Auditions and such....

So the last week (and a half) have been a bit insane-o busy. Here is a brief breakdown of events, keeping in mind that it is a 3 hour train ride to New york City........

I went to NYC on Thursday, the 19th, to meet my accompanist for my CCM (Cincinnati) audition. That went well, and thankfully the accompanist was very good and quite helpful as well :) We opened Turandot on Friday, the 20th, followed by a party the next day to celebrate a certain director's departure-which was very necessary after the previous 3 weeks! Sunday we had a show again (which went very well). Monday I spent getting together audition recordings and application materials for Brooklyn College as well as for a summer program called TOP opera that I'm applying for- both due by this Sunday, March 1st. Tuesday, the 24th, I hopped back on the train to NY for my 5pm audition for CCM- this audition had one mediator, which was great, and I believe I actually did quite well- I have had trouble hearing out of one of my ears for this entire week, and I believe it actually helped me out on this one :) Came back to Philly that night. Had another Turandot on Wednesday, the 25th- a small hiccup involving an ill super inside a giant plastic bubble slightly changed that evenings show, but all in all we made it work :) Prior to the show, I learned that the financial aid stuff for Memphis and Manhattan were due by March 1st (four days-ha!), so started scrambling that stuff together and calling dad for sure. I left Thursday the 26th to go back to NY (for 3 days this time-stayed with the wonderful Amy S.) for my Manhattan School of Music audition. I spent the first day kinda just hanging out, because my audition was the next day at 11 am. I don't really know how to tell you the audition went: I think it was fine, but I can't be sure. The room the audition was in was accoustically awful, and caused everything I said to echo and buzz really loudly in the ear I mentioned before- I know I got all of my text correct, but other than that I'm hoping habit kicked in cuz I couldn't hear or feel anything but the echo (fun! :(). After the audition, we had to take a diction test, which they didn't mention was also a translate this test-I don't think I COMPLETELY failed it, but definitely could have been better. Had I spoken Italian or French. Hehe. We went to the Knicks vs. Sixers game at Madison Square gardens that night, which was fantastic. Which brings us to today- I took the train home this morning and am now very releaved to be not worrying about anything at the moment. Yea!!!

And now my plan is to sit back, and do nothing. Except maybe watch some Grey's............. :)

One of the greatest days....

Sooo for those who are unaware, the theater that we are having our opera in also has other traveling shows that come through (before we put our set onstage). And because the ushers know and love us, we get to go see these shows for free anytime we want (or are available) to. This week RENT was in the theater (which I am in love with-duh) but I had rehearsal allll week. I went in early most days this week to practice, which also means you have to go through the theater to get to our rehearsal hall and unlock it, which was AMAZING- oh yes, on the set of RENT. Seeing the quick change areas and the props and stuff that most of us have seen on the stage. Loves it!

I was FINALLY able to go see the show today, and as I was quite early, I had to wait in the green room until ushers showed up. This involved me walking through a barricaded area surrounded by fans waiting for performers to show up and getting very excited thinking I was in the cast- hehe, nope :) The green room is the first room you come to in the backstage area. And then my day was made- Adam Pascal(Roger) walked in (after getting through the screaming girls) and was like, two feet from me-very cool- but he was not talkative and went strait to his dressing room. But when Anthony Rapp (Mark) walked in, he was cracking up and said all sarcastically "I'm just trying to get to work!" and grinned his wonderful grin at me. And I love him. :-D

The show was awesome (I cried in all wrong places-hearing the original voices makes me beam), and made me realize just how many memories I have of highschool from just this musical. It also made me decide that if it turns out I become strictly a stage manager, I really want to do both opera and musical theater. Opera is great (and pays very well), but my heart has always been in musical theater, which I think most people know. It's exhilirating, and keeps me going :)

Assurance that I'm not dead, and a quick update :)

Soooo I've been really bad about keeping up on this, and calling people back, and emailing people, basically because the last two weeks I have been at work for 14-15 hours a day (with an hour for lunch and dinner, of course :)). The show is a beast, and our director is kind of an ass......which makes the process that much more.....fun? Let's just say we're pretty excited to move onto the next production :)

News of the day: I just received an email from Brooklyn College's Conservatory of Music. The good news? I got an audition (yea!!!!) The bad news? It's the day of our last performance-ie I can't do it. I emailed them to see if I can have a different audition day, or if I can send them a recording, so I guess we'll see!!

Gotta finish dinner and such, then it's back to rehearsal!!! If grey's is new tonight-don't tell me what happens!! ;-D