Finally Back
I had a terrific vacation the week before last. Phoenix was nice and warm, and I nearly made up for the chill I've been feeling up here this year. I'll write more once I get a few pictures (I forgot to download my folks' camera to my laptop). The quick highlight summary:
Saturday (05Apr): Arrived
Sunday: Went to the symphony then had a barbecue with Joyce's brother and wife (Jim and Paula).
Monday: Went to the Desert Botanical Garden.
Tuesday: Flew around the basin for 90 minutes with a friend of theirs in a beautifully restored 1949 Cessna 170.
Wednesday: Something cool that is slipping my mind right now. Got two new pairs of shoes, and something much more interesting...
Thursday: Went for a hike in the White Tanks,
then saw Assassins at Theatre Works
Friday: Saw a well done children's production of Bridge to Terabithia
Saturday: Got up insanely early and came home. (Thanks for the ride Joyce!)
Late that week I got something that felt like a low down gas cramp, accompanied by tiredness, which still seems like it is about to go away.
On the bright side, I had auditions on Sunday and Monday when I returned. I figured that would get me started on that 10-20 auditions per role expectation I have. The first one was for a family oriented puppet show, in which I'd be the friend of the title (human) character in Noah Way Out. I liked the folks I met and the feel of the church they work with. I was expecting to be interrupted as the director said he would probably have some suggestions. It turns out I guessed what he was looking for from the short excerpt I had to look at ahead of time. At the time I was thinking to myself, no interruptions ... I must not be at all what he wants. I was offered the role on the spot, and I accepted. I was further flattered when I was informed the final rewrite would include more lines for me thanks to the audition. Wow. My head is all swelled up.
Monday night was a different circumstance. I think they must have lost a couple actors, as it seemed more like you're here, you're part of the cast. It's a gay play, and outside the equity houses I haven't seen one in a while. It sounds like a fun show and the energy for the reading seemed good, which eased my concerns about why they'd have lost actors. The audition schedules look like they should work together, and ironically I met my main scene partner (Noah) for the other show, so there are two of us working both shows. It's going to have a concurrent shadow play showing the character's inner feelings. I'm wondering how it will turn out. I think it could be quite effective for certain scenes but could distracting for the whole show. Of course, that is thinking how I would use and stage it, which I'm is much different that the director has in mind. I think her approach will work out very nicely.
Pretty wild. I wanted to be working on something, and I am working on two shows, while still having several nights a week off. And pretty different genres. I'm looking forward to both.
Saturday (05Apr): Arrived
Sunday: Went to the symphony then had a barbecue with Joyce's brother and wife (Jim and Paula).
Monday: Went to the Desert Botanical Garden.
Tuesday: Flew around the basin for 90 minutes with a friend of theirs in a beautifully restored 1949 Cessna 170.
Wednesday: Something cool that is slipping my mind right now. Got two new pairs of shoes, and something much more interesting...
Thursday: Went for a hike in the White Tanks,
then saw Assassins at Theatre Works
Friday: Saw a well done children's production of Bridge to Terabithia
Saturday: Got up insanely early and came home. (Thanks for the ride Joyce!)
Late that week I got something that felt like a low down gas cramp, accompanied by tiredness, which still seems like it is about to go away.
On the bright side, I had auditions on Sunday and Monday when I returned. I figured that would get me started on that 10-20 auditions per role expectation I have. The first one was for a family oriented puppet show, in which I'd be the friend of the title (human) character in Noah Way Out. I liked the folks I met and the feel of the church they work with. I was expecting to be interrupted as the director said he would probably have some suggestions. It turns out I guessed what he was looking for from the short excerpt I had to look at ahead of time. At the time I was thinking to myself, no interruptions ... I must not be at all what he wants. I was offered the role on the spot, and I accepted. I was further flattered when I was informed the final rewrite would include more lines for me thanks to the audition. Wow. My head is all swelled up.
Monday night was a different circumstance. I think they must have lost a couple actors, as it seemed more like you're here, you're part of the cast. It's a gay play, and outside the equity houses I haven't seen one in a while. It sounds like a fun show and the energy for the reading seemed good, which eased my concerns about why they'd have lost actors. The audition schedules look like they should work together, and ironically I met my main scene partner (Noah) for the other show, so there are two of us working both shows. It's going to have a concurrent shadow play showing the character's inner feelings. I'm wondering how it will turn out. I think it could be quite effective for certain scenes but could distracting for the whole show. Of course, that is thinking how I would use and stage it, which I'm is much different that the director has in mind. I think her approach will work out very nicely.
Pretty wild. I wanted to be working on something, and I am working on two shows, while still having several nights a week off. And pretty different genres. I'm looking forward to both.
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