Hey Folks,
I'm back again. I said I was going to make a effort to keep updating this blog :)
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I checked out a couple of plays and right now I'm reading "The Philanthropist" by Christopher Hampton. Can I just say that the opening scene in the play is shocking enough. I'll give you more details when I actually finish reading the entire script. I'll have a full review of it pretty soon.
Last nights showing of Lincoln: Upon the Altar of Freedom was very nice. It wasn't hot as balls and the breeze was so nice and much needed. This week we are celebratng county week, and yesterday Spencer County where Lincoln grew up and where the show is performed every night was celebrated. The people of Spencer County ate this show up. I love when a audience is so energized...it gives you the energy to want to perform even better. This is one of the reasons of why I love the theatre and the work I do.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Toy Story 3 and Life After College...so far :)
Hey Folks,
I haven't posted on here in awhile but I promise to stay on top of it this time. To fill you in really quickly. I FINALLY graduated from the University of Montevallo with my B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. I made it through the production of Macbeth and my BFA Book thanks to my AMAZING director Marcus Lane and my awesome teacher Tammy Killian. They are rocks I tell you :)
Since graduations the adult life has kicked in full swing. One things that I'm happy about it that my college was completely paid for and I don't owe the government or bank anything!!! I am now living here in Evansville, Indiana for the summer working at Lincoln Amphitheatre in there production of LINCOLN: Upon The Altar of Freedom. It's a very HUGE show and it's a beast within itself. Last sunday was our 10th run of the show. I don't think I've ever done this long of a run before. I have 35 more performance of this show I tweeted a couple of days ago about how I have to find ways to make this show new every night not just for myself but for the audience too!!! Marvin Hamlisch said that shows like this weed out people who could make it on Broadway. He wrote the scores for A CHORUS LINE, They're Playing Our Song, Smile, The Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical. You have to build up a true stamina for this line of work. I hope to someday join a national tour and be on Broadway and I need to get use to doing the same show over and over.
One day I woke up and realized that I never have to do another paper again...until Grad school that is. I want to go to Grad School but not for awhile and I know where I would like to go even though some might think it impossible.
I've made some pretty cool friends here in Indiana..but I'm still loyal to my boys and girl Jennifer Lee, Matt Smith, Melvin Milton, David Bush, Zach Gallman, and Jordan Palmer, Ryan Moody...these are my lifetime friends and brothers. Last night I me, Stephen and a couple of folks from the cast went to see Toy Story 3 and it reminded me really what friendship is and what it is all about. I cried so bad during that movie and I'm not ashamed to tell you this. Looking back on College I realized that some people were still stuck in that high school mentality of what "friendship" should be ex. Clicks. You had the people who only "invited" certain people to things. People who started out as friends and then people split them apart. People who were only friends with people because they knew all of there secrets and when I look back at I say to myself.....I AM GLAD I HAD THE FRIENDS THAT I HAD.
Some say that I'm lucky and I would have to say "HELL NAW" I pick and choose who I allow to be in my crowd of loved ones. I read people and I can see you clearly for what you are and sometimes I can tell when you clearly can't even see yourself. That's not to say that I don't respect you because I have respect for all people...shit you have to have respect to give respect.
So I begin a new chapter in my life. For now the Montevallo chapter is closed...I will revisit it for fond and memories..the good, the bad, the mistakes, and outtakes because there were all life lessons. Well I gotta go workout because I always have to look and feel my best.\
Much love to ya ;)
Tyree Walker aka JustTyree
I haven't posted on here in awhile but I promise to stay on top of it this time. To fill you in really quickly. I FINALLY graduated from the University of Montevallo with my B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. I made it through the production of Macbeth and my BFA Book thanks to my AMAZING director Marcus Lane and my awesome teacher Tammy Killian. They are rocks I tell you :)
Since graduations the adult life has kicked in full swing. One things that I'm happy about it that my college was completely paid for and I don't owe the government or bank anything!!! I am now living here in Evansville, Indiana for the summer working at Lincoln Amphitheatre in there production of LINCOLN: Upon The Altar of Freedom. It's a very HUGE show and it's a beast within itself. Last sunday was our 10th run of the show. I don't think I've ever done this long of a run before. I have 35 more performance of this show I tweeted a couple of days ago about how I have to find ways to make this show new every night not just for myself but for the audience too!!! Marvin Hamlisch said that shows like this weed out people who could make it on Broadway. He wrote the scores for A CHORUS LINE, They're Playing Our Song, Smile, The Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical. You have to build up a true stamina for this line of work. I hope to someday join a national tour and be on Broadway and I need to get use to doing the same show over and over.
One day I woke up and realized that I never have to do another paper again...until Grad school that is. I want to go to Grad School but not for awhile and I know where I would like to go even though some might think it impossible.
I've made some pretty cool friends here in Indiana..but I'm still loyal to my boys and girl Jennifer Lee, Matt Smith, Melvin Milton, David Bush, Zach Gallman, and Jordan Palmer, Ryan Moody...these are my lifetime friends and brothers. Last night I me, Stephen and a couple of folks from the cast went to see Toy Story 3 and it reminded me really what friendship is and what it is all about. I cried so bad during that movie and I'm not ashamed to tell you this. Looking back on College I realized that some people were still stuck in that high school mentality of what "friendship" should be ex. Clicks. You had the people who only "invited" certain people to things. People who started out as friends and then people split them apart. People who were only friends with people because they knew all of there secrets and when I look back at I say to myself.....I AM GLAD I HAD THE FRIENDS THAT I HAD.
Some say that I'm lucky and I would have to say "HELL NAW" I pick and choose who I allow to be in my crowd of loved ones. I read people and I can see you clearly for what you are and sometimes I can tell when you clearly can't even see yourself. That's not to say that I don't respect you because I have respect for all people...shit you have to have respect to give respect.
So I begin a new chapter in my life. For now the Montevallo chapter is closed...I will revisit it for fond and memories..the good, the bad, the mistakes, and outtakes because there were all life lessons. Well I gotta go workout because I always have to look and feel my best.\
Much love to ya ;)
Tyree Walker aka JustTyree
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