Look at me go!

I must admit, when it comes to life, I have been kicking it's ass lately.

These past few weeks have been extremely amazing.

Putnam is now closed. It was a little sad for a bit because we extended for three weeks and immediately our attendance plummeted. Some audiences were small and mighty, but some were small and very rarely laughed. Which. If you have seen or know anything about the show, if the audience isn't really "getting it" it makes for a painful show.

Along with that, I met someone really neat. Unfortunately they travel a lot so the chances of things getting serious are slim to none, but who knows, weirder things have happened right?

I also just started and am in the middle of week 1 of Wichita Children's Theatre tour rehearsals. So far so good!!! We are doing Tom Sawyer and Chicken Little. Tom Sawyer will be difficult, I have about half a page for quick changes, which won't be anything too drastic. That and it's just worded weird. I have to remember this is a CHILDREN'S show. I keep wanting to play it seriously and hold back, and I must learn that that is not acceptable. Yes I am going to look like a dork. But this is a style of theatre I've never done before. It's a lot of fun, for one I am working with Kyle V. again. We were in Putnam County together and he is just one of hte funniest people I've ever met. Along with him, Barb, another person I met through Cabaret is choreographing. It's just a lot of fun.

Along with THAT I just got cast in "The Merchant of Venice" at Wichita Center for the Arts. I got the role of Lorenzo. When I first talked to the director I told him I didn't care if I had one line and left the stage, just ANYTHING for a resume would help me out. So we met at Starbucks and he had me do a monologue... at Starbucks. It was awkward at first but in the end it worked.

I'm really excited about these jobs I'm beign able to add to my resume. All three are VASTLY different from one another.
One being a musical for 15 weeks at a "dinner theatre" (not really a dinner theatre because they don't serve dinner but they serve appetizers.." the other a 6 month long touring children's show, and the third being a Shakespeare. All at different companies.

I really thing the reason I didn't get into grad school last year was because of my bleak resume. All I had on it was Emporia State stuff, it was a comment I got more than once. So in one year being able to work in three different theatres with three vastly different roles should definitely help my chances for next year.

Alright. I'm exhausted. I've been doing rehearsal from 10-4 then work 4-10ish. Very long days for me, but I'd rather be tired than bored.

- DML