We Must Move Forward, Not Backward. Upward, Not Forward, And Always Twirling, Twirling, Twirling Towards Freedom!
More people have come in:
John Tesh
Dave Grohl
Mark Moses
Rutger Hauer
Kelsey Grammer
Amy Yasbeck
Paula Abdul
Victoria Fuller
Chris Cornell
Frank Stallone
And while covering at Luke's store, Erik Estrada came in.
So I've still been alive since, just busy, and tired. Nocturnal Notes opened this weekend. Our first performance went pretty well, with not too bad an audience either, although it was more of a dress rehearsal since that was our first performance with all of the elements in place, including most of the props. Last night didn't go as well, but I think next weekend will be much better. Hopefully.
Other good news, I've been accepted into a theatre company. I am now a member of The Vagabond Players, stationed out of the Raven theatre in North Hollywood. I have my first company meeting on Tuesday night. We're going to talk about ideas for our next production after The Shadow Box, so I'm gonna bring in all the plays I've read over the past couple years and always wanted to do.
In other other good news, I just joined a service called ActNow. There are many other services similar to them, but from what I've gathered from how some others run, I think ActNow is the best. Basically they set up workshops with casting directors who are currently casting things, you pay to go to these workshops, and then you do cold readings for them. Then, with any luck, the casting director will call you in to audition for stuff, and then you'll get work. This appears to be the way to meet casting directors and get auditions these days. I don't like that you have to pay for the workshops, but there's no other way it seems. Mailings don't work, and unless you know someone you're fucked.
Anyway, I went in for a prescreening, got some great feedback, and I signed up, with money I don't have, for 3 workshops with a casting director, who's very interested in finding undiscovered talent, and is casting a brand new pilot called Chuck. My consultant at ActNow thought I'd be perfect for this, and once hearing about it I agreed. The show is about this guy, Chuck, a computer whiz and Stanford drop out wasting his life away working for Geek Squad. Until one day he gets an email from an old college buddy, upon which opening downloads an entire external hard drive full of highly classified government secrets, directly into his brain. Sounds crazy no? This sparks Chuck into a series of misadventures. There are 7 series regulars, including Chuck, his sister, this beautiful woman named Sarah who's actually a spy sent to get close to Chuck, and his cohorts at the geek squad. So that's the first 3 Saturday's in March, I'm really excited.
I heard the Revue was pretty awesome. I really wish I could've been there, but I had rehearsal for Nocturnal Notes last week. If I didn't have rehearsal on Thursday I was gonna try to come up and just run myself ragged with traveling, but I had to be here. Kyle reassured me that I was still there, in voice form, and that I was opening two shows this weekend. A feat I had never done before.
In Starbucks news, I've just been certified as a learning coach so that I may train new Baristas. And on Valentine's Day I'll doing my second Siren's Eye. Also, I've been improving no the espresso bar, although it still can get overwhelming. I'll be up for review in two months, and with any luck that's when I'll get promoted, or at the very least get a raise.
Love life is looking up. After all the messiness that surrounded the Summer, and ensuing confusion throughout the fall, I've finally got my head on straight and am moving on, and hopefully moving onto something completely fresh. I'm not in too big of a hurry though, I'm really broke and dating is really expensive.
I've got crap hours at work the next two weeks, as opposed to the last two weeks where I had lots of hours. My tips and paycheck will be great this week, while they'll suck the next couple weeks if I don't pick up some hours somewhere. If I can't pick up hours it won't be the end of the world entirely though, it'll give me time to beat the new Zelda, and get some other stuff taken care of. Also it'll give me lots of free time to go crazy about the fact that LOST is back this Wednesday. I can't wait.
So yeah, come see Nocturnal Notes on Friday and Saturday. And until next time, goodnight everybody!
John Tesh
Dave Grohl
Mark Moses
Rutger Hauer
Kelsey Grammer
Amy Yasbeck
Paula Abdul
Victoria Fuller
Chris Cornell
Frank Stallone
And while covering at Luke's store, Erik Estrada came in.
So I've still been alive since, just busy, and tired. Nocturnal Notes opened this weekend. Our first performance went pretty well, with not too bad an audience either, although it was more of a dress rehearsal since that was our first performance with all of the elements in place, including most of the props. Last night didn't go as well, but I think next weekend will be much better. Hopefully.
Other good news, I've been accepted into a theatre company. I am now a member of The Vagabond Players, stationed out of the Raven theatre in North Hollywood. I have my first company meeting on Tuesday night. We're going to talk about ideas for our next production after The Shadow Box, so I'm gonna bring in all the plays I've read over the past couple years and always wanted to do.
In other other good news, I just joined a service called ActNow. There are many other services similar to them, but from what I've gathered from how some others run, I think ActNow is the best. Basically they set up workshops with casting directors who are currently casting things, you pay to go to these workshops, and then you do cold readings for them. Then, with any luck, the casting director will call you in to audition for stuff, and then you'll get work. This appears to be the way to meet casting directors and get auditions these days. I don't like that you have to pay for the workshops, but there's no other way it seems. Mailings don't work, and unless you know someone you're fucked.
Anyway, I went in for a prescreening, got some great feedback, and I signed up, with money I don't have, for 3 workshops with a casting director, who's very interested in finding undiscovered talent, and is casting a brand new pilot called Chuck. My consultant at ActNow thought I'd be perfect for this, and once hearing about it I agreed. The show is about this guy, Chuck, a computer whiz and Stanford drop out wasting his life away working for Geek Squad. Until one day he gets an email from an old college buddy, upon which opening downloads an entire external hard drive full of highly classified government secrets, directly into his brain. Sounds crazy no? This sparks Chuck into a series of misadventures. There are 7 series regulars, including Chuck, his sister, this beautiful woman named Sarah who's actually a spy sent to get close to Chuck, and his cohorts at the geek squad. So that's the first 3 Saturday's in March, I'm really excited.
I heard the Revue was pretty awesome. I really wish I could've been there, but I had rehearsal for Nocturnal Notes last week. If I didn't have rehearsal on Thursday I was gonna try to come up and just run myself ragged with traveling, but I had to be here. Kyle reassured me that I was still there, in voice form, and that I was opening two shows this weekend. A feat I had never done before.
In Starbucks news, I've just been certified as a learning coach so that I may train new Baristas. And on Valentine's Day I'll doing my second Siren's Eye. Also, I've been improving no the espresso bar, although it still can get overwhelming. I'll be up for review in two months, and with any luck that's when I'll get promoted, or at the very least get a raise.
Love life is looking up. After all the messiness that surrounded the Summer, and ensuing confusion throughout the fall, I've finally got my head on straight and am moving on, and hopefully moving onto something completely fresh. I'm not in too big of a hurry though, I'm really broke and dating is really expensive.
I've got crap hours at work the next two weeks, as opposed to the last two weeks where I had lots of hours. My tips and paycheck will be great this week, while they'll suck the next couple weeks if I don't pick up some hours somewhere. If I can't pick up hours it won't be the end of the world entirely though, it'll give me time to beat the new Zelda, and get some other stuff taken care of. Also it'll give me lots of free time to go crazy about the fact that LOST is back this Wednesday. I can't wait.
So yeah, come see Nocturnal Notes on Friday and Saturday. And until next time, goodnight everybody!