This afternoon, I accepted an offer to go on tour with a Christmas Show! I am so excited to be touring the Southeast (NC, SC, GA, VA, TN), and hope to see many of my southern friends as I go from city to city! I am playing the role of "Mother," in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
It's a great script, and from what I hear a great cast! I can't wait to meet everyone and get started. I'm playing a young mom who gets stuck directing the Christmas Pageant for the first time, the year the worst kids in town decide to participate. The kids learn the true meaning of Christmas through this little show, and there are plenty of laughs along the way. I think the role will be a good challenge for me!
I'm also glad that I won't be away from New York for too long! I will come home just before Thanksgiving, begin rehearsals, go on tour, and fly back to New York on December 17!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A Weekend in the City
After two weekends away, it was awesome to have a weekend in the city! My good friends, Jennifer and Brittany visited! I couldn't spend as much time with them as I wanted to because I had to work a lot, but we still managed to do some fun New Yorky things like dinner at Dos Caminos and brunch at The Standard! It was so fun having them in town! :)
Other highlights of this weekend included drinks with a UNC professor, Andrea, and going on a "double date" with my roommate, and William and Geoffrey!
Andrea took a group of UNC alumni to drinks at Hotel Empire! It was so fun to be with wonderful people, and chat with Andrea! I didn't study with her while at UNC, but it was so kind of her to include me, and we had the best time! My friends always told me she was amazing, and I've really enjoyed getting to know her. It's so neat how the UNC Community stays close even after we go our separate ways!
On Saturday, William, Geoff, Sarah and I had a delicious Italian dinner at Sera Fina, saw AUDRA MCDONALD in concert, and then had dessert and coffee at a little French restaurant. Audra was absolutely stunning, and seeing my first concert in Carnegie Hall is definitely a New York milestone!
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| brunch at The Standard Grille |
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| dinner at Dos Caminos |
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| Sara, me, Andrea and William at Hotel Empire |
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| William, Sarah, Geoff and me outside of Carnegie Hall |
On Saturday, William, Geoff, Sarah and I had a delicious Italian dinner at Sera Fina, saw AUDRA MCDONALD in concert, and then had dessert and coffee at a little French restaurant. Audra was absolutely stunning, and seeing my first concert in Carnegie Hall is definitely a New York milestone!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Emily's Tour Part I
In looking at my calendar, I decided to call this fall "Emily's Tour." I realized that I would only be in New York one out of five weekends between the first week in October and the first in November. I am of course staying here during the week and working like crazy to play catch up and stay on top of things. The first part of my tour consisted of a visit to DC October 7-9, and a visit to North Carolina October 14-16.
DC was an absolute blast! It had been awhile since I visited, which is ridiculous considering how many of my favorite people live there! I stayed with my friend Jennifer the first night. We went out to my favorite DC Mexican restaurant for dinner (Lauriol Plaza), and then celebrated our friend Matina's birthday in Dupont Circle.
Saturday, we shopped in Georgetown, and then I met up with Jenna (She's the best!!!) and saw Parade at Ford's Theatre. It was really neat to actually see Parade, because my only experience with this fantastic Jason Robert Brown musical is actually performing in it. The two leads both had Broadway credits and were truly fantastic. Jenna and I had a great dinner at a restaurant she chose called "Matchstick" which will be my favorite DC Pizza place from now on.
I had to leave Sunday, but I didn't leave without some quality time with my good friends Ashley and Katie Sue. We had a lovely reunion at Le Pain Quotidien in Georgetown! They are such wonderful girls, and it was great to catch up! What a fabulous trip!
North Carolina was equally wonderful. The primary reason of my visit was to help Ross celebrate his 21st Birthday! I spent Friday with mom, shopping primarily, and then on Friday night, went to the Sanderson High School Homecoming game! It was great to see a few old friends and some of my favorite teachers. Saturday, the family went to the UNC game which was a blast! We "tailgated" at the Carolina Club for lunch, and then cheered on the Tarheels. They lost, but it was still an exciting game.
After a delicious dinner at my favorite Maggiano's, I headed over to the McDade house to party with Ross and some of the KAs...and 100 of his other closest friends. In addition to Ross' party, which ended at Topo (another one of my favorite places), I was lucky enough to go party with some of my Pauper friends as well!
We had a low key day on Sunday, and after lunch with my dear friend Michelle, I had a few coachings in Chapel Hill. (Always have to practice...even on vacation!) We celebrated Ross' birthday with the grandmothers at 411 West for dinner, and after a quick visit with Kenan I headed home to pack. I spent a few hours studying for my Brother Jimmy's serving exam (No, I'm not kidding...I made flashcards...it was intense), and then flew back to NYC at 6:00 am on Monday!
It was a whirlwind 10 days, being in three states and all, but I loved every minute of it. I will finish up my server training this week, and have a weekend in the city this coming weekend!
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| DC! |
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| Lauriol Plaza |
Saturday, we shopped in Georgetown, and then I met up with Jenna (She's the best!!!) and saw Parade at Ford's Theatre. It was really neat to actually see Parade, because my only experience with this fantastic Jason Robert Brown musical is actually performing in it. The two leads both had Broadway credits and were truly fantastic. Jenna and I had a great dinner at a restaurant she chose called "Matchstick" which will be my favorite DC Pizza place from now on.
I had to leave Sunday, but I didn't leave without some quality time with my good friends Ashley and Katie Sue. We had a lovely reunion at Le Pain Quotidien in Georgetown! They are such wonderful girls, and it was great to catch up! What a fabulous trip!
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| ADPi Ladies |
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| Kenan Stadium |
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| Let's Go Tarheels! |
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| Happy Birthday Ross! |
We had a low key day on Sunday, and after lunch with my dear friend Michelle, I had a few coachings in Chapel Hill. (Always have to practice...even on vacation!) We celebrated Ross' birthday with the grandmothers at 411 West for dinner, and after a quick visit with Kenan I headed home to pack. I spent a few hours studying for my Brother Jimmy's serving exam (No, I'm not kidding...I made flashcards...it was intense), and then flew back to NYC at 6:00 am on Monday!
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| I Love You Because reunion pic |
It was a whirlwind 10 days, being in three states and all, but I loved every minute of it. I will finish up my server training this week, and have a weekend in the city this coming weekend!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
"Lay your requests before Me and wait in expectation"
Psalm 5:3
This past week was such a reminder of God's control and perfect timing. I generally stay away from super religious posts, because I have "blog followers" of all faiths, and am very open minded to others' religions. However, this week was filled with too many humbling blessings to not blog about it.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday were rough days. I was beyond stressed financially, and had at least three meltdowns to my parents. I was questioning why I was in NY, what I was doing with my life, etc... All of the doubts and questions that actors have about themselves when they're not working in an acting job.
Monday, I took an incredible masterclass and was slightly inspired, though still overall discouraged. I remember walking to the studio on Tuesday afternoon, listening to "Come Thou Fount" on my iPod, and just making a decision that I was not the one in control of my life, and that I was going to "Let Go and Let God."
Later in the day Tuesday afternoon, I got a call that I had booked a film for the Discovery Channel! Tuesday evening, I got a call that I had been promoted to server at Brother Jimmy's, (meaning I could hopefully make rent for the month of October.) Wednesday, I got a Glee audition appointment, and Friday morning I had a very encouraging email from the casting director of Glee (Robert Ulrich) in my inbox. Mr. Ulrich had always been a distant figure who I dreamed of one day meeting, and then there he was emailing me. It was as if God was just waiting for me to let go of the reigns, remember that ultimately He was in control, and lay my requests before Him.
This past week was such a reminder of God's control and perfect timing. I generally stay away from super religious posts, because I have "blog followers" of all faiths, and am very open minded to others' religions. However, this week was filled with too many humbling blessings to not blog about it.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday were rough days. I was beyond stressed financially, and had at least three meltdowns to my parents. I was questioning why I was in NY, what I was doing with my life, etc... All of the doubts and questions that actors have about themselves when they're not working in an acting job.
Monday, I took an incredible masterclass and was slightly inspired, though still overall discouraged. I remember walking to the studio on Tuesday afternoon, listening to "Come Thou Fount" on my iPod, and just making a decision that I was not the one in control of my life, and that I was going to "Let Go and Let God."
Later in the day Tuesday afternoon, I got a call that I had booked a film for the Discovery Channel! Tuesday evening, I got a call that I had been promoted to server at Brother Jimmy's, (meaning I could hopefully make rent for the month of October.) Wednesday, I got a Glee audition appointment, and Friday morning I had a very encouraging email from the casting director of Glee (Robert Ulrich) in my inbox. Mr. Ulrich had always been a distant figure who I dreamed of one day meeting, and then there he was emailing me. It was as if God was just waiting for me to let go of the reigns, remember that ultimately He was in control, and lay my requests before Him.
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