And the Run Continues

Now in its second week of shows, Filthy Rich is chugging along just fine! Aside from mostly positive response from audience members, the show has also garnered a very warm reviews from The Diamondback, our campus newspaper. Unfortunately, I doubt that we'll garner any more media attention, so it seems a legit review will not happen. Not that we need it anyway. The cast of this show, lead by the great Mitchell Hebert, has done such a good job that a review or confirmation of thus would be rather superfluous. I cannot begin to express how greatful I am to have been a part of this process. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with. Everyone gets along well, drama does not happen. People are there to do their job and explore this show continuously, ensuring it is never dull or dead. And the opportunity to work with masters like Jerry Whiddon and Mitchell Hebert is an opportunity rarely afforded to young professionals such as myself. So I am very pleased with this process and regret seeing it end on Saturday.

On the future front, things seem so up in the air - as they always do in this field. I went to an open call for Spring Awakening again this past Saturday. They came to UMD for a D.C. open call. And of course I couldn't pass up this opportunity, especially when it's being spoon fed to me in my own backyard! So I went, auditioned for Carrie Gardner of Roundabout Theatre Casting and had a good audition. I didn't get an immediate callback or anything - not sure I'm at all what they're looking for even - but I feel that it was one of the better auditions I've had in a long time. This call was definitely much more chill than the NYC open call! No typing out here and we all went in to the same person one after the other. In NYC you could be typed out AND you were going in 6 at a time to 6 different agents. Very fast and very stressed. Here it was so calm and the Ms. Gardner was especially sweet and kind to those auditioning. A great experience all around and I'm glad I went.

I've got a couple of extra work calls this weekend. One is for a movie called State of Play which will be filmed here in the district starring Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe. The call is through Rich King Casting, some agency from L.A. that I haven't worked for. So I hope I get it! The money would be nice, and I really rather enjoy extra work. But I would really like a featured role... ah well. Maybe I'll get lucky? Who knows?