );
 	virtual void RunCommands( const LuaReference& cmds );
+	virtual void RunCommands2( const LuaReference& cmds, Actor *pParent );
 	void RunCommands( const apActorCommands& cmds ) { this->RunCommands( *cmds ); }	// convenience
+	void RunCommands2( const apActorCommands& cmds, Actor *pParent ) { this->RunCommands2( *cmds, pParent ); }	// convenience
 
 	static float GetCommandsLengthSeconds( const LuaReference& cmds );
 	static float GetCommandsLengthSeconds( const apActorCommands& cmds ) { return GetCommandsLengthSeconds( *cmds ); }	// convenience
@@ -533,6 +536,12 @@ public:
 	static int queuecommand( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->QueueCommand(SArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int queuemessage( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->QueueMessage(SArg(1)); return 0; }
 
+	static int GetWidth( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetUnzoomedWidth() ); return 1; }
+	static int GetHeight( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetUnzoomedHeight() ); return 1; }
+	static int GetZoom( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetZoom() ); return 1; }
+	static int GetZoomX( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetZoomX() ); return 1; }
+
+
 	static void Register(lua_State *L) {
   		ADD_METHOD( sleep )
 		ADD_METHOD( linear )
@@ -624,6 +633,12 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( playcommand )
 		ADD_METHOD( queuecommand )
 		ADD_METHOD( queuemessage )
+
+		ADD_METHOD( GetWidth )
+		ADD_METHOD( GetHeight )
+		ADD_METHOD( GetZoom )
+		ADD_METHOD( GetZoomX )
+
 		Luna<T>::Register( L );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorCommands.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorCommands.cpp
index 115d9a398c..bb04b60304 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorCommands.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorCommands.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ActorCommands::ActorCommands( const CString &sCommands )
 		//
 		ostringstream s;
 		
-		s << "return function(self)\n";
+		s << "return function(self,parent)\n";
 
 		FOREACH_CONST( Command, cmds.v, c )
 		{