Boxfest will once again be at The Furniture Factory in Detroit. I have FOUR plays in Boxfest this year! Here is your chance to see them all!
Friday Aug 6th: 8pm THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT
9pm BIRTHDAY BEER
Saturday Aug 7th: 4pm THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
8pm THE RECKLESS ROMANTIC
9pm THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT
Friday Aug 13: 9pm BIRTHDAY BEER
Saturday Aug 14: 3pm THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
4pm THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT
5pm THE RECKLESS ROMANTIC
Friday Aug 20: 8pm THE RECKLESS ROMANTIC
Saturday Aug 21: 3pm THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
8pm THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT
9pm BIRTHDAY BEER
10pm awards ceremony
For more info, check out the website!
http://boxfestdetroit.com/
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
From May 7th
Current mood:
animated But A lot has been a foot. I have been on my constant mission of saving those who cannot save themselves...as well as helping those who cannot cast themselves...course, still waiting for my turn, but whatev.
I have returned MANY lost dogs to their owners over the last few weeks. I rescued a sweet baby bird I called Lloyd (cuz he looked like Christopher Lloyd to me).
I found him in the middle of the sidewalk while walking the Brompton. I assumed he was dead...he wouldn't be the first dead baby bird I had found on a sidewalk, but when I bent down to pick him up he peeped in desperation. He was very strong and very healthy. I searched desperately for a nest but all the trees nearby were saplings. I could see every branch and none had a nest. I picked him up and rushed him home. There I fed him Mighty Dog and he really seemed to enjoy it. His poops smelled like Beef Tenderloin. :)
I had some bird rehab training from my days working at the nature center, so I kinda knew what to do, but I knew I didn't have the time or resources to give him the care he needed.
The stupid Humane Society wildlife division closed at 1pm and didn't open again until 10am the next day. I had an on camera audition at 10:45 and a theatre audition at 3:10. Best I could do was rush to the humane society the next morning and pray I got out in time to make my audition. Until then, Lloyd remained my responsibility. (please ignore my annoying "peeps" I found it got him to open his mouth for food)
The next morning, I got to the humane society and the two teens working the counter told me all they would do is charge me $18 to surrender him and they would "humanely euthanize" him! What the crap?! No way! This guy was a fighter. I wasn't going to ignore that, so I brought him with me to my audition. Meanwhile my mom was calling around looking for a place that WOULD take him.
After my audition, my mom found a place in Macomb Michigan. So I drove Lloyd all the way from 13 and Telegraph to M59 and Garfield. The lady was so kind and told me that their birds have a high success rate. I was so relieved that the birdie had a fighting chance now. He was so sweet and inspirational!
Then I ran off to my other audition at Maple and Drake roads...I really put the miles on my car, but it was worth it.
The next day, walking the dog, I found another lost dog at the park. With the help of some basketball playing nerds, called the number on its tags and returned it to the owner. Brompton also got groomed!
He is handsome once again. Even though he is currently hiding under the bed from the thunderstorm.
I had another audition yesterday for a voice over that I totally should have gotten, but I haven't heard, so I guess I didn't. But even the client told me I nailed it. Who knows what anyone really wants, though...
Tomorrow I have a callback for a SAG sitcom. I really want to do well. There are (as far as I can tell) only 4 of us called back for the role. 2 leggy blondes and one leggy brunette...and me...short stumpy redhead. Gotta try to memorize these 7 sides to make a good impression!!!! So, tomorrow I am off to Grand Rapids for the day.
Apparently its supposed to rain the whole time Jeff are on vacation in Allegan. Guess our bikes will just sit and get rusty on the trailer hitch...But at least we'll be on vacation...
Wish me luck this weekend!!!!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Looking for a W
Current mood:
melancholy But then I didn't get the positive phone calls I was hoping for/expecting (ie. you're hired!) and I got 3 rejection letters for my plays! I haven't had a W in my column since I got those two back to back commercials. (One of which I still haven't been paid for and the other you never see me in anyway!)
I am starting to lose faith in myself...again! Why is it so easy to lose faith in yourself in this industry?
Well, when you see the same 4 people getting the work you've been scratching for for years, that helps.
I KNOW its not because I am not talented. That is the one thing I have complete faith in. But I have come to the conclusion that, with the way I appear now...even 20-30lbs thinner...I am extremely difficult to cast. I just look "off". Not "weird". "Weird" gets you work, baby. I just don't look "marketable."
You either need to be "hot" or "weird" looking. I am neither. So, unless I make my own projects, my Ws are few and far between flukes.
I don't want my working to be a fluke. So, who has a suggestion to make my appearance more marketable? Tyra Banks, give me a makeover! Cuz right now, I am almost too sad to get out of bed and jump rope!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Follow up blog
..So, yeah, I am ashamed to say the siren song of Facebook has called my lazy ass away from blogging like a good little writer...I think my confidence as a writer is a bit shaken...Although I do thank Mike Clark for inspiring me to write a 3 page 3 character script about 3 "characters planning a hit." I did 3 4th grade girls planning a hit on a dumb boy. I do way too much children's theatre!
Today I got to do a show at Alissa C's school. It was pretty cool to show them what I do :)
Then in the afternoon, performed at an old high school friend's school. Even ended up performing her son's story! Such luck!
In between, at lunch, a lady let me hold her puppy while she ordered her subway sandwich!
Sweet little puppy!
But here is my new favorite Brompton pic
And now, I guess I will cop out again and leave you with PLAYGROUND POLITICS:
EXT. A PLAYGROUND. THREE FOURTH GRADE GIRLS ARE GATHERED
AROUND A TEETER TOTTER.
ANNABETH: This is where it will go down.
ASHLEY:And the other side is where it goes up!
ALMYRIA:No stupid, we’re not talking about the teeter totter...Stupid!
ASHLEY: Oh. What else is going down then?
ANNABETH: Didn’t you read my note?
ASHLEY: Nuh-uh.
ALMYRIA: You didn’t read the note?! Then how did you know to meet here at recess?!
ASHLEY: I followed you from the coatroom.
ANNABETH: Did anybody else follow us?
ASHLEY: I don’t think so.
ALMYRIA: No stupid boys?
ASHLEY:No.
ANNABETH: Good. Because this is where Spencer is totally gonna get it.
ASHLEY: Get what?
ALMYRIA: Why is she here?
ASHLEY: I’m her best friend.
ALMYRIA: I thought I was your best friend, Annabeth!
ANNABETH: You’re both my best friends. Ashley was my best friend in kindergarten and then I met Almyria in second grade. I have room in my life for two best friends.
ASHLEY: Awesome.
ALMYRIA: What about on the nights I have Hebrew school? Do you guys talk about me?
ANNABETH: No! But that doesn’t matter! We’re here to talk about Spencer. Ashley, you’re to go to Spencer and tell him you have the cootie antidote and lead him here. Almyria, you’ll be--
ALMYRIA: Why don’t you talk about me?
ANNABETH: You just don’t come up, okay?
ALMYRIA: But if I’m you’re best friend--
ASHLEY: She does have that stuffed pig...'Member the stuffed pig, Annabeth? You named it Almyria and when we were playing Barbies that one time, Almyria the pig sat on the dream house and smooshed it!
ALMYRIA(quietly): What?
ASHLEY: And then Almyria the pig ate--
ANNABETH(through gritted teeth): Shut up, Ashley.
ALMYRIA: I’m the pig?
ANNABETH: YOU’RE not the pig...
ALMYRIA: How could you do this to me, Annabeth?
ANNABETH: I didn’t do anything, I swear! Ashley’s just--
ASHLEY: Ooh, look, there’s Spencer! Want I should go get him so you can smash his face into the mud like you wanted?
ALMYRIA: Don’t bother! I won’t be here to help sit on him anymore! You deal with your own boy troubles from now on!
She storms off.
ANNABETH: Thanks a lot, Ashley!
She storms off in the opposite direction. Ashley takes out a cell phone and speaks into it walkie talkie mode.
ASHLEY: Spencer? It’s done.
She smiles a wicked smile of satisfaction and sits on the teeter totter.
ASHLEY: Wanna come over and play with me now?
Today I got to do a show at Alissa C's school. It was pretty cool to show them what I do :)
Then in the afternoon, performed at an old high school friend's school. Even ended up performing her son's story! Such luck!
In between, at lunch, a lady let me hold her puppy while she ordered her subway sandwich!
Sweet little puppy!
But here is my new favorite Brompton pic
And now, I guess I will cop out again and leave you with PLAYGROUND POLITICS:
EXT. A PLAYGROUND. THREE FOURTH GRADE GIRLS ARE GATHERED
AROUND A TEETER TOTTER.
ANNABETH: This is where it will go down.
ASHLEY:And the other side is where it goes up!
ALMYRIA:No stupid, we’re not talking about the teeter totter...Stupid!
ASHLEY: Oh. What else is going down then?
ANNABETH: Didn’t you read my note?
ASHLEY: Nuh-uh.
ALMYRIA: You didn’t read the note?! Then how did you know to meet here at recess?!
ASHLEY: I followed you from the coatroom.
ANNABETH: Did anybody else follow us?
ASHLEY: I don’t think so.
ALMYRIA: No stupid boys?
ASHLEY:No.
ANNABETH: Good. Because this is where Spencer is totally gonna get it.
ASHLEY: Get what?
ALMYRIA: Why is she here?
ASHLEY: I’m her best friend.
ALMYRIA: I thought I was your best friend, Annabeth!
ANNABETH: You’re both my best friends. Ashley was my best friend in kindergarten and then I met Almyria in second grade. I have room in my life for two best friends.
ASHLEY: Awesome.
ALMYRIA: What about on the nights I have Hebrew school? Do you guys talk about me?
ANNABETH: No! But that doesn’t matter! We’re here to talk about Spencer. Ashley, you’re to go to Spencer and tell him you have the cootie antidote and lead him here. Almyria, you’ll be--
ALMYRIA: Why don’t you talk about me?
ANNABETH: You just don’t come up, okay?
ALMYRIA: But if I’m you’re best friend--
ASHLEY: She does have that stuffed pig...'Member the stuffed pig, Annabeth? You named it Almyria and when we were playing Barbies that one time, Almyria the pig sat on the dream house and smooshed it!
ALMYRIA(quietly): What?
ASHLEY: And then Almyria the pig ate--
ANNABETH(through gritted teeth): Shut up, Ashley.
ALMYRIA: I’m the pig?
ANNABETH: YOU’RE not the pig...
ALMYRIA: How could you do this to me, Annabeth?
ANNABETH: I didn’t do anything, I swear! Ashley’s just--
ASHLEY: Ooh, look, there’s Spencer! Want I should go get him so you can smash his face into the mud like you wanted?
ALMYRIA: Don’t bother! I won’t be here to help sit on him anymore! You deal with your own boy troubles from now on!
She storms off.
ANNABETH: Thanks a lot, Ashley!
She storms off in the opposite direction. Ashley takes out a cell phone and speaks into it walkie talkie mode.
ASHLEY: Spencer? It’s done.
She smiles a wicked smile of satisfaction and sits on the teeter totter.
ASHLEY: Wanna come over and play with me now?
Facebook, the lazy way to blog
.Yes, facebook has sucked me in. The status update doesn't even require a complete sentence to be understood. It's sad. I've become a lazy writer...Facebook has probably killed my creativity...I feel bad for having not blogged in so long...
To catch those who don't use facebook up, here is an example of a few weeks of my status updates...again, I apologize...:
March 16, 11:21am
Yesterday at 12:56am
Yesterday at 5:38pm
That's facebook for you! Again sorry :(
To catch those who don't use facebook up, here is an example of a few weeks of my status updates...again, I apologize...:
March 16, 11:21am
some people are afraid to go to the dentist...I am afraid to go to the eye doctor...
March 16, 2:43pmJacquie Floyd HATES insurance companies! humiliated at the eye dr bc I was arguing with an already combative receptionist that I DO have insurance only to find out they never DID include me on Jeff's insurance plan on the "important" end of the paperwork...only on the end of the paperwork in our posession. left humiliated and cryin...g WITHOUT my much needed lenses, while my husband and his perfect eyes remained in the exam room...
March 17 at 10:10amJacquie Floyd is cuter than a leprachaun cuddling a baby unicorn! Let's make some use of this abundance of adorableness, people! :)
March 17 at 1:51pmlucky charms and a shamrock shake...that's as irish as i am gettin' 2day
March 17 at 5:02pmJacquie Floyd just jumped rope in the privacy of my garage cuz I don't like the neighbors judging me...
March 17 at 6:36pmit's not that no one would ask me to the prom, it's just that no one would tell me where it was...
March 18 at 6:02pmbrompton and i were jumping rope in the garage when suddenly the garage door opened and scared the bejezus out of us! Daddy came home from work early!
Fri at 9:08amJacquie Floyd keeps forgetting she has TWO Tony & Tina shows at the Greektown casino tomorrow...I must be blocking it out...I barely have the energy to get through one...any advice on how to get through two?!
Fri at 10:29ama squirrel was just sitting on my windowsill, peeking into my office, but Brompton wouldn't let me pick him up to see the critter eye to eye! It was soooo cool!
Jacquie Floyd suddenly craves rice a roni, even tho i have eaten two dinners and two desserts this evening...
Yesterday at 9:50amJacquie Floyd loves when jeff comes back in to kiss me goodbye a second time...i will miss him this week!
Yesterday at 5:37pmi agree with beth, butt shouldn't count as a swear! :) I talk about my butt way too much!
How many times have you used a swear word in your Status Updates? This app will scan the history of your Status Updates to determine how much of a potty-mouth you are!
My Swearings:Here are some of my swearings
1. (Jun 1, 2009 ):...amble, there is a special place in Hell for you...
2. (Jul 23, 2009 ):just had to give the Brompton a butt trim...no one's a winner in that
3. (Jan 17, 2010 ):...Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think,...Yesterday at 5:38pm
going on tour again..
Yesterday at 9:29pmstupid useless computer!
Yesterday at 11:51pmthis could get interesting...
10 hours agoone doesn't sleep so well when one is constantly dreaming of the alarm going off and one waking up...dream meet reality...guh...
About an hour agoJacquie Floyd was a little distracted by the asst. wrestling coach that looked like billy joel
So, yeah this is just FIVE days worth of status updates...Fascinating drivel, right?That's facebook for you! Again sorry :(
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