Saturday, July 2nd, I am travelling to a foreign country for a week long vacation with two of my best friends from Calgary, AB. While I'm there I will be auditioning for a local dance team that performs at various resorts 7 nights a week. I am very excited and scared all at the same time. If I get the job I wont' be coming home for a minimum of 6 months. I have a feeling it's going to be a huge culture shock, I have no idea how life works down there. The only thing I do know, luckily, is how to speak Spanish and how to 

May 29th...this Sunday, I will be trying my hand at improv once again, in the hopes of becoming part of a new Kelowna based theatre company. It's called Murder Mayhem Ink. a murder mystery company trying to bring something new and exciting to the Okanagan...I am hoping to break some legs!! And although improv is not my strongest skill, I feel like I have gotten a lot whittier recently...we will see! hahaha

So remember my KAS audition...and how I didn't get a callback??? Well turns out I got cast in their musical stand series show, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"...it's a great show! Filled with love, deceit, courtesans and tricky ploys. I will be playing the character of Gymnasia: (Greek for "Nude", though could be a play on words for "Gymnasium") A courtesan from the house of Lycus with whom Pseudolus falls in love.
But this is all a long ways away...won't be doing this until the new year, Jan 19th-22nd 2012.

The Verdict: 
No callback for me this time...but I am still being "considered" for ensemble and small roles as far as I know. I'm pretty sure it's really hard for new, young people to get into this company unless you've taken their classes or been in the company already for a long time. They like to cast older people...? 
Anyways, everything happens for a reason right? I think this is the universe's way of telling me that I should be focusing on getting an agent and getting the heck out of here. I love the industry and love community theatre but if I really want to make a lifelong career out of this I have to start getting work that will actually pay me for my talents.

Audition completed, Friday May 6th. I sang 16 bars from Thoroughly Modern Millie's "Gimme Gimme" and performed a 1 minute monologue from The Girl in the Goldfish Bowl playing the character Iris. I felt really good about it, the monologue that is...the song was average, but I got great feedback! Apparently I have "a very bubbly personality." 
I am waiting to hear if I got a callback for the Kelowna Actors Studio 2011/2012 season. I find out tomorrow, I'll keep you posted! xoxo