This Certifies that I HAVE THIS DAY

It’s the stupidest saying, really- It is written on the certificate of inspection on the theater building elevator. “This ceritfies that I have this day.” And this weekend, I was feeling just that.

This weekend was the “audition workshop”, the weekend class that was mandatory to graduate, and the class I was dreading since the beginning of the semester. Needless to say, by the end of Sundays classes, I didn’t want the weekend to be over. It was a physically draining weekend, full of 7 different auditions: improvisation, physical theater, monologues, voice over, on camera, cold readings, and ear prompts. The class was seperated into two different groups, and each group got an hour and a half with each instructor. By the end of the weekend, I had met successful actors, agents, voice over artists, directors, and so many other acting students, I was re-inspired. I was about to say, “Screw the back up job of teaching theater, I just want to act! Gimme a head shot, resume, and an agent, and send me out there penniless and scared shitless!” I also made so many new friends.

This weekend, I can’t even describe it. As my friend Francis said, “Someone has a belly full of ambition, eh?” And I do. I want to ACT. I LOVE the stage. On Saturday night, I stayed after class to see a show at school: Stage Door. A play about a boarding house for theater actresses, and their struggles to make ends meet. The lead, “Terry”, wanted to work only for the stage, and since the play took place when movies were starting to be big, she had to work even harder to be noticed. By the end, she would only work for the stage, on the stage… and she said it best: “I need that LIVE FEEDBACK from the audience… feed off their energy.” And you do- there are two types of actors: Stage and Film. Film actors can do take and re-takes. Stages actors have one shot a night to get it right. And I love it. One of the instructors this weekend told me I would be a great comedic actress. (duh!) I just have that good comedic timing. My brain is so scattered right now, I can’t even keep a straight thought in my head! I am just so excited to go back next semester and audition. This summer, I will read play after countless play, and find the PERFECT monologues, and be prepared for whatever is thrown at me.

I want to act, I LIVE to act. I just want to be part of the stage- and the men and women I met this weekend all want the same thing. After our long weekend of classes, a few of us went out for margaritas…. two pitchers, actually. I sat there was Ashi, Annie, Christine for five hours. We talked about EVERYTHING, and tomorrow night, I am finally going to hang out with school friends outside of school- at a bar with Karaoke. I couldn’t be more thrilled. These girls are so inspiring- and we are all in the same boat. It’s like Bill told me: “When you get all these people who share your passion in the same room, the energy is overwhelming.” I am going to take every experience I have and make it my own, own that feeling, own that energy. This certifies that I have this day… and I do… and I will take it with me wherever I go.