I got another show! It’s going up in October/November 2019 and I am so excited to be a co-directing it with one of my best friends, Christa. She saved me from having to give it up due to a schedule issue. So, without further ado, here’s to my next show:
The Man Who Came to Dinner
My last few posts have focused on my flexibility, or the need for me to be flexible, when it comes to the upcoming production (and entire experience behind) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Let’s start with what I know happened during auditions, things that are written and confirmed by my producer and others.
- There is a large desire for a weekend audition evening/afternoon time…
My auditions were caught in a hitch, initially, but ended up producing some amazing talent. I am so pleased to have met new persons to theater in general, new persons to my little blackbox theater, and (what I call) classic talent–those persons who are veterans to the show and/or the theater. It was a nice mix of new and tenured actors, bouncing off one another to produce some amazing scenes and…
Progress shots (black top) at my second home, @stridespinandfitness. I love how I look in that Pilates mirror. I’m so proud of this body and all it’s done since I started tracking in November (purple top) It’s kind of crazy how strong it is, how strong I am. #thanksStride #grateful #beautifulwoman #strongwoman #hearmeroar #mermaidtights #ipaidalotforthese #imwearingthemout (at stRIDE Spin and Fitness Studio)
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Flexibility isn’t just about stretching and preparing for an audition, rehearsal, or show. It can be about adjusting for the weather, taking feedback well (and rolling with it), and including new ideas freely and without guff. Sometimes you have to roll with the punches, other times you have to dole out the punches; such is life, and such is theater life.
My first show, my directorial…
For directors:
- Is it really about characteristics? Is their nose right? (This was an arbitrary physical characteristic I pulled out of my head) Is this character mentioned to be a blonde? And does it make sense to buy a wig or cast someone with naturally blonde hair?
- What about their capability to handle and receive notes? It can be about how someone acts and reacts versus how they look, and…
I’ve had enough down time. I finished graduate school. I finished training for a half marathon. I finished the half marathon. I am finalizing the last preparations for auditions (come Sunday).
More to come from this blog as I go full tilt with my production.
Oh, and let’s throw some other things on top:
-> almost done costuming a show
-> almost ready to announce something
-> preparing for my…
Everything I worked for, trained for, and earned this weekend. So amazingly proud and exhausted. Literally can’t wait to do it again. #rundisney #starwars2019 (at Epcot - Walt Disney World)
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Today, I simultaneously completed and set a goal. Today, I finished a half marathon at 3:47. Today, I set a goal to finish my next half marathon at 3:40. 7 minutes might not seem like a lot, but in Florida heat—that 7 minutes can mean meeting a goal of passing out and returning to a med clinic. I am excited it’s over. I am excited for April. Here’s to the next one. #runDisney #FairyTaleChallenge #2019Princess (at Epcot - Walt Disney World)
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Almost half through my half marathon. Can’t forget my favorite picture #runDisney (at Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom)
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The first of three races is done. I couldn’t hold back—I had to run the whole time! Tomorrow should be fun 😹😹#runDisney #princess5K #halfmarathonweekend (at Epcot - Walt Disney World)
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Just having the best time of my life #festival of fantasy #MagicKingdom #WDW #DisneyWorld #timeofmylife
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Just a few of my favorite things #popcorn #movies #classicmovies #tryingnewthings #contacts (at The Colonial Theatre)
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What have I learned?
Mostly from rereading this blog, and reviewing a majority of my diatribes, is how much introspection I’ve done in preparation. When I talk about Forum, or preparing for it, I talk with such passion that even I am taken aback by it. I am flat out shocked. I think that I am, and have been, ready for some time.
Longer than I expected to see and longer than I can…
“The time has come, the walrus said!”
Okay, I have a hate love relationship with this quote. I can’t tell if when I quote that I am the walrus since I am saying the time has come. But that’s enough psychoanalysis for a blog post today, or any day really.My auditions are in a month! I can’t believe it. I’M SO EXCITED! When I initially started this post, I was curious how I was going to fill…
