It’s Hot. Seriously…hot.
Yeah it’s been hot. Y’all know it. But hey, who doesn’t love sweating through a shirt 4 times a day? Oh… wait, you mean other people have normally productive sweat glands? I wish I knew what that was like. And I bet you wish you didn’t know that. Well too bad – I’m a sweaty person.
ANYWAY…… It’s been an exciting couple weeks out here in the NYC. Exciting and busy and overwhelming. I’m apartment hunting, which is always a blast. I think I’ve found a place up on 181st but just waiting for things to get approved/finalized/etc. I’m stoked about having my own place so I can stop subletting. That said, my roomies for the past 3 months have been really great and I really couldn’t have asked for a better place to crash while I got settled. I also have officially started as a server at Planet Hollywood. That’s right – super corporate, super touristy, and potentially super money. A tad better than the job I had at Argo Tea making $8/hr… in New York… yeah that doesn’t fly. Alright, alright, but all this is boring stuff. Here’s the excitement:
1) I’m taking part in a cabaret on August 24th produced by Seth Bisen-Hersh at Don’t Tell Mama, a piano bar/theater space. I’m doing a quick little set but y’all should come out! It’s sure to be a good time.
2) For all of you who think mass agent mailings and self-submissions don’t work, you’re wrong. They do. I’ve gotten Bway auditions, Off-Bway auditions, and yesterday, I had an audition for an agent who responded to my mailings. It WORKS y’all. So take the time, make the effort, and do it! And the audition yesterday went very well – despite the 4 hours of sleep, no rehearsal with my accompanist (we had to bring our own), work keeping me late, and battling a sinus infection – I killed it. So we’ll see.
3) And this is the big one – I’m excited to announce that I’ll be appearing in Together This Time, a new rock musical performing at the Lucille Lortel Theater as part of the 2010 NYC Fringe Festival. I’m playing the role of Jamie, and the show runs August 18th – 26th. I’m so excited to start working on another project so quickly. Like I said, moving to New York has been a great, great experience so far and I’m very grateful for the amazing opportunities I’ve had in the short time I’ve been here. I’m sure the well will dry up – it always does – but I’m enjoying the ride for now! More information will follow!
