Jay Croft

March 2, 2009March 16, 2009

Audition Notice: Misery

Rosewater Theatre is holding auditions for Misery. Adapted to stage by Simon Moore, based on a Stephen King novel.

The Plot: This stunning adaptation of the classic thriller is a tour de force for actors. Popular romance novelist Paul Sheldon retires each winter to Colorado to write another work featuring heroine Misery Chastain. Driving while inebriated, he loses control of his car. He regains consciousness in a filthy, dilapidated farmhouse that is cut off from the outside world by a blizzard. Annie, the schizophrenic occupant, is his number one fan and she insists she will nurse him. His legs are crushed and he is virtually a prisoner dependent on her for pain relief. She discovers that his new book is not about Misery and she forces him to destroy it and write another. Thus begins Paul’s descent into a living hell of pain, humiliation and degradation. Like Scheherazade, he must write a new chapter every day to stay alive.

Show runs April 17 – May 16

Auditioning for 2 women aged 30 – 55 and1 man aged 30 – 55. Cold Read from the script. Headshot and Resume preferred but not required. No Appointment Required.

Thursday, February 26, 7 – 9 PM
Saturday, February 28, 2 – 4 PM
Monday, March 2, 7 – 9 PM

March 1, 2009March 2, 2009

What I Did: Week Ending 2009-03-01

So um, yeah. I need a vacation. Maybe to another planet. I wish my people would come rescue me from this Mostly Harmless place. #soum #
Will work for Tea. I am nearly out. #
Tues, on my blog, I commented about the Atlanta Unifieds. The official totals: Slots available: 236 with 24 Alternates. 342 people applied. #
RT @EddieIzzard: Take a leap. == A friend jumps off a cliff and you are smart enough not to, but because Eddie said it you are … hey wait. #
Off to meet the parents for lunch. Almost said “Parental Units”. It’s that some late 80’s terminology. #
My Tweak-UI’s Focus follow Mouse is acting up today. I did not realize how much I liked that feature until it misbehaves. #
Finished off my second tin of tea today. I need to make a trip to @Teavana and soon. #
Although they do allow anybody and their brother write reviews and therefore not to be entirely trusted, there are a few http://is.gd/l0lb #
As far as I know, the reviews could have been done by cast. More reason not to believe everything you read. If I comment, I use my real name #
OK. So I was a little hard on Theater Review yesterday. People sometimes review the shows out of spite. Lots are “new” people. #
RT @atlantasymphony: Welcome to Twitter @alliancetheatre ! <– hazaahh #
Supposed to shoot Bright Flames tomorrow AM and the costume people have lost the measurements and therefore no costumes. Project from Hell!! #
We are supposed to shoot tomorrow anyway, just to get something in the can. #
RT @DocGyver: well your looking at, um reading about ATL’s latest MySQL Certified DBA CMDBA <– Congratulations !! #
well off to find dinner then off to the play. Supposed to have a good audience tonight. #

February 24, 2009February 24, 2009

5 Down 10 To Go

First weekend of One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest has passed. We had very small audiences to midsized audiences, talkers and laughers (those who do that in excess). We did have lots of great audience feed back as well as people leaving. One person who left who left said they had an autistic son and our play hit too close to home. There were a lot of good comments from audience members. Two more weekends to go.

Outside of the play, I did get accepted to the 2009 Atlanta Unifieds. All hearsay is that there are 250 slots for the 2 days and over 350 people applied. Two people I know did not get accepted and 4 of Pat Hurley’s students at the Alliance did not get accepted. I really wonder what the acceptance criteria was and what the real number of people who applied was.

February 22, 2009February 23, 2009

What I Did: Week Ending 2009-02-22

Tired today. Tech rehearsal for “One Flew Over The Cookoo’s Nest” went to 12:15AM-EST. #
A friend of mine, Takara Upshaw, got a call back for “A Sunday Afternoon at Loemann’s”. Congrats. So I suppose I can say I am not cast. sigh #
Hoping to hear if I got a slot at the Atlanta Unifieds this year. Rumor has it that nearly 500 people applied for 250 slots. I need an agent #
Bill Bryson is the best writer. But what I really love is Bill Bryson reading his audiobooks. The Best. #
It #
What is it? #
Well its official. I got a thanks for auditioning, but no thanks email. Takara Upshaw did not get cast ether although she did get a callback #
You know, I want to buy applications for my future iPhone without having to go though the app store. #
I really miss my Handsping Visor with phone attachment. Best phone I ever had. Sad that that was the late 90’s. #
As soon as I walk in the door at work this morning, I get pulled into an argument about how long it takes to drive from Atlanta to Orlando. #
“You got to take the 475 around Macon.” “It takes me 6 hours. How in the world does it take you 8 hours.” <sigh> #
On to other topics: I was giving a slot at this years Atlanta Unifieds. Number 160. The bad thing is I have my 2 minutes just before lunch. #
@the_brian_jones And I was thinking maybe a Blackberry Storm over an iPhone. Calender and Contacts are a must. in reply to the_brian_jones #
@the_brian_jones Have you tried Missing Sync? in reply to the_brian_jones #
@the_brian_jones Show went OK. Not quite a dozen people. in reply to the_brian_jones #

February 18, 2009February 19, 2009

What I Did On 2009-02-18

Bill Bryson is the best writer. But what I really love is Bill Bryson reading his audiobooks. The Best. #
It #
What is it? #
Well its official. I got a thanks for auditioning, but no thanks email. Takara Upshaw did not get cast ether although she did get a callback #
You know, I want to buy applications for my future iPhone without having to go though the app store. #
I really miss my Handsping Visor with phone attachment. Best phone I ever had. Sad that that was the late 90’s. #