The Roller Coaster

Hello Readers!

Hope you are all still out there! I realize it's been a month since I've spoken to you all and I apologize. As we all know, the life of an actor has many ups and downs, a figurative roller coaster of events and emotions, and I am still riding it.

I had the amazingly good fortune to continue my experience at Mad Cow theatre right after The Cradle Will Rock, when I was cast in the Victorian "horror", The Heiress. I am playing a very small role, Arthur Townsend and Man, but that is okay because the cast of this show is beyond belief. I am continually amazed by their talent and so blessed to be amongst such great actors. It opens this week and I can't believe how quick it came (a lot of that probably had to do with the fact that I was only at 5 rehearsals, and all the other days I was auditioning and working at Nick.)

To continue on this ride of success, I will be joining the cast of Pippi Longstocking at the Orlando Repertory immediately after The Heiress closes. I'm super excited about this since it's going to be one of those fluffy, fun children's' musicals and after these last two shows I'm going to need some fun and fancy free time on stage!

I did my filming for the UCF film and that is a production shot in my post as Don from Bad Pixels. I got to spend the better part of my day dressed in a rubber rain suit and get doused with, shall we say, a faux bodily fluid. Lots of fun and the people were extremely friendly and treated me like the star I am ;). Also in the film world, I am still part of a production company that will be filming a pilot in the near future that we hope we can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars so that the actors can get at least $10 an episode ( double ;) ).

I have had some kinda downers which I can't specifically go into due to the fact I've sworn not to talk about them since the info is sorta confidential. I can say that I did have to let go of two other jobs because of a contract schedule conflict and that I found out once more I had been cast in something, but was cut due to budget. It sucks, but as different friends have reminded me it's better to know that at least I was being considered for that role and that people wanted to work with me, and it's only the fact that so many do, that I can't do everything. And that's true. It's a bit of a downer, but in no way am I asking for pity. I'm very happy with what I've got and in truth I have more coming, and when it's official I'll post it here! Hahaha, cliff hanger ending...!!!

Ok, I realize I'm supposed to end there, but I had a few more things to say. Have another callback for the Orlando Rep for The House at Pooh Corner, as well as one for Disney's Holidays Around the World for the French Storyteller. There are some more auditions coming up for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights this weekend, so all in all, life it truly good.

So as the roller coaster keeps on going, I have to remind myself that I don't know what's coming up around the next bend. It may be a down now, but it could be a down that's getting ready to shoot right back up into something more amazing than I could have asked for. I know, it's a little on the Hallmark side, but it's the truth. Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the universe has better things than we even wanted in store.

So TypeCast wants to know: Is there something in your life that you didn't get that you wanted, but because you didn't obtain it, you got something better in return (i.e. a more profitable show, cooler job, better boyfriend, etc.)