It's called acting my dear

Acting. What is it that lights the fire under my ass and gives me so much joy about acting? I will aknowedge that the applause has something to do with it. It is quite lovely to bust your ass on stage, letting a character over take you, and enjoy the life of someone else only to be awakened by the sound of applause two hours later.

But to seek laughter and applause merely to please myself seems a little empty.

There have been moments during a show where magic seems to happen. When all the actor's homework is done, the ensemble is tight leaving no room for ego, and there is an audience sitting in their seat open to letting their imagination take them for a ride.....suddenly everyone in this space is connected. By "cosmic juice" if you will.

I have to admit, it's only happend to me a few times on stage...but those few moments have hooked me forever in the pursuit to find them again.

So what if I took this approach to my relationship with God?

If I used my actor's homework to find the character of God, would I find myself being taken over by his character? Suddenly it wouldn't be me reacting to people. Julisa would have taken a back seat, while watching this new character love people with so much peace and patience I know it couldn't be me.

It's just a thought. In the midst of auditions, rehearsals, and shows, I think I will always be studying this character "God".

But as for my reason for acting....maybe I just want to act with this guy:

'Cause he's just so darn cute.

Another shot

I had a blog before...but among the millions of passwords I've created in my lifetime....my blogspot password has eluded me. So now I must begin again.

Curses!

Well....let's see if I can keep this one up.

Here's a brief overview since I last had an entry:

In June I went to Germany for the world cup. In July I moved back home from Northern Ireland and got real serious real fast with a boy. My heart was broken. I got a job working as a bank teller. In September I played Rosaline in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and suddenly remembered I came home to be an actress....not a girlfriend. So.... applied for school at North Carolina School of Performing Arts. In December I was cast in "Noises Off" to play "Brooke" (the underwear girl) with my high school director who is diagnosed with cancer and has 3-6 months to live. I've begun rehearsals for said show and am working on my audition pieces for NCSPA. I fly to San Fran for auditions in Feb. By day I still working as a bank teller - and I love it.

And that, my friend, has been my life (in a nutshell) since last April.

Cheers.