Monday, 21 November 2005

Just whatever.

I haven't had a lot of time for updates lately. I've been pretty busy with everything (at work, at home, at the theater, etc.). But, I now have a few minutes.

So, the vocal competition didn't go as well as I'd hoped. I woke up that morning with almost no voice. And, considering that I haven't been sleeping very well lately, was a little tired. I did my best, but didn't make it past the semi-finals. However, there were 19 of us competing that night and only 2 made it. As far as I'm concerned, I did well enough to go onto the semi-finals and I'm happy with that.

Things are going extremely well with rehearsals. Although, normally I'm out of book way before the deadline (which isn't until January 2). But, I still have over a month to finish memorizing my lines.

Memorization has never been a problem for me. The first really big part that I got I had to memorize a fair amount of lines and a number of monologues.  So far, I've only ever once forgotten a line, but it wasn't an important one.

I went to a play the other night. A friend of mine works the ticket office at the Roxy theater in Edmonton and left me a ticket at the door. She was also kind enough to introduce me to a local authority on acting. He has a very extensive background in performing and instruction and is well respected across Canada and into the U.S. He gave me a few pointers, but basically said that everything I've done already was right on course with what I should be doing. It's all experience and exposure.

I started up with my piano lessons once again. I took a month off because my instructor was in Italy settling her Aunt's estate. I still haven't been able to get ahold of my vocal instructor, so I might have to find another one who can accommodate my crazy schedule. And, I really want to find an acting coach. I've taken classes, but I really want something more in depth.

And, finally, my birthday this year was a little surprising. My sister and my niece arranged for a small surprise party for me. My youngest niece and her friend put on a small play for me as well. It was really nice.

Well, take care. I'm going to be busy once again for another couple of weeks, but I'll try to update things once things calm down a little.

B.

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