I spent Thursday around the apartment researching, a little cleaning, and a little helping with the surprise party set up. Lauren (one of my roommates) spent so much time and energy putting together her boyfriend Clay's surprise party. (I met Clay and Lauren at my first summer theatre job). Lauren was cooking, cleaning, and decorating at our apartment for two days straight. Murph and I had fun icing nearly 60 cupcakes made by Lauren from the world-famous Magnolia Bakery cupcake recipe. All the hard work really paid off, the party was so much fun!
Clay was so surprised! We attacked him with silly string and confetti party poppers when he got to the apartment.I met a bunch of new people and we all had fun playing games like "Celebrity." (It's a sort of modified charades game.) Loved it.
After the party I got to talk on the phone to some friends and family in Oregon which really made my night. I'm so thankful for such wonderful family and friends.
Fast forward to Friday...
Friday was my first semi-crazy, run around town day. My itinerary (roughly):
6am: Wake up
7am: Leave for Wicked National Tour Audition.
7:30am: Arrive at audition location.
7:32am: Get off elevator, step into a sea of people (literally) and sign your name to a Non-Equity Standby audition list in the hopes of being seen sometime today. (I was #47 on the list)
7:33am: Get back on elevator to avoid suffocating from the heat generated by a ton of bodies in a small space.
7:35am: Sit in the main lobby of the building where the audition takes place. Contemplate leaving since there's nothing to do but wait and wait and wait.
7:36am: Get ear chewed off by fellow auditioner who decides to tell you her life story complete with details as to how amazing an actor/singer she is. ha ha.
8:30am: (Yes, nearly an hour later.) I left for my job interview. Started the 6 block walk.
8:45am: Board the 7 train to 42nd street/Grand Central Station.
9am: Begin search for Graybar building for interview.
9:15am: Eventually find Graybar building. Enter, register at front desk, find interview office.
9:45am: Enter Temp Agency office.
INTERVIEW!
10:45am: Begin Temp Agency's required computer skills aptitude test.
11:45am: Finish extremely stressful computer skills aptitude test.
12noon: Leave Agency as the newest member of their temp staff. uhthanku.
12:10pm: Walk through Grand Central Station, temporarily become a tourist, take pictures.
12:15pm: Travel to audition site again.
12:30pm-2pm: After receiving the news that you won't be seen at the auditions today, hand the equity monitor your headshot and resume then sit and nonchalantly watch/listen in on equity auditions and make keen observations. Take a brief moment to giggle at the models arriving for the HSN (Home Shopping Network) screening audition next door.
2:20pm: Arrive back at apartment.
2:21pm-12am: Eat, go to the gym, research more auditions, watch T.V., talk on the phone to your very excited Dad back in Oregon, email prospective vocal coaches, hang with the roomies and have a good night.
So that pretty much sums it up! Overall, the day was a success. I got a job and I learned a ton about being an equity actor.
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
1 comment:
congrats on the temp job! i'm sure you'll be brilliant at whatever they give you to do. so i suck a duck for not calling you yet. the time change makes it tricky- by the time i'm settled in at home i'm worried you're already in bed. maybe weekends are better? i'm glad you had a good partay and are making lots of friends. sounds like so much fun! i miss our saturday dates though. :( guess i'll just have to fly out there and see you! MAN that would be fun. so are you gonna get to audition for wicked another day or are they done auditioning? that would be a fun show. you're a star- it won't be long before your superior talent is recognized and put to good use. miss you!
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