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Fireworks Bring Out The Bones

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Alexandra Del Sole*This note was from a few weeks ago but never got the chance to post it.

I have been a busy bee as of lately. I have been hard at work with my band Precious Bones and we have a exciting gig tonight at Parkside Lounge in NYC.  It’s always a feeling of excitment and nerves playing in New York. The competition is fierce but as they say if you can make it there you can make it anywhere. I look forward to seeing the reaction of our audience and know we will kick ass. Most recently our EP has been played in clubs and we are being played in rotation on radios in the UK. Sweeeeet!

7/4/13

Happy 4th of July!!  Today is one of my favorite holidays.  I just love fireworks and all the BBQ’s.  It just seems like a day where people look forward to and get excited about going to parties, eat lots of food, hang by a pool, sport some red white and blue clothes, and just relax.  I took this moment to catch up on some things going on.  I filmed a commercial but haven’t gotten the footage yet but, here is a sneak peak behind the scenes picture.  Also, my band Precious Bones has been doing really well.  We have played a couple of great venues and are having a blast performing.  We recently did a halfway to Halloween show at Loop Lounge, played the historical Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ and The Studio at Webster Hal in NYC.  At the end of the month we play The City of Water Day Festival in Jersey City, NJ.  All these great gigs have inspired new music for us and are toying with the idea of making a second EP or release singles.  Keep ya posted.  Now go enjoy those fireworks!!alexalex3alex2

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Betty Page Got Nothing On Us

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Alexandra Del SoleHello Kitty Cats,

I made it through my first Burlesque show!  I’m alive, I didn’t fall, and most importantly I had a blast.  I truly had no idea what to expect going into this experience.  Would there be tassels?  People eating swords or fire?  How will I ever fit into this show?  Well, it was delightfully tame and cheeky.  All the girls in the show are adorable and extremely talented dancers and performers.  I used the term “are” rather than “were” because the venue we performed at loved the Va Va Va Venus show so much that they hired us back for more events.  I think my favorite part of the entire experience was peeking out from behind the curtain and seeing the silly grins on everyone’s faces.  From young men to grandmothers, every person beamed with excitement after every act.  At then end of the show I had the pleasure of interviewing our audience and getting their perspective.  You can see my personal performance video and below.

*Click on Va Va Va Venus to see a reel of our show

 

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Year 2013 is Looking Sexy

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Alexandra Del SoleHello New Year of 2013!  I just wanted to post a few things to keep all you tons and tons of readers out there updated with what’s shakin.  We had a great run of the show Taming of the Shrew and we received a couple great reviews.  “Not to be overlooked is Alexandra Poncelet Del Sole, as the supposedly demure Bianca. Though she plays the cry baby early on, Poncelet Del Sole’s Bianca becomes more than a foil for Katherina here. She rightly gains a haughty edge in Act 3, Scene 1, first flirting with Lucentio and then rejecting Hortensio. Bianca has three suitors on a string in this play, and Poncelet Del Sole deftly handles each would-be lover.”  I have never been personally pointed out before so this was quite fun for me to see.  Check out the whole article HERE.

In other news I also filmed a Holiday restaurant commercial which was fun with the guys at SituatioNormal Studios.  Take a look-see….

This new year has started out pretty rad and I vowed to keep myself open to things outside my comfort zone and go for the changes in life and not fear them.  That being said, I joined a Burlesque show called Va Va Va Venus where I will be singing and performing with these lovely dancers.  Talk about stepping outside of your own box.  Oh, and I cut my hair and got bangs.  ( If you’re a girl you understand it’s a big deal 🙂 )  Hope you all had a great season and raise a toast to this being a very lucky year.  xoxo

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The Shuffle of Shrew

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Days like these are rare and come very few.
It's the night before we open the show 
Taming Of The Shrew and the dress rehearsal 
ran for hours upon hours. 
Lines were flubbed, scenes are getting re-blocked, 
costumes are still being reworked and the 
thoughts of "will we be able to get through 
a show entirely without stopping," seems grim. 
I usually take 
the train after rehearsals with fellow 
actors discussing the anxieties of
what's to come in the next month 
and if we feel prepared. 
Waving a last goodbye before midnight, we all 
departed ways and decided to put all our 
worries in the hands of fate and let go.  
I popped my headphones in my ears while 
continuing onward towards my second train home.
It was one of those perfect moments when your 
iPod is on shuffle and chooses the exact 
song that fits your mood and what your thinking.  
There is no need to name the song because 
everyone's' musical triggers are different 
and just as fleeting.  I passed the big Macy's 
windows by Harold Square and saw advertisements and 
displays for broadway shows.  Each window contained 
theater memorabilia and a representation of the dreams
all us actors have.  I couldn't help but think of 
what My friend said to me today as I was nervously 
biting my cuticle and letting out impish sighs. 
He said "everything will be ok and if it's not, this is not 
the end."  Even though the sentiment was simple the deeper 
sense of meaning really hit a wonderful resonance in me. 
 I'm in a beautiful show right now and whether 
or not we nail it on opening night doesn't matter. 
It's the beginning of something greater. Something that 
grooms and prepares us for brighter stars, 
bigger projects, and dreams that keep us going.  
Whatever happens tomorrow, it is not the end. 
 Break a leg friends.
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TWENTEASE

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Hi Guys.  Here is the webseries I worked on called Twentease.  I appear in Episode 4 and 5.  My dialogue is in the 5th episode and I assure you I am not really naked.  I actually was fully clothed in a strapless dress.  Oh the magic of filming.  Have fun watching and remembering your one night stands.  That’s right, you read correctly.  Now go recollect. 😉

EPISODE 4 OF TWENTEASE

EPISODE 5 OF TWENTEASE ( Im in at minute 3:45 )

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Silly Singer

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Hello Doll Faces,

I’ve been hustling about lately trying to make things happen for my acting career and be part of new projects.  After filming for the horror film “THEM” and reading for King Lear I didn’t have another job lined up right away.  That’s a scary thing for an actor because we are basically freelance and it takes hard work to book your next gig.  The best thing to do is be persistent in your search and be confident in your ability to do so.  For the longest time I was so insecure with my dreams and pretty much came up with any excuse for not fully pursuing them.  Don’t get me wrong, I still have my “eeeeeeeeeep, I’m such a nerd!” moments and can be socially awkward at times but I’m more comfortable with it now.  Let your freak flag fly is my new motto!!!! In keeping up with the mood of always being active, I decided to kick things up a notch and take some new head-shots and start embracing the whole YOUTUBE craze.  For a little less then a year I started taking vocal lessons with an amazing teacher who has been patient and is always positive in making me believe in myself.  When I was younger I enjoyed singing and even went to PACE University with the major of Musical Theater.  Within that time I had so many performance blunders, mistakes, forgotten notes, voice cracking, and even forgetting lyrics that I stopped singing for years.  I had mentally handicapped myself in such fear of failure and made myself believe I should never sing in front of people again.  I dropped my major and decided to strictly study ONLY acting.  My parents consistently pushed me to have a voice again but I was too scared.  Its been about 8 years since I got the courage to sing in front of people and the process isn’t easy and isn’t over.  My vocal teacher set me up to perform for a recital.  That morning I was so nervous that I almost called him to say I was horrifically sick and couldn’t make the concert, but I put on my big girl pants and survived my first semi performance in 8 years!!  I now have set mini goals to learn new songs fast and post them on the inter-web so I get more experience and know the world is watching and its ok.  In the mean time I filmed a part for a new web-series and got the part of Bianca in Taming of the Shrew at the West End Theater coming up in October.  So more reports of that coming soon.  Here is a recent video of a No Doubt cover. xoxo 

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Zombies, Mad Men, and a King

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Today was surreal.  For a few hours I was sitting in a room at Pearl Studios in NYC  with the cast of the up coming reading of King Lear.  So what?  You might say that, but here is the insane part.  I spent the day with Bebe Neuwrith, Jeffery DeMunn (Dale from THE WALKING DEAD), Darrell Hammond (SNL), and Rich Sommer (MAD MEN) and a few more extremely awesome people.  It was so exciting to meet Jeffery since his character was my favorite on The Walking Dead, and I literally jumped out of my chair screaming and crying when he was killed off.  I might have had a few glasses of wine so I was emotional but either way Dale was the best.  Tomorrow night is the actual Gala event and I feel like I have drunk 10 Mountain Dews like honey boo boo child (toddlers in tiaras reference) and can’t wait to see the audience’s reaction to this star-studded venue.  For now I am going to do jumping jacks until I pass out. Here is a link for tickets and info on King Lear, as well as an article on Broadway World.

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Glamor Gone Wrong

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In honor of Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland’s birthdays this month I decided to do some research on old hollywood actresses beauty regimes.  I was appalled by some of the choices these ladies made just to appear camera ready.  Marilyn used to wear Vaseline under her makeup to give her a dewy youthful look, while Audrey Hepburn used a pin to separate her each of her lashes to make them look longer.  More extremists like Marlene Dietrich removed her molar teeth just so her cheekbones would be more pronounce and Elizabeth Taylor used to shave her face to get off all the excess “fur” the cameras would pick up.  At first I was shocked to read about theses starlets but then I took a look at myself and some of the crazy things I have done in the name of beauty or what I thought was beauty.  Here’s a little list of my insane methods…

*I used to push the tip of my nose upward and hold it for a minute, thinking it would eventually give me a cute button nose.  (I think I stopped when I tried to do a backflip and landed on my nose, giving me a rude everlasting bump)

*I once SUPER-GLUED a rhinestone to the middle of my forehead in efforts to have the 90’s Gwen Stefani bindi look.  (Luckey enough I was able to remove it without any damage)

*In order to have dainty feet I used to wear shoes that were too small so my feet wouldn’t grow.  (I must have thought that Chinese foot binding was a good idea…nope)

*Someone once told me when I was younger that if you ate coleslaw it helped your boobs to grow, so I ate a lot of it.  (I think this one might have actually worked…too much)

*Now this last one doesn’t have me proud but when I was a teen I definitely used to mix Peroxide and “Sun-In” to get my locks looking lighter.  (I later dyed my hair pink to cover the orange hue.  oops!)

So now that I dished some of my secrets, If anyone is reading this I’d love to hear your beauty blunders.

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Feels Like The First Time

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ImageCan you think back on those moments in your life when you feel like the course of your path is changing, but for the better? I just had to start writing this post because the universe seems to be turning its cosmic axis where I’m finally understanding myself and what I want from life. It might be a fleeting moment and that leaves me anxious so I feel I must grab onto it like a balloon and try not to let it float away. The play I have been rambling about for the last month “Midsummer Nights Dream” has finally come to an end. We received so much love, admiration, and praise for this show that it blew my mind. Every time I had a friend or family member in the audience I was so afraid they weren’t going to like the performance and when I walked out the stage door to see their reaction I would take a deep breathe. To my surprise I was always welcomed with huge smiles, hugs, and kindness. There is no better feeling for an actor to know you affected someone’s soul in a small way. ImageOne Saturday evening during intermission we all participated in something behind the scenes on Broadway. Its a fun way on Twitter to peek into some of Theater’s biggest names as well as smaller venues to see what the actors are up to before they go on stage for the Second Act of the show. Its hash-tag is #SIP which stands for Saturday Intermission Picture. I was stoked to see we made such headlines as Broadway World.com and Broadway Spotted.com. We were blessed with a wonderful cast, director and composer Ian McDonald; founding member of the band Foreigner. Being a fan of classic rock this was such a treat for me. He was such a sweet man but didn’t quite like my fondness for Adam Ant’s music as we played the juke box at the cast party. Image

As fast as the show came is as fast as it blew by. Its a bitter-sweet moment to end a show. The mere fact that that specific production will never be seen by the eyes of anyone again is a bit daunting. You think back of all the relationships that are made during rehearsals and the late nights of struggling through practicing lines and choreography and when you think the day was done, we all had to gather in the audience chairs and wait for our notes on how to be better. I remind myself of those moments and how the struggle of putting a show together makes you stronger as a cast. That’s where the “sweet” comes in. Ending a show is a like a badge of honor. You have made it through the dark forest and prevailed. The next adventure awaits you. Which brings me to the other reason I jumped onto my keyboard just now. The day after Midsummer Nights Dream ended, I was contacted to audition for a SYFY kinda film. I was a bit hesitant due to the subject matter. As I read the script my mouth dropped even more with every page. It mentions drugs, goddesses, worshipping animal-people, and murder. What in the world was I about to get myself into??!!! I just got out of a fun loving comedy play and now I have to find my inner “crazy” to get the guts and audition. I put on my big girl brave pants and traveled to Brooklyn to deliver my monologue. I was so relieved to know the director and crew were very accommodating and exceptionally interesting. So, that’s that good part, it was a fun experience. Bad part…..the waiting to hear if I actually got the role. I have spent the majority of my day checking my email more then necessary. In last efforts to save myself from Iphone overdoes, I hid it in the bottom of my laundry basket and decided to write out my screaming meemies. Oh no..I can check my mail on my macbook. I-Temptress.

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Can I Be A Superhero

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Surprise!  I’m back.  The show I am doing is pretty exhausting so it has taken up a lot of my time but, it’s a great feeling to know that everyday you get up for something you love and you have a performance to go to.  I actually enjoy the routine of hopping on the train and then running into the theater for our actor notes.  We have a dance call everyday just to make sure we are warmed up and then its time for hair and makeup.  Its pretty relaxing to be in your own chair staring into the mirror and focusing on applying glitter, rinestones, and flowers to transform me into a faery.  Instead of worrying about who is in the audience or if I am going to flub up on lines, I have a specific task to get done and it eases me into the play of Midsummer Nights Dream.

On my down time I have been able to get in a viewing of The Advengers movie, and that was totally fun.  I didn’t think I would like it as much as I did so, right after the movie I ran to the nearest movie store and bought up Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man.  The rest of the evening was spent in a Marvel Marathon.  Between watching superhero movies and then recently getting into The Game of Thrones series I am determined to become a warrior of some sort.  I want to fly through the air and play with dragons while saving those in need of help.  I need to figure out what my power would be or my hero identity.  I’m thinking something along the lines of shooting a sparkle force field around bad guys so they can’t move and maybe riding a flying unicorn.  It would be nice to be able to destroy evil with rainbows like the Care Bears did.  Hmmmm…that doesn’t sounds very bad ass.  I gotta keep working on this idea.  Suggestions needed please…..