Tag: Once in a Lifetime (2009)

Alliance Theatre Acting Program presents Once in a Lifetime

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What I Did: Week Ending 2009-05-10

  • RT @collective_soul: A fan explains why you should follow us on Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/cwtoex PLZ RT #
  • For you guys who don’t lift the seat in the Men’s Room, I hope you sit in your own piss at home. AND WASH YOUR HANDS. #
  • Going to be in “Once in a Lifetime” with @alphatrivette in June. We started rehearsals this past Saturday. #
  • RT @DailyActor: Goodbye Dom Deluise — very sad #
  • in the Caribbean, there is an annual Cinco de Mayo air guitar competition. Source: http://tinyurl.com/2x6rwp #
  • RT @gwtgladiators: Glads & Foster Children’s Foundation team up for event May 15th at Wild Bills…http://tinyurl.com/cfvavc #
  • RT @BitchMagazine: Please consider hosting a Bitch house party! http://tinyurl.com/dac9wy If you can’t host a party, at least re-tweet it! #
  • I don’t read @BitchMagazine, but the wife subscribes. If she don’t get her Bitch, Bust and Ms. she will be unhappy. I don’t want that. #
  • @JonathanNail <– <<<good vibes>>> in reply to JonathanNail #
  • Chick and Dick #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • The Wee Bit #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • Crabs n Things #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • Spank the Monkey #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • Monkey Spanking #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • The Picked Nostril #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • Bring the Bucket #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • The Swine Flu #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • Poodle Balling #crapnamesforpubs. #
  • Elbow Deep #crapnamesforpubs #
  • Vista #crapnamesforpubs #
  • Celebrating my 858 tweet. And there was much rejoicing. Yeah. #
  • Support Joss: Save Dollhouse. Fans get their voices heard @BuddyTV http://tinyurl.com/SaveDollhouse Please ReTweet and join the cause. #
  • Sound of Music #BuscemiMovieRemakes #
  • Following my boss’s boss’s boss and even his boss now on twitter. Wonder if this is a good idea. Doesn’t look like they twit much, so maybe. #
  • So I guess I should not mention how much I am studying lines anymore. Yes I do get all my work done. Lines are a way of taking a break. wink #
  • I am pleased, though, that Reed Construction does take an interest and acknowledges the value of social networking as marketing. #
  • Long day. Garage sale, met with new real estate agent, 1 episode of House, then rehearsal. Bed time. #
  • Frys.com seems to be down. D’OH. #

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What I Did: Week Ending 2009-05-03

  • Hate work sometimes. Gonna be one of those days. #
  • @GMHForLiberty Yes. Sometimes I feel that way too. in reply to GMHForLiberty #
  • @KrisAWinchell welcome to Twitter.. #
  • @KrisAWinchell welcome to Twitter.. #
  • @cathybaron: Well the ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators hockey team did not make it past the first round. nothing else matters. #
  • http://twurl.nl/3jzmit <– Office 2007 Service Pack 2 #
  • listening to streaming radio from Yorkshire (Leeds), just to hear additional British North accents. Have an audition in a few hours. #
  • I have not practiced as much as I should have on the accent, but I think I can do it well enough for the audition. #
  • On a side note, I did get my wordpress blog to act like the rest of my website. Javascript conflict between two libraries. #
  • Did not hear back from my audition on Sunday for The 5th Great Ape at Emory. It did sound like they had everybody they needed already. #
  • I believe I have 2 stage shows (June and August performances) and the audition tonight and on May 16th both fit perfectly between those two. #
  • Rehearsals for Once in a Lifetime (June performance) starts this Saturday. And I am 90% sure I have a role in the play for August. #
  • Streaming radio Yorkshire UK. It’s after 10PM and it’s all music I have heard before, but feels very different because of is source location #
  • In case you were wondering, Leeds United Reserve Team won their championship game today. #
  • I have a call back for the role of Major Metcalf in The Mousetrap. #
  • Of three people up for Major Metcalf – Bob Smith, George Crolius and myself, I am, in my mind, the least likely looking British Army Retiree #
  • @TJSanson Welcome to Twitter! #
  • Off to what may be my last Advanced Scene Study class until August. #
  • This should be interesting: #ToplessTwitterDay this Friday! You don’t wanna see me topless. #
  • RT @t_b_j: Offering a #toplesstwitterday pact with @Swayward to skip the event. <– DONE! #
  • RT @atlartevents: So long folks. This account will be closed due to downsizing. <– D’OH!! #
  • RT @BartenderOne: looking at the coolest portable bar ever… http://www.evolverbar.com <– very nice. #
  • RT @Foodimentary: Did you know that raisins, grapes, and avocados are poisonous to cats? http://tiny.cc/9Rqjn #
  • @wcdarling I hope it recovered. in reply to wcdarling #
  • Well I am off to callbacks for The Mousetrap at Red Clay Theater. #
  • I screwed up on my second reading at the callbacks. I was doing well until then. FUDGE!! #
  • At least I think I was doing well until then. #
  • They asked if I would be willing to shave my head again. Been asked that a lot. Maybe I should go back to that look. I miss being bald. #
  • @Kerriana This Saturday gig. What are the times? I HAVE to be at the Alliance by 6:30PM. What are they looking for looks wise. #
  • RT @crazeegeekchick: Internet Running out of Space? (no way jose) http://tinyurl.com/cfz56f <– the bit that broke the internet’s backbone #
  • @amberlrhea I do hope all is OK. Just remember that today is May Day and No Pants Day. http://www.nopantsday.com/wp/ #
  • RT @Ihnatko: Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! http://bit.ly/3KYLYL <– I miss my comics. I need to find some money to renew this hobby. #
  • RT @Foodimentary: “Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”~Ernest Hemingway #TGIF #
  • That is if I can remember what I said I would do drunk. #
  • @TJSanson Saw some of your photos in the lobby at Red Clay Theater. Very nice. #

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What I Did: Week Ending 2009-04-12

  • @THEezrunner Thanks. Another 2/3 mile walk around the building today. Determined to loose 3 lbs this week. in reply to THEezrunner #
  • Tip from my allergist: wash your face during allergy season. Keep the pollen off. Maybe I should shave my pollen catcher (beard). #
  • @theflickcast don’t you mean iTune in. <snicker> in reply to theflickcast #
  • Cupcakes? Why yes I will have one. When have I ever refused. #
  • Have an audition slot for The Mousetrap on April 28th at 7:25PM-EST at Button Theatre. I need to work on a British accent. #
  • @ginayates Thanks. I have Northern British, but not Standard which is what I need to work on. in reply to ginayates #
  • RT @the_brian_jones: @SWayward All of Monty Python is free on Youtube. 🙂 They use a wide variety of accents. <– good point. #
  • @JonathanNail Thanks! in reply to JonathanNail #
  • going to be a busy next few days. Learning lines for Once in a Lifetime, rehearsals start in May. Accent for an audition. #
  • Need to find monologues for my Monday night class and Advanced Scene Study for the next 4 Wednesday nights #
  • Oh and a trip to St. Simon’s Island and two garage sales to prep for. And damn it, I did not win the lottery. #
  • Oh well. Lunch! #
  • Note to self: Another audition scheduled for 2:16PM-EST on Sunday April 26th at Theater Emory for The 5th Great Ape. #

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What I Did: Week Ending 2009-04-05

  • Monologues That Work at the Alliance Theatre did get enough students to make. However it is postponed till next Monday April 6th. #
  • Gonna be one of those days. Left lunch at home. #
  • Leaving soon to meet up with @DocGyver and other fellow x-coworkers. Our last Monday of the month gathering. #
  • We have been doing this gathering for years now. I left the company in 98 or 99. #
  • Must finish my cup of tea first. Tea is a terrible thing to waste. Unless you are using it as a symbol of dissatisfaction with Government #
  • In little over an hour I will leave Norcross and head down to 14th street for the Atlanta Unifieds. #
  • @jtalia Thank you. Getting nervous. in reply to jtalia #
  • @alyjack See you at 11:57 then. in reply to alyjack #
  • Off to the Unifieds. Should arrive about an hour early. Better early than late. #
  • Crap. Don’t think I did well at the Atlanta Unifieds. I did both monologues, without missing a line… as far as I know. #
  • My brain just shut down and my body was doing the monologues. That is bad, because I was not in control of what my mouth and body were doing #
  • Met @joeventures at the Unifieds. Thanks Joe. #
  • Also ran into Karen Rooker and Patrick Schambach who I have worked with in the past. #
  • Twice in two days now. A celebrity twitters a URL and their followers bombard the site and brings down the targets’ web server. #
  • Accidental of course. But it is funny the way the followers jump to see what is out there. #
  • Wow I was able to tweet the same text twice. Hit the enter key twice by accident and was able to post before tweetdeck could clear buffer #
  • RT @TheatreUBC: “God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.” – Voltaire (1694-1778) <– like that #
  • Having my first cup of tea. Shameful. Maybe it was the lack of tea for poor performance at the Atlanta Unifieds. #
  • Cranky today. #
  • RT @Foodimentary: “When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.” ~Henry Youngman <– another great #quote #
  • Accepting a role of Vale in Kaufman & Hart’s “Once in a Lifetime.” at the @alliancetheatre student program. #
  • RT @crazeegeekchick: 1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d <– damn it. #
  • Or maybe I should have said “d4mn |7” #
  • My ADD seems to be in overdrive toda…. oh look. #
  • Off to the Alliance Theatre for Advanced Scene Study class. #
  • @alyjack I did shots for years. So now the allergies are just a seasonal annoyance instead of breaking out in hives. in reply to alyjack #
  • Favorite anime series: Cowboy Bebop #
  • @wcdarling Welcome back. in reply to wcdarling #
  • RT @BenThrashers: Can any of you access atlantathrashers.com or thrashers.nhl.com? — first url No, second yes #
  • @DailyActor bluehost.com <– rated one the top five hosting services in reply to DailyActor #
  • OK, just did a half mile walk, not much but it’s a start. Now I feel coated with pollen. #

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Auditioned for the Summer Reps

This past Saturday night was the audition for Summer Reps #1 and #2 with consideration for #3 and #4.

BJ Hughes and Pat Hurley are the directors for Reps 1 and Reps 2 respectively, so the audition was in front of both of them. After introductions, BJ asked if I had any monologues. Monologues were provided if you did not have one. Well, I have been working with Pat on a comedic and a dramatic for the Atlanta Unifieds.

BJ asked me to do the comedic monologue and so I do. And then Pat turns to BJ and says that I know MARTY. So I do that one as well. When I finish, Pat gave me a thumbs-up hidden so that only I can see it. Pat tells me on Sunday that not only was that the best he has seen me do those two monologues, but also that BJ said it was the best he has seen anyone do MARTY. Sweet.

Both were satisfied with the monologues and did not want to see a cold reading. BJ even said he was familiar with my work. I don’t remember BJ being at any of my plays. But he seemed very please.

As I am leaving I hear BJ tell Pat, “Great start to the evening”.  It seems to have been one of my best auditions. There was very little in the way of lessons learned except that as I am waiting in the green room, I did not prepare for my monologues. Got lucky. Pat says my instincts are very good. I really should have been preparing in the green room with my monologues or even for a particular role if that is what I wanted to audition for.