I've not changed all that much :)

For your comfort and edification, Christian friends!  I know I sure need it tonight.  These were recorded in England in 2005 by myself and my friend Christine.  We lived there as volunteers for 6 months right after college.  I hope you enjoy these!





Blessing and honor and glory and power be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne.

Has anyone seen this very dark film?  It haunts me...
And this is my favorite part:





What is sexier than prolonged alliteration?  Not much.

Photo Post:  A day (night) in the life of an actress!


So many people (maybe) wonder about what I do, and what it's like to be an actress.  In case you've ever wondered, I took some pictures of my night. 
I'll skip the part of my day where I went to work.  That's another post.






Saying Goodbye to Zorro on the way out of the door.  He was parked on his favorite couch spot!



Passing Fort Worth on the way to the theatre.  Isn't it lovely?  The traffic, on the other hand...isn't so lovely.  But I love Fort Worth!



Dinner!  Being an actress often means eating on the go.  Sad, but sometimes it's ok.
Bonus points if you can tell me what the title of this place is!  (Northerners might not know...)



More driving...this is what is affectionately known as "Sasquatch Road" by a few of my friends...a long, windy back road shortcut through the country.  (*Cue: Dueling Banjos).



Approaching theatre marquee. 



Our beautiful theatre!  (The columns are still being constructed.)



First person to hug me when I walk in the door.  Andrew is a member of the quartet in the show.



The house.  Theatre in the round is different than most things you've probably seen.  The audience surrounds the stage...it's actually quite wonderful.  The acting can be much more realistic that way, and there is no "cheating out" like in proscenium theatre.



The greeting walking into the dressing room.  It will be much more crowded as call time approaches. 



My friend Daron helps me with my hair.



Waiting for the hotsticks to do their magic!



Makeup and eyelashes make a huge difference, don't they?  If you've never worn false eyelashes, you don't know what you're missing! 




About 15 minutes after our call time (one hour till curtain)...we have company call.  This is where the stage manager or the director lets us know of any changes, or notes, or fixes to the show.  Jaceson is both the director and the lead (Harold Hill), so he's always there to give us notes.  He is on stage most of the time, so he sees what needs to change or be fixed. 

 



Right after call...I'm mostly ready, so that 30 minutes is plenty of time to get my mic and get into costume.  My props and quick change costumes are already set.



It's been five days since we've done the show, so sometimes we run a quick scene or song.  This is me and Matt, who plays Charlie Cowell.



Costumes.

Then there is a mad rush to get in corsets, tights, shoes, and our costumes.  I can't take pictures, obviously, because people are dressing.  The stage manager comes by and calls 15 minutes, 10 minutes, 5 minutes, then "places". 



Getting into my shoes when "places" is called.
(I'm not on till the 2nd scene)



One last quick check...
And away we go!

I can't really take many pictures during the performance...but here's what I took at intermission:



Two Aarons and me.  (Marcellus, Marian, and quartet member!)

After the show:

Right after bows we run out and shake hands with the audience as they leave. 
Then we are silly for a few minutes, then change costumes and go home!


My Irish mom in the show (Mrs. Paroo) She is wayyyyy too much fun!
I was yelling at Jaceson not to take the picture so close...thats why my face looks so...um..yeah.



JaceSon, carrying me off!  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers style!!

Then it's Whataburger or Chilis, but I had to work this morning...so I didn't join them.  Yeah, I know...loser.  Heehee...



Driving home... Tired but happy with a good show.



This is what my hair looks like when I take it down!  Scary?  I know!!



Off to bed!  I hope you enjoyed this post!  I love theatre, love my life...it's great! 

I hope you all know a little more about how this all works.  <3

It will come soon.  I know you are just dying to see it! 

There is much to do...curtains to make, decide what I'm doing for Halloween, my birthday is in a few weeks, I have walls to paint, parties to plan, children to invoice, a show to close (The Music Man...this weekend ), and an audition (Will Rodgers Follies...coming up!!)  Yay!  Autumn is the best thing since...well.  It's the best!