as shannon would say...OHMGAH!
So, yeah. I'm updating. Do wonders never cease? I just got finished with the absolute best month in my life. Seriously. After graduating from college and waiting tables for six months,(which has nothing to do with my degree), I was horribly depressed. But people and experiences come into your life for a reason. I had come to the conclusion that I was too old to do a lot of what I wanted to do. The dance thing for one...my joints were old. I had tendonitis and bursitis everywhere, and that sucks when you are only 25. The singing thing had possibility, but I didn't have time or money to properly train the voice back into shape, and the whole $ situation, and the fact that I had none all played factors in this decision. But there comes a point when you realize that all of that doesn't matter if you are truly doing what you love to do. I went for my first rehersal of "Cats" on July 4th. I was scared shitless. I hadn't done musical theatre in 6 years. What if I sucked, and I had been cast as the pity cat? Turns out the people were absolutely phenomenal. Sooooo encouraging. By day 4 into the rehersals I had this fleeting thought that maybe, just maybe I could do this. My body didn't hurt quite so much. My voice was still in key and quite powerful, who knew? I mean these people were so damn talented, but you would never know it from the way the behaved. Not a diva in the bunch.
We had endless nights of talking, drinking, crying, words of encouragment, and even fights. We became a family. How can you not when you work and sweat next to each other 12 hours a day, 7 days a week? The performances themselves were amazing. Central Piedmont Theatre was the FIRST theatre to receive the rights to but on the production of "Cats" in the US, that was not affiliated with the broadway or broadway tours. THE FIRST. That means when people look at my resume' and see "Cats" they will literally know that I was a part of something special. And special it was. I mean, I have totally re-evaluated what I want to do with my life.
Unfortunately, now, instead of my clear cut, capricorn, DC plan, I have about a million different directions that I can go with my career. Do I want to stay in Charlotte where I know people and have connections and try my hand at theatre again? Do I want to try in DC? Or what about tours? My friend Sean Patrick, who played Mister Mistofelees gets to tour the entire world starting this october with the international tour of "West Side Story" Then, another friend, Anthony, will be doing dinner theatre in VA. Michael goes back to cruise ships. And me? I keep waiting tables? I don't think so. I just have to figure out what exactly I want to do. What direction. This is where things get fairly wonky. So there's that. All I know is that I was able to hold my own with some amazingly talented people this past month. So who's to say I can't still do this? My age be damned. Instead of 25 being a curse, I should see it as a blessing.
Random tidbits of information..."March of the Penguins" = best movie ever. I am soooo in love with it. My friend Emily talked about it incessantly in our dressing rooms, and I kept thinking that she was on crack, but I gave in and went to the Manor Theatre, which seems to be the only place playing it, and fell in love. Also? "Wicked" is the most amazing musical ever, and I have an enormous girl crush on Idina Menzel. Gilmies starts again on Sept. 13, and I may die cause spoilers are out! And Emily may be moving back to Scotland this December, and since I may not be moving to DC (sorry gracie, but I did say maybe) I could essentially take her job as the ballet instructor at my local dance studio, which would rock muchly. And thank god I have Charlotte Philharmonic rehersal soon, cause otherwise my spirit would be crushed artistically.
So, now that "Cats" is over *sniff*, I promise to be a better online friend. I hope all of the few and proud LJ friends are doing well...specifically Kessa. I hate that your country has had to put up with all this terrorism crap. I know you aren't super close to London, and being a European, you have a better head on your shoulder than the Americans who are all "See? Now you know what it's like." Cause you know, US = younger than UK, and therefore ingnorant and inexperienced in such incidents, but still. It sucks. Grace, and Aimee...I miss you guys too much. I hope you two are also faring well. And If anyone else does read this...thanks? :P
Well, Anyway. Yup. The End.
We had endless nights of talking, drinking, crying, words of encouragment, and even fights. We became a family. How can you not when you work and sweat next to each other 12 hours a day, 7 days a week? The performances themselves were amazing. Central Piedmont Theatre was the FIRST theatre to receive the rights to but on the production of "Cats" in the US, that was not affiliated with the broadway or broadway tours. THE FIRST. That means when people look at my resume' and see "Cats" they will literally know that I was a part of something special. And special it was. I mean, I have totally re-evaluated what I want to do with my life.
Unfortunately, now, instead of my clear cut, capricorn, DC plan, I have about a million different directions that I can go with my career. Do I want to stay in Charlotte where I know people and have connections and try my hand at theatre again? Do I want to try in DC? Or what about tours? My friend Sean Patrick, who played Mister Mistofelees gets to tour the entire world starting this october with the international tour of "West Side Story" Then, another friend, Anthony, will be doing dinner theatre in VA. Michael goes back to cruise ships. And me? I keep waiting tables? I don't think so. I just have to figure out what exactly I want to do. What direction. This is where things get fairly wonky. So there's that. All I know is that I was able to hold my own with some amazingly talented people this past month. So who's to say I can't still do this? My age be damned. Instead of 25 being a curse, I should see it as a blessing.
Random tidbits of information..."March of the Penguins" = best movie ever. I am soooo in love with it. My friend Emily talked about it incessantly in our dressing rooms, and I kept thinking that she was on crack, but I gave in and went to the Manor Theatre, which seems to be the only place playing it, and fell in love. Also? "Wicked" is the most amazing musical ever, and I have an enormous girl crush on Idina Menzel. Gilmies starts again on Sept. 13, and I may die cause spoilers are out! And Emily may be moving back to Scotland this December, and since I may not be moving to DC (sorry gracie, but I did say maybe) I could essentially take her job as the ballet instructor at my local dance studio, which would rock muchly. And thank god I have Charlotte Philharmonic rehersal soon, cause otherwise my spirit would be crushed artistically.
So, now that "Cats" is over *sniff*, I promise to be a better online friend. I hope all of the few and proud LJ friends are doing well...specifically Kessa. I hate that your country has had to put up with all this terrorism crap. I know you aren't super close to London, and being a European, you have a better head on your shoulder than the Americans who are all "See? Now you know what it's like." Cause you know, US = younger than UK, and therefore ingnorant and inexperienced in such incidents, but still. It sucks. Grace, and Aimee...I miss you guys too much. I hope you two are also faring well. And If anyone else does read this...thanks? :P
Well, Anyway. Yup. The End.