Time seems to fly just when you need it to slow down. Only 2 more weeks until the Miss Michigan Galaxy pageant and I am so excited, and nervous! I am very proud to be representing Grand Rapids and have made several appearances including one at The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre during the run of, Night of the Living Dead, where I play The Corpse on the Stairs… (there are no small roles in theatre!!!! hehe) Plus this past week I was lucky enough to travel to Delaware, Ohio where I got to work with Rick Martinez of Studio RM Photography where I got my fabulous head shots!
Well I must be going! Another performance tonight, Ill blog soon!
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Miss Grand Rapids Michigan Galaxy
I’m so excited to announce that I am representing Grand Rapids at the Miss Michigan Galaxy pageant this November. I have worked very hard getting prepped for this one so lets hope Grand Rapids takes home the crown!! Ill post more closer to the pageant! Right now is so hectic between my on air job at WGRD, my part in “Night of the Living Dead” and the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, and of coarse the pageant, I have been an awful blogger! Ill try and put and end to that now! =)
Maybe I should go to the pageant like this? What do you think? hehe
After our first performance of "Night of the Living Dead" at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
I GOT A PART!
As they say in the theater, there is no small role, and while I was hoping for a bigger role I am definitely happy that I got a part at all! For those few of you that follow this blog (are there any?!? haha) You may remember that I have auditioned for like 8 parts in the last year, NOT getting a part all 8 times… but my hard work has paid off (or the directors were sick of seeing me audition every show…) Coming up this October you can see me in “Night of the Living Dead” as the female corpse the opens the show! he-he I get bludgeoned to death, and am still considered a principle role! I am so excited for a chance on the stage here in Grand Rapids. I’ll post lots of pictures on my road to zombie-hood too! he-he What better way to make my stage debut then as a blood thirsty zombie!
I HATE Waiting…
It is 1:30PM and GR Civic Theater is calling the people who made the cast, afternoon to evening, So all I can do is sit here starring at my phone hoping I get a phone call… what constitutes as evening? When should I give up hope for getting a call and grab a beer? I am the most impatient person I know…
Lions, Tigers and ZOMBIES! Oh My!
Theater is AMAZING, there is something about going to see a live show that is beautiful and remarkable to me. I have tried my hand at singing, and I must say… I AM NOT GOOD. HA HA, I try and I still stand by the idea that there is a musical out there that is going to cast me. So I audition, and audition and get turned down more often than not. Grand Rapids Civic theater is putting on a performance of “Night of the Living Dead” WOW, now that is a show I would “die” to be part of (ha ha don’t you love my little play on words!!) I decided this isn’t a musical, so maybe its my big shot! Last night I had an audition at 7:00 in down town Grand Rapids. I know what you are thinking, “But Jackie! You are on the radio at 7;))!” Well technology is a beautiful thing my friends, I can do whats called voice tracking, and pre record my shift. I don’t like to do this, and Its a bit of a cop out for radio folk, live radio, is always better radio, so I voice tracked my first half hour and in my beat up converse all stars I ran to Snell Hall, where the auditions were being held. I actually know this play quite well and knew I wanted to try for the role of Judy, shes level headed, and shes a principle character. I changed into some dress clothes in the bathroom of the auditorium and waited my turn. You know whenever I audition for these things I STILL get flips in my stomach, its scary! So as usual my tummy was a flippin and I was cursing myself for thinking I could possibly be a leading lady amongst the fabulous young ladies who had turned up to audition for this play. Finally they called my name and I’m watching the clock and I realize I have very little time till I have to be back and be LIVE on WGRD. They gave me a piece to read as the character of Judy, and I must say once I was there I think I did very good. I then bolted from the building , took off my heels, and with out thinking, did a dead sprint downtown BAREFOOT to get back to the WGRD studio in time for my next live break.
No word from the director of the play yet, but I’ll keep everyone posted, waiting is the worst! All I can think about is what I could have done better! If this play isnt the one I get cast in, I will audition again, until theres a role that was meant for me…
I guess we will see what happens!
Just a time that I was on stage somewhere... =p
Hairspray!
“Who cares about sleep when you can snooze in school? You’ll never get to college but you’ll sure look cool” Sang directly from the lips of Corny Collins, TV host in the smash hit musical Hairspray!
I never really was into theater growing up, but it was always something I thought would be so fun to be a part of. I love the stage, and I love performing so theater was an obvious choice once I got to college. The first musical I ever auditioned for was Hairspray! at Ferris State University. To say I was nervous would be a huge understatement, I was terrified, not only have I never sang before, but I have never acted either. I just knew I loved performing and everyone starts somewhere!
After auditions I anxiously waited for call backs and discovered I was one of the few called back for a part, a big part! Velma Vontussel, the main villian in the story, muahahha! After call backs I was genuinely surprised when the director posted the final cast list, and I found my name next to Velma’s, I had gotten the role!
Theater was an entirely new world to me, and I learned to love every part of it very quickly. I loved the people; I got to know so many new faces who I had never gotten a chance to see on campus before this. So many talented people graced the stage along side me that I was truly blessed. I also learned so much about being on stage and it only fueled me more to want to pursue acting, and television/broadcast roles.
Velma (ME) and Penny (Selena Brown)
