Peaked Day!

That title doesn't deserve an exclamation point, but I'm goin' with it. I have motif expectations to which I need to live up.

Unfortunately I am sick. My least favorite thing is being sick away from home. It's weird, but I would be more okay with being sick if it meant I got to be in my family room all day, preferably high on Vicodin again. Ahhhh, the good old days.

This week may actually have been the most low-key week we've had thus far. We didn't see a single Broadway show! (Shocking, I know.) On Sunday we saw A Boy and His Soul, which is at The Vineyard Theatre (across the street from Strasberg, actually). It was fabulous. The writing was excellent and very funny, and a compelling story about a boy coming out to his family interwoven with soul music as a common thread. Very interesting. The show sparked an obnoxious debate at our first seminar meeting. You know the conversation - "What is theatre?" Dana Tarantino maintained that it was "A impersonating B in front of C". Unfortuately, this excludes the memoir aspect of this show and people got all up in arms about it. Yikes.

I had Monday off because of Yom Kippur, which was super fun. I didn't do much, but it was nice to just kind of hang out and do nothing all day. Fallon and I went to Forever 21 though, so I did have a reason to get dressed.

And classes this week were just as hard, but not as overwhelming. It helps that I was completely abandoned by my scene partner, Yael. Let me recap:

At our first acting class, Yael and I were assigned as partners. She is from Israel (the fact that she is foreign is relevant - it comes up later). First day:
Kelly: Hi Yael. When do you think we can get together for our first rehearsal? Maybe in a few days, after we've both read the play?
Yael: Welllllll, I have to get my work schedule. I'll text you tomorrow and let you know.
Kelly: Perfect. Bye!
THREE DAYS LATER--
Text message from Kelly to Yael: Hey, did you get your work schedule?
Yael to Kelly: Yeah, I can only rehearse on Friday at 6:00.

Ummmmmm, for real? Not only are there 983791837 other things I would rather do on a Friday at six than rehearse, that is ONE WEEK AWAY. We will have had class by then! I had to do everything I could to ensure that we wouldn't be picked to perform on Tuesday.

Long story short, I faked losing my voice so we wouldn't have to go and then had to pretend to not have a voice all day so my teacher wouldn't catch on and my karma is one hundred fold. I am sick now, which is bad news bears annnnnnd after class on Tuesday, Yael came into the office to explain that she needed to take a leave of absence!!! I have been rejected and abandoned by my scene partner!

GAAAAHHHHH. It's okay, because I'm just doing a monologue, so I don't have to worry about working around anyone else's schedule, but still scary. I want to live up to Lola Cohen's rather large expectations.

On Wednesday, Nick and I attended the last Back to Broadway event: a panel discussion of famous actresses. We were once again stood up by Sutton Foster (I am DETERMINED to meet her), but Alice Ripley, Bebe Neuwirth (MY FAVORITE), Beth Leavel and Laura Benanti were all there. I can say two things about this panel (well, I could probably say more, but they are mostly all comments because I am a nerdy actor and I think tiny things are fascinating):
A) Beth Leavel and I are destined to become best friends one day and
B) Alice Ripley is INSANE. For reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Csm3gy_ukU. Now take that, and add in some more CRAZY. There is a strong possibility she's on CRACK.

And this evening, Nick and I saw Blind Lemon Blues, a show about Lemon Jefferson (a blues singer I had never heard of). The singing and music were very good, even though the show was VERY light on plot and there was one guy in the cast who was potentially being paid in direct proportion to how overdone his expressions were. For real real.

So a generally low-key week. Beka is coming next weeked and I am SO EXCITED. Nick's mom and brother will also be here, which is fab. The 305 is actually going to be packed to the gills because everyone is having people visit next weekend. Not sure where we're going to put everyone. Yikes...

And if you're reading this right after I post it, and you're looking for something to do tomorrow evening, go see The Merchant of Venice at school! Word on the street is that it's marvelous. Hooray!

If you're also really bored, mail me things. I love getting mail. Seriously.

Miss you all!!! Love, Kelly