#actors journal

[emmaspeaks]

On Moving House 27/11/12

Moving houses is shit. I have so much craaaap. Seriously, I wish I didn’t own 90% of this crap. The idea of accumulating possessions, stresses me out. If this is where I am after living out of home for 3 years, where will I be in 20? It gives me more sympathy for my mum though, and all the things I think are superfluous in our family home. Although, it just encourages me to let go even more. Live more simplistically. I watched the little sparrows this afternoon, as they picked at the feast of leftover bread and chips we left out for them. It’s a beautiful reminder that no matter what happens, God will sustain us. Those sparrows don’t have a job and make money, yet they eat. And while this week, things might have gone wrong for me, I will make it though. Just like the sparrows.

[hannahsoloofficial]

I feel like I cheated

I’m in the finals of Short and Sweet… but I didn’t earn my way there… the play did but I didn’t. You see I was not an actor in it. Not until a cast member couldn’t make the finals and now all of a sudden am doing nightly rehearsals to learn her lines and blocking so that They can hopefully still be in it to win it.

Though I have been doing theatre acting with blocking this year it’s been interactive horror theatre. Outside in parks (yes paid for and audience buy tickets) it’s so weird hearing stage directions especially as the last school I trained at being a film acting school and our blocking done for on set not on stage. But honestly since leaving film school most stuff I fall into is stage I should get my head around stage directions.

I can only hope I am a valuable member of the team. Also the director seems lovely though he is in Canberra so all our interactions have been through video chat

[hannahlabri-blog]

Just a quick update, I am currently sitting at intermission of Little Women at Arts West in West Seattle. My absolute favorite show and such an inspiring piece of theatre. This production is amazing and exactly what I needed to see as I am beginning to think about my life after I finish school. Jo March is a kindred spirit and also a dream role of mine because her character reminds me so much of me. The dream is alive and I am going to be "Astonishing!" All in all I am having a fantastic trip! More to come later!