Getting caught up

It's been a little while since my last blog. March was kind of a weird month for me. I was pretty busy with my show and I didn't audition for much. It was sort of a stressful time, I think mainly because of financial concerns. I was hired by JCPenney around Valentine's Day, and didn't actually start until about a month later. But we've got some money coming in now, so things are looking up!

My play has come and gone now. It was a positive experience. It was definitely the best show I've been in, in terms of the talent involved, so that made it enjoyable. I didn't establish as many friendships as I usually do, but that was my fault. They were a nice group of people, and I turned down a lot of offers to go out after shows. I will try to keep in touch with some of them though, and I'm sure I'll cross paths with many of them again soon. The acting community here is smaller than you might think.

I actually just turned down an offer to be in another show. Carlo, my Cabaret director is doing a children's show in Connecticut. It pays a little, plus free travel, housing and food. And he asked Heather to be involved which sounded like a lot of fun. But we agreed it wasn't the best financial decision for us right now, since the salary was pretty low. I was was also afraid that could set us back a little bit here in the city. I really want to make more progress in television. Especially since March was so unproductive. But I thanked him for thinking of us, and told him to keep us in mind on future projects.

The good news is, April is already off to a better start. I was on Lights Out, a new drama about a boxer that is going to air on FX in January, and I was on Law and Order as a juror. I also turned down a second day of work on Lights Out and some kind of background work on a talk show because my parents were in town. I hated having to do that, but I was glad they took the time and trouble to come see us. Today actually, I was booked on a new movie called Win Win, but the shoot is out of the city and the shuttle they use for the actors was already full when they booked me. No train station nearby, so I was out of luck. But at least things are getting busier, so I'm happy about that.

Hopefully I'll have more to blog about soon!