Monthly Archives: March 2012

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Faeries, Shopping, and Rain

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Here is some late night writing to just say hi and this is what I have been up to.  The Secrets Love play ended and before I could get a chance to breathe I have been up and about getting ready for some new projects.  The big one so far is being in Midsummer Nights Dream for The Frog and Peach theater company.  I had my first costume fitting and holy moly am I thrilled with what the designer has up his sleeves for the whole cast.  What ever the outcome of the show is as a whole, I can definitely say the costumes are going to be kick ass.  I’m happy to report this since it wasn’t an easy task getting to this fitting so it was a good end to a stressful week.  Running around Manhattan in the rain from soho to uptown is a battle when your trying to get new dance shoes, voice lessons, costume fitting, and then making it to the theater on time for rehearsals.  All the while I’m lugging around big bags filled with all the girl necessities to prepare for stage.  Yes, I do love every minute of it.  I have two script readings this sunday.  One in the morning for a movie and then in the evening it’s for a new play.  I get to read with some friends that I haven’t worked with in a while so that brings a calmness to the situation.  I do miss the days of going to school at Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute.  I was so young and wide-eyed and worked with some great people without the pressure to be perfect.  I miss that carefree sense of acting when you were younger and in school.  But there is a great understanding and wisdom that comes when you get a little older and that I wouldn’t give up for the world.  Now I’m off to bed because I have a big day tomorrow…..I finally have a night free to go see The Hunger Games.  Yes!

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Urban Theater Festival

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Guess what today is?  The last run of The Secrets Love play for The Downtown Urban Theater Festival.  The past couples of days have been spent refining the cast for this special event and psyching us up with massive amounts of cupcakes.  Nothing says “go time” like a delicious gourmet cupcake.  Today is the money run and if we win this festival it could mean some wonderful things especially for our director Summer Dawn Hortillosa.  Check out her blog if you wanna catch up the some local happening things for The Jersey Independent.  In some other news I had my first rehearsal for an upcoming show in April for The Frog and Peach Theater Co.  I play the part of Cobweb in Midsummer Night’s Dream.  I can’t explain to you how excited I am for this play.  I have always loved this piece and to be part of it is a wish come true.  The company as a whole seems intelligent, fun, and enthusiastic.  Now its time to run to New York since there is so much to prep for tonight and get this busy busy day started.  xoxo

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See ya lata Hoboken

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Today was mainly spent nursing my hangover from last night’s cast party.  Saturday was the end of our Hoboken run of the The Secrets Love play.  We still have one more performance for The Downtown Urban Theater Festival on March 29th.  This week showed how well our 45 minute play progessed and only got better with the bond of the cast.  The second night started off a bit sketchy when the entire light board went haywire and we were stalled for 30 minutes before opening the house.  It was a rocky start for most the actors but we pulled through it and then did a 180* the third night and kicked ass.  The audience supported us and gave the play that last bit of life it needed.  Friends and family came the last night and showered me with gorgeous flowers.  In some other creative endevors I played around with some egg-white cups topped with crunchy zuccini and squash chips.  I put the recipe on my Tumblr page if you are hungry to try it.

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Its time to play the music

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Here is a little re-cap of last night.  It was an interesting evening over all to be honest.  Just before arriving to the theater I saw Buddy from the show Cake Boss zoom past me in his Carlos Bakery Van.  I whipped out my Iphone as fast as I can to snap a picture.  All I really got was a distant picture through my rear view mirror.  Giddy and excited I arrived to the theater around 3pm.  We had a lot of last-minute things to do, which included hanging the curtains, setting up the lighting system and staging the curtain call.  All little stuff but time-consuming.  I had some friends and family come and support this original play.  A few lines were missed, some cues were late, and nerves were at a high but over all the show went well.  Later that evening, after a fun time with friends I was walking back home from the PATH train and found a surprise.  For a few weeks now Jersey Shore has been filming around the corner from my apartment and it has remained pretty quiet in the neighborhood.  I have been secretly dying to see Snooki and how small that meatball really is.  My time had finally come.  I cowardly walked passed her and J-wow putting their dogs in baby carriages.  I  awkwardly took a picture and scurried home.  I watched a few episodes of Monster Man and passed out.  Tonight is round two of the play and Im feeling low energy so I must go overdose on some caffeine.  xoxo

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I got the Midsummer’s part!

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This is a happy day.  In contrast to yesterday’s grueling adventure I received good news.  I got the part of Peaseblossom in The Frog and Peach theater company’s production of Midsummer Nights Dream.  I have always wanted to be a fairy and so now a small goal is being fulfilled.  To make the day even better, I had a relatively pleasant time at the DMV and renewing my license.  I was able to keep my old photo which is freakishly not bad compared to many I have seen.  Then when I was food shopping for tonight’s “pot luck” at rehearsal for Secrets Love play, someone let me cut them in line because I didn’t have many items.  Not only was that super kind, but it saved me a hell of a lot of time.  Another positive was that we had an excellent last rehearsal and I feel the show is going to have a great opening.  To top off the evening, I laughed my ass off like a child from watching the new Muppets movie.  Today was a good day.

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Midsummer Nights Dream Audition

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“Dost thou love me?  I know thy will say Ay.”  I have been repeating this phrase ( as well as 18 more lines of monologue) for the past 2 days.  Today was an audition for The Frog and Peach theater company’s performance of Midsummer Nights Dream.  If you haven’t ever tried to memorize Shakespeare before, trust me when I say its a wee bit difficult.  I decided to go with a few lines from Romeo and Juliet for my audition piece.  For the past 48 hours I was reciting my lines over and over again.  It was tough, but I had my words down, my personal homework in tact and I was ready to kick some ass.  My slot time was 6:15pm at Shetler Studios and then I had to make a mad dash into Hoboken for a 7pm call dress rehearsal of my current show Secrets-Love play.  My bags were packed, resume/headshot in hand, make up prime, cute character associated outfit prepared and I was riding the subway with ease.  I felt like a character out of a “actress” movie or a side note from the show SMASH with my hair blowing in the wind.  I arrived to NYC via Path train and then this is when it all took a turn for the worse.  Even though I thought my outfit was cute before I left the house, this unpredictable 2012 March weather fooled me.  I was bundled up with a leather jacket, scarf, stockings, and high heels.  After getting into the kamakazi Taxi cab, I was so shaken up after we almost crashed 3 times I had built up quit a bit of a anxiety persperation.  I thought, “Its alright, I’ve made it to the studio in one piece and I will freshen up in the lady’s room.”  Just as I was crossing the street to my final destination my adorable but deadly heels decided to give out on my ankle, and whoooooops I went.  Twisted ankle and embarresed ego all in a matter of 5 minutes.  I think the worst thing about tripping, or falling in front of strangers is that you have no one to laugh with.  All you can do is turn around and curse at the sidewalk as if something got in your way.  2 minutes later I am in the audition room 1210 and I am sweating bullets!!!  I am overheated, twisted ankle, and nervous and now must recite a monolouge in a language that is not familiar to me.  YIKES!  Needless to say, the audition was rough and all I remember is wiping the sweat from my forehead while trying to follow what the director was saying to me.  I later rushed to Hoboken and enjoyed and the dress rehearsal to this up coming show.  I cross my fingers and wait by the phone for a call to see if I got the part…….cross your fingers….