Category Archives: Silver Lining

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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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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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Let Me Entertain You

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Have you ever woken up from a deep sleep and couldn’t quickly recall if you were dreaming or not?  I had one of those mornings where I shot out of bed in a huge panic.  I dreamt that I was back in high school for my senior year.  All the drama students were huddled around and awaiting the director to announce the spring musical.  Biting our nails and drowning in the anticipation of the words to come out of her mouth.  “The spring musical for this year is going to be…GYPSY!”  I jumped up in excitment, only to be spun around by a unknown brunette girl saying she can’t wait to play Gypsy Rose Lee.  My eyes bugged out, my mouth dropped open and I knew what was happening.  I am a blonde and everyone expected me to try out for Baby June.  Noooo….I wanted to prove to everyone I could be the lead,  I wanted to be Natalie Wood.  Will anyone ever take me serious?  Will I always play the little parts?  AND THEN I WOKE UP.  I popped out of bed with the need and urgency to practice tap dancing, and singing.  Thankfully those feelings passed and I am not in high school and I am not playing Baby June and there is such thing as pink saddle shoes to be worn and dance about the day.  By the way, if you haven’t noticed I learned how to use bold and italic settings for this blog. yip yip hurray.  xo

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The Zen of Shoes

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“I’d rather have a life of ‘oh wells’ than a life of ‘what ifs.” Today started off like any other day. Wake up to the pitter patter of feet in the above apartment and the long-delayed roll off the bed after hitting the snooze button a bunch of times. For the past couple of weeks I have been preparing my “book” of music that will set me up for upcoming Musical Theater auditions (aka Broadway). It has taken me almost a year to get the confidence and proper training to go out amongst the Glee and Smash fans and try to sing a song and not want to vomit and run away. Today I had a voice rehearsal with my coach and we narrowed down some good songs ranging from Lady Gaga to Eric Clapton to Chaka Khan to Bernadette Peters. I am a “music schizophrenic” so my taste is all over the map. I left rehearsal on a high of piano chords in my brain and had only 45 minutes to run to the train and make it to Union Sq in New York for a audition. Luckily I arrived 15 minutes early and what is a girl to do when she is nervous, anxious and early…..She Goes To A Shoe Store!! I had some time to spare and the huge DSW shoe store was a few feet away from my audition location. I rode the escalator up into the heavens of shoes and handbags and the tranquility came over me. All of a sudden, my nerves for the audition were sub-sided by a beautiful pair of pink & white saddle Bass shoes. They gave me hope and clarity that helped me through the next hour. I embraced the crazy dialogue of the script I had to read from, and by the end I landed the role in a new feature film called “Brooklyn.” There is nothing like the feeling of going into a audition nervous as s**t and then being told you landed the role within the same day. I thank all those that look after me and hope as long as I put in the effort I keep trucking along. xo

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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.