The Blogs took a little summer breather as I was participating in the CAP21 Professional Summer program. I've wanted to be in CAP since middle school...I thought I was meant to be in their college at NYU but God's plan (which never holds any good from me) was to go to AMDA, then the New School University, THEN have a treat during my last college summer in the CAP21 program. Well once again, God wins.... typical. It's been perfect. Life is all about timing, God's timing, and this was the perfect time to be in this program. I am hungry to learn, hungry to be part of the industry and hungry to grow as an artist. By his hand alone the most perfect group was formed, Group 4. Our teachers excelled far beyond any coaching I've worked with as of yet. Their words, all gems to mine ears that inspired gifts within me that have sat dormant since I've left AMDA. And most importantly i found the key to my heart that unlocked depths i haven't touched in years.
Surrounded by the humble and talented rising artists in my group I was overwhelmed with the camaraderie shared among us. The truth past through our conversations, the discoveries made together, the laughter shared, and the oneness that blossoms when in a company of actors that compete only within themselves. Monday through Friday, day in day out, we were offered one of the greatest gifts of all an artist can ask for: a platform. A stage to share, a space to create, an environment to grow.
While at the New School I've been so focused on the academic and "avant-garde" side of me that i wasn't sure if musical theater was what I wanted. I felt this program would give me a good taste of what my life could be like. If this was something i could do everyday...if i could do 8 shows a week...and it's a YES. Yes to opportunity, yes to being an artist in every sense, yes to the mainstream world and yes to the downtown scene. I love it all-i want it all and i want to impact it all. All art can be important as long as your point of view is there. Jennifer Anniston and Maryl Streep show up on the same screen with outstanding pay checks and yet who do we call the artist between these two and why? Whether its Hollywood or Kitchen 21, Broadway or a Jazz Cafe there's room for artistry. Because being an artist is a mindset, a journey...not only the platform you are given.
Now my next journey in August after going going going for these past few months is to soak in the sun, read books, read my past diaries (that I've just found and thought I'd lost), to reflect and cry, reflect and laugh- settle and re- energize for this upcoming year. These next entries, I hope to include snip~its from previous diaries of thoughts i believed, events that shaped me, and poetry I created... enjoy!!!
...and trust the path God has set out for you....
Surrounded by the humble and talented rising artists in my group I was overwhelmed with the camaraderie shared among us. The truth past through our conversations, the discoveries made together, the laughter shared, and the oneness that blossoms when in a company of actors that compete only within themselves. Monday through Friday, day in day out, we were offered one of the greatest gifts of all an artist can ask for: a platform. A stage to share, a space to create, an environment to grow.
While at the New School I've been so focused on the academic and "avant-garde" side of me that i wasn't sure if musical theater was what I wanted. I felt this program would give me a good taste of what my life could be like. If this was something i could do everyday...if i could do 8 shows a week...and it's a YES. Yes to opportunity, yes to being an artist in every sense, yes to the mainstream world and yes to the downtown scene. I love it all-i want it all and i want to impact it all. All art can be important as long as your point of view is there. Jennifer Anniston and Maryl Streep show up on the same screen with outstanding pay checks and yet who do we call the artist between these two and why? Whether its Hollywood or Kitchen 21, Broadway or a Jazz Cafe there's room for artistry. Because being an artist is a mindset, a journey...not only the platform you are given.
Now my next journey in August after going going going for these past few months is to soak in the sun, read books, read my past diaries (that I've just found and thought I'd lost), to reflect and cry, reflect and laugh- settle and re- energize for this upcoming year. These next entries, I hope to include snip~its from previous diaries of thoughts i believed, events that shaped me, and poetry I created... enjoy!!!
...and trust the path God has set out for you....
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