And... done!

I went with jeans and a black top with sparkles on it.

The audition went really quite well. I felt I took direction well and developed the character nicely. I don't know how theatrical I made it, but I did try to keep myself very still and do as much as I could with my eyes, rather than my whole body.

Only downside is that the director noted that she'd met "Many talented actresses" today. Oh well, I still have a pretty good chance. She would only have auditioned a handful or so girls for the part. And on the upside, I was the last one, so maybe I'll stay in her memory for longer... I hope!

What the hell...

What the hell am I going to wear to this audition???

News!

OK, I'm officially allowed to tell you the news now because it is definitely happening.

I have an audition for the lead role in a short film!!!!!!

ON WEDNESDAY!!!!

In other news, Millie closed on the weekend and we didn't break even. Even though the show was critically acclaimed and we had good audiences for every performance, we never sold out a show. We sold over 3000 tickets for the three week run, but it wasn't enough.

Oh well, that isn't my problem - I did my job as well as I could.

Just a little heads up

There may be some big news coming. I don't want to jinx things so I won't say what, but I thought I'd signpost it for you.

Fun Millie pic

Hehehe. Flannery and her stenogs.

Long shot

Well that's the entire outfit from the earlier photo.

I hate the angle of this one too. Why do photographers tilt their cameras down for full-length shots of short people instead of just adjusting the tripod height?

Saucy secretary look?

Saucy secretary look??? I don't like the angle on this one. It makes me look like my legs are even shorter than they already are.

Another headshot

Another headshot. This one is an actual HEADshot.

New headshots

New headshots. I'm uploading them one at a time because frankly, I can't be bothered to put them on Photobucket. This particular one wasn't one that my agent picked out to use, but I like it. Elijah likes it too. He says, "Thas Mummy, wearing ribbon!"

Millie reviews

According to audience members, theatre people and critics:

I'm a scene stealer.
I'm hilarious.
I'm incredibly talented.
I'm perfect in this role.
I have impeccable comic timing.
I'm a thoroughly perfect comic caricature.

Being in this show is good for my ego.

Interestingly...

Interestingly, I'm suffering for my art and I didn't even realise until last night. The majority of my aches and pains are being caused by my character walk.

Miss Flannery

Me as Miss Flannery.

Lovin' the wig.

Supposedly

Today was supposedly a day off. Of course, what do I do on my day off? Perform at a masterclass.

I keep forgetting!

I keep forgetting to take my camera!!!
That is my mission for tonight. Remember camera.

Last night's show was just as good. Seriously, everybody is raving about this show. The big wig of a rival company came to see it and gave us a standing ovation (standing ovations are REALLY rare here) and told the producer to "bottle the cast" because we were so awesome and he grabbed me by the shoulders, looked straight into my eyes and told me I was amazing!!!

Booyah!!!

Booyah!!! I got rousing applause on my exit in Act 2!!! Half the people I spoke to after the show said I was their favourite character!!! My wig was fixed and it looked perfect, which gave me more confidence. Apparently I have very nice elbows and my "waddle" is hilarious.

Opening Night tonight!!!!

Opening Night tonight!!!!

Janie feedback

My Janie audition feedback is in. I am 100% in agreement with the comments I was pretty sure it was still too theatrical.

The Reviewing Team wrote:

Helen, a good try here, but like we've said to a few others too, you need to work on your voice and tone. It varies at times, which detracts from the sincerity of the piece and also some of facial expressions are a bit too exaggerated. Now having seen a few things you've done, it looks to us, that we can see the intentions of your performance, but they are not quite reconciled with how you execute them. This is another way of saying, the right thought processes are going on in the inside, but they are not manifesting fully on the outside, i.e. the performance. You need to practice more and more, record everything you do and watch it again and again. You show good promise.

How I hurt my leg

I think it was doing the Charleston without having properly warmed up. The theatre we were in had really pokey dressing rooms and we didn't have enough space to do a proper warm up.

Great news: My leg is healing very well, so thanks for all the good vibes!! The physio says I can dance on it tonight and if it gives me trouble I can get an appointment for more physio whenever I need it - even if they are booked out. I test it out with a couple of maxifords and it handled that quite well, so tonight before the show I'll test out my table climbing, kicks and the Charleston to see what I can do and what I need to cheat.

Didn't get the cold

I didn't get the cold - yet. Elijah is still sick, so I still could catch it. I'm doing my best to avoid it.

I hurt my right quad performing at the awards show. *headdesk* Luckily it's not torn and with intensive physio and my following all the instructions the physio gave me, it should be right to dance by preview night.

Better news: The BTMS team have announced the castings for GSOH (the speed dating show for which I did five auditions). While I wasn't cast, they put me on their list of people they'd "like to see more of in the future". Hooray!

Woohoo

I've started getting briefs for paid jobs! Woohoo! No casting calls yet though. I've really got to get moving on my showreel now. That will make a big difference.

Tonight, I'm performing at an awards show with my Millie cast. Let's hope my voice holds up because I'm coming down with a cold. Millie opens on Thursday!!