One baby step at a time, go Team Ceej!
So my journey in my acting career has not been easy, nor should it be. I believe that "the journey is the destination".
I don't have one of those great stories you here about, you know those ones where you actually have better odds of winning the lottery but yet it still happens to some people. The "I was just walking down the street with my blue umbrella and a legitimate agency rep or manager saw me and was like, I like your look, and I'm going to represent you and make you famous".
The the other 99.999999999999 to infinity percentage of us it's much more difficult.
The day in day out every day grind of submitting for gigs, trying to network, cold emails to producers, directors, film makers, work shops, and classes. Not to mention the daily, weekly mailings and online submissions to various agents and managers hoping to get a meeting and find representation.
It's exhausting, discouraging, exhilarating, madding, frustrating, and amazing all at the same time.
Sometimes you need a little kick in the butt to re-motivate yourself to stay on it.
I recently got that swift kick from an wonderfully talented and beautiful actress friend of mine Keely Kathleen. While chatting with her one day, she was discussing some of her "Summer Goals." One of which, finding a new agency to represent her here in Los Angeles. She is from NC with representation out there. Well that was all it took, the focus, and motivation I felt from her was the shot of adrenalin I needed to re-commit, focus, and drive forward in my own search 110%.
Well the universe threw me a little bone. One of my submissions for theatrical representation led to my first meeting with an actual theatrical agency.
A bit nervous a met with Charlie Morgan Patton another fabulous actress friend who helped me prepare. #werk
I researched the agency, its clients, prepared my questions I wanted to ask, drank a coffee, held my breath and went in. After my meeting with Logan Rees the agent that called me in, I left and waited to hear back.
tic toc tic toc. But you CAN'T just sit around!
So in the mean time re-researched, studied and did more homework on the agency. I felt that if they liked me, then I truly wanted to make sure they would be the right fit for me. Something we actors sometimes forget.
In this business, as an artist we sometimes just want to be liked, signed, work work work. HIRE ME!!! We forget that we are our own business, that we have to do whats best for our business, our brand.
Well after some work and thought, I felt they would be a good fit. That if they called, and felt I would be of value to them, marketable, then I would be pleased to sign on.
After a few days I heard from them, and very excited to announce I am now represented theatrically by Linda McAlister Talent.
Now this doesn't change anything really in my day to day life. This doesn't make me famous or land me a series regular on a network show.
I still have to work hard everyday towards making my dreams come true. What this does mean is now, I have another person on Team Ceej, and with any luck the stars will align up again and I may have some audition opportunities for actual network shows.
Also, a little fun fact, that again doesn't mean to much, but I thought was fun and thought I would share it. This agency has a client on their roster everyone knows, a Mr. Terry Kiser, or better knows as "Bernie" from Weekend at Bernies! LOL man, I love this business.
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