An Auditioning Weekend

Yesterday I went to Austin for a movie audition. It was a long drive (2 1/1 hours each way) for a 3 line audition but you have to start somewhere. The director had me say it a different way which I've come to learn is good because at least they are interested enough to see if you can take direction and improv. Today I had a theatre audition in Houston for a paying part. Again, the director had me say part of my audition a different way which I hope is good news for the reason I just stated. After all these auditions, I went to guitar lesson to practice for tomorrow where I am singing and playing guitar for first time. Wish me luck on all the above. Thanks.

One Voice New Song Posted

Today I posted a new song to my myspace page that I worked on in recording studio yesterday. I took the old Barry Manilow song One Voice and rearranged with help from Tan Troung at WestSide Recording Studio. Hope you like it.

Weekend of Auditions & Firsts

It's funny how you can go for awhile and not have any auditions. That's how it's been for me but then suddenly they all come at once. I have an audition this Friday in Austin for a movie and then Saturday at a theatre so I have scripts to learn for both and a new monologue. I have another audition in 2 weeks so I am learning songs and working on my dance for that audition. I'm in an end of class show that my part was changed Saturday so I need to learn new lines for that. I'm also going to sing while playing the guitar this Sunday which is a first for me. I started learning the song Thursday and will play it 10 days later in front of my peers. Right now I have a lot going on in my mind besides schoolwork and I'll be working with my vocal coach, guitar teacher and acting coach this week. Thank goodness no school on Friday.

Acting Seminar

This week I attended L.A. director Tom Logan's acting seminar. Mr. Logan made the 3 day class so fun while getting his point across. I learned a lot about commerical auditions, partner auditions, and scene acting. Thanks Mr. Logan for teaching in a way that is easy to learn and fun too.

My Other Life

Anyone reading this blog might think I only focus on my career but not true. Right now I'm on my school's track team. We had 2 meets this week and am I ever sore. I also love to play basketball and played in a church league this year that won the championship. I'm lucky I got to be a starter because on my school team I had to miss so many practices and games, I did not get to play much, but I still had fun. My sister and I got a new goal for Christmas and I shoot a lot of baskets. I also enjoy playing video games. I have a WII, PSP, Play Station III, and GameBoy DS and an Apple Computer that I also play on. For my 13th birthday I got Rock Band II for the PS3 so have been playing that a lot lately. When we were in New York we went to Nintendo World and I got some games that had not come out yet. Other things I do are skateboard, facebook, text, and listen to my IPOD. I hang out with friends and watch movies with my family. Unfortunately, I do homework too. So I do work hard but I play hard too.

New York City

Just got back from a sprig break trip to New York City. It was awesome! I could definitely live there. Got to see 2 Broadway shows, Billy Elliott & Mary Poppins, which were great! It even snowed the day we were leaving but was 60 on Wednesday. We got to see friends while there and that was fun too.

Community Theatre

Community theatre is a great training experience. You get to learn about costumes, props, sets, and acting. Right now I'm ensemble in Annie Get Your Gun. I wanted to do it to see some friends I had not seen in awhile and make some new friends, plus I had not done a big musical in over a year and they are such fun. They help me work on my acting, singing and dancing. In Annie Get Your Gun I get to do a roundoff, be an Indian, a cowboy, a waiter and part of a quartet. I even get to ballroom dance. I have an Indian costume, cowboy costume and a white tux as the waiter. This community theatre experience is also great because we get to perform in an 1100 seat theatre on a big stage which is awesome.