End of One, Beginning of Another

Ugh! I've officially decided that I dislike transitions. There is something so reassuring about being in a show, working on a project, being comfortable. But, as an actor I must find a way to make this a positive experience! Something new around the bend, an adventure. And beyond that, the very nature of life is that it is constantly changing.

Lend Me a Tenor was a huge success. Not only did I successfully play a role completely outside my comfort zone, but I made some lifelong friends as well. And sometimes I think that is the more important of the two. All our audiences were incredible for closing weekend. I never realized how much an effect an audience has in a production, well, particularly theatre. They laugh and then you can breathe. Okay. It's funny. They're enjoying it, They're getting it. It gives me more joy to do the show. I think my favorite might be secretly spying on the audience however. Watching them from the nooks and crannies while I'm backstage and especially in the intermission when the lights are on them for a change. People by themselves are fascinating. And especially if I know them. Their smiles mean more, there wide open jaws, confused eyes, a real gasp, that's the stuff of theatre, the real stuff. As David Mamet says, "A standing ovation can be coaxed out of an audience, a gasp cannot."

A friend recently helped me officially put up my IMDb page, so I exist on there! Woo Hoo!!!! Now, I just have to make my page look as impressive as his. Oh dear. The next thing that I am really hitting hard is finding an agent. Yes, that means YOU if you are reading this. There are so many different tips from people about how to do this a lot of it happens by just being around and consistently working on better projects. However to consistently work on better projects an agent is amazingly helpful. One of those chicken before the egg things. I've started by hooking up to the IMDb pro to get contacts and information and then e mailing the agencies I like the best that I think would fit me. I have no idea if this will work or not. However, after months or years of my e mails someone eventually will say, "Sheesh! Just put that girl on our roster. It might make her shut up! I'm so sick of these e mails." The squeaky wheel, am I right? At least it makes me feel better in the meantime while I'm looking for other things. There's probably agent workshops and showcases somewhere, I'll have to ask around.

And besides that its back to all the online casting sites, you know the handful I'm speaking of. I actually genuinely enjoy auditioning, particularly cold reads. I think they are fun! So that actually is exciting. BAM! Here I come guys.