Hump Day Update

Sadly, I have no pictures to post today...sorry :-( I don't know why I have not been taking any pictures lately!

Tuesday was good. We had acting and we did our scene for the first time in front of class. I thought it was horrible, but the teacher said what I was doing was good. I thought it was boring but my classmates said it was not. After that we had singing class. After doing warm-ups, we got up one by one to sing our individual song in front of the class and then the teacher critiqued us. I was sooo nervous but managed to get through the song okay. I didn't think it was very good though (I definitely missed a couple notes because of nerves and having never done the song before) but when I got done my teacher said I had a lovely voice and not to change anything. We did put it into a higher key more suited for my voice level. I am beginning to wonder if self-confidence (or lack thereof) is going to be my biggest obstacle. Hmm...do they have a school where they teach that? ;-)

After school we got lunch and then went back to the library. I read the full play that my scene is from (Doubt which is an AMAZING play if you're interested)! I also copied another song that the voice teacher said would be good for my range, "Til There was You" from The Music Man (the Beatles also did a rendition I believe). Afterwards I went with my friend Owain to get some coffee and we hung out and talked about future life goals. He is from Wales but wants to come to America permanently. It is really hard to come to America permanently!

In the evening, I went to an open call for a new restaurant opening in the Times Square/Theatre District. I interviewed with a service assistant and then the Maitre'd (sp?) and they said they'd be making decisions by the end of the week. I think it went okay, but you can never tell. He said they were holding second interviews, but he did not ask me for one at the time. Who knows... back to the Brandon for dinner, fried shrimp and it was delicious!

Wednesday we had acting again, and voice and speech in the second period. Mostly uneventful, except I got to recite a Shakespeare Sonnett in the second class which was okay. I did pick out a Shakespeare monologue that I will do for grad school auditions in the future, it's from Othello and it's really good. I am excited to have that out of the way. After class, I went to Chipotle and got a yummy burrito and then my scene parter and I went to Madison Square Park to rehearse for almost 2 hours. It was good. Then I went walking around to various stores trying to find a cheap Yoga mat for movement class tomorrow (winner: Old Navy, $14.50). Tonight I went to the library and printed off copies of my theatre resume, and checked out some more DVDs that I probably won't watch again! Oh well. Now I am going to try once again to do the thing I have failed at every day this week: go to bed EARLY! I am exhausted. Goodnight!