Moreau goes to Scottland?

Hi All:
 I have received word that The Island of Dr. Moreau has been accepted in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Weird beasts, great physical movement...dripping sweaty actors and a scotch to chase away the demons...hmmm sounds like a good time.

On another note I have made a pact with myself to hit the audition circuit with a fervor in 2013. I have been slacking in my attendance of auditions in the past few months. I just could not face those equity calls another day. Total burnout of being seen by the assistant to the assistant casting director. It would be a nice change to actually have the CD or Director be at these auditions and to have them truly be casting for the roles they post. I can get a bit disheartened when I realize from reading playbill that the role I am auditioning for tomorrow has already been cast with a celebrity. Argh...but this is the nature of the beast...and if I want to be a beast wrangler I need to go out there and wrangle. So watch out 2013...here I come with harpoon in hand.

One of the winner's is:

So I was able to get some new headshots taken for free...and I know what you are all thinking that never turns out ok. Well I have to say these shots are not too shabby. So I am going to give them a whirl and see how they do. Here is one of the finalist!

Sherlock in Wonderland- Trail

Yesterday I had a trial performance of a new show Only Make Believe is wanting to add to our cannon of plays that we do for sick kids. It was a blast and I had a great time playing with my fellow actors and the kids at NAC. For a long time now I knew I wanted to do theatre. That is was my calling. Trying to make the dream come true in NYC can be difficult at best...but I keep on trucking. When I auditioned to become a member of OMB back in 2011... I never thought that I would be chosen from the group of 500. Four actors were selected from that lot and I was lucky to be one of them. This job has changed my life. Really being able to use my art to help children who are sick... to bring a smile to their face...for them to feel like a regular kid for just and hour is  humbling. Who needs Broadway when I have got  the bright lights of of their hearts and gratitude for coming each week to play with them. Those children are the real starts and their light shines brighter than the great white way.

Don't Laugh

Trying not to laugh at my recent headshot photo shoot. More pics to come...

Moreau Teaser...

I had a wonderful time at the Only Make Believe Gala this past Monday. I had my first red carpet paparazzi photo shoot. I was caught off guard...look at how tense I am...lip locked. Too  funny...I need to get used to having my picture taken...I am an actor for crying out loud.

Hi All:
Tonight I have the Only Make Believe Gala. I am extremely excited to have the chance to walk on a Broadway stage at The Bernard Jacobs Theatre . I feel privileged to work with such a talented group of actors!

A weekend ago I took some new headshots... once I take a gander at the proofs and then make my final choice I will roll out the new look. Is a white background really the new trend again?
anyone? 

Really excited to announce that the independent film 'Broken' that I was lucky to be a part of is in it's final stage of editing. Woo hoo! Hopefully a preview will be out before 2013.

Excited and nervous to be getting new headshots this weekend...stay tuned for the results.

So my McDonald's commercial story. I was called in for the Midwest girl who is supposed to look sweet, natural and not too much makeup...etc...you get the picture. I racked my brain for my most simple outfit and am pleased that I did not have to put on much makeup...I pretty much go Au natural in my daily life. I picked this sweet looking white dress and my brown boots (don't want to look too naive). I feel very Midwest now. side note- besides being given info on look I was not given any other information about the audition...this will come into play in a moment. Anyway I show up and I notice the moment I walked into the holding room no one else seemed to get the memo about sweet and natural. Every girl was super NYC trendy...tight jeans, thick bangs, cat eye makeup and no one weighed more than 105 and that is for the girl who was 5'10". I mean they certainly do not eat big macs or even the light fish fillet. I feel at this moment like a character in that sesame street song "which one of these things are not like the others". So I have at least 20 pounds on all of them and am shorter than most...but hey y'all I am a Midwest kinda girl. We eat steaks, pie and drink beer...but I digress. So I walk up to the moderators and they ask me to sign in, put down my agents name (I don't have one) and then to take the sides (which are in Spanish). Wait did I mention I do not speak Spanish. Ha so I thank them, write- my lonesome self as agent and then take my Spanish sides to the closest bench. It was a commercial shoot for Cafe com Leche...and the dialogue was hysterical. I do my best to figure out the pronunciations and within two minutes have been given my partner who I am supposed to be dating. We go into the room and start out little scene...highlight from the dialogue:

Una Fiesta

Tu Familia?

Merenge?

aaah-Cafe con Leche

Yep I know weird series of thoughts but hey there you go. Needless to say even though my partner was great they were not looking for my type (Midwest) because they handed out the stills and the girl in the pictures was super trendy. Ah well- I had a blast doing it (it was my first one).

Music Cue- mmmm I'm lovin it!

I recently finished doing a production of the Island of Dr. Moreau where I was the only girl among burly men (not to shabby). It was a blast doing a purely physical piece where sweating was a sign of achievement and flips and lifts were all apart of the theatrical menu. I recognized that I adore the collaboration of theatre and performing under the stars must be one of my favorite things. Please check out a few pictures below from the production as well as a little review about the "Moreau" experience. Ta Ta for now...because I am off to a McDonald's audition...where they are searching for a Midwest looking girl. I am sure some funny stories will come out of this one.