DON’T IMPLICATE ME IN YOUR CRAZY
Must be my week for weird. Auditioning in Austin for a commercial this week and something happened I’ve never experienced before. And that says a lot. Several of us were […]
Acting – Performing
DOWN IN FLAMES
So we’re lined up, camera’s on. And the cameraman is asking us impromptu questions to see how quick we are on our feet, to check for spontaneity and to get […]
PALMS UP
That’s me. Entertainer, part Comedian, part Soothsayer, part Optimist, part Adviser. And obviously not afraid to give an opinion. Time to out myself. Not something I tell everybody, but yes, […]
CHARLIE’S ASHES – TESTIFY
Sound check, lights set, crowd arrives. Waiters bustle drinks to the tables. Other tellers get up, short intermission, one more teller up, then my turn. They’d saved me for the […]
ON SET TREES HAVE FEET
Like something out of a children’s fairy tale, I’m perched on a quarter of a sliced apple as the trees outside slowly glide past the windows and then rearrange themselves. […]
WHEN THEY DON’T SERVE MIMOSAS
It’s amazing when a door opens and a light shines in, when something dawns on you so wonderful, so useful, a tool, a step, a permission to be! It’s just […]
THAT EXTRA MILE
Offsetting the darkness of the night and dim streetlights outside, the warm lights inside Brock-Allen Casting’s small house create a relaxed coziness. It’s a perfect atmosphere for our acting class, […]
DON’T BE A BIG SISSY
I don’t like people to see me cry. It’s personal, it’s private. And, just maybe, because my dad taught me how to box at age 6. As a street kid, […]
BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO THINK BIGGER
My father used to say, “Be brave enough to think bigger.” Parked my car and, while crossing the quiet side street in the heart of downtown Austin, I found myself […]