Personal thoughts
It's been awhile since I've actually used the old LJ for anything other than random quizzes, so I thought a change of pace would be good.
Alicia and I are officially engaged now, with our wedding date set for October 20th, 2006. I tell ya, I couldn't be happier for the fact that Alicia has finally accepted my proposal without chucking up her lunch, but on that same note I can imagine how she might feel a bit anxious about getting married again. Truth is, I'm a bit worried too. I've been engaged once before, and I didn't even make it to the altar, so I have to admit being a touch anxious about the whole thing, but under it all, I'm still happy that Alicia and I are together, and that we're going to make it official. :)
The play at the McManus has come and gone. We made over 3000 bucks at the box office, but had to turn around and give it back to McManus for whatever ridiculous fucking expenses they made us pay. All in all, we made just around 400 bucks profit, and THAT had to go to the Registry Theatre in Kitchener to pay for that. All of this really means that we made nothing on the McManus show aside from 3, COUNT EM, 3 STANDING OVATIONS! :) I told you we were some badass actors! The other upshot is that all the money generated from Kitchener = pure profit. Woot!
Things are a bit hectic at home though. We just recently had a passel of money troubles crop up, and lost a few utilities for awhile. Damn near lost the apartment as well. To be blunt, August whipped our asses. It was all negative cash flow. My concern though is not for our comfort, but for all the pressure that's been put on Alicia. You see, my baby is stage managing the whole show, but it seems to me like Melissa, our producer, is doing nothing to help her out. To be honest, after watching Melissa miss show after show after show, I wondered honestly (and loudly) if she was even close to fucking serious about all this. I watch poor Alicia tear her hair out trying to get this show to come off, and here Melissa is fucking around in Orangeville. It's fucking insanity.
Pile on top of this the fact that she's having issues with her ex-husband, our daughter (her one true light in life) being gone in Colorado all month, AND that she has to do Wardrobe for the OTHER show that we're in: "Home and Native Land" by Dan Ebbs, plus the money issues, AND she has to go back to school...add it all up, and you have one very stressed out girl. I do what I can by trying to keep her spirits afloat, but it doesn't seem to stick for very long. What I WANT to do is go get a job, but see my previous rantings as to why I cannot. To sum up, Canada won't let me have a job til I become a permanent resident, so I can't clear up any bills for her. It's all twisted, and I just wish I could clear up all her financial troubles for her so she might actually be able to sleep at night. :(
That bit of depression aside, some other news. My other play, "Home and Native Land" is coming along swimmingly, and I tell ya, it's a definite benefit having the director and the playwright be the same guy. You know exactly what he was thinking when he wrote it, and don't have to worry too much about if you're following the original vision. For more info on this play, check out this website here:
www.homeandnativeland.tk
But that's not the fun part. See, all these plays I've been doing has generated feedback from more productions in the London area, and I have two more roles lined up. My co-star in H&NL, Anne-Marie Caicco, has offered me a role in her production of "The Cherry Tree", by Checkov. Another co-star (this time for Cuckoo's Nest), Timothy Hedden, has offered me ANOTHER role in his unfinished play "Whimsy". So, it looks like I just might become a hot property after all where acting is concerned. Perhaps I better get over to Fanshawe College and put in for my acting degree. Heh.
Anyways, that's pretty well I have to report. And as a last word to Alicia; hang in there, baby. They haven't beaten us yet. All my love to you.
-Shawn
PS: Colds suck.
Alicia and I are officially engaged now, with our wedding date set for October 20th, 2006. I tell ya, I couldn't be happier for the fact that Alicia has finally accepted my proposal without chucking up her lunch, but on that same note I can imagine how she might feel a bit anxious about getting married again. Truth is, I'm a bit worried too. I've been engaged once before, and I didn't even make it to the altar, so I have to admit being a touch anxious about the whole thing, but under it all, I'm still happy that Alicia and I are together, and that we're going to make it official. :)
The play at the McManus has come and gone. We made over 3000 bucks at the box office, but had to turn around and give it back to McManus for whatever ridiculous fucking expenses they made us pay. All in all, we made just around 400 bucks profit, and THAT had to go to the Registry Theatre in Kitchener to pay for that. All of this really means that we made nothing on the McManus show aside from 3, COUNT EM, 3 STANDING OVATIONS! :) I told you we were some badass actors! The other upshot is that all the money generated from Kitchener = pure profit. Woot!
Things are a bit hectic at home though. We just recently had a passel of money troubles crop up, and lost a few utilities for awhile. Damn near lost the apartment as well. To be blunt, August whipped our asses. It was all negative cash flow. My concern though is not for our comfort, but for all the pressure that's been put on Alicia. You see, my baby is stage managing the whole show, but it seems to me like Melissa, our producer, is doing nothing to help her out. To be honest, after watching Melissa miss show after show after show, I wondered honestly (and loudly) if she was even close to fucking serious about all this. I watch poor Alicia tear her hair out trying to get this show to come off, and here Melissa is fucking around in Orangeville. It's fucking insanity.
Pile on top of this the fact that she's having issues with her ex-husband, our daughter (her one true light in life) being gone in Colorado all month, AND that she has to do Wardrobe for the OTHER show that we're in: "Home and Native Land" by Dan Ebbs, plus the money issues, AND she has to go back to school...add it all up, and you have one very stressed out girl. I do what I can by trying to keep her spirits afloat, but it doesn't seem to stick for very long. What I WANT to do is go get a job, but see my previous rantings as to why I cannot. To sum up, Canada won't let me have a job til I become a permanent resident, so I can't clear up any bills for her. It's all twisted, and I just wish I could clear up all her financial troubles for her so she might actually be able to sleep at night. :(
That bit of depression aside, some other news. My other play, "Home and Native Land" is coming along swimmingly, and I tell ya, it's a definite benefit having the director and the playwright be the same guy. You know exactly what he was thinking when he wrote it, and don't have to worry too much about if you're following the original vision. For more info on this play, check out this website here:
www.homeandnativeland.tk
But that's not the fun part. See, all these plays I've been doing has generated feedback from more productions in the London area, and I have two more roles lined up. My co-star in H&NL, Anne-Marie Caicco, has offered me a role in her production of "The Cherry Tree", by Checkov. Another co-star (this time for Cuckoo's Nest), Timothy Hedden, has offered me ANOTHER role in his unfinished play "Whimsy". So, it looks like I just might become a hot property after all where acting is concerned. Perhaps I better get over to Fanshawe College and put in for my acting degree. Heh.
Anyways, that's pretty well I have to report. And as a last word to Alicia; hang in there, baby. They haven't beaten us yet. All my love to you.
-Shawn
PS: Colds suck.