Okay folks! Happy Birthday to me! Yes, I am officially 29 and my "blogect" has officially begun! Welcome to "Broadway By 30" where every day over the next year I will do something proactive and positive in order to benefit my blossoming Broadway-bound career - (how's that for alliteration?) - the end goal being that by the time I turn 30, I will be on Broadway! (sound crazy? maybe a little)
Before I kick this thing into high gear, I have to give a shout-out to my friend Jen Macneil of "In the New" fame, who inspired me to do my own 365-day blogect with her year-long blog of doing one new thing a day before she turned 30, (which I have been told is actually the new 20.) Like Jen, I am going to try to do one thing a day for my career in "the biz" and blog about it daily, however I may repeat certain things, (for instance go to a dance or voice class once a week or eat broccoli.) I'm going to do my best to blog about these things every day in order to keep myself on track in pursuing my goal. What was it again? Oh yeah, to be on Broadway.
Anyway, this blog is sort of my life coach, journal and calendar all rolled into one. Since I have been in New York for a little more than five years and I'm still not exactly where I want to be in my profession, I have made an executive decision to pull myself up by the bootstraps and give myself a bit of a life makeover. It seems to me that a makeover via blog is just what I need to get myself motivated to take things up a notch in my career. And after all 30 (or the new 20) seems to be a good even number by which to set a deadline. Also, it may be worth mentioning that people (meaning my family) seem to have all of these grand expectations of people (meaning me) in their 30s: (meaning,) they expect you to have a real job and maybe even some babies, to which I say, "Hey man - I'm not even really 30, I'm 'the new 20' so get off my back! I'm under enough pressure already as it is trying to balance working a day job with finding time to audition for shows and keep up with others in my craft!" Please pardon the virtual outburst.
But seriously, I'm very lucky for the most part when it comes to my family. Do they expect a lot from me? Yes. It's times like these that I wish my parents had given more thought to having more than one child - but for the most part they're very supportive and they want me to succeed in this business of show just as much as I.
The bottom line is that I'm not doing this for anyone but myself and there's nothing wrong with having hopes and dreams and setting goals for yourself and ways in which to achieve them just as long as you're doing it for the right reasons and not because you're trying to impress people or live up to the expectations someone else has placed upon you. I have my own expectations of myself, the most ubiquitous being to make a life for myself in the theater. That and using fancy words whenever possible.
For as long as I can remember I have always wished and hoped and dreamed of a career on Broadway. I think it all started with a trip to the George Gershwin Theater in 1987 (that's right, you do the math) with my parents and my Cabbage Patch Kid, Kit Kira to see a production of "Starlight Express." Well needless to say, that was it for me. After seeing that show I begged my parents for acting classes and roller skating lessons.
Since that day 22 odd years ago, I have been chasing the dream of taking my place on a brightly lit Broadway stage. I may have strayed a bit beyond the path of pursuit from time to time, but it's never to late to get it all back.
...and for those of you wondering what my Plan B is should I reach 30 without making it to Broadway...well, I guess there's always 31...(which is of course the new 21.)
Before I kick this thing into high gear, I have to give a shout-out to my friend Jen Macneil of "In the New" fame, who inspired me to do my own 365-day blogect with her year-long blog of doing one new thing a day before she turned 30, (which I have been told is actually the new 20.) Like Jen, I am going to try to do one thing a day for my career in "the biz" and blog about it daily, however I may repeat certain things, (for instance go to a dance or voice class once a week or eat broccoli.) I'm going to do my best to blog about these things every day in order to keep myself on track in pursuing my goal. What was it again? Oh yeah, to be on Broadway.
Anyway, this blog is sort of my life coach, journal and calendar all rolled into one. Since I have been in New York for a little more than five years and I'm still not exactly where I want to be in my profession, I have made an executive decision to pull myself up by the bootstraps and give myself a bit of a life makeover. It seems to me that a makeover via blog is just what I need to get myself motivated to take things up a notch in my career. And after all 30 (or the new 20) seems to be a good even number by which to set a deadline. Also, it may be worth mentioning that people (meaning my family) seem to have all of these grand expectations of people (meaning me) in their 30s: (meaning,) they expect you to have a real job and maybe even some babies, to which I say, "Hey man - I'm not even really 30, I'm 'the new 20' so get off my back! I'm under enough pressure already as it is trying to balance working a day job with finding time to audition for shows and keep up with others in my craft!" Please pardon the virtual outburst.
But seriously, I'm very lucky for the most part when it comes to my family. Do they expect a lot from me? Yes. It's times like these that I wish my parents had given more thought to having more than one child - but for the most part they're very supportive and they want me to succeed in this business of show just as much as I.
The bottom line is that I'm not doing this for anyone but myself and there's nothing wrong with having hopes and dreams and setting goals for yourself and ways in which to achieve them just as long as you're doing it for the right reasons and not because you're trying to impress people or live up to the expectations someone else has placed upon you. I have my own expectations of myself, the most ubiquitous being to make a life for myself in the theater. That and using fancy words whenever possible.
For as long as I can remember I have always wished and hoped and dreamed of a career on Broadway. I think it all started with a trip to the George Gershwin Theater in 1987 (that's right, you do the math) with my parents and my Cabbage Patch Kid, Kit Kira to see a production of "Starlight Express." Well needless to say, that was it for me. After seeing that show I begged my parents for acting classes and roller skating lessons.
Since that day 22 odd years ago, I have been chasing the dream of taking my place on a brightly lit Broadway stage. I may have strayed a bit beyond the path of pursuit from time to time, but it's never to late to get it all back.
...and for those of you wondering what my Plan B is should I reach 30 without making it to Broadway...well, I guess there's always 31...(which is of course the new 21.)
2 comments:
GO FOR IT!
You got the chops, lady.
Thank you for your support Jen! You're my inspiration!
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