I had a great casting director workshop with Ani Avetyan - – don’t think it could have gone any better.  She gave me “5 out of 5’s” in every category and said, ” Solid, natural choices. Fun journey, very adjustable – SO GOOD.”  While this is great feedback, it is sometimes even more frustrating because here I’ll get great feedback but no job yet?  I can’t lie, it’s a little frustrating but I have to have faith that this journey is teaching me perseverance and a million other lessons that I am sure I am not even aware of.  I also just completed a wonderful 3-week workshop with Todd Sherry, of Patrick Rush Casting, and he was wonderful as well.  Fingers crossed.

I am also performing in an exciting showcase tonight and will be doing a comedic scene with the fabulous Candice Carr (ensemble member from Duck Tape Improv and fellow Groundling) - – wish us luck! 

Lastly, just received a call from Gwen Hillier with General Hospital and I get to work again next Thursday and Friday – woo hoo!

Prayers are always welcome!!!

I just returned from Mexico and not a day too soon because I have several awesome casting director workshops scheduled for this month! Already, they are off to a great start because last night I began a three week class with casting director/actor, Todd Sherry.  Not only is Todd a working actor, he is also a really neat guy with a refreshing approach – - namely, “have fun and play”.  He has s a “don’t take it too seriously” approach to acting and stressed the point of knowing who you are, what you have to sell, and recognize early that you can’t please all the people all of the time.   These all seem like common sense objectives but in a town where many acting teachers and casting directors make a living ripping actors apart and proving that their approach will put you back together (ughhh the internal monologues, the process, the objectives, the this and that etc….), they take the fun out of acting.  With his natural charisma and “actor friendly” approach, Todd spoke about acting with an authenticity and true joy that I responded to and honestly needed to hear. 

The only other time I have heard such a refreshing approach was when I hear Jack Plotnick speak about his, New Thoughts For Actors last spring.  Ironically, as I was thinking this exact thought, Todd mentioned Jack and it mad perfect sense because I had been thinking to myself how similar their approach is to acting and that they should be friends (if they aren’t already).  Overall, it was a really nice evening and left me feeling hopeful and happy – - two feelings that can be difficult to experience after spending three hours with a casting director   I’ll keep ya’ll posted on how the next two weeks go but already I can tell you to sign up for a class with Todd because he’s just an overall genuine human in this generally artificial town.

* on a side note, I had a great audition for a hosting gig yesterday and am crossing my fingers the director and producers also thought it was good

xo