Blog #1

Hello?

Hi. I've never done this sort of thing. Virgin. I'm not a writer at all. I've written papers when I was in school and in the past have tried to keep up with diaries but I always hate what I write. In the moment I feel like I'm being poetic or deep, then I go back and read what I wrote and it always sounds stupid/dramatic. Worsties. Thank goodness this isn't a diary! I wanted to start a blog so I could "document" my adventures for this coming year, it's gonna be a good one.

Let me start off with a little bit about myself, cheesy I know but this IS kind of an introduction blog so don't judge me. My name is Jennifer and I am an actress. (This is where you say "Hi Jennifer" just like you were at an A.A. meeting) In May 2010 I graduated from Liberty University with a BA in Musical Theatre and Acting and since then I have been auditioning in New York, for Cruise ships, and Disney. It's already been an exciting year! Well this past February one of my Best Gills and I went to an audition in Tennessee. (Thats right I said "Gill", it's "Girl" without the "R". My friends and I refer to ourselves as Gills. The reason being is because the main gill named Allison decided a long time ago that words are just betta without the "R's" and she was right.) Anyways the audition was intense! Each person had 90 seconds to perform a song, monologue or whatever they wanted infront of about a hundred theatre companies. Like I said, it was intense but so much fun! Well to make a long story short, I got a professional theatre job!

Starting May 31st, I will working for the Missoula Children's Theatre in Montana as an Actor/Director. On May 30th I will be traveling up to Missoula, Montana, thanks to three very long flights. Its gonna be nuts! Oh but I'm not done yet. Once I arrive, me and a few fellow MCT performers will go through training for about two weeks and then we hit the road. I'm mostly going to be in Texas this summer with other stops in Kansas, Arizona, and Oklahoma. I got my boots already to go! Then we get our schedule for the Fall and I have no clue where I'll be then. I guess you'll just have to keep up with my blog to find out. ;D

So traveling is key for this job but thats not it. My partner ( who seems super nice!)  and I have to teach about 60-80 kids a musical in less than a week! Here's our schedule: Sunday we drive to our new destination, (Do you get the title of my Blog now? Ha!) Monday we hold auditions for the kids, Tuesday-Friday are rehearsals, workshops, and good times, and finally Saturday is performance day. Crazy right?!?! I'm stoked! The show we're doing is "King Arthur's Quest". My partner and I get to play the Keeper of the Keep, the Giant, and the Dragon which means we switch off every show. One week she performs onstage with the kids while I direct and then vise versa the next week. Its a lot to take in but I'm SO excited! This is just such a great opportunity to really make a difference in the lives of some kids who may just need to explore their creativity or need a friend. I just hope the kids at school like me. Maybe we can trade puddings at lunch?
-Jen