And so it begins...
Well, here it is. My first attempt at a blog. I feel so ... young. Blog. It's so hip. Definitely hipper than I feel. But I'm so bad at keeping around notebooks and diaries, so I thought perhaps a blog would be a tidy way to store thoughts and experiences.
Why this blog? Well, over the past year I've somehow reawakened my artistic soul. It has been hibernating for about 10 years now, and though it has occasionally stirred, lately it has risen, walked out of the cage and begun to scream "FEED ME!"
Well, who can ignore a screaming creative soul? No longer content with my laissez-faire attitude of "I'll do something more fulfilling once the work in Branson, MO dries up" (a distant cousin to my college attitude of "I'll move to New York when I get a job there"), I've begun to entertain the possibility of actually moving there on purpose (that purpose being to do a higher artistic - or at least a more personally satisfying - level of work. Ostensibly that means no more bad variety shows or working with directors, choreographers or producers with whom I cannot come to artistic agreement, settling for miscast actors and actresses simply because they're all that's available, or even having to explain why I'm not available when the Tony Awards are on the television.
Much of what has sparked this creative and professional resurgence are the four trips I have taken to New York City in the past 14 months for the purpose of "artistic education" (as I tell my accountant.) I have seen 18 musicals and a handful of cabaret, night club and piano bar performances in that time. Some have left me feeling utterly frustrated knowing that "I could do THAT!" (Job at Marie's Crisis, anyone?) Others have left me utterly desolute at my incredible lack of talent (for instance, the inconceivable amount of talent on display at BARE: A Pop Opera simply shatters me. The amazing wealth of creativity that overflows from Avenue Q's cast and creative team is a constant source of wonder. How, I ask myself, could I possible think I'm even remotely worthy of working in the same STATE as these people?)
So here I am, sitting at my computer, surrounded by Tony Awards videos, with those full page ads for Broadway Musicals they run in the New York Times stuck to the walls for inspiration, attempting to chronicle my thoughts as I prepare to undertake my new regime of practicing, reading, learning, and generally trying to become better equipped to make a living in the world of theatre in New York.
I suspect most of this journey will be boring, but I'll at least be posting my thoughts on shows I've seen both here and in New York, books I've read, CD's I've auditioned, etc. I've always believed that one should expose oneself to everything one can - good OR bad - because there is something to be learned in every theatrical experience. If you enjoy these musings, drop me a line. If you don't, for heaven's sake, stop reading them and move on! :)
And now, off to sleep because I have another show to open in two days. More on that soon!
Cos
=:@}
Why this blog? Well, over the past year I've somehow reawakened my artistic soul. It has been hibernating for about 10 years now, and though it has occasionally stirred, lately it has risen, walked out of the cage and begun to scream "FEED ME!"
Well, who can ignore a screaming creative soul? No longer content with my laissez-faire attitude of "I'll do something more fulfilling once the work in Branson, MO dries up" (a distant cousin to my college attitude of "I'll move to New York when I get a job there"), I've begun to entertain the possibility of actually moving there on purpose (that purpose being to do a higher artistic - or at least a more personally satisfying - level of work. Ostensibly that means no more bad variety shows or working with directors, choreographers or producers with whom I cannot come to artistic agreement, settling for miscast actors and actresses simply because they're all that's available, or even having to explain why I'm not available when the Tony Awards are on the television.
Much of what has sparked this creative and professional resurgence are the four trips I have taken to New York City in the past 14 months for the purpose of "artistic education" (as I tell my accountant.) I have seen 18 musicals and a handful of cabaret, night club and piano bar performances in that time. Some have left me feeling utterly frustrated knowing that "I could do THAT!" (Job at Marie's Crisis, anyone?) Others have left me utterly desolute at my incredible lack of talent (for instance, the inconceivable amount of talent on display at BARE: A Pop Opera simply shatters me. The amazing wealth of creativity that overflows from Avenue Q's cast and creative team is a constant source of wonder. How, I ask myself, could I possible think I'm even remotely worthy of working in the same STATE as these people?)
So here I am, sitting at my computer, surrounded by Tony Awards videos, with those full page ads for Broadway Musicals they run in the New York Times stuck to the walls for inspiration, attempting to chronicle my thoughts as I prepare to undertake my new regime of practicing, reading, learning, and generally trying to become better equipped to make a living in the world of theatre in New York.
I suspect most of this journey will be boring, but I'll at least be posting my thoughts on shows I've seen both here and in New York, books I've read, CD's I've auditioned, etc. I've always believed that one should expose oneself to everything one can - good OR bad - because there is something to be learned in every theatrical experience. If you enjoy these musings, drop me a line. If you don't, for heaven's sake, stop reading them and move on! :)
And now, off to sleep because I have another show to open in two days. More on that soon!
Cos
=:@}