Hello my dears! I
wrote some of this a looooong time ago so forgive the delay. ***********************************
This last year has had me writhing a little bit. I'm not squeamish but for
some reason, the universe has seen to it that I'm confronted with the grungier
elements. Perhaps it's payback for deciding that I'm on a permanent vacation.
We're never told what kind of event we're catering until we get there. It can
be anything from the diabetic foot product convention last summer to a private
goodbye dinner for the now ex-police chief to the Los Angeles tattoo
convention. It's kind of fun not knowing what you're walking into except when .
. . Offering
them more saki didn’t seem like the
right thing to do . . . so I adjusted the saki display and they scurried back
to the others.
Audition
Notice received the day before: “You are invited to audition for Blah Blah Blah
Productions at such and such time in such and such place. Information to be
received during audition.” It’s always a really bad sign when they don’t give you sides or even a description of the character/situation before you walk in. It means they’re not prepared and don’t know what they’re looking for. I know this and yet . . . I arrived at the audition. I went in. They described the plot of the video. It seemed pretty self-explanatory. Then I heard the second worst words an actor can ever hear if she hasn’t been allowed to prepare for at least ten minutes (the first worst words being “get naked”) . . . “Be angry.” There was a little more to it that that but not much. So, if you’re reading this and you hold auditions or know someone who does . . . PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give us something, anything to work on in advance! It can be an idea, a line or two, a character, whatever. Our auditions will be better meaning your day will be better too. You won’t have to suffer with bad audition after bad audition. Makes sense, right?
6. Not gross at all but worth mentioning
My friend and fellow artist, Tory Scroggins, wrote a fascinating short play
called The Beautiful Ones. We sold out
for two weekends and got a really fantastic review. It was especially fantastic
because it was Tory’s debut as a playwright! We had a ball doing it so Tory is
busy writing another. Yippee! And finally, I wrote a short and will be producing it for the remainder of this year. My friend and fellow artist Robert Beaucage will be directing it. We’re in the process of assembling our team and location scouting at the moment. Fun, fun, fun! Stay tuned for the next installment entitled “More Roommate Hell.” Please write and tell me what you’ve been up to! XO, B | Blurry picture of Tania and me at the Los Angeles Beer Festival. We weren't impressed with the beer but the Border Grill taco truck was stunning! Production still from The Beautiful Ones. Craig Archibald on the red carpet for 2010 Los Angeles Short Film Festival Valentine's celebration with Don, Kenny, and Gloria. Yes, it's a German chocolate cupcake. |