It's Play Time!

I've found a few new pieces of audition material in the plays that I purchased a couple of weeks ago. I finally had some time to sit down today and read one of the plays: "Rich & Famous" by John Guare. I like his off-beat somewhat absurd style. The play centers around a young playwright trying to make a name for himself in the cold cold world of showbiz. (Boy can I relate!) The character of his girlfriend is a perfect fit for me and has some good dialogue, so I think I've found a new comedic monologue - a triumph in and of itself! Comedic material for young women is a bit hard to come by.

I enjoy reading plays and can often sit and read most contemporary pieces from cover to cover in one sitting. This makes me feel smart. I still have a pile of 7 or 8 other plays on which to use my brainpower and uncover some more audition pieces. It has been longer than I'd like to admit since I have worked on something new. I've been relying on my old standbys, but it's time for change! Like Obama says: "Yes we can!" That's sort of an open-ended battle cry, so I'll fill in the blank with "Yes we can find new monologues!"
Thanks for the encouragement Obama.

Speaking of politics, I tuned in along with millions of Americans to watch the nationally televised VP Debates tonight. That's all I have to say about that. I'm not about to get into using my blog as a platform to talk politics.

Speaking of TV - at 11:30pm it was "Spotlight" time! The Manhattan Neighborhood Network aired Episode 1 of The Spotlight with Sean Taylor! It was televised regionally throughout the borough of Manhattan! It was pretty exciting, even if we only had a minute fraction of the number of people that tuned into watch the Veep candidates have at it. Either way, we got a kick out of seeing "The Spotlight" play on TV. Stay tuned!