When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...

That's Amore! Yeah! I tell you what. Yeah! But man, what about when there's a Lunar eclipse? Is that Amore still there? Does it just disappear? Are you suddenly loveless, or is there uh more eh?

Oh, man. I can't believe I just came up with that. And all because I was thinking about my relationship with theatre. I mean, I love it. The moon hit my eye, and I fell in love with theatre and movies and scriptwriting (actually any writing), and I'm in love. But every once in a while there seems to be a lunar eclips in the theatre area of my life. It usually happens in the middle of a rehearsal process. I'm in a play right now and we've been rehearsing for three weeks, and we've got three more 'til the show opens. And I have no time to do anything else (like writing). And spending time with my family gets more and more difficult.

But It happens every time. I guess that's what lets me know that this is a real job. Like any other job, it's hard work. But I love it, and when the play is over I will miss all of the time that I had spent with my new friends, and I'll miss the endless rehearsals...well maybe not them, but I'll miss it all so much that I'll try out for another play. I guess it's like having a kid. There's gotta be some reason to do it all again.

But I think I'll wait a while to act in another play. I've been putting off my family, and too many writing projects, and maybe a video game too.

Well, it's done.

I auditioned. Well, it was actually a screening audition, but the process was similar. If I don't hear back from them by march 7 then I didn't make it. Simple, but sweet.

I ended up having to cut down my second monologue in order to fit within three minutes, but I think it worked. I felt good about the audition, but I know that my competition is tough. I've seen them perform. But I take consolation in the fact that last night I had a dream....again.

In this dream I got a call from the guy holding the auditions. He said I made it and congratulated me on a job well done. It was very disconcerting to wake up and realize that it was, in fact, a dream.

But now I know the feeling of success...even if only in my dreams.

When in doubt...

I guess you are all wondering why I asked you here today. Well, I have two important items of business. And immediately following all of the extraneous text that I am currently spewing forth onto the computer screen I will tell you what those two very important items of business are.

First, as you may have noticed. I got a picture up there in the right hand corner of this page. Well, it's actually not quite in the corner. If this were a stage it would be up-left stage, but not quite all the way up or left. So, you see it? Good. Now, I am well pleased with this photographic record of my incredibly good looks for all generations to know. It is reminiscent of my older brothers, my father, and...well...myself. This beauty of a picture was taken at the same time as this picture and I must say that I can now, without hesitation (but with much ado), recommend this person as a photographer.

The reason that I got the pictures in the first place was to create a professional looking photo for my photo resume that I need to take part in the audition which I mentioned in my previous blog.

Now, on to the second extremely important item of business. I just saw a production of Shakespeare's play The Tempest. It was presented by the Utah Valley State College theatre program. They did an excellent job. I have to say, when I first saw the tempest I thought it was trite, silly, and that the two love interests fell in love way too quickly for my belief (The fact that they thought they were the only two available people on their little island seemed far too great a reason in their desire for union.) . But this time, even though the love story was still unbelievably quick, I loved it. The staging and direction was amazing. But the performance style was the most interesting of all.

Four actors, the readers, stood at the corners of the stage and read all of the parts while the actors on stage acted out the parts. For a few voices they had two people speak at once leading to a very otherworldly effect that I didn't think possible in live theatre. It may sound weird, but I assure you that It was amazing and if you ever have a chance to see Shakespeare directed by Christopher Clark I would.

Now, since I seem to have forgotten an items of actual importance, I'll let you go.

Cheers!