Sunday, March 18, 2012

Exciting Week!

Hello to all:) To CState students - Cathy tells us that the Pro-Company show was AMAZING! I'm so sorry I missed it - also heard "9-5" was right on track! Congratulations to Josh Lowery for the Disney audition - get it Joshua!!!

The weather continues to be unusually warm here and I am loving every second of it.
Well, here is a bit about the particularly interesting week the city has brought:
A submission for a dance audition led to an invited appointment for a pretty prominent new show here in the city. My friend had been on the audition before and was able to tell me exactly what to expect - technical combination, no improv, act the part.  So I show up to this place where we audition ON SET with 45min of improv. My mind has never been so exhausted!

Work has been very interesting this week! I've worked many more hours than usual. One night I was actually recognized by a woman that was eating with Broadway legend Sara Gettelfinger! This woman (Mel) asked me over to the table and I stood there for five minutes while we threw around random possibilities as to how she could possible recognize a girl from TN that's only been here for seven months! Mel said she didn't know how but she just KNEW that she recognized my smile. She asked what I did outside of work - I told her theatre, she asked if I was into childcare services - I told her no (but this sparked an idea). I said to her "This might seem extremely random, but by any chance are you associated with James Wilkie Broderick?" In response, she grabbed my arm with both hands and said "THAT'S how I know you!" As it turns out, she was one of James' nannies that I had only met once, very briefly, but she recognized me from the show I did with little James over Christmas! She introduced me to everyone at the table and explained how she didn't recognize me in my "trendy" clothes in comparison to looking like a 30 year old mother of three in "A Christmas Carol" but she knew it was my smile:) Well that made me very happy!

The other exciting event that took place at work is I found out that BR Guest Company forms a softball league every summer and we can sign up and get t-shirts and everything! One game a week all summer! I haven't played softball since high school but it's the only sport I've ever really cared for and am super excited about getting some exercise in the city park every Monday morning:) Oh! AND...I am finally beginning my server training at the restaurant this week!

So many crazy things are going on - today is my one day off so I'm spending it doing taxes, searching and scheduling auditions, stapeling and cutting headshots and resumes, and creating business cards (on Pat Addiss's orders:) Ximena (our amazing roommie:) secured the three of us tickets to see the midnight showing of "The Hunger Games" on Thursday night so that should be fun!

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PS. Whatever you do - never come to NYC on St. Patrick's Day. I've declared it much worse than Halloween...which is really saying something:/

~CourtneyLynn




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Friday, March 16, 2012

Next Alumni Blog..with friends!

First Alumni Blog (Columbia State)

Hey everyone, Courtney and I have been asked to do a video blog for Columbia State. Soon these will be on their website for promotional use. Why not also put them on here?! Enjoy.


Friday, March 9, 2012

March 2012

On the Pier viewing the Statue of Liberty


Central Park Bridge
Well, here we are in what should be the dead of winter right now. Yesterday it was 66 degrees and sunny! Today the wind is scary and the temperature spiraled back down into the low 30s but we won't talk about that...

Josh kissing "Alice" on the cheek:)
We had visitors this week! Four friends from the Commercial Entertainment Dept. at Columbia State spent the entire week with us and we had a blast. Seth and I really enjoyed the company. Plus, I'm not going to lie, it's fun to go do all the touristy stuff that we never have time for otherwise;) so thanks guys for choosing to spend your spring break in the big apple with us!                                              
Currently, Seth and I are working on a video blog for CState so stay tuned to hear and see more about how that works out! We're pretty excited about it - as I type this I can hear Seth editing the video footage in the next room. Auditions are still coming around constantly - always working for that callback that will lead to a job! Thanks to everyone for all the encouragement and support:)

Friends: Josh Lowery, Daniel "Tumnus" Thomas, Luke Collins & Seth McGraw