Its that time again … time to play your favorite weeknight game: Where’s Elisa?

That’s right, this coming Monday night, December 1st at 8:00 the episode of Gossip Girl that I am on will be airing on the CW Network at 8:00pm.

I play one of the students attending the Snowflake Ball and have attached a photo of the dress I am wearing for the scene (yes that is my senior year prom dress for those who recognize it). My hair is all put up in high up-do and the silver headband I wore for my wedding is atop the crown of my head. Unfortunately, for this show I am unable to give you a detailed description of where to look for me. This scene took three 12 hour days of filming and in all that filming time I was placed in almost every area of the room at some point.

For those of you on the West Coast I will do my best to send another email on Monday night after I have watched the episode to let you know if I can be seen. For those of you watching it on the East Coast here are a few scenes I can remember where I was located:

When Dan and Serena (main blonde girl) are dancing and talking together on the dance floor and therefore their dates are dancing and talking on another part of the dance floor - I am behind the two dates (both dark haired)

When Vanessa (silver see-thru dress) gets the spotlight shone on her to reveal her dress is see-thru, I am on her left, on the edge of the dance floor.

Sorry that’s all I can give for specifics for now. This may turn out to be like Law and Order where I am hardly visible, but even though it is a party scene, it was not as dark and smoky as Life on Mars was. As for other upcoming shows, Law and Order CI premieres in January and the other shows I’ve been working on are all pilots or shows premiering in the Spring.

Please note that my hair was up for the filming and that they gave me a big double strand gold pearl necklace to wear with the dress.

Thanks for watching!

Quick Update

Sorry its been so long again since I have written! If you are a faithful reader of my blog, I apologize for the delay but please know that when there is a large gap in entries it means a lot has been going on and therefore there will lots of updates eventually!

Today is my final performance of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at a theatre in Brooklyn. It has been a good run and as is the case with most productions, the closing show is bittersweet. I'm looking forward to having more freedom in my schedule and to have time for more tv filming; as well as I'm beginning to pursue finding myself an agent.

My mom was in town again last week to see me perform and then spend a few days in the city. She got to experience "a day in the life of elisa" as she came with me to my voice lesson and dance classes one of the days. My dad and new step-mom have arrived this morning and will be attending my final performance today and then staying through next week. Daniel, my brother arrives on Tuesday and all of us will be spending Thanksgiving with my dad's family in New Jersey. I will try to post photos soon!

Also ... since my next tv air date is a few weeks away, here is a web video I did for the Onion News Network : Attractive Girl Union Video
I am on the right when they show the group of girls standing on the podium behind the blonde girl giving the speech (about 2min 30sec into the video).

In case I don't get a chance to write again this week, have a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving!

Papa Glasses?

My mother swears that my new glasses look like my grandpa's glasses when he was young.

Thoughts?

<------------ VOTE!

Change.

This was a new morning. I, along with so many others, are excited to see what Obama can do. If he can live up to half of his dreams, we are in for an amazing journey.

I thought this picture wonderfully encapsulates just part Obama change...

Happy Voting

Happy voting. Elisa and I woke up at 6am this morning, waited in line for only 20 minutes, and got our voting on. New York has great machines straight from the 1910's... check out these great machines! Let's hope the vote turns out the way this picture shows! :)




(Thanks http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_collins/3003043971/in/pool-429831@N24/ for the images)

Law and Order Wednesday November 5th

Thanks to all those who sat and watched “Life on Mars” to see my head quickly pass by the camera and then pop up in the background of the dance scenes. I just realized that the Law and Order Episode I am on “Rumble” is airing this Wednesday Night on NBC at 10:00pm as the season premiere. This one should be a little easier to spot me as I was in the background for four separate scenes as different characters and none of the scenes are at a crowded, dark party. Here’s where to look…

The story revolves around a ‘fight club’ and when a wall street broker is killed at one of the fights.

Scene: Office of Wall Street Traders
The guy who the story is focusing on is having a hard time at work. His cubicle is on the end of a row of three cubicles. The cubicle on the opposite end is where I am! I am wearing a light turquoise button-up and have my hair down but pulled off my face. During the scene I stand up and talk to another guy who comes into my cubicle.

Scene: Office of Wall Street Traders - after the death of wall street guy
The detectives come back to the office to investigate his desk area and talk with his co-workers. I am still in my cubicle and wearing a different light turquoise button up with stripes. This time I’m talking to another girl in my cubicle and then turn and talk to the guy in the middle cubicle - at this point I should be face-on with the camera (if they use that shot).

Scene: Court Room
Vinny, head of the construction workers gang is being charged after the wall street worker’s death. I play a reporter in this scene in a dark business suit and my hair pulled back in a low ponytail and taking feverous notes on the case. I am situated in the court room just off the center aisle on the right side, 3 rows back.

Scene: Court Room
A group of about 10 wall street guys and the guys from Vinnie’s gang are all being charged in court after a rumble has broken out. I am in the audience of the court room as one of the wives of the wall street guys. I’m standing I in the center a few rows back with a blonde girl and then two other girls come in and join us in the row. I am wearing a dark gray shirt with my hair down.

Happy Watching!

Pictures from our trip to Austin, Texas!

Here's a few photos of our fun and relaxing trip with the Pope Family in Texas!