MIND CANDY 036: NOT JUST A JERSEY GIRL NO MORE

MUSIC: "Judas" by Lady Gaga
TIME: 12:08 AM


I know, I know - it is rather late, and yeah, I have to be up for work in the morning at 5:30 AM, but I am so excited, because this month has brought me nothing, but hope, inspiration, joy, and surprises that have been leaving me speechless!

So, as you all already know:  I am officially auditioning now!  So far, I've had the Columbia University audition, but a few days later on, to my greatest surprise, I booked an auditon for LAW AND ORDER CRIMINIAL INTENT!  The reason why that was a big surprise, for me, was because I'm very early in my career.  Obviously, I'm not a union member to SAG or AEA or AFTRA or anything like that, so the fact that I could book an audition for that show....OH MY GOD!

I swear to you, when I booked that audition, I was shaking!  My hands were shaking and I had to calm myself down a little bit before I can spread the news on Facebook, Twitter, and even be able to text BOTH of my coaches!  I was really IN SHOCK!  I had to pull myself together to be able to even talk normally on the phone with both Erin and Alan or to even read the sides they sent me through email!  I mean, even when I think about it 'til this day, my heart still races! 

How I spotted this audition was through the email notification from Actors' Access, because they were solely looking for an Asian actor to play a Chinese American punk girl.  The role was only a few lines, but hey it was a role!  I guess they call them "dayplayers" or "under fives"...I don't know what they are called anymore?  But anywho...as surprised and as happy I was doing this audition, I also asked myself, "Isn't it too eary to be auditioning for this?"

Actually, it was good that I booked this audition, because it showed me that anything is possible, despite the fact that I'm really new to this business!  And it gave me a chance to test my business skills, because next to an audition at Columbia University, this was a more prestigous audition, where I had to KNOW the show as if I've been watching it since it's premiere in 2001.  I also had to know who it was I was auditioning for, even though it was just Kevin from the casting agency and myself, understand how the dialogue is delivered, and bring in a lot of my own personal attitude to this role.  So, it was a challenge and a stretch, but it was worth going to the audition!

Thank goodness, though, because my coaches are really, really, really awesome, because the both of them called me once they recieved the news to give me some advice on this audition.  Alan went over my sides with me.  Erin told me how to present myself and my work.  So, it worked out nicely! =)

Honestly, though, when I go to these auditions, I'm glad to be able to do so, but the more I observe my surroundings and the position I am, I tell myself that I still have A LOT to learn!  I mean, auditions are so new to me!  Most of the time, I am confident that I can hold my own in them and be as professional as anyone whose been doing this longer than me, but other times, I feel naive and I have not a clue of what I am doing.  But this is the great thing about being a beginner in this profession.

To tell you the truth, if you're a beginner at this profession, you have to take everything in as a learning experience.  Even if I bombed at my auditions, I still have to chalk them up as learning experiences.  Even if I felt I walked away with a good, successful audition where I did my best, I still need to know what it is I did right, what it is I did wrong, what it is I need to work on, etc.  There's no such thing as the "perfect" performance or the "perfect" audition, and I think as an artist, it is very important to be able to take that in and observe your work without getting so overly intellectual about it.

For the LAW AND ORDER audition, I didn't come on as strong as I hoped to with the "f*ck you" attitude, but I didn't faint nor did I overwhelm myself to a point where I forgot my character's personal make-up or her surroundings or position she was in.  I didn't lose the scene.  I just went in, looked at Kevin straight in the eye, delivered the scene immediately, and suprisingly, he didn't give me direction like I thought he would! I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing....?  But I didn't (and I never do, even in class) do my emotional preparation in the room nor close my eyes and take a deep breath to "get into character".  I jumped right in and started the scene when he said "Ready" and that's it.

It was quick, but it wasn't an easy audition.  It was a good experience!  So glad I did it!  Really glad! =)

I think, though, the only reason to why I booked that audition (with the resume and very little experience I currently have and the fact that I am non-union) is because I am Asian!  I don't mind, either, becasue Asian actors are becoming a hot commodity in New York City.   Not sure about LA, but in New York, the roles for Asians are coming in like hot cakes!  It's insane, and it's nice, too, because it's about time!  Seriously! 

On a personal note, it's awesome to me, because all my life, I've been looked down at, faced rejection at school with inner-circles, and made fun of because of my nationality growing up in Brick.  The college theatre scene was even more discouraging, too, because the roles (both big and small for the bigger productions) were for and went to the all-American blue-eyed girl (when I did THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, it was actually an independent project held, produced, and directed by a student at the college).  In the classes at college, I was also the only minority in there!  So, the fact that New York is in high demand for Asian actors and actors of color gives me more hope.  It also boosts my confidence a little bit, I have to say!  Hopefully, it will change as time goes on, so the entire acting community in New York, LA, or even in small towns become one huge melting pot, where we don't have to worry about race or heritage.

I also began a new project:   I started a SECOND blog called THE FINE PRINT, and basically what this is is an actors' book review blog.  I started this blog, because as an actor and student, I strongly believe reading is essential to our job.  Reading technique books, memoirs, biographies, and books that explain the business, yet also, there's a wide variety to choose from, which leaves you baffled to what would be the right one to pick.  So, I've decided to write a book review blog that will hopefully help eliminate the confusion a little.

I hope to not just do that, but to also explain these readings as a fellow actor and colleague to anyone who is reading the blog.  I also am thinking of having guest bloggers, people who have read books that I haven't (and might not have time to read due to my busy schedule), to post reviews themselves.  Anything that will contribute to this blog, I'm so up for it!  I'm really excited about it, too!

I don't know where it's going to take me - hell, I'm not sure if it was even a great idea, but I do have some ideas for it!  I'm looking forward to working with it!  One day a time, though....

So, that's what is going on with me!  So many great things in store!  I still am not sure where all of this is going, but I hope it takes me to someplace good!  REALLY GOOD! =)  Either way, I'll be ready for it!


That's enough candy for now!

Cristina
http://www.cristinacho.net/

MIND CANDY 035: GETTING MY FEET WET; MY THIRD AUDITION

MUSIC: "I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears
TIME: 8:10 PM

Oh my -- what a busy week it's been!  An exciting one at that! 

Hmmmm....how do I start?

THE THIRD AUDITION

As you may recall from my last blog entry about my first audition, I booked an audition last week for a student film at Columbia University, and I was so excited!  I freaked out, because I had to work that day, but I was also surprised!  Glad, though, but surprised!  I ranted about it on both my Facebook and Twitter statuses!  I immediately texted my acting coach and then emailed him the rest of the information.  Then, viola -- the past week has been all about the up-coming audition!

Basically, the role I auditioned for was a girl named Sun, a North Korean girl who has had a very dark life back in her home country.  Her mother was sold as a sex slave to Kim Jong Il, her father was killed, she was sold as a sex slave in China at age eleven, but she learned kung-fu, eventually killing the man who bought her and raped her when she was fifteen.  She then aspires to become an assassin, winds up in America, in an ESL class.  The monologue they sent me is Sun in front of her ESL class, talking in a heavy Korean accent in broken English, and she's telling them this story.  And the ironic twist to her is that she's actually a very timid, shy Korean girl, nervous as anything to be in front of the class, and after she tells her story, the other ESL students and the teacher look at this girl like, "Whaaaaa.....????"

She's kind of like a Korean O-Ren Ishii, only her personality is more passive and she's very, very shy.

It's actually funny!  The film is actually comedic despite the dark character I auditioned for, but like Alan says:  "There's drama and conflict even in comedy!"

Lucky for me, Sun is actually the kind of role I aim to do.  Not the traditional Korean girl (although, I have no problem playing a Korean or any sort of Asian girl who just crame fresh off the boat), but a role that's very dark.  But even though Sun is a dark role (even darker than Lucy Lui's O-Ren Ishii), there's still something really funny and ironic about her that makes even myself laugh.

Again, though, I wasn't aiming to get the part.  My biggest aim was to get my feet wet.  The past week was emotional, because I was excited, but really worried about the accent part.  A scene - fine.  A monologue - great!  An accent?!  Oh boooyyyy!  However, when it comes to going over the scene or the monologue, the last thing I worry about is the accent.  It's actually the second-to-last thing I worry about, because not all scenes and monologues I've worked on required accents.  The great thing about this is that Alan, my acting coach, let me go over the scene and the monologue slides with him for Thursday's session. 

So, I had to put my scene from "Beyond Therapy" and my "Jenny" monologue on the backburner, which I was sad to do, because I LOVE my "Jenny" monologue - it actually has become my favorite one of the three (although it is - what I call - my "secret monologue" - the one I will only use if they ask for something that's more of a stretch for the auditions), and go through the new monologue and scene for the audition.  I was pretty stricken, because I had so little time to go over the monologue and scene.  And I had only one session to go over the scene and monologue with him.  But I pulled myself together and just allowed it all come together - someway, somehow.  I had to!

Also, Alan, being the genuine person he is, was really, really helpful.  He and I went over the monologue and scene over the phone together, and he told me not to become overly obsessed with it, like most actors tend to do when they audition (and I thought I was the only one).  Then, to help me with Sun's accent, he typed out the monologue for me with the same exact volcabulary of a generic Asian accent, which helped a lot.  I was really, really, really touched when he did that!  It was really, really sweet of him to do that for me, because he really didn't have to do that for me! :)

Now, on Saturday, I haven't been to Columbia University since 2005 when I did the audition for "Kimchi", but I remember how to get there on one of the "red trains", but I wasn't sure if it was the 1, 2, or 3, but then I found out it was the 1, so that worked out fine.  Then, I had to look on the university's website to find where Dodge Hall was, but that didn't turn out to be a big issue either.  I wasn't nervous about the audition.  I was more nervous about finding Dodge Hall, being on time, and if I can nail the accent. 

Although I was told this, I wasn't expecting to be on my feet for this audition, because like I said before, when I did my other two auditions back in 2005, I was sitting in a chair.  The camera, I DID expect.  Luckily for me, Sun was supposed to be nervous and frozen, so I didn't have to do too much movement (not that you would anyway for an audition on camera I guess).  And at one point of the audition, I choked, and that struck some nervousness in me, which worked very well for the character.  I mean, I'm not an expert at my craft or anything, but I tried to use the nervousness for the sake of my character's monologue.  It worked!

By the time the audition was over, I was REALLY happy!  Perhaps a little too happy, because when I went to go have lunch later on, I started dancing in the cafe a little bit with my chicken sandwhich at Roastown Coffee in Chelsea to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" on the radio.  (Yeah, imagine shaking your booty to that song, huh?  Not neccessarily a song you'd dance to or go ape wild to, of course, unless you're a fanatical drummer or huge Phil Collins fan, I guess).  But I was glad, too, because like I said before, I got what I wanted:   I got my feet wet!  I didn't care if the director liked me or if he didn't like me.  I was so excited, because after struggling in the beginning of working with Alan and other things, I am once again putting myself out there.  Where it will take me?  I have not a clue, but only time will tell!

After a kick-ass day of auditioning, I talked to Alan on the phone for a while and he gave me some extra auditioning advice for me to remember the next time I book an auditon.  I then treated myself to my first Shakespeare play - Twelfth Night - that my business coach, Erin Cronican, was starring in as Maria.  Very delightful, too, and I was so proud of her and inspired by her performance! 

So, overally, Saturday was BEAUTIFUL!  Just BEAUTIFUL! =)  I hated to see it end, but I think I've officially sealed my fate that day!  I know an audition don't seem much to most actors, because we do it so much, but for me it was.

I mean, auditions and acting classes aren't paying gigs or something you can invite people to, but what I love about both is at least I am doing what I love to do!  And to be honest with you, if I plan on doing this or aspire to be a working professional actor in New York or anywhere, I will be training for the rest of my professional life.  No matter where this all takes me, whether I join a union in the way future or not, I won't ever stop training.  You never stop learning, you know!


AUDITIONING GOALS WITH ERIN CRONICAN

Monday, I booked a session with my coach, Erin Cronican, and it was a great session, because we both went over the goals of auditioning.  I also learned a lot more about the art of auditioning, because she has shared with me some of her auditioning experiences.  She advised me to buy myself an "audition log", where I can jot down my own experiences, whether they were good ones or bad ones, so I can learn to become better at it as time goes by.  Believe it or not, auditioning is a skill itself.  Pretty cool, huh?  Very smart, too!

According to BOTH Alan and Erin, when you audition, you're not giving them a full-on performance like you would when doing a show.  I guess that's why actors get so overwhelmed before auditions, because they mistaken them for performances rather than to see what they really are.  It's not giving them what it is they want, it's really showing them what you can do.  How you respond to the the spontaneities, the unexpected. So, auditioning, itself, is an artform in itself.

Now you see why I'm all for training with a great acting coach or at least training for the rest of your professional life! :)

After my session, it was the New York Actors' TweetUp, again, and the cool thing was seeing everybody and everybody asking me how my audition on Saturday went!  Even the ones who don't use Facebook that often or even respond to statuses and whatnot were asking me.  That meant a lot to me!  It just shows how kind and how supportive my colleagues are.  Also, it was great to meet other people again and see some familiar faces!  Great night indeed!

So, it's been a week since my audition booking, but it was a very productive week!  One of the happiest moments in my life! =)  I can't wait to do it again someday!  I also realize how lucky I am, because I really did surround myself with the best people, whom I couldn't do any of this without!  Hopefully, I can be just as supporitve with them as they are with me!

And I also realized something else by the end of this very productive week:  I STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN!!!!!!  O_O

Oh...and one last thing, going back to both of my coaches:  I'm happy to say that BOTH of my coaches are at the #1 spots on ActorRated.com in New York part for Acting classes and Career Advice and Acting Guides!  Congrats!!!!

You see?  I told you I'm working with the best coaches in New York City!  But really, it's all in my hands.  Remember that, fellow actors!  Your coaches can help you and guide you, but they can't turn you into what you aspire to be!  That's all you!



That's enough candy for now!

Cristina
http://www.cristinacho.net/

MIND CANDY 034: MY FIRST AUDITION; MY SWEET BEGINNING

MUSIC: "Pretty Girl" by KARA
TIME: 11:48 PM

(NOTE:  This song I'm listening to is in full Korean, but it actually fits the story to this blog entry!)

I am happy to officially report that I booked an audition last Tuesday for Saturday, April 2nd!  YES! :)

It was for a student film at Columbia University, which I found via Actor's Access, and I when I booked it, the first thing I did was freak out, because I had to work that day, but luckily, my workplace did cut me some slack and let me have the day off to go to my audition.  That's the reward I get for five years of being reliable at my day job! XD  But I was really happy I did, because the next thing I did was announce on my Facebook profile, saying:

 

"IT'S OFFICIAL: I'VE BOOKED AN AUDITION THIS SATURDAY FOR A SHORT STUDENT FILM AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY -- my heart is racing, because I haven't auditioned for a LONG, LONG, LONG TIME!!!!! Now, I just have to wait for my slides and see what time they want to see me. Sara and Stephanie, THANK YOU for the encouragement! xoxoxo *faints*

That was then followed by 7 likes and a couple of congrats from colleagues and non-actor friends, including my business coach, Erin Cronican, and a reminder that they are called "sides" and not "slides".  But seriously, I really thought I was going to faint.  I even kept on texting one of my best friends, going, "Please, pinch me!  I'm not dreaming, aren't I?"

 
And she's like, "Nope, this is real!"
 

Then, after that, I texted my acting coach, Alan Gordon, and told him the news, but I will give him the scoop about the character and whatnot, via email, so my Thursday usual monologue session was all about prepping for the audition.  Of course, before that, I went over the sides myself, broke down the monolgue part like I do with my other monologues that I'd use for theatre auditions.  I mean, come on now, I wasn't going to go into class not knowing what I was reading or not at least having an idea of what my character was about.  That wouldn't be good!

 

As fun and as exciting as all this may sound, the truth is this:  This WASN'T my first audition in New York City.  Really, it wasn't!

 
Let me take you back to 2004 to 2005 when I was KRISTINE YOUNG and my headshots looked like this.  And note:  This was before meeting my coaches or getting any sort of training whatsoever in the city.
 

Fresh out of college in Jersey, the only acting training I had were my college courses from Mr. Waldman - who was this extremely up-tight guy who looked a little like one of the Super Mario Brothers with a few grey hairs here and there - and John Morrison - who I have to say I liked.  Mr. Waldman was the Acting I teacher at the college and please, believe me, he wasn't the greatest, either.  I think he even tried to make himself seem intimidating, because according to the other kids who took the classes, the only feedback he'd give you (if you did horrible) was, "I don't believe in you." followed by what sounded like him narrating what you did. 

 
For example, say you did your scene, you just ate an apple, and talked about how bad the weather is.  If you did the scene good, he'd say so, but if your performance was horrible or not to his liking, his so-called "feedback" would sound like this in such a whiny tone of voice:  "You came in, you sat down at the table...and you ate apple...and then, you started talking about the weather, how bad the weather is, how much you don't like the rain, but you eat the apple, you talk with your mouth full.  You are bored to death.  You're eating the apple too fast.  You're not looking out the window, pointing to the sky.  Are you staring at the wall?  Who are you talking to?  Are you talking to the wall?  How come you don't look mad?"
 
.......yeah.

I can only imagine what it'd be like working with him on my "Amanda", "Lisa", and "Jennifer" monologues would be like.  Ay gevalt!

John Morrison, now, was better and really nice, but...perhaps too nice.  He made you feel safe...perhaps too safe.  See, John had a way of making you feel good about being in front of the class and doing the performance.  He was a more solid teacher than Mr. Waldman; we did scenes, but we weren't taught how to break down a script or anything.  The only time we "explored" a character was when we went over the play, "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekov, but none of us did a scene from the play.  Instead, we were given the character - I was Olga - and we had to read the play.  Then, what we did was sit in a circle in the room, and basically told each other what the character was.  What she did.  Who she was married to.  Yada yada yada.  That's all.

I was disappointed, too, because I really enjoyed the play, and I thought, "Okay, cool, this will be fun to perform in class."  But all I did was talk about Olga's background.  Nothing special.

Now, don't get me wrong, please, it wasn't all bad.  College acting classes are a good start, but the point I'm trying to make is that my "training" now that look back at it wasn't really rich nor was it...actually, I'm not even sure if it was real "training".  The lady who taught Theatre History was a former Equity actor in New York City, and she had to substitute one time for John one day.  Hell - she was a better coach than THE BOTH of them combined!  A former classmate of mine named Christoper Batarlis, who I think spoke of becoming an acting coach at one point, was a better acting coach than them, too.  Chris helped me A LOT with my college work in those classes, and I think I really only pulled through because of him.

But after college, after doing "The Vagina Monologues", I decided to take my career to New York.  There was just one problem:  I didn't have a mentor.  The closest person I had as a mentor was my friend, Petrea, but she was an actor out in Los Angeles, so she could only do so very little with the career advice.  New York-wise, though, I didn't know who to turn to for career advice, so what I did was I went on the internet, and went on various websites that belonged to actors who were living and working in New York.  I was a little unsure about that, too, because I didn't know how these people were going to react to me asking them questions.  I didn't know if they wanted to be bothered.  Or if they cared to even answer any questions I had.  I mean, talk about being very lost, confused, and extremely naive....I was!

Some of them were nice enough after I emailed them, but they all had something different to say, which, of course, stirred some confusion.  One of them told me that I wouldn't be able to audition or even book an audition without a non-union agent, which scared me even more!  So, what do I?  I contacted a non-union agent to see if she was interested in working with me and perhaps maybe help me a little or throw me some kind of rope.  What does she tell me?  I need headshots.

She recommends a headshot photographer to me named John Purick, which is how I got these headshots.  That's me at age twenty-three.  The cool thing about these shots is I got them when I think headshots were beginning to move away from the classic black and white to color, and were slowly beginning to move out of the studio and into various places.  They were good to start out with, I have to say, but they look very high school year book.  I have no clue why I have them posted on my website, either!  I think I might have to make a change with that.

Anywho....

Back in day, the local Barnes and Noble in Brick sold BACKSTAGE, and with a little bit of faith, but no solid knowledge or real good training in my pocket, I bravely submitted my headshot and resume out.  But I didn't find my first audition in BACKSTAGE.  I found it in a Yahoo! group that listed auditions called NYC CASTING or something like that.  I got a call from this girl at Columbia University who was shooting a student film called "KIMCHI" and the character I submitted myself for was named Julie, who was Korean-American woman in her mid-thirties.  She is confident when not at home, but at home, she's quiet as a mouse.  I was psyched to go up to New York for this audition, but just like the one I recently went on, I wasn't hoping to get anything.  I just wanted to taste the experience!  But I didn't know anything about New York City.

When I went to get my first set of headshots, my parents came with me, and while I was getting my shots done, they went to go get pizza, and I think they wanted to come to my audition with me, but I didn't let them.  No, this I wanted to do by myself, and I felt it was best if I did.  You know?  More professional...or at least, I was trying to be professional.  I even made the mistake of wearing high heal boots, because I was dressed as if I was going to a regular job interview.

At the time, I was working at Rite Aid in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and a co-worker of mine who I befriended had a very good friend who lived in Queens named Brandon, and he was an aspiring film maker.  Brandon was nice enough to email me the directions on how to get to Columbia University from Penn Station, and he was even nice enough to meet me there to follow me to my audition, to make sure I got there safe, and I guess to make sure there wasn't anything shady going on.

When I got there, I was given the sides.  Now, at the time, I thought that was really strange, because I never heard of anything like that.  Of course, now, I know what it's called.  It's called a cold reading, but I didn't know that back then.  At the time, my biggest objective to scripts was memorizing lines and then throw in whatever emotion I was supposed to "play".  Brandon told me that when he auditioned people, he was impressed by how fast the actor memorized his or her lines, so I thought, "Okay, maybe that's what I should do."

I'm sure I bombed the audition without really knowing it, but I didn't care.  My first audition was fun and cute, but it was easy...perhaps TOO easy.  It WAS too easy, because I had no idea what the hell I was doing, and I had such a pure and innocent yet very unrealistic point of view on the New York acting industry.  I wish I could view the video of that first audition of mine, because they had me on camera, and they had me sitting in a chair, doing the scene.  There was even a point in time where the girl who was directing was giving me direction and I don't think I followed it.  I don't even think I knew how to take direction, either.  But really - I wish I could see what I used to be like back then, before my New York training as a performer and a business person.

Just when I thought I was all professional like the working professionals, ready to take them on, knock their asses out of the water, and to even venture into becoming a working actor or learn how to direct someday or whatever, I really wasn't. I laugh at this, too, because it is funny how little you really know when you're starting out, even though you never want to admitt it. But what can I say? I was very, very young.  I was very, very naive, BUT I boldy did push myself out there.  Mentor or no mentor in New York City, I was going to try and follow my dream.  It was an adventure. It was a great day! I had fun! I, of course, didn't get cast.  I can understand why, too. I loved it!  Wouldn't trade it for the world! :)

In conclusion to this story, I still have those sides, too!  Check this out:

My second audition was also cold reading, but the experience wasn't as fun.  It was an open-call audition, where I did have to play a Korean woman who spoke broken English, so an accent WAS required.  Again, I had no idea what I was doing, and the girl who I was doing the scene with, who was just as new as I was (*ha-ha*) and was extremely nervous, wasn't really given a lot of time to do our scene.  The director just let us come in after a few minutes, we both got, "Okay, thank you."  And that was it.  We didn't even FINISH the scene together.  I, personally, think we made his ears bleed, because....I mean, come on now, two young aspiring New York actors without training at an audition?  I wasn't crushed by it, either, because again, I just wanted the experience.  I'm not sure how she felt, though.  I remember her being really nervous and somewhat upset, because she didn't even have a headshot or resume with her. 

So, with that being said, the audition I had on Saturday, on the 2nd, was actually my THIRD audition.  People send me their best as if it were my first audition, and in a way, it felt like my first audition.  It WAS the first audition I've had with some actual REAL training for once.  At least Alan doesn't get whiny or summerize his "feedback" like Mr. Waldman did.  Nor does he sugarcoat like John Morrison.  I mean, FOR ONCE, I get actual, honest feedback!

My current headshots look like this - not so yearbook-ish, thank you very much!  Actually, I might have to consider getting new ones sometime (not too, too soon, though), because I dropped twenty-eight pounds since I got those done.  So, they might not be my current headshots anymore by the end of this year.  And thanks to Erin, I at least understand and get what I am doing, so I don't have to surf around various actors' websites and beg for information on where to go, what to do, and whatnot.  Both Alan and Matthew Sussman have given me advice, too.  All of my colleagues do, but one thing that hasn't changed - everyone has something different to say....only this time around, my instincts tell me whose advice to really follow and to take.  That, of course, should apply to anyone.

And btw:  Name IS Cristina Cho - NOT Kristine Young or my real name.  Not anymore!

Another thing that hasn't changed:   I didn't go to this audition to get the part.  I went, because I wanted to experience it again; to get my feet wet.  That's all.  If it's me the choose, I'd be surprised and glad to do it. If not, that's cool, too.  I got what I wanted! :)

I'm still at the very beginning, and I have to say, I enjoy it so far!  Now, if an aspiring young actor who has less experience than me, randomly found my website and asked me for some information on how to get into the NYC acting industry, the only thing I'd tell him or her to do is to start their training immediately, both as a performer and a business person, but do his or her research as well.  From my experience, I think that's where it all really begins, and in a way, I kind of wish that's how I started out instead.  But I again, I wouldn't trade the experience in for anything!

Next time I blog, I will talk more about the auditon on Saturday.  It's really late right now, and I am going to catch some sleep, becaue I got to be in the city for a session with Erin.  After that, I will also be meeting up with a friend and colleague of mine, who is actually has an audition tomorrow, and after that - NETWORKING ALL NIGHT LONG! :) 

See you on Tuesday folks!

Oh, one more thing:  WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING CONTACTING AN AGENT????!!!!! ಠ_ಠ *shrugs*

That's enough candy for now!

 
 



Cristina
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