Yes, I'm here. Although I haven't posted in a while, I can assure you all (if anyone is out there haha!) that I am still circulating in the world of "blogs". Life has been crazy and somehow each day, week and month seems to exceed the craziness of yesterday.
I'm jumping back into the world of performing and hoping that I can keep my nerves in check. My un-ending love for performing is the reason I've jumped back into the lions den. Why do I call it the lions den? Well, auditioning for something is never an easy task. Auditioning requires confidence, ability in whatever you have to showcase, as well as being dynamic, fun, energetic....blah, blah, blah...you get the picture. More importantly for me, it's keeping my nerves in "check". If I can do all that then I have to wait and see if the "lion" is going to chew me up and spit me out (reject me) or allow me to live (a call back). A call back is HUGE. A call back means they liked you enough to have you come back again and hopefully WOW them again.
I'll never forget a time I was in a singing competition. I knew I had to wow the judges and so the pressure was on for me to remember my lines, show emotion and energy in my acting and hit all the right notes. The room that I auditioned in was dim. There was a small stage and in front of me was a table. At the table sat 3 lions...I mean judges;) The judges didn't smile, talk or even turn away for a second. They kept their gaze on me as if to not miss the moment when I failed. I took my spot on the stage. My feet were firmly planted on the little black piece of tape that was stuck to the stage floor. I nodded to my pianist to begin and away I went. I became the character and lived, at that moment, as if the words I was singing were true reflections of my real life. I wouldn't have been able to tell you what was reality and not because I became the character I was supposed to be. Once my audition is done it's as if a light switch has been turned on. Reality is back and the fantasy of the character is safely placed in the lyrics on my sheet music. This particular audition went very well and the "lion's" were pleased. I won the competition and all the hard work and time put into had payed off.
So, now I'm back in the whirlwind of auditioning and now practicing for a few auditions that are coming up. I'm very excited as well as being very nervous. It's the bitter and the sweet, right?
My kids are amazing when it comes to me practicing for an audition. I'll sing my song to them and they'll listen, critique or sing along with me. Perhaps I have a few performers in my brood? No matter what happens I can walk away from each audition with a smile on my face knowing that I am doing something that I love! Keep the dream alive, folks!!
