Sunday, March 29, 2009

In memory of Coco


I have been thinking all week about giving Coco a call to have coffee and catch up. I can't believe that I didn't hear about this tragedy but I was in my self-imposed news blackout during February. I mourn my friend. This didn't have to happen. Rest in peace, Coco. You will be missed greatly.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

March 18, 2009

First, I want to send out into the ether prayers for Natasha Richardson and her family. Such a tragedy, compounded by the press being incredibly irresponsible and rumor-mongering.

Spring is TOMORROW! I'm excited. NYC in the springtime can be so lovely and since I live near the Park, it's my favorite time to go exploring and see what plants are coming up.

And it also puts a spark under me. Yes, winter doldrums happen to actors...gee...and sometimes enthusiasm for yet another audition and yet another callback and yet another time just missing out can get to a person. With so many things that actors are not in control of in this business, staying healthy and sane is the one thing I can do for myself. It's not easy sometimes, especially in a bum economy where taking that showcase could mean losing your job....but I have faith. I have always been shown the way I need to go, always in the right place learning the things I need to learn, difficult or exuberant, so it's just a question of reframing. I love what I do, am blessed I am able to do it. Many people can't say that.

Auditions....Yes! Auditions have picked up some in the past month. I had two auditions for The Onion News Network, one for an infomercial "host" kind of gig, an indie film and a couple of NYU student films. I now have gotten enough new footage for a new reel so I'm looking into a couple of places to get the reel made and picking out my scenes.

Postcarding is interesting. Whenever I send out a postcard follow up, I'm always rewarded with a nice boost to my IMDb page! Which I'm not complaining about. My Starmeter likes that.

I'm going to go and see "Power" at the Metropolitan Playhouse to see what the director came up with for a staging of the script - it's written as a huge ensemble piece. They only cast two women, which I found sad, out of five parts in the breakdown. Good women's roles are hard to come by. But I'm looking forward to the play. It's a cool script.

I'm disappointed not to be able to audition for "The Group!" written and directed by Ronald Rand because of conflicts with the rehearsal start date. But the producer, Kathryn Furrow-Zacharski is a great contact and I'm looking forward to the play being brought to NYC. Ronald's one-man show, "Let It Be Art!" on Harold Clurman was awesome!!! All of you in Louisville, KY the end of June check out "The Group!"

Resume and letter writing, mass mailing materials.....getting myself referred by word-of-mouth and on eLance to offer these services to performers in particular, but anyone in general, who needs help honing their resume and making it the best it can be. This is a new project and as I enter the home stretch with Penny Templeton on finishing helping her write her acting book, I'm looking for a new one.