Freelance...

How or where to begin...

Well it is just after 8pm on Tuesday evening, June 15th, 2010. For the past three weeks, I've been a long-term sub; well 4 weeks is long term for me! I've been substituting at Watkins Glen High for a teacher's assistant, who works with Special Ed. students. Now I am just proctoring Regents exams and helping other teachers with tedious end of the year tasks to lighten their load. I never imagined subbing a lot this past year in the High School and seeing the Class of 2010 on their way out into the Real World. It was just five years ago, I did the same. I don't like to say being equal to but it's been quite the trip working along side my former high school teachers in which have been co-workers of my parents, and which I'd like to call "extended family".

This past Sunday was the 64th annual American Theater Wing's TONY Awards, celebrating the Best of the Best of Live Theater. As many would say, maybe this season or just the awards show was quite distasteful. I am not an expert to say but maybe it was an Off season for NY Theater. There's a breed of new faces with new, and revived works of course. I would go on, and on about specifics but I can't quite seem to put the words together as I see fit, and that would make sense!

I am listening to the New Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

This freelance is not going anywhere... work, and theater! Well, speaking of work and theater, I do have some projects to be working on! I will be staging a community theater production of Gilbert & Sullivan's PIRATES of PENZANCE, and I will be choreographing the musical, FOOTLOOSE for a local high school.

Winter Break thus far...

My winter break from college officially started on Wednesday December 12th. Previous to Winter Break, the weekend of December 7-9th, I performed with the Ithaca Ballet in their 2007 production of 'The Nutcracker'. I reported back to school late Sunday evening (12/9) to finish up the two academic finals I had and to debut a dance composition of mine. On Tuesday December 11th, my dance composition of 'Yellow' to the familiar sounds of Coldplay was premiered. My sister Brittany, and local Pittsburgh friends came out to show support. It was a great dance concert, which was produced by The Conservatory of the Performing Arts - Dance Program of Point Park University, being a student -run performance. My dancers, Chris Wendorff and Alexandra Till did a great job, and I had a ball working with them. After the performance, my friend Aaron, Brittany, and I went to hit up what is called 'Shadyside' of Pittsburgh. Don't get twisted on the title, I love Shadyside, and it isn't really all that shady. It's one of the cosmopolitan spots of Pittsburgh, I believe. We had dinner at Max & Erma's, then hit the bar - 5801 Video Lounge. 5801 was nicely decorated for the holidays which was very nice. I had a good time and it was the first time out with my sister since turning 21 in March. Here's to the Holiday season and Winter Break!

When I got home, I just lounged around as usual. It takes me forever to unpack at home which leaves my bedroom a mess. My mother's friend, Deb was going on a shopping bus trip to New York City, and she got the word to my mother that there was a couple seats left. I booked a seat, and I was off to New York City for a day - that was Saturday December 15th. It was such a last minute plan that I had no idea what I was going to do. I have friends in the city, but it was so last minute to coordinate anything. I did end up finding my good friend Jeri, at her workplace which was Downtown, near the WTC site. It was nice to see her smile again and to catch up the most we could. I went to Macy's in hopes to see one of my dear friends as Santa Claus... but the lines were so long and I was on a timed schedule... so I couldn't see Santa whom we are pretty close. I ended up catching the matinee performance of 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway, the 2006 Revival. It was one of my Christmas presents on the spot for my parents called in as I was on the bus down to the city to order a ticket for me. I was the 6th row back from the stage which I had a great seat, and it is a Christmas present I will cherish for as long as I can... It was a wonderful performance.

On Sunday December 16th, my mother and I headed to Rochester, New York for we have season tickets to Rochester's Broadway Theater League. The National Tour of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' was in town. We stopped at the East View Mall before the show and I bought a snazzy sweater from Eddie Bauer for myself. The show 'White Christmas' was a great performance. It was 2 shows in one weekend for me! 'White Christmas' is perhaps one of my favorite holiday films, so it was nice to see it live onstage.