Money mouth time...(Day 114)

It's here, IT'S HERE!  Finally the project I've been waiting for has finally been completed and turned over to me for use in my own personal reel.  I've been waiting a year for this project and have been delaying the completing/creation of my reel and website until I got this footage.  Now I have it, and although it's not as good as I hoped, there's still some usable stuff in there, and I know a lot of you have been listening to me jabber on about it for quite some time...  Not like I'm making excuses to procrastinate, but now that I do have it, it's time to spring into action and make my reel- hopefully i'll have it up by mid-june, gods willing!
here it is:
Approved by Durjaya

Waiting for Lefty (day 114)

A quick update for you, constant readers!  I just got selected to play Dr.Benjamin in Clifford Odets 'Waiting for Lefty'!  This play rocks, and I can't wait to do it!  The historical significance of the play, not just as a revolutionary art form, but also the subject it addresses and how it affected society at the time is just as fascinating as the play itself!  My first official play... yes!
Here's a link to the wiki page for those of you who don't know it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Lefty

here's the production page and info:
http://www.zptheater.com/

Lessons learned-or not, aka 'Tempting Fate' (Day 104)

Upon coming home from the gym (1st time this week), I stopped to pick up my mail, and what did I find?!  A random letter from Edy's, accompanied by a coupon for a free 1/2 gallon of ice cream!  WTF?!  Oh why do the Gods tempt me so?
Two weeks ago, I auditioned for an Advanced Auto Parts industrial- to which I sucked.... allow me to elaborate:  It's for a corporate training video, one role was a manager the other a trainee.  The day was raw and rainy, I showed up just in time for my time slot, and they are never "on-time" so I figured I'd have 1/2 hour or so to get comfortable and prepare.  No such luck... no sooner had I hung up my coat (I was actually still in this process) when a woman came out and barked my name- I sheepishly raised my hand and she gestured for me to go immediately into the audition room with a fellow auditionee.  She then told us that this was for a very blue-collar type of population, so be a little 'gruff' with it.  We than flipped the script and it was my turn to play the manager... I never adjusted- I was as polite and good natured as you could imagine, a poster boy for the church of latter-day saints- too bad this wasn't an audition for that...  I left there feeling irritated with myself for not giving it my best and being adaptable, something I pride myself on.  It just added to the already miserable day.  Long story short, I was doing another commercial this week for $50- something in which I'll never do again, they exploited the HELL out of us!  One of my acting comrades got an email from AAP, letting her know she didn't get the part, which was nice of them to do (as you rarely hear back from these types of auditions).  I told her about my experience as I actually saw her at this audition two weeks ago.  She told me she felt the same way and not to worry about it, they were auditioning tons of people anyway...  On Thursday, I checked my email, looking to see if they were nice enough to send my a rejection email as well.  They were, only it wasn't a rejection... they offered me a PART!  I mean what the hell is going on here?  I kick-ass at an audition and I never hear back, I suck the hell out of an audition and I get offered a role?  What  am I supposed to learn from that exactly???  Ok, deep breaths, easy does it, one day at a time, and every other AA axiom every uttered.  I just have to continue to train and do my best, and not allow complacency to set in.  Or learned helplessness, that's what I'm afraid of- that I'll lose the edge I haven't even acquired yet.  I have to remember to let auditions float away on the wind the second I leave the building, and onto the next one, big boy...
Here is is, our moment of Zen: Diablo III
(what I would be doing with my "down-time" if my computer, and Cory, could handle it ;)
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/five-things-know-diablo-iii-193952711.html

Is there anybody out there?(Day 96)

A crazy week to say for sure!  I've completed another short film, 'Payday'- which was shown at the Tufts Film Festival on Wednesday.  Amazed was I at the talent these 8 teams of prodigal film makers demonstrated. By far the most interesting student film festival i've attended! ( I also attended one on Sunday at Emerson, which was incredibly disappointing to say the least...)  I'm looking forward to getting a copy to determine it's 'reel worthiness'.  I've also got another film coming up in June with an actual rehearsal and table read starting next friday. It's called 'Super' and MFA thesis at Emerson- it's got a unusually high budget and tons of support for a student film, so I'm looking forward to it!
Oh yeah, and Cory and I are moving in together... found a cute little place in the South End, moving June 1st.  Anybody able to lend a hand?  I'll give you a 1st edition signed copy of one of my films?!  ;)
Here it is, our moment of Zen:
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/jake-gyllenhaal-convinced-cops-one-them-end-watch-212813132.html