Ch-ch-ch-changes...

It's over! I have now officially completed the summer program at AADA. Thursday went great, we did our scenes for an audience and I wasn't really nervous. The scene went well, I actually wish we had even more time because I feel like I am just now finally getting what it is really about. Here is a picture from a classroom rehearsal...


Fun! I really miss being in a good PLAY...no singing, just plain ol' acting. I think my favorite play I've ever been in was all the way back when I was 17 doing Ten Little Indians...it was SO much fun and I got such a rush when I was on stage. I think it's that feeling that won't let me go, and it's why I keep coming back.

After our performance, we got to watch some of the other classes do their scenes. Let's just say I think I got really lucky with my teacher, because I know our scenes were really good. Sometimes actors think....that they need to put dramatic pauses in....everywhere. But who talks like that in real life? Hardly anyone.

After that we had a short ceremony where we got a certificate in a cute little starry folder (blech) then we got free fruit and cookies. Here they are handing out certificates. See that guy in the middle? He is the one who auditioned me in Atlanta. Turns out he is the registrar. He remembered me, too!



Thursday I had my job interview too, and it went okay (couldn't tell). But later that night I got called for a phone interview on Monday at a different company! I am so happy things are at least starting to happen. Thursday night, MOM & DAD arrived! Yay...we went out to eat at Tom's Restaurant (delicious) and then went for a moonlit walk in Riverside Park!



Aww, how cute. Friday I had my last day of electives (both went well) then rehearsal. Friday night I went out with my classmates to celebrate and say goodbye as many people are going back home this weekend. We ate a lovely dinner at a Cuban restaurant in Union Square (our teacher even came out) and then went to a pub across the street. I don't usually like pubs lately, but I liked this one. They played great music and had cool old-timey pictures on the wall. You could hear people talk, too!



I just picked the photo I looked best in :-)

Saturday, after catching up on my sleep, I met Mom and Dad at South Ferry station (they had taken the boat over to Staten Island) and we went out to lunch. Had some good pizza, and some terrible service! After that we looked around Trinity Church, St. Paul's Chapel, Wall Street, and did some shopping. I found my new favorite store in SoHo, and got two awesome new dresses!


My fan is on so that's why they are blowing out. After shopping it was time for our 8PM dinner reservation at L'ecole, the French Culinary Institute. We each had a 5 course meal! I got a warm tomato and olive tart, grilled scallops, rib steak and french fries, a "digestive" salad, and mascarpone and strawberry parfait! Talk about yummy...I think I might be spoiled now!