Possible Side Effects

I find myself sitting in a room lit by only a dresser lamp and this living room that has been converted to a bedroom is now my temporary home until my internship is up here in Jackson, Mississippi.

So I'm determined to read as many books as I possibly can over the next few years. I think what I've been missing in my life is excitement through literature. When I was a kid as soon as I learned to read, which I did by the time I was four, I would read anything I could get my hands on. In 3rd grade I had to read on the 7th Grade level because I was reading so fast...it also got my in trouble in class because I would read books while the teacher was teaching. Which probably explains why I hate math.(Hmm?) Anyway I want to start by reading the TIME magazines ALL TIME 100 Novels list. This might seem like a daring feet but I'm going to give it a try...no matter how boring the books I might come across. I won't start until I've read all of Augusten Burroughs books. Right now I'm reading POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS and it's basically a memoir on his life. I was introduced to Augusten by my roommate Deejay, and I can't seem to put his books down. I read Sellavision and it was great...I wonder if he'd let me turn it into a play...better yet a musical?

While reading "Possible Side Effects" I've found so many similarities between Augusten and I. I think he might be the first author that I can honestly relate too on many levels.

In other news I'm gearing up for this month long run of A Christmas Carol and I'm getting pretty excited about it. There are times that I get nervous because I feel like I'm surrounded by so many talented people. I want to do my best and give it my all and I know once the show has an audience I'll be more comfortable. I thrive on and breath of the audience. I love telling a story.

I'm going to New York in January and I'm really thrilled and excited about it and I'm going to be working with Amy Murphy who is the bomb.com and every time I have a lesson with her she makes it sooo amazing.

Well g2g PEACE

What I dream of is an art of balance.-Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)

I'm Back :0

Hey Folks,

I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything but I'm back and I'm in full force. So let's do a quick update shall we... So we are slowly but surely wrapping up the first half of the internship here at New Stage Theatre and it's been a learning experience so far. I'm currently playing Young Ebenezer Scrooge in there yearly production of A Christmas Carol and it's been a blast. The rehearsal process is very fun and we've already run through the First Act and it's in great shape. We only have one week of rehearsals left before we open!!! I was also in New Stage's last production of The Miracle Worker as the understudy to Jim Mathiny who played Dr. Anagnos. I only went on once so the rest of the run I spent backstage..haha fun :)
We had to cancel our first showing of Romeo & Juliet due to the show just not being really ready to be put out there for an audience to see, but we will hit the road running with our first performance on Nov. 30th.

Lately I've been doing a lot of workshops at high schools around the state of Mississippi and it's been awesome. It's been great to see the reactions from some of the kids and today in Port Gibson the kids were so cool and they actually wanted to be there. This internship it turning out to really be a good thing for me. I've been cast along side some good talent and I'm getting cast a lot...which of course I like....especially in roles that I don't think I would've been cast in while at school. It's a good experience and I can't wait to see what happens for the rest of my time here.

I hope to venture next to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to do some shows there. I've always wanted to since I was a kid...so we will see what happens.

Well g2g PEACE :)