Oh where to begin … The past few months feel like a whirlwind of performing, dancing, auditioning, and sweating! Let me start by mentioning that New York is hot and humid and I’m tired of instantly breaking out in a sweat just from walking three steps. A few things I’ve learned to help me cope with the summer weather are, just because it doesn’t look sunny outside, does not mean it isn’t still very hot and very humid. Also, the subway stations are an oven (as previously described by Mike) but sometimes its good to have a small sweater in my bag for the freezer box subway cars.
My first NYC production closed last Sunday after a semi-successful three weekend run. Overall I’m very glad to have been a part of the production because I met a great group of people that have now become my little group of actor friends here. The stories I have from my experience on the production would allow me write an entire book, let alone a hilarious blog entry … however most of them would be better off told in person and not left open to the worldwide web. Just trust me when I say that there were some great characters/personalities in that show and I will never forget my experiences with my first off-off Broadway show.
Auditions are plentiful in NYC and the past few weeks have had me going to at least four auditions a week. This includes auditions for NY Fringe Shows, National Tours, Broadway Shows, Regional Theatre, and Student Films. The greatest part is that I’m starting to have successful auditions! I’ve recently had several auditions in which I either sang or read sides and then was asked to sing something else and/or also do a monologue. AND I went to the giant cattle call for the Hairspray National Tour for my third time and this time I made it past the dance call and was asked to stay and sing. I was also cast in a New York Film Academy student thesis film in which I played the role of, “beautiful girl.” It should be a fun little short film which I will attempt to have Mike put on my website once I get a copy of it. I have a few other auditions that I had some really good feedback from and should be finding out about in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!
I’m almost at my one year anniversary from moving to NYC and I’m finally starting to feel like I know what I’m doing here, at least some of the time. As the weather starts to cool off slightly I look forward to another year full of adventures. Mike is starting class again this week and Zoka is enjoying having me home more during the day. Thanks to all of you who are still reading this, I know I haven’t been too good at keeping it up to date but I promise to try and write more frequently now that my show is over.
