I suppose I shouldn't start with shortcomings, but I really wanted to start this blog on the 1st of January, 2010. Well, obviously that didn't happen. I had this injury thing, and work, couldn't figure out what to call the blog...anyway.
Today, was my last day of the first job I had in a theme park. I wasn't fired. I mean, I've never been fired. Well once, it was this telecommunication job, it was shady. I think they were worried I was too good at my job and someone would notice them. But back to the other job. The one I wasn't fired from. It was with Sea World and I played Santa for their Polar Express Experience. It was a total blast and I meet some amazing people while I was there. And if any children are reading this blog or if their adults who still believe in Santa, that's good, he does exist, he just has to hire us on to make sure he gets all the right things on the list.
Most people who know me were really surprised to hear I would be play...helping Santa since I am 25 and skinny. Well, not skinny, but I'm not in the "jolly" weight category. But if you noticed, this was for the Polar Express, and he is not your normal Coca Cola Santa. If you missed that detail, don't worry, so did a lot of the guest, as I was constantly called too young and too skinny. But, as they said at the auditions, they were looking for tall and youthful looking Santas and well I guess I got typecast.
And that's what this blog is going to be about. Not just type casting. God no, that would be boring. But more about my journey as an actor. The times I do get typed and the other times I don't. The lessons I learn about what it means to be a working actor. One thing I remember from school is that someone said you stop being an actor when you stop learning. As an actor, you can't learn everything. Each character, production, or performance teaches you something new about this life on the stage. And off of it.
So there. You will learn more about me as this goes along. I hope to stick to it. I've never been good at journaling, but I want to be. I always liked writing. (Oh and P.S. let me know what you think. I'm new to this "blogging" and I sometimes don't know what I'm doing. Thanks!)
Alright...well, here we go.
(Oh one last thing. I always am being told to stand out, make something that catches the eye or hooks people in. So I'll end each blog with a question that I'll ask my tens (hopefully) of readers.) What would you say your typecast would be?
Ok, here we go. For reals this time.
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Ha ha! I'm first! Way to go, Alex. I enjoyed reading this very much and know that you will soon have a myriad of followers. Looking forward to future installments.
ReplyDeleteYay for you starting a blog! I'm typecast as the strong ruler/matriarch of the family. Lady Bracknell, Titania, Morgause, and now Mrs. Warwick in The Unexpected Guest all fall into that category. One the one hand it's nice, but also a bit frustrating when you want to branch out a little more.
ReplyDeletenot sure what my type is, but remember if you are getting type cast at least you are getting CAST which is more than many of our actor colleagues can boast. I look forward to reading.
ReplyDeleteJason H.
I make a good comic sidekick with funny alto songs =P
ReplyDeletewhee! Alex's blog is up and out! :o) i love it...
ReplyDeletetype for me? well, I'd say the ingenue or female lead; Eliza, Dot, Baker's Wife, but sometimes thats because of voice type...i guess I'd have to audition more to actually be typecast
<3 you!!
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ReplyDeleteAlso, I heart you.
Also also, you look great.
Also also also, my type: The "lesbian" (roles written for men but cast as a woman), the quirky friend, and the way-older-than-me woman. This may or may not be part of the reason I am no longer an actor :)
Gamer Girl, that seems to be after a full year of tracking everything in my Performertrack account. I'm edgy, the best friend (not the love interest) and I am considered younger than I am.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to invite you to check out the http://www.performerwebinars.com or their http://www.performerseminars.com. So helpful in really seeing what is working and what isn't to sopt complaining about it and to really utilize it to help me move forward. I also have a producer interested in working with me on a short/maybe feature b/c he digs the character I created for myself after tracking it and see now leveraging it.