Callback - OLD NAVY - 9/27/07 (Kenyah)
Kenyah kicked some diapered butt today! Even if she doesn't book it, mommy's proud...:)...
S.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Busy, Busy, Busy...
Commercial Audition – OLD NAVY – 9/24/07 (Kenyah)
Film Audition – G-FORCE – 9/25/07
The only regret that I have about going to see Ella Joyce’s one woman show (A ROSE AMONG THORNS) is that I did not go see it sooner, so that I would have had enough time to spread the word about this extraordinary glimpse into the world of such a legendary woman. Ella’s portrayal of Rosa Parks was so convincing, that during the course of the show, I completely forgot that I was watching an actress perform, rather I felt as if I was listening to Rosa herself speak. It was most certainly the highlight of my weekend. If it ever hits the theater circuit in L.A. again, make sure you go check it out!
At the show, I also meet some really cool fellow actors: Kendra Johnson (who, coincidentally enough, goes to my church!), and Rocky Carroll.
Backtracking to Friday’s audition for THE CODE, it went VERY, VERY well. The first time through I kind of left out some of "the business" of the scene, but the CD running the session gave me some redirection, and seemed very pleased after I did it again. The scene was very tricky because although I’m crying, I have to do comedic action. So, we’ll see what happens. The age range is broad (30’s to 50’s) so I’m really keeping my fingers crossed that they decide to cast younger. My friend Del was there auditioning as well, so there was definitely some tough competition for this role!
Kenyah did an amazing job yesterday at her OLD NAVY audition. She showcased her playful side, her extensive vocabulary, and didn't seem afraid at all. The CD’s were thoroughly impressed. Go Kenyah!
Improv is what is going to be called of me this afternoon. It’s been a while, so hopefully it will all work out!...:)...
P.S. If you're near a TV, don’t forget to catch me on TEMPTATION today at 2:00pm PST.
Signed,
The Exhausted One...:)...
Film Audition – G-FORCE – 9/25/07
The only regret that I have about going to see Ella Joyce’s one woman show (A ROSE AMONG THORNS) is that I did not go see it sooner, so that I would have had enough time to spread the word about this extraordinary glimpse into the world of such a legendary woman. Ella’s portrayal of Rosa Parks was so convincing, that during the course of the show, I completely forgot that I was watching an actress perform, rather I felt as if I was listening to Rosa herself speak. It was most certainly the highlight of my weekend. If it ever hits the theater circuit in L.A. again, make sure you go check it out!
At the show, I also meet some really cool fellow actors: Kendra Johnson (who, coincidentally enough, goes to my church!), and Rocky Carroll.
Backtracking to Friday’s audition for THE CODE, it went VERY, VERY well. The first time through I kind of left out some of "the business" of the scene, but the CD running the session gave me some redirection, and seemed very pleased after I did it again. The scene was very tricky because although I’m crying, I have to do comedic action. So, we’ll see what happens. The age range is broad (30’s to 50’s) so I’m really keeping my fingers crossed that they decide to cast younger. My friend Del was there auditioning as well, so there was definitely some tough competition for this role!
Kenyah did an amazing job yesterday at her OLD NAVY audition. She showcased her playful side, her extensive vocabulary, and didn't seem afraid at all. The CD’s were thoroughly impressed. Go Kenyah!
Improv is what is going to be called of me this afternoon. It’s been a while, so hopefully it will all work out!...:)...
P.S. If you're near a TV, don’t forget to catch me on TEMPTATION today at 2:00pm PST.
Signed,
The Exhausted One...:)...
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Closing out the Week...
VO Audition - DIXIE ULTRA - 9/20/07
Film Audition - THE CODE - 9/21/07
The VO Audition went really well this afternoon, except for the fact that I had my children with me. I can usually take them to VO Auditions with no problem, but this time there were dogs involved. Believe me, they LOVE dogs, that is, when they are far, far away!...:)...
Dropped some more h/r off to my agent earlier this week. I'm guessing it was just in time to score this fantastic audition tomorrow. I have to cry. I haven't done that at an audition in a while, so I'll have to mind warp back to my BABYCAL days. By the way, it films in NY and Bulgaria. Cool, very cool.
P.S. I saw the HP TELEVISION COMMERCIAL w/Serena Williams last night. By the sound of it, they didn't even use the added line I auditioned for. I guess I can look at that as being a good thing!...:)...
Shenita.
Film Audition - THE CODE - 9/21/07
The VO Audition went really well this afternoon, except for the fact that I had my children with me. I can usually take them to VO Auditions with no problem, but this time there were dogs involved. Believe me, they LOVE dogs, that is, when they are far, far away!...:)...
Dropped some more h/r off to my agent earlier this week. I'm guessing it was just in time to score this fantastic audition tomorrow. I have to cry. I haven't done that at an audition in a while, so I'll have to mind warp back to my BABYCAL days. By the way, it films in NY and Bulgaria. Cool, very cool.
P.S. I saw the HP TELEVISION COMMERCIAL w/Serena Williams last night. By the sound of it, they didn't even use the added line I auditioned for. I guess I can look at that as being a good thing!...:)...
Shenita.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
TEMPTATION Airing...
Production was nice enough to e-mail me with the date/time my show will be airing:
Tuesday 9/25 at 2:00pm on FOX.
This is PST, so if you aren't in California, you will have to check your local listings.
Try not to laugh too hard at me...:)...
Shenita.
Tuesday 9/25 at 2:00pm on FOX.
This is PST, so if you aren't in California, you will have to check your local listings.
Try not to laugh too hard at me...:)...
Shenita.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
My Afternoon on the OTIS Set & More...
Now that this week is almost over, I FINALLY have a minute to sit down and write...:)...
After several days of confusion, unreturned phone calls, unanswered e-mails, and John Jackson himself offering to babysit for me if/when production finally called, (CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?) I was finally contacted by production late Monday night (9/10, my original shoot date) and given a call time (1:00pm) for the following day, to report to the OTIS set. I was very relieved to know that production was still going forward, and that I was still onboard, but of course after I hung up, I knew I had A LOT to do to get the next day pulled together. Sitter? School? Audition? Workshop?
With prayer, it all worked out, and I was able to make my late morning audition for Jack in the Box (another nurse role...:)...) and then get to the set at exactly 12:55pm. It was funny because I knew I was going to get teased when I showed up on set already in scrubs. As I approached the A.D. tried to usher me over to the background holding area, until I told him my name. Of course he asked me why I was already in scrubs...:)...
As the shoot schedule got underway, it was evident that the day was going to be behind schedule. To keep from getting bored...:)...I spent the afternoon snacking, talking on the phone, chatting with some of the other actors, visiting the hair/makeup trailer (where I met Jere Burns), and utimately, hanging out in the background holding area...:)...
At last, around 4:30pm, I was called to the set for rehearsal. I was introduced to Illeana Douglas, who plays the mother, and Daniel Stern, who plays the father in the film. During my scene Illeana's character is at work on her cell phone talking to her husband, and I have to walk past her telling her that I need help with one of our patients. The setup and mechanics of the scene were somewhat tricky, so during rehearsal, and the first couple of takes, folks were getting frustrated. We pulled it together though, and finally gave the director what he was looking for. At least I hope so! He seemed pleased. When I wrapped, he even gave me a kiss on the cheek as I was leaving...:)...I thanked Illeana, and the rest of the cast, grabbed some dinner to go (yummy Chicken Cordon Bleu...:)...), and high tailed it out of there around 6:45pm.
Rewind to last week, I had signed up for a SAG Foundation Workshop with Zora DeHorter on the night of 9/11, and I did not want to miss it, so that's where I was headed! I got there at about 7:35pm, 5 minutes late, but it was all good because I saw her in the parking lot as I was walking in. Zora, who brought her adorable dogs with her, ended up being a very cool woman. She's really honest as to what she wants, and I think that's great! She gave me a comedic scene from GIRLFRIENDS, which I enjoyed doing. She seemed to enjoy it too. Hopefully she'll have me in her office soon, because she's casting a lot of projects right now! At the end of the night, we all left as a collective group, because there was one girl in the workshop who really took offense to what was going on. So much so she started acting a "little weird," almost psychotic during the workshop. Everybody thought she was going to attack someone in the parking lot.
Anyway, I got home at around 10:30pm, and my little one's were already in bed. I was sad, because I felt like I missed a whole day of their lives, but I had to remind myself how great of a day I had, and how much I love being an actor, and how ultimately, me working, benefits them too!...:)...
On to the next...
sgkm
After several days of confusion, unreturned phone calls, unanswered e-mails, and John Jackson himself offering to babysit for me if/when production finally called, (CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?) I was finally contacted by production late Monday night (9/10, my original shoot date) and given a call time (1:00pm) for the following day, to report to the OTIS set. I was very relieved to know that production was still going forward, and that I was still onboard, but of course after I hung up, I knew I had A LOT to do to get the next day pulled together. Sitter? School? Audition? Workshop?
With prayer, it all worked out, and I was able to make my late morning audition for Jack in the Box (another nurse role...:)...) and then get to the set at exactly 12:55pm. It was funny because I knew I was going to get teased when I showed up on set already in scrubs. As I approached the A.D. tried to usher me over to the background holding area, until I told him my name. Of course he asked me why I was already in scrubs...:)...
As the shoot schedule got underway, it was evident that the day was going to be behind schedule. To keep from getting bored...:)...I spent the afternoon snacking, talking on the phone, chatting with some of the other actors, visiting the hair/makeup trailer (where I met Jere Burns), and utimately, hanging out in the background holding area...:)...
At last, around 4:30pm, I was called to the set for rehearsal. I was introduced to Illeana Douglas, who plays the mother, and Daniel Stern, who plays the father in the film. During my scene Illeana's character is at work on her cell phone talking to her husband, and I have to walk past her telling her that I need help with one of our patients. The setup and mechanics of the scene were somewhat tricky, so during rehearsal, and the first couple of takes, folks were getting frustrated. We pulled it together though, and finally gave the director what he was looking for. At least I hope so! He seemed pleased. When I wrapped, he even gave me a kiss on the cheek as I was leaving...:)...I thanked Illeana, and the rest of the cast, grabbed some dinner to go (yummy Chicken Cordon Bleu...:)...), and high tailed it out of there around 6:45pm.
Rewind to last week, I had signed up for a SAG Foundation Workshop with Zora DeHorter on the night of 9/11, and I did not want to miss it, so that's where I was headed! I got there at about 7:35pm, 5 minutes late, but it was all good because I saw her in the parking lot as I was walking in. Zora, who brought her adorable dogs with her, ended up being a very cool woman. She's really honest as to what she wants, and I think that's great! She gave me a comedic scene from GIRLFRIENDS, which I enjoyed doing. She seemed to enjoy it too. Hopefully she'll have me in her office soon, because she's casting a lot of projects right now! At the end of the night, we all left as a collective group, because there was one girl in the workshop who really took offense to what was going on. So much so she started acting a "little weird," almost psychotic during the workshop. Everybody thought she was going to attack someone in the parking lot.
Anyway, I got home at around 10:30pm, and my little one's were already in bed. I was sad, because I felt like I missed a whole day of their lives, but I had to remind myself how great of a day I had, and how much I love being an actor, and how ultimately, me working, benefits them too!...:)...
On to the next...
sgkm
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
September? Already?
Wow, this last week has flown by!...
Okay, so the auditions have been going VERY WELL. I most certainly have been feeling as if I've gone in and gave them what they were looking for. HOWEVER, it doesn't seem as if there are any other bookings on the horizon as of yet. It's all good though, I'm still going to keep doing my thang! I ran into the incomparable Stephon Fuller at my BOSTON LEGAL audition yesterday. Stephon, you really looked as if you were about to go in and "do the dang thang." I hope you book it!
In other news, the industry party last week was great! The food was great (although a little pricy). The ambiance was great. And the service was great! We partied at the swanky Empress Restaurant on Sunset Blvd. Needless to say, I probably won't be going back there anytime soon. That is, unless someone else foots the bill!...:)...
Yesterday, I had my wardrobe fitting for OTIS. 15 minutes, in and out. Cool! They also e-mailed me my script last night, which I intend to plow through over the weekend.
Last night (9/5) I attended a SAG Foundation Workshop called: Camera Techniques 101 With Wendy Davis from ‘ARMY WIVES’ and The Los Angeles Actors Center. Wendy Davis is an actress/instructor who is currently a Series Regular on the show ARMY WIVES. The workshop was very insightful, and I feel like I learned some very important stuff about close ups and such. I will definitely consider taking a class with her in the future. I saw 2 fellow actor friends at the workshop: Jamie Burton-Oare and Nadege Auguste.
Tomorrow, the second issue of my guide will finally go out! I'm very excited about that. I'm really hoping that this will stir up some action for the actors listed. That'd be a nice tidbit to use going into my next issue.
Lastly, and certainly not least, I've really been struggling with a lot of tears and heartfelt pain this week, and it's going to take me some time to adjust. My little one started Kindergarten! I was so worried about her, that I didn't realize how hard it was going be for me. Kindergarten is so different from preschool. She's gaining her independence now, and it's killing me. She, on the other hand, is doing exceptional. I can already tell, I'm going to be inconsolable when college rolls around. Good thing I have 13 years!
P.S. I saw a commercial for TEMPTATION this morning. AGH!
Shenita.
Okay, so the auditions have been going VERY WELL. I most certainly have been feeling as if I've gone in and gave them what they were looking for. HOWEVER, it doesn't seem as if there are any other bookings on the horizon as of yet. It's all good though, I'm still going to keep doing my thang! I ran into the incomparable Stephon Fuller at my BOSTON LEGAL audition yesterday. Stephon, you really looked as if you were about to go in and "do the dang thang." I hope you book it!
In other news, the industry party last week was great! The food was great (although a little pricy). The ambiance was great. And the service was great! We partied at the swanky Empress Restaurant on Sunset Blvd. Needless to say, I probably won't be going back there anytime soon. That is, unless someone else foots the bill!...:)...
Yesterday, I had my wardrobe fitting for OTIS. 15 minutes, in and out. Cool! They also e-mailed me my script last night, which I intend to plow through over the weekend.
Last night (9/5) I attended a SAG Foundation Workshop called: Camera Techniques 101 With Wendy Davis from ‘ARMY WIVES’ and The Los Angeles Actors Center. Wendy Davis is an actress/instructor who is currently a Series Regular on the show ARMY WIVES. The workshop was very insightful, and I feel like I learned some very important stuff about close ups and such. I will definitely consider taking a class with her in the future. I saw 2 fellow actor friends at the workshop: Jamie Burton-Oare and Nadege Auguste.
Tomorrow, the second issue of my guide will finally go out! I'm very excited about that. I'm really hoping that this will stir up some action for the actors listed. That'd be a nice tidbit to use going into my next issue.
Lastly, and certainly not least, I've really been struggling with a lot of tears and heartfelt pain this week, and it's going to take me some time to adjust. My little one started Kindergarten! I was so worried about her, that I didn't realize how hard it was going be for me. Kindergarten is so different from preschool. She's gaining her independence now, and it's killing me. She, on the other hand, is doing exceptional. I can already tell, I'm going to be inconsolable when college rolls around. Good thing I have 13 years!
P.S. I saw a commercial for TEMPTATION this morning. AGH!
Shenita.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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