I've made some life changes, reevaluated some goals, and started my next phase. If you're interested in some of the articles that have been helping me out lately, here are some links:
The Wal-Marting of American Theatre
The Empty Spaces of American Theatre
I've become a TCG member, renewed my Theatre Puget Sound membership, looked into some big regional auditions and theatre companies, and chosen my next headshot photographer! I have some auditions on the horizon and honestly after the last month of my life I can't wait to get back to it. I even signed on for some winter classes at Freehold Theatre!
I'll be taking a break from so much teaching to start working on myself again. I've decided that I'm not ready right now to be devoting so much of my time to others instead of my own goals, so after some hard choices I've finally put myself on the track to getting more of what I want. Whew.
Who knew so much could happen in one month? Not this girl.
Also, I've received the link to the website for the film I filmed last May. If you want to see some of the production photos with the talented cast and crew here it is:
http://technolust.
They hope it will be completed by October 2013! I'll be helping to promote it coming up soon, and I can't wait to film another.
Here's a recap of the acting experiences I've had since moving to the city a year ago:
Dis and Dat with Underkulture Theatre, a two person absurdist piece that really stretched my physicality and imagination.
Murder Mystery plays with Murder Mystery Players. I've done two now, and will hopefully continue to work with this fun national company. There's always a quick and dirty rehearsal, a sold out crowd, and an exciting fight scene to be had.
Hoodies Up! with BrownBox Theatre, a company that prides itself on producing working by, for, and about African Americans in a city that doesn't tend to do work that allows them many roles. All the proceeds went to the Trayvon Martin foundation. Theatre for a cause is the best kind of theatre there is.
Techno Lust the movie. It started out as test shots in February, then again in April, and then I was cast for the full movie in May. Out of all my experiences this year, this was by far my most exciting. For 5 days I knew what it was like to really do what I want to do, and it only inspired me to continue to work towards the goal of having that as many times as I can.
The Taming of the Shrew with Greenstage. Outdoor theatre for 3 months with one of the best casts I've had the opportunity to work with. Greenstage reminded me why I do theatre and what it means to be a family with the people you work with. I couldn't have had a better summer.
Connecticut with the Seattle Fringe Festival. I had the opportunity to work side by side with a new playwright at the return of the Seattle Fringe Festival. It was so amazing to be a part of the history of Seattle in that way.
Dead Man's Cell Phone with Burien Little Theatre. I took a chance on hoping to get cast in this production, and I couldn't have been luckier to be a part of it and meet so many talented members of the theatre community.
This list is not including the countless auditions I went on weekly that allowed me to continue to perform again and again. It does not include the numerous callbacks I received only to have to move on to the next show. It doesn't include the shows I was cast in or offered that I had to say thank you, but no thank you to. And it doesn't include the films I began filming that were cancelled part way through. As a point of reference, it also doesn't include the shows I stage managed, helped to direct or teach, write, or worked on in any technical sense.
Overall my first year in Seattle offered me so many amazing opportunities. No, it hasn't been everything I expected. Sometimes budgets aren't large enough to accomplish all the hopes and dreams of a production team, sometimes schedules conflict and rehearsals aren't always timely and efficient, and sometimes you don't have time or know all the right people to do the things you want to do. But what Seattle has taught me this year is that I'm doing the right thing.
This city is so encouraging to its artists. There are so many people here waiting for the next show to come out, and so many people hoping you'll be the one they see in it. Directors can't wait to meet you, actors can't wait to work with you, and companies are stretching their creativity and ingenuity by producing new works that are bubbling over with relevant and stimulating themes that make you laugh and cry and stomp your feet with frustration.
I literally cannot wait for year two.
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