No promises, but some unbelievable prospects
I'm knocking on wood like crazy about this, but it's all I can think about, so it's going into my LJ.
My Red Shoes director, Lisa, is pulling some strings to see if she can get me into the Actor's Studio MFA program.
I have been walking around for two days in a haze. This is the first time in my life that I've felt like I'm living in a dream. Two days of "pinch me, I must be dreaming" nonstop. After she got her MFA and Actor's Studio life membership, Lisa apparently worked for couple of years as director of graduate admissions after they made their transition from The New School to Pace University. She's still good friends with the man who has her old job to see if she can get me a late application/audition slot. THIS IS INSANE! There are so many little things that had to go just right in order for this all to starting happening:
If I hadn't gotten my DePaul rejection on Friday...
If I hadn't been held and hour late at work...
If my mom hadn't come to the show that night...
If she hadn't come the week before so that she would know who Lisa was to talk to her...
If I hadn't gone out for this little community theatre show...
If I hadn't treated this show like I would a professional show...
Why did my path cross with Lisa's? What is she doing out in Valparaiso, IN, for heaven's sake? I knew there was this weird connection between us from the moment I met her, but never in a million years did I think that something like this could come of it. She said that if Actor's Studio is impossible, she'll work on getting me into a private training studio that she has connections to and try to work out an arrangement where I get training in exchange for doing some administrative/office work for them. She really believes that she can get me into some sort of training in NYC for the fall, and she's said that she'll coach me on whatever audition material I need to prepare and write me whatever rec letters I need. I would never, ever dream something this big for myself. The idea that someone as professional and talented as Lisa would even put my name and the Actor's Studio in the same sentence is amazing to me. I mean, me in New York? It's huge! It's more than I could ever ask for, and someone that knows me professionally is talking seriously about making that life a reality. WHAT IS GOING ON?!
So that's the crazy turn that my future has taken in the last two days. She's making some calls tomorrow, and we'll see what happens from there. I'm hope to God I'm not in court when she calls. Everything is so nebulous right now that a concrete conversation with Lisa will feel fantastic. I'm still prepping for Cincinnati, but I would happily add a trip to NYC for an Actor's Studio audition to my to-do list.
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I could have a theatre life that included something like this. This is the ultimate dream, and someone who's been there thinks that I can achieve that. Is there any greater compliment in the world?
My Red Shoes director, Lisa, is pulling some strings to see if she can get me into the Actor's Studio MFA program.
I have been walking around for two days in a haze. This is the first time in my life that I've felt like I'm living in a dream. Two days of "pinch me, I must be dreaming" nonstop. After she got her MFA and Actor's Studio life membership, Lisa apparently worked for couple of years as director of graduate admissions after they made their transition from The New School to Pace University. She's still good friends with the man who has her old job to see if she can get me a late application/audition slot. THIS IS INSANE! There are so many little things that had to go just right in order for this all to starting happening:
If I hadn't gotten my DePaul rejection on Friday...
If I hadn't been held and hour late at work...
If my mom hadn't come to the show that night...
If she hadn't come the week before so that she would know who Lisa was to talk to her...
If I hadn't gone out for this little community theatre show...
If I hadn't treated this show like I would a professional show...
Why did my path cross with Lisa's? What is she doing out in Valparaiso, IN, for heaven's sake? I knew there was this weird connection between us from the moment I met her, but never in a million years did I think that something like this could come of it. She said that if Actor's Studio is impossible, she'll work on getting me into a private training studio that she has connections to and try to work out an arrangement where I get training in exchange for doing some administrative/office work for them. She really believes that she can get me into some sort of training in NYC for the fall, and she's said that she'll coach me on whatever audition material I need to prepare and write me whatever rec letters I need. I would never, ever dream something this big for myself. The idea that someone as professional and talented as Lisa would even put my name and the Actor's Studio in the same sentence is amazing to me. I mean, me in New York? It's huge! It's more than I could ever ask for, and someone that knows me professionally is talking seriously about making that life a reality. WHAT IS GOING ON?!
So that's the crazy turn that my future has taken in the last two days. She's making some calls tomorrow, and we'll see what happens from there. I'm hope to God I'm not in court when she calls. Everything is so nebulous right now that a concrete conversation with Lisa will feel fantastic. I'm still prepping for Cincinnati, but I would happily add a trip to NYC for an Actor's Studio audition to my to-do list.
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I could have a theatre life that included something like this. This is the ultimate dream, and someone who's been there thinks that I can achieve that. Is there any greater compliment in the world?