One year later....

Our first year in New York has come and gone. As I look back on 2010, I feel satisfied with my accomplishments, and excited for what 2011 could bring. I didn`t know what to expect coming here, so I didn`t really set too many acting goals last year. I just wanted to dive in head first, and see what became of it. And I did! My first couple of months, especially. I was up at 6 am, standing out in the freezing cold to get lined up for auditions. In less than a month I was doing background work on major television shows. A couple weeks after that, I was making my New York stage debut!

I can`t say that background work is incredibly gratifying. Especially when you`re non-union. The days can be extremely long. The pay sucks. But for someone from Colorado, with no film experience, there was something pretty exciting about being on set with people like Jeff Goldblum and Ted Danson. And the experiences would prove to be helpful to me later in the year.

As far as theatre, I was in two musicals this year. Again, I was non-union, so the pay was terrible. I made more in Grand Junction doing theatre than I made doing these. But these weren`t in Grand Junction. They were in New York City. And I beat out some pretty talented people to get these roles.

Finally, there was my film. This small, low budget film about a man from India, trying to make it in NYC. My role was tiny. Just couple of scenes and a handfull of lines. But the reward was huge, as I now have my shiny new SAG card in my wallet.

As I look ahead this year, my goals are pretty simple. I want to put my SAG card to good use. I need to get more auditions, Real auditions, not just open calls. To do this I`m going to need an agent. I also feel like I need to be doing some commercials. One of the things I heard the most this year was how good of a commercial look I have. Let`s hope they`re right. Here`s to a busy and lucrative year!