Watching Cider House Rules. About to start work on a project.
I'm thankful for:
1. My health
2. Heidi, Grandmama, and my family
3. Dallas
4. My passion
5. My friends
6. Truett
7. Lindsey, Laura, Kim, and the other far-away friends who keep me sane.
8. Music
9. My job. I am the luckiest, luckiest girl in the world.
10. My sanity, and the fact that there's nothing catastrophic impeding that sanity for the time being.
I have a wonderful life, I am so blessed, and even if Thanksgiving is a misleading overcommercialized consumer holiday to some--for me, it's a celebration of love. I have so, so much love in my life and I'm grateful to have a day--or week--to fully appreciate that.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Things I'm Nervous About
1. Not being prepared for rehearsal tomorrow
2. Waiting to hear back about my callback
3. Waiting to hear back from my second audition
It's kind of overwhelming me. That, and the fact that I have no money. La-ame.
2. Waiting to hear back about my callback
3. Waiting to hear back from my second audition
It's kind of overwhelming me. That, and the fact that I have no money. La-ame.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
MIDSUMMER AT DTC
Was ridiculously fierce. Abbey Siegworth is a goddess, the new theater space is totally insane, and I'm enamored of Kevin Moriarty, his energy, and what he's already done for DTC.
I am inspired and enthralled. I'm picky, so that's saying something.
I am inspired and enthralled. I'm picky, so that's saying something.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
A Few Things
1. Callback tomorrow night. Very nervous. I think this means I really want it. I don't get the sense that I will, though.
2. Breathe closed last night. Bittersweet. I will greatly miss all the dancing.
3. Working on Sanders Family material. We start rehearsals next weekend!
Otherwise, life is pretty much the same. School is stressful as ever. What else is new?
2. Breathe closed last night. Bittersweet. I will greatly miss all the dancing.
3. Working on Sanders Family material. We start rehearsals next weekend!
Otherwise, life is pretty much the same. School is stressful as ever. What else is new?
Saturday, October 31, 2009
You know...
As much as I complain about the life of academia and the simple fact of being a student, I have already learned endless amounts of knowledge about acting--things that will not only benefit my performance as an actor, but also as a singer and dancer as well. (Note: I say this having just had 12 hours of sleep and a day away from the awful week of midterms, so I might not always feel this way.) It's so interesting... I'm actually having to defend my education right now. (And I'm also surprisingly happy to do so.) Someone is gabbing about how they resent the fact that SMU students are being cast in Dallas Theater Center productions--namely Dallas Theater Center. You know what? I actually hear that they are fantastic and I have absolutely no doubt that it's the truth. (I hope to see the show this evening.) Here's the quote from Lawson Taitte's review:
"Three of the four young lovers are Southern Methodist University students. No problem. In fact, Matt Tallman's Demetrius and especially Abbey Siegworth's Helena are real discoveries."
Yep. Abbey is pretty fierce. I now understand why (it appears) all the SMU students seemingly have this air of "I know better than you." Maybe it's not always the case, but sometimes it is. It's probably the most thorough theatrical training in Dallas, if not in Texas. If you can stick it out and have the professors harp on you every day amidst reading 100s of pages of Uta Hagen/Stanislavski/play after play after play and constantly learning new monologues and scenes and dissecting them to unbearable degrees, there's something pretty impressive to be said for that.
Yeah, it's an entirely different skill to "get the job" to learn how to audition, and to function in the incestuous skewed world of Dallas theatre politics (and this is a skill that most SMU students probably don't have...) but there's also something to be said for those who have done their homework and know how to approach the material once they have the job. Maybe the students process all the info differently and they will all have varying levels of success, but the fact of even coming out of that training (if you treat it as you should) is pretty incredible. You know how you can have an epic experience learning in a master class? Imagine having that master class every day...or rather, four times a day. Kim Grigsby, music director of Spring Awakening and Light in the Piazza worked with us all this last week and all the coming week--and the students didn't eve think twice about it. Totally normal. I mean, really--who else has that kind of opportunity?
Anyway, this is the end of my rant. Still sorting out my thoughts. Still frustrated and annoyed at the bitter resentment.
I mean I see where you're coming from, but get over it.
...maybe I should turn this into a potential TJ.com piece....I'm on it.
"Three of the four young lovers are Southern Methodist University students. No problem. In fact, Matt Tallman's Demetrius and especially Abbey Siegworth's Helena are real discoveries."
Yep. Abbey is pretty fierce. I now understand why (it appears) all the SMU students seemingly have this air of "I know better than you." Maybe it's not always the case, but sometimes it is. It's probably the most thorough theatrical training in Dallas, if not in Texas. If you can stick it out and have the professors harp on you every day amidst reading 100s of pages of Uta Hagen/Stanislavski/play after play after play and constantly learning new monologues and scenes and dissecting them to unbearable degrees, there's something pretty impressive to be said for that.
Yeah, it's an entirely different skill to "get the job" to learn how to audition, and to function in the incestuous skewed world of Dallas theatre politics (and this is a skill that most SMU students probably don't have...) but there's also something to be said for those who have done their homework and know how to approach the material once they have the job. Maybe the students process all the info differently and they will all have varying levels of success, but the fact of even coming out of that training (if you treat it as you should) is pretty incredible. You know how you can have an epic experience learning in a master class? Imagine having that master class every day...or rather, four times a day. Kim Grigsby, music director of Spring Awakening and Light in the Piazza worked with us all this last week and all the coming week--and the students didn't eve think twice about it. Totally normal. I mean, really--who else has that kind of opportunity?
Anyway, this is the end of my rant. Still sorting out my thoughts. Still frustrated and annoyed at the bitter resentment.
I mean I see where you're coming from, but get over it.
...maybe I should turn this into a potential TJ.com piece....I'm on it.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Meg Ryan
It never occurred to me as a child that Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan would not remain the epitome of girl-next-door beautiful Hollywood starlets forever. Dumb, I know.
I'm watching You've Got Mail right now (God bless Nora Ephron) and I'm so amused at the strangely dated dialtones, GAP-ish ads of highwaisted belted pants and cardigans. Same New York, passe trends. Really bizarre.
But in my mind, Meg Ryan in this movie is still the height of beauty and somehow the way I should aspire to be. Makes me want her 90s do, younger Tom Hanks, and some clothes from the GAP.
Weird, right?
I'm watching You've Got Mail right now (God bless Nora Ephron) and I'm so amused at the strangely dated dialtones, GAP-ish ads of highwaisted belted pants and cardigans. Same New York, passe trends. Really bizarre.
But in my mind, Meg Ryan in this movie is still the height of beauty and somehow the way I should aspire to be. Makes me want her 90s do, younger Tom Hanks, and some clothes from the GAP.
Weird, right?
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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