So I am not going to grad school as I had hoped to after graduating this June. I am still waiting to hear from Harvard, USD, and Brown; but in all honesty getting into grad school is a very hard thing to do right out of an undergrad. So yes I am a little bummed BUT I can audition for those programs in a year or so.
So, what am I going to do post-grad? Who knows!! I will probably stay in Santa Barbara for the summer to work and save up money. Then I will probably move somewhere. My roommate and I have been talking about being moving buddies since moving to a city where you know no one freaks us both out. Maybe New York? Maybe Seattle? Maybe San Francisco? Maybe London! We shall see...
I have been looking into doing other things as well. Thought it might be fun to work on a cruise ship, see the world and get paid to travel! Or interning for my parent's good friend who does props for movies...
The point is, my future is a blank page. I get to chose how it is written. And while I find that horribly terrifying, it is also really exciting!!
Well, I'm off to do a preview show for She Stoops to Conquer!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Auditions Weekend! And what a weekend...
Let me try to recap this as best I can...
FRIDAY, FEB 11
Drove up.
Auditioned for Birmingham.
Went out to dinner on Pier 39.
SATURDAY, FEB12
Had U/RTA orientation at 830 am. After that I had a few hours before my audition. I went back up to the room and did a vocal and physical warm up and ran through all my pieces. About 45 minutes before my audition I went down to the conference rooms where the auditions were being held and hung out with some of my fellow BFAers. I felt really good about my U/RTA audition. I had 3 minutes to do 2 contrasting monologues. I found some interesting beats in my second monologue that I hadn't discovered before, which was awesome!!
I then hopped on the MUNI to get to ACT, where the bulk of the auditions were. I met up with more BFAers, walked around and got a feel for the building and check out what schools were doing walk ins. Kelsey and I decided to do a free walk in for The New School (where they film Inside the Actors Studio) and did a scene from She Stoops! It was great! The two auditioners reminded all of us of Irwin (our acting prof) and Anton Ego (yes, the food critic from Ratatouille!!) Then I had my USD audition which I felt great about!
Kelsey and I then hopped on a bus heading back to the hotel for U/RTA callbacks. I only got called back to one school: Arizona State. In my interview I learned that the head of their program was the movement teacher at UCSB before James Donlon! That was fun. Then he said that they do no classical works and LOVE Laurie Anderson.... My face pretty much dropped when he said those two things. Here is why: 1) My dream job is to work for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and do a lot of classical theater and 2) I am not Laurie Anderson's biggest fan, I almost fell asleep in the show she did at Campbell.... So needless to say I do not want to go there!
After callbacks, and a much needed nap, we all went searching for some grub. We ended up eating at this little burrito place that had awesome food. While we were walking back Kelsey and I got a hankering for bin candy, so we went on an epic adventure to find some. Our adventure took us to Ghiradelli Square and then all the way to Pier 39. By the time we go to the only store that sells bin candy it was closed :( but we got Trish's yummy little donuts so it was glorious anyway!
SUNDAY, FEB 13
Sunday was the BIG day! Kelsey and I got to ACT around 9 am. I had decided to change up my monologues after day one and was going to run them until my first audition, which was scheduled for 11:20. On a whim, and after hearing about their program, I decided to do a walk in for USC. It was a fun audition and I am glad I used my second package of pieces. They showcased me way better. I found out this morning that I did not get a callback for their program, but I am happy I auditioned anyway.
After that Dom and I went up to the roof and she helped me tweak the new pieces. She was amazingly helpful and I love her forever for helping me with everything :)
My ART/Harvard audition was next. I felt really great about my pieces and they chatted with me a bit after I presented them. They then had me list all the other pieces in my repertoire and picked a 3rd monologue for me to do. I thought that was cool. Still waiting to hear from them.
After that I had a long break, so I walked to Subway and Starbucks to get some food and free hot water.
UCSD was at 2:14 and boy were they cold! I walked in, slated, presented, said thank you to which they said thank you and I walked out. Very odd, seeing as every other school (even Yale) asked me a few questions before or after I presented.... whatever.
Then I had another 2 hour break before Yale. This ended up being a 3 hour break, and by the time it was my turn I was so ready to be done that I just had fun with the monologues. Compared to everyone else I was auditioning with I looked super young, so I really wasn't expecting much. Yale, I will come for you in a few years and blow your socks off!!
After I got done, Kelsey and I hit up a bar for some much needed wine and went adventuring for some food! We ended up in Little Italy at Tony's and MAN was it delicious. I had mussels in a white wine sauce that were to die for! After our yummy pizza we walked across the street to get some gelato. It was delish!!
Then instead of taking the bus back we walked since we realized how close we were.
MONDAY, FEB 14
Today I had my last audition, and the one I was looking forward to the most: Brown. We got there an hour early and ended up meeting the head of the program (awesome!) I got a great warm up in and felt great about my monologues!! Definitely the best I did them all weekend. I chatted with them for a bit after my audition and left them smiling. After Kelsey finished with her audition we hit up Starbs for some coffee and hit the road.
Now I'm off to rehearsal! What a weekend!!
Love,
Jen
FRIDAY, FEB 11
Drove up.
Auditioned for Birmingham.
Went out to dinner on Pier 39.
SATURDAY, FEB12
Had U/RTA orientation at 830 am. After that I had a few hours before my audition. I went back up to the room and did a vocal and physical warm up and ran through all my pieces. About 45 minutes before my audition I went down to the conference rooms where the auditions were being held and hung out with some of my fellow BFAers. I felt really good about my U/RTA audition. I had 3 minutes to do 2 contrasting monologues. I found some interesting beats in my second monologue that I hadn't discovered before, which was awesome!!
I then hopped on the MUNI to get to ACT, where the bulk of the auditions were. I met up with more BFAers, walked around and got a feel for the building and check out what schools were doing walk ins. Kelsey and I decided to do a free walk in for The New School (where they film Inside the Actors Studio) and did a scene from She Stoops! It was great! The two auditioners reminded all of us of Irwin (our acting prof) and Anton Ego (yes, the food critic from Ratatouille!!) Then I had my USD audition which I felt great about!
Kelsey and I then hopped on a bus heading back to the hotel for U/RTA callbacks. I only got called back to one school: Arizona State. In my interview I learned that the head of their program was the movement teacher at UCSB before James Donlon! That was fun. Then he said that they do no classical works and LOVE Laurie Anderson.... My face pretty much dropped when he said those two things. Here is why: 1) My dream job is to work for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and do a lot of classical theater and 2) I am not Laurie Anderson's biggest fan, I almost fell asleep in the show she did at Campbell.... So needless to say I do not want to go there!
After callbacks, and a much needed nap, we all went searching for some grub. We ended up eating at this little burrito place that had awesome food. While we were walking back Kelsey and I got a hankering for bin candy, so we went on an epic adventure to find some. Our adventure took us to Ghiradelli Square and then all the way to Pier 39. By the time we go to the only store that sells bin candy it was closed :( but we got Trish's yummy little donuts so it was glorious anyway!
SUNDAY, FEB 13
Sunday was the BIG day! Kelsey and I got to ACT around 9 am. I had decided to change up my monologues after day one and was going to run them until my first audition, which was scheduled for 11:20. On a whim, and after hearing about their program, I decided to do a walk in for USC. It was a fun audition and I am glad I used my second package of pieces. They showcased me way better. I found out this morning that I did not get a callback for their program, but I am happy I auditioned anyway.
After that Dom and I went up to the roof and she helped me tweak the new pieces. She was amazingly helpful and I love her forever for helping me with everything :)
My ART/Harvard audition was next. I felt really great about my pieces and they chatted with me a bit after I presented them. They then had me list all the other pieces in my repertoire and picked a 3rd monologue for me to do. I thought that was cool. Still waiting to hear from them.
After that I had a long break, so I walked to Subway and Starbucks to get some food and free hot water.
UCSD was at 2:14 and boy were they cold! I walked in, slated, presented, said thank you to which they said thank you and I walked out. Very odd, seeing as every other school (even Yale) asked me a few questions before or after I presented.... whatever.
Then I had another 2 hour break before Yale. This ended up being a 3 hour break, and by the time it was my turn I was so ready to be done that I just had fun with the monologues. Compared to everyone else I was auditioning with I looked super young, so I really wasn't expecting much. Yale, I will come for you in a few years and blow your socks off!!
After I got done, Kelsey and I hit up a bar for some much needed wine and went adventuring for some food! We ended up in Little Italy at Tony's and MAN was it delicious. I had mussels in a white wine sauce that were to die for! After our yummy pizza we walked across the street to get some gelato. It was delish!!
Then instead of taking the bus back we walked since we realized how close we were.
MONDAY, FEB 14
Today I had my last audition, and the one I was looking forward to the most: Brown. We got there an hour early and ended up meeting the head of the program (awesome!) I got a great warm up in and felt great about my monologues!! Definitely the best I did them all weekend. I chatted with them for a bit after my audition and left them smiling. After Kelsey finished with her audition we hit up Starbs for some coffee and hit the road.
Now I'm off to rehearsal! What a weekend!!
Love,
Jen
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Well that was unexpected...
So yesterday Kelsey and I began our journey up to San Francisco. The drive up was uneventful, which was fine by me. When we checked in we saw a banner for the School of Acting at the Birmingham University in England. We settled in and on our way to dinner decided to check out the space we'd be auditioning in for urtas. We ended up talking to the people from Birmingham and finding out about their program. So we asked how much the walk in fee was and here is the conversation that followed:
Them: Free!
Us: Wait, really?
Them: Yes, really!
So Kelsey and I ran up stairs while doing a quick vocal warm up, changed into audition clothes and auditioned for them! Their program sounded really interesting and I though my audition went well (even the singing portion). It was a great warm up for the rest of this weekend!
Now on to U/RTA and USD auditions today!! Feeling good :)
Them: Free!
Us: Wait, really?
Them: Yes, really!
So Kelsey and I ran up stairs while doing a quick vocal warm up, changed into audition clothes and auditioned for them! Their program sounded really interesting and I though my audition went well (even the singing portion). It was a great warm up for the rest of this weekend!
Now on to U/RTA and USD auditions today!! Feeling good :)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Man! This week went by mighty fast...
A little too fast, if you ask me. In less than 24 hours I will embark on one of the craziest journeys of my life: grad school auditions.
Headshots are printed.
Resumes are being worked on as I type.
Monologues are almost perfect, but I still need to decide what monologues I will be doing for each program...
The suitcase is getting packed.
And I am getting increasingly more excited and nervous all at the same time.
San Francisco, prepare yourself. The snake eyes are coming for you!
Headshots are printed.
Resumes are being worked on as I type.
Monologues are almost perfect, but I still need to decide what monologues I will be doing for each program...
The suitcase is getting packed.
And I am getting increasingly more excited and nervous all at the same time.
San Francisco, prepare yourself. The snake eyes are coming for you!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
4 days and counting... MONOLOGUES! MONOLOGUES!! MONOLOGUES!!!
It's all about the monologues!! I have about 8 in my head right now and I need to pick 2 main and have maybe 3 ready to pull out if the auditioners want to see more. And I feel like the deciding factor will be the timing. I only have 3-7 minutes (depending on the school) to do 2 contrasting monologues.
The reality of these auditions is incredibly present but they also seem so far in the future at the same time. Its a very odd feeling... guess we'll see how it goes :)
So much to do in not nearly enough time!! Blargh!!
The reality of these auditions is incredibly present but they also seem so far in the future at the same time. Its a very odd feeling... guess we'll see how it goes :)
So much to do in not nearly enough time!! Blargh!!
Monday, February 7, 2011
And so it begins...
Monday! Monday! Monday! And what a Monday it is!
Here begins the countdown to GRAD SCHOOL AUDITIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO!! That's right. This weekend I will be auditioning for 6 (count em, 6!) different Masters of Fine Arts - Acting programs. Here is the line up for the weekend:
Saturday, Feb 12
U/RTAs at 11 am
University of San Diego at 2 pm
Sunday, Feb 13
American Repertory Theater (Harvard) at 11 am
UCSD at 2 pm
Yale at 4 pm
Monday, Feb 14
Brown University at 9 am
It's going to be a crazy weekend and I will be sure to post when I come home. Think good "get Jen into a great grad program" thoughts!!
Here begins the countdown to GRAD SCHOOL AUDITIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO!! That's right. This weekend I will be auditioning for 6 (count em, 6!) different Masters of Fine Arts - Acting programs. Here is the line up for the weekend:
Saturday, Feb 12
U/RTAs at 11 am
University of San Diego at 2 pm
Sunday, Feb 13
American Repertory Theater (Harvard) at 11 am
UCSD at 2 pm
Yale at 4 pm
Monday, Feb 14
Brown University at 9 am
It's going to be a crazy weekend and I will be sure to post when I come home. Think good "get Jen into a great grad program" thoughts!!
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