CityWOOF

I audtioned for a play yesterday.  Got the call today, I am cast.  Whoo hoo!  It’s my first non-musical role since I played Greta in BENT, circa 1994.  I’ll be playing 2 roles in Craig Lucas’ amazing PRELUDE TO A KISS.  They are small, supporting roles, but it’ll be great fun.  We have our first read-through tomorrow.

It annoys me when people use poor English.  It’s cast, not casted.  One is cast in a play.  You did not casted the dice, you cast them.  I hear that shit a lot, even from theater people who should know better.  Anyhoo…

The Broadway season starts tomorrow night with A Chorus Line.  I was supposed to attend, but I have the read-through.  It’s okay, it’s here for a week.  I’ll get to see it…I’ve never seen a professional production of that show, really looking forward to it.  Gonna be a super-busy period starting up here soon, with work and the show and everything.  My life will revolve around theater…and I love it.

I have de-naughtied the blog, in case you hadn’t noticed.  I have to not be worried about who might be reading.  My blog is SFW once again.

I have new carpet in my apartment, and someone is coming to paint an accent wall on Wednesday, supposedly.

The play is going on the back-burner for a bit, while I rethink some things and flesh out the characters a bit more.  They seem one-dimensional to me right now.  I’ll pick it back up and keep working on it soon.

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I miss my blog! I miss boring everyone with the tiresome tales of my tedious life!  So I’m back!  (yawn)

I’m no David Mamet, and certainly no Tennessee Williams, but I have finished a first draft of Act One of the play I’m writing. It makes me really happy that I’ve done it…and that I like it.  I’m anxious to dig in to Act Two.

I do get irritated with myself that I won’t just sit and write more often.  It always proves to be so fruitful when I do…why can’t I just remember that, and plant my ass and work?  I guess it’s because it’s such a solitary endeavor.  I get to wondering who is online, who might want to go to a movie…it’s lonesome work, writing.  And, just in general terms of my life, I find it hard to make myself do anything that I don’t really want to do, if I don’t have to do it.

Anyway, things have been fine.  Work (at my day job) is good, if challenging. People can be amazingly fussy about theater seating.  We have some great operas coming up, at least I hear they are great. I’m looking forward to experiencing them: La Traviata, Rigoletto, The Turn of the Screw, Fidelo.  And some very cool Broadway tours coming through.  It’s all selling very well.

What else?  I was very happy to hear that Jesse Helms died, may he rot in hell.  Not very nice of me, eh?  Well, neither was he.  Stupid waste of skin and oxygen.  Good riddance.

I’m looking forward to Obama and McCain debating.  I guess they won’t start that til after they are offically nominated.  Should be exciting to watch.

I’m thinking about getting some Bears together for a white-water rafting trip, like we did 2 years ago.  Wow…I blogged about that last trip…that means my blog has had a few anniversaries.

This is a meme that was on Urspo’s blog, I’m going to fill it out.  Haven’t done one of those in a while.  Here goes:

What did you want to be when you ‘grew up?’

An actor.  A writer.  And I do both.

What are you now?

A Ticketing Professional.

What fictional character did you identify with as a child?

Carrie.  Yes, Stephen King’s Carrie.  Go ahead, analyze that!

How about now?

Jack Torrence, from The Shining.  Nah, I don’t know.  No one quite like me to identify with.

What is your ‘Gay Pride’ Song?

“I Am What I Am”. Yes, I know…very cliche…but still.  Those lyrics resonate deeply. “I am my own special creation…so come take a look, give me the hook or the ovation.”

What is your drag song (we ALL have one)?

“And I Am Tellin’ You I’m Not Goin’” -  Jennifer Holliday or Jennifer Hudson.

Earliest memory?

Being a baby, still unspeaking, carried in my mom’s arms, looking at tables piled with fabric in a store.

Memory you’d like to forget?

My father telling me that he wished I wasn’t part of the family, and how he wished they could leave me behind when we were all getting ready to move to Fresno.  I was 10.

If you ran for a seat in political office, what would be your platform(s)?

Enforcing separation of church and state.

Winehouse. Want her to succeed or are you over her?

I like the “Rehab” song, but that’s about it.  I wish everyone, including Amy, well.

The first person you thought you loved?

This girl down the block. Not sure why. It was romantic, not sexual.

The first person you actually loved?

Rick.

The person you love now?

If you could be, do, have, own, or possess anything you wanted, what would it be?

A Pulitzer-prize winning playwright, who could put out a riveting, successful (artistically and financially) play every Broadway season.

Even if you are in love with someone right now, who are you/could be crushing on right now?

I have a huge Crush on Shawn, I always will. I have a crush on Urspo, too, because he is so sweet and smart and handsome and kind and all kinds of other good things.

And my own bonus add-on question;

Have you kissed a skunk?

Um, no.  But I have been attacked by raccoons.  Had to get rabies shots.  Very painful.

OK, so I’m back.  It was a short break.  I think writing here on a regular basis is good for me, whether I have much to say or not.  I’ll try and be more creative about my posts.

XOXOXO

Hey!

Y’know, I’m just writing the play these days, and that’s all I seem to be able to do, writing-wise.  I really just don’t have anything to say on the blog, currently, that would be of interest to anyone.  Just the mundane details of life. So I’m taking a break.

I’ll be back, hope I don’t lose all my readers, but I’m just so deep into playwrighting right now.

Hope you all are enjoying the summer, as I am.  I’ll be reading your blogs and thinking about you!  And when there’s anything to write about here, I will!

CHEERS

CityWOOF

Hope you all have a good holiday.  I’ll be home, writing/rewriting, and comforting Jesse when all the loud noises start.

I’ve lost 7lbs in since Monday on the South Beach diet.  Very happy about that!

Went to see “The Incredible Hulk” today.  Left me cold.  “Iron Man” was much better, and all the Spidey movies.  Looking forward to “The Dark Knight”.

Got a copy of “Woofstrapped” today in the mail…Adam’s latest porn movie.  I’ll take a look at it…I’m sure it’ll give me continued inspiration to stay on my diet!

Went to see the tour of Avenue Q.  Very good show, I had the opportunity to see it twice.  Lots of fun. Book by Jeff Whitty, a fellow Oregon native.  He’s writing the book for the Tales of the City musical, which is slated for next season on Broadway!  VERY cool…hope it’s good.

My house is very, very clean.  New carpet is going on the floor, and new paint on one of the walls.  Looking forward to that.

I think Act 1 on my play, Fountain, is actually going to become Act 2.  I’m looking forward to making siginificant changes, all for the good.  Writing = Rewriting.

I started Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet today.  Nothing but eggs and meat for 2 weeks.  Last time I did it, I lost 12 lbs.  It’s hard, but necessary.  I’m sick of being this porky.

Went to see a therapist!  I like her a lot.  It’s going to be good.  She’s no Urspo, but we can’t all lay on his couch.