Just Keep Swimming

So I haven't posted in a while! Oops! The last few weeks have been pretty good. Audition season is starting to slow down a bit. I made it to three auditions this week, all on Wednesday. I love having multiple auditions in one day. It was my first audition day back from my trip to New Orleans. Felt so strange to be away from auditioning for 2 weeks! But singing in front of smiling faces and knowing that I nailed it is such a great feeling. I leave happy knowing that I did the best I could do. I'm learning not to wait by the phone, although my phone rarely leaves my side... so when Broadway calls, I'll be ready! Speakin of... there should be an app where your phone shits glitter if/when Broadway calls. Someone get on that! Last week I had the unbelievable opportunity to attend and perform at The Big Easy Awards in New Orleans! It was such a fantastic night. Everyone looked so beautiful and there was soooo much talent in that room. It was an honor to be nominated for Best Actress for Tracy in Hairspray. Even more of an honor to represent our cast by performing "Good Morning, Baltimore". Gosh... I would love to do that show again. Just putting that fat suit and wig on made me instantly happy and I was running around like a 15 year old again. And that's what Tracy is... a giver of joy!! The best part of the night was when it was announced that Hairspray won BEST MUSICAL!!!! We all screamed and I was dragging people on stage. It was such an amazing feeling! We worked so hard and were closely bonded through what most consider a 'campy' show. It was the experience of a lifetime and I'm so glad we were recognized for it. I think I cried for a solid hour. Hah! I've started to really enjoy auditioning. I like meeting new people there and just chatting. And it's such a routine now that there are never any nerves. There's this one group of girls I call the Mean Girls. I'm sure they're nice girls... but they make their presence known at the auditions. And from time to time one of them will boss the room around and tell us to smoosh together or stand up or scoot up to fix the line. Whatevaaa. We're grown, we don't need to be told how to stand in a line! =) I wish I could share some great news... like booking a show, but nothing just yet! As Dori says.... "just keep swimming". "Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth, and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world."- Brenda Peterson