So Many Curtains!

My demeanor is growing less and less happy as the days wear on now.  I'm doing everything I can not to get sick because of stress.

There was disgusting precipitation today that one of my friends called "Yuckow"  because it was slushy and yucky and quite honestly hurt when you walked in it.  I figure that's the best name i've heard for it so I'm good with that.

The stress is coming from trying to do both Sem. Classes and working on the show.  I'm pulling a minimum of 20 hours a week for the past three weeks or so.  That's on top of my other job, which I admit is only two to three hours a week, but still, there is work outside of work that happens there.

I will say that the set looks wonderful.  I'll update the picture of it in the coming week or so.  The curtains I made (with more than enough length in stitching to span the length of a football field in two of the six curtains alone.  Actually, after doing a bit of math, there are 66 yards of red curtain and i think 12 yards of green.  The green I'm not certain on though.

Rehearsals have made me depressed.  Mostly because I don't have enough separation from my character in one scene.  I don't know if you've read Imaginary Invalid or not, but there is a scene where Argan (the father, the invalid) pretends to be dead.  When Angelique (the daughter, my character) finds him way too much floods back to me and I literally have been losing my words for a couple seconds and have to remember to breathe.  It makes for some sad nights because all I can remember from that night is desperately wishing it had been a trick.  Can you believe its been 3 years and 11 months this coming Sunday? Wow.  I haven't told Ken any of this and I doubt that I will.  Mostly for fear that it would get back to Bob and then he'd be certain he made the right casting choice last show.  Pride is awful (saying this about me, not anyone else at the moment).

Twin Cities Unified Auditions have gotten completely messed up and now Monday's auditions are only a half-day.  This means Zac and I can't get in until 3:30 or so that afternoon and with hopeful callbacks, I'm not cure if we'll make it back for our Tuesday morning classes.  We have to be back by Tues. night as auditions for One Acts start then.  I just feel like I am so close to not keeping my head above water any more with all this.

But I have figured out what I want to do if I don't get a job at these auditions and whatnot.  I'll wait to elaborate on that though for fear of that info landing in the wrong hands.... muahahaha... or i'd really like to sleep.

Other than being a deathly slush mess, the campus looks really pretty right now with the ice clinging to the seemingly dead trees.  I'll keep doing my best to be happy and healthy.  After all, I have a trip to London to look forward to in two weeks.

G'Night, Love you, Can't wait to see you again.

Real Post-ery

Okay, a for reals post.

Into the Woods went up last weekend and went really well.  At least the night I saw it I liked it very muchly.  

Our show is starting to be visually beautiful.  We've got a costume call tomorrow, because it is desperately needed (according to Susan).  I will most likely be sewing my curtains again.  We put up the ones I made that go next to the window and it looks sweet.  I'm also making one to completely frame the stage.  Yesterday I pinned the equivalent of 109 yards.  Today I started sewing it.  It just takes so long! haha.

On the theatre topic, statewides went interestingly last weekend.  They were exhausting and overall, I thought I did fairly well.  Four of five tech people are interested (yay!).  The fifth, uninterested one wants professionals who have been in the field for ten years.  Which makes me wonder what he was doing at a college audition call. Oh well.  APT audition was fun.  She actually wanted to work one of my monologues, which was kinda cool.  Then she told me she really wanted to read the play it was from (Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama Hung You in the Closet and Now I'm Feelin' So Sad), which is a really trippy show but I like one of the characters, so it worked.  The singing audition was the worst audition I've given in my life and I got a callback for it.  Crazy how that works out.  It's with Prairie Fire Children's Theatre.  Not something I want to do for years and years, but it would be fun for a while.

In other news, Ripon is cold, but nice.  We're currently at 17 degrees, but the afternoons are fairly nice.  Sure we're all wearing coats still, but we've had far worse winters.

Colette came to visit yesterday.  I don't know why exactly, but it was wonderful to see her again.  After rehearsal and a paper writing, I met her at Tylor at Millers for a bit.  She seems to be doing well in Chicago and is her usual happy self.

Though she was disappointed.  I'm hosting a delightful Bible Study tonight.  Unfortunately her train ticket was for this afternoon, so she won't be getting spiritual with the rest of us.

Anywho, I should finish straightening up before people come over.

Love you!

A work in Progress

The Set from the audience:The Beautifully reupholstered chaise and my floor:
Photos of the current state of Imaginary Invalid

New Headshots for Solo Journeys

So I'm a bit pissed and I already told Cady about this.  But After originally planning to spend my Valentines Day with Ellen Ashley Ken and Bob at the Statewide Theatre Auditions and Tech Interviews, I am now going completely solo.  I almost think I shouldn't have signed up for them this year.  The Rep isn't even going to be there.  So I still can hope for APT, but even that is seasonal.  Maybe I'll get something awesome out of this, but there aren't many producers going and that confuses me after how big it was last year.

On the bright side, I have a pimp new headshot courtesy of Sarah Brown's mad skills.  And Ken actually seemed to like the opera in Imaginary Invalid last night.  And Josh gave me the oboe part so I can start learning that for the dance at the end.  And the costumes (especially the guys') are amazing.

Love you all!

P.S.  Pimp headshot:

(option 1)

(option 2)

  Which one do you think will get me more jobs?

Into the Woods it's time to go...

I know I promised pictures of our set for Imaginary Invalid, but I haven't taken those pictures yet.  So instead I give you a few pictures of Into The Woods as Zac and I have been working to build (Zac much more than me, but I'm still super proud of it).

Doesn't it look pretty? And the directors didn't believe that it would be done.  I do owe Zac mad props for the crazy amounts of work he put into it.  And I'm super thankful it meant so much to him.

Here's hoping you're all well!

School is going pretty well lately.  Directing class is proving to be fun pretty much every time we meet (but with 11 thespians would anyone expect anything different?) and my one act was approved.  Ken said he didn't think mine has enough depth to it, but approved it.  I'm pretty excited since it was my first choice show.

Speaking of Ken and theatre, he once again doesn't think I can sing.  Every rehearsal that we do the operetta in he tells me I need to hit the pitches stronger and louder but I really don't know that I can sing louder.  Its uber frustrating.  Josh said he'd run over it again with me so I'll feel more confident about it.  Hopefully that'll help.  Ken just keeps giving me crap (I know he doesn't mean to be mean though) and it makes it harder for me.

The weather has been warming up though!  I know it won't last but for now, every so often there is a spring-like breeze and it makes that whole day so much brighter.

I do miss you all something awful, but love reading about your adventures (at least as much as you disclose... haha).  Ripon isn't the same without you, but is trucking along pretending to be normal.

This weekend should be fun.  Anne and Lindzy are back up here for a Beef/Zac B-Day celebration.  Today also marks 100 days left of college for me.  Who knew it would all go so fast?

Much love! Cheers!