Something Missing

Tonight's rehearsals were weird. We ran through the usual motions, but something felt like it was missing. And I didn't think I could get that missing something simply by rerunning through the scenes all over again; I just couldn't put my finger on it. Even the actors could tell... "is that it?" Damon asked, when I called it a night, "aren't we supposed to do it till we have it perfect?" piped in James. I said as long as you understand what you're supposed to say and when you're supposed to say it, paraphrasing is okay. What's important is you make sense. Even Harry, our director, told me that it's okay to give the actors room for their speeches - it could be more understandable to the audience that way. I don't know. It does bother me. We finished rehearsals in an hour and a half, which seemed short after a few consecutive 2 hour sessions. I guess I'll talk to Harry about it tomorrow. Now that I think about it, maybe it was because Tom (Baptista) wasn't there. I don't know.

Three hours of sleep rarely ever helps. Today was a weird and busy day. I was on a very important conference call today when an uninvited guest signed in and started sending us weird messages. It was extremely strange and I really started gettng paranoid, especially as the "guest's" email domain ended with the name of a very (in)famous retailer, though it was misspelled. There was a collective feeling of violation amongst the call's participants, and we were worried a security breach might have taken place either with the local email accounts or with our call service provider. It was extremely strange. On the other hand, Mark did a real good job with our company's proposal and his presentation. I sure hope we gain something new out of it.

I am currently busy learning some new songs for the upcoming auditions with the ACO. Along with September comes try-outs for the Gospel-comedy-musical "Smoke on the Mountain." I'm hoping to get the part of Denise Sanders, only because it looks like my voice and personality seems the most suited for her character. We'll see. Whether or not I get cast, I know the most important thing is I put myself out there. The song I'm learning for my solo is called "I'll Never Die (I'll Just Change My Address)." It's very pretty melodically, but as you can tell from the title, the lyric is very entertaining. ;)

That's all for now - this compulsive list-maker must return to her to-do list. Good night!