Mixed Media

Greetings faithful reader(s)(?). This past week was pretty cool. On Monday, I auditioned for a friend's play. It had been a couple of years since I have done any acting. It was so fun to (try and) get into a character's brain and see how and why she works the way she does. It was harder than I remember. It is (as may people before have suggested) like being naked because you have to completely open yourself. As you all know I now regularly get on stage and sing for people, that is a very different experience for me for some reason.

Ultimately I was not invited back for another audition, but it was great fun and a very wonderful experience for me. I met a gal at the auditions who was also trying to make her acting dreams come true. I have adjusted to meeting talented musicians at every corner, but it was slightly surprising to meet this gal, and see so many other actors and actresses also trying to launch their career from Austin. Since the audition on Monday, I have been thinking about Austin differently. All around me now I see dreamers, and it is a beautiful thing. Whether it is new businesses, or business ideas, Austin overflows with creative stores, restaurants, and other places where people have set down their dreams to grow. The actors, and singers, and dancers, are just one portion of the dreamers living in Austin, it is a truly unique place. New York is bigger and flasher, but the people are harder and more concerned about self. Austin, is not so big that people will not come up and say hello to you and make you feel welcome. LA, is where big music and acting dreams come true, but there is a pervasive shallowness to the people and the dreams, and it just leaves you feeling hollow. Again, Austin has heart, and that heart inspires loyalty and creativity.

On Thursday, I went to see another friend perform in I, Witness. It was inspiring dance. The dancers, and of course my friend was amazing, were so full of life and energy. The Blue Theater, is a cool space where the audience surrounds three sides of the stage. I had such a wonderful time and it was great to see and support a friend.

What a great week artistically!!!!!