Its all good
I'm here.
I love it!
Saturday morning I left with my parents and basically tuned them out the whole way to California which is a good thing because it was just a repeat of the last time we all went to Thousand Oaks sans the David Sedaris incident. Of course, it was a beautiful afternoon when we got there. We checked into the hotel which again reaked of smoke despite the fact that once again, we asked for a nonsmoking bedroom. Then we all went out to eat Italian and *gasp* my parents ordered wine. For all three of us. I cannot believe that they actually let me drink (even if its just wine!)and on top of that, they asked if I liked wine before ordering, just to make sure. So after we had some drinks and were feeling relaxed and happy, I confessed that the first time I got drunk was when they sent me to my audition in Wyoming and then the cops caught me. I guess I really wanted to get that off my chest and since we were on the topic, I did. And to my surprise, they thought it was all helarious. Moral: slip 'em a few drinks before you tell them how irresponsible you really are.
Sunday we went to the "beach" which was really just some freezing ocean water amidst a bunch of rocks. It was very cloudy and depressing that day and made me reeeeally miss AZ. At 12:30 my parents dropped me off at Starbucks to meet Jen, who I would be staying with that night. The thing is, Jen was working till 5:30. So either I drink coffee and read for 5 hours, or I had to find something to do. I decided to go back to the petstore I had visited during lunch that day which ended up being a great move on my part. I met the guys working there, set up a date to see one of them again (yeah, I'm a flirt) and played with kittens to my heart's content. They sent me on coffee runs and let me answer the customers questions which I didn't mind at all. When I went to Jen's house, I we ate and then went to a party to meet up with other theatre kids. All around, it was a great day.
Today I moved into my apartment dorm which is about a billion times nicer than any college dorm I've ever seen! we've got out own kitchen, there's three other girls living in there with me (two to a room) and we have a spare "guest room" also. I love it. My room mate is great; her colors match mine in kitchenware and the dorm, shes easy going, fun, and a vegetarian. perfect match. I'm so glad the thing I was worried about the most (room mates) isn't cause to worry at all. I hope it stays that way.
So far I've been cast as a messenger and citizen 1 in Richard III. Not what I was hoping for but whatev, its a part. No clue who I am playing in Merry Wives of Windsor yet, but I should know soon. And evidently, everyone does not get into the program contrary to what I was thinking which makes me feel better about being here this summer. I guess it's really really hard for girls to make it into the company, as I was told by a few people today. This is pretty evident by the fact that its a male dominated and I am the only female apprentice. Lets just hope that works for me and not against me.
There's a whole lot more I really want to say but I don't think many people will keep reading beyond this... to sum up the week, I'm working with costumes 4 hours a day and then doing rehearsals. The facilities here are awesome, (yay for gyms and libraries!), Lots of shopping to be done, and I'm getting a phone for my room tomorrow. lemme know if you want the number.
that's all!
I love it!
Saturday morning I left with my parents and basically tuned them out the whole way to California which is a good thing because it was just a repeat of the last time we all went to Thousand Oaks sans the David Sedaris incident. Of course, it was a beautiful afternoon when we got there. We checked into the hotel which again reaked of smoke despite the fact that once again, we asked for a nonsmoking bedroom. Then we all went out to eat Italian and *gasp* my parents ordered wine. For all three of us. I cannot believe that they actually let me drink (even if its just wine!)and on top of that, they asked if I liked wine before ordering, just to make sure. So after we had some drinks and were feeling relaxed and happy, I confessed that the first time I got drunk was when they sent me to my audition in Wyoming and then the cops caught me. I guess I really wanted to get that off my chest and since we were on the topic, I did. And to my surprise, they thought it was all helarious. Moral: slip 'em a few drinks before you tell them how irresponsible you really are.
Sunday we went to the "beach" which was really just some freezing ocean water amidst a bunch of rocks. It was very cloudy and depressing that day and made me reeeeally miss AZ. At 12:30 my parents dropped me off at Starbucks to meet Jen, who I would be staying with that night. The thing is, Jen was working till 5:30. So either I drink coffee and read for 5 hours, or I had to find something to do. I decided to go back to the petstore I had visited during lunch that day which ended up being a great move on my part. I met the guys working there, set up a date to see one of them again (yeah, I'm a flirt) and played with kittens to my heart's content. They sent me on coffee runs and let me answer the customers questions which I didn't mind at all. When I went to Jen's house, I we ate and then went to a party to meet up with other theatre kids. All around, it was a great day.
Today I moved into my apartment dorm which is about a billion times nicer than any college dorm I've ever seen! we've got out own kitchen, there's three other girls living in there with me (two to a room) and we have a spare "guest room" also. I love it. My room mate is great; her colors match mine in kitchenware and the dorm, shes easy going, fun, and a vegetarian. perfect match. I'm so glad the thing I was worried about the most (room mates) isn't cause to worry at all. I hope it stays that way.
So far I've been cast as a messenger and citizen 1 in Richard III. Not what I was hoping for but whatev, its a part. No clue who I am playing in Merry Wives of Windsor yet, but I should know soon. And evidently, everyone does not get into the program contrary to what I was thinking which makes me feel better about being here this summer. I guess it's really really hard for girls to make it into the company, as I was told by a few people today. This is pretty evident by the fact that its a male dominated and I am the only female apprentice. Lets just hope that works for me and not against me.
There's a whole lot more I really want to say but I don't think many people will keep reading beyond this... to sum up the week, I'm working with costumes 4 hours a day and then doing rehearsals. The facilities here are awesome, (yay for gyms and libraries!), Lots of shopping to be done, and I'm getting a phone for my room tomorrow. lemme know if you want the number.
that's all!