Broadway Bound

I haven't been able to blog for awhile. Not that I haven't thought about it or had nothing to share, I just didn't feel like it. I guess you could call it a blogging break.

My life is a little more different than when I first started this blog. Back two years ago, I had aspirations of being on Broadway, working towards being a full time actress, and nothing could stop me. That is until I met the love of my life. Funny how life takes us through turns. I realized that I wanted to be a little closer to where my love was and that I wanted to see where it took me. I'm exactly where I need to be right now. Currently we are going on 2 years and I couldn't be happier. I followed my heart a little more than I usually do and I honestly I'm so happy! :)

Don't get me wrong, I would absolutely LOVE to be in the spotlight either on Broadway, American Idol, or anything else. I love to sing, dance, and act. I'm CRAZY for it but ultimately that can't really pull in the big moolah that I need to seriously get by. I decided to set up shop a little closer to where I grew up and tried out for auditions for local plays and whatnot but nothing ever really came of it. I needed a bigger change something I felt as much passion about other than acting.

In June 2009 I was asked to work a promotions event and absolutely fell in love with it. I loved it so much I became the project manager for the rest of the events in my area. I worked as a project manager for the other events and realized that I'm really good at it and I love working for those types of things. I decided that I need to have a real career goal in mind. It's fine to work towards Broadway and other thins but I do have to make some money. So while working my full time job now I will be enrolling to get my bachelors degree online for Marketing. Oh yeah and did I mention I will be enrolled full-time there as well? I also will still be working part time as the events manager for different projects in my area. I'm also trying to lock down a part time job during some weeknight for some extra cash this summer. Needless to say I'm going to be a very busy girl.

My life is in a new direction now. The love and I are going to be moving in together in a couple of months, looking for a new marketing job in the field that I want to be in, going to college full time, working full time, working part time, manager to somehow have a social life, and hopefully moving to a new state within a year.

I'm honestly excited about all the changes that are going to be taking place. I'm excited for all the unknowns. For the what-ifs and what-nots. I can't wait to start this journey. While I know it won't be an easy one by any means I'm looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.

While the Broadway chapter isn't completely closed it isn't my entire life now. Now this blog will be still be around and I may write in it from time to time, I'm opening up a new blog. To document the everyday life of regular girl, the everyday struggles, all of life's memories, and everything else in between.

So I'm back from the audition. It was completely crazy. I got there and they were still auditioning the children. They didn't get to the adults until about 45 minutes after they were supposed to. They said there was 750 children that came to audition!! Can you believe that? That is completely crazy!!!



Anyway, the casting directors decided that we would all sing first then on to dance and then to reading. Well I was #4 to sing. I have no musical talent whatsoever besides singing I can't play any instrument. Therefore I had no idea the song that I was singing what note it was on the piano so I screwed up the first time and then I was able to sing again. I was so confused with the key that the pianist just played the first note and then I sang acapella. I think I did okay but it wasn't the best. I def. could have done better. I was an octave higher than I wanted to be for that type of song. So after all of that they went into the green room and talked and what not. They decided that since all of the children that came to audition that they were just going to have people that were on a list come back on Monday to read through and dance. So my name wasn't on the list but that doesn't mean that I didn't get some part. I didn't' get a lead part but I could be a nun. I hope I'm something because I need to work as an actress soon. So hopefully by either Tuesday night or Wednesday night I'll hear something. It wasn't the best audition but it def was a step in the right direction and was a lot better than the audition I had 2 weeks ago. I'll let ya all know what I hear. Wish me luck. Till then, Love Always, Sarah

Hey Everyone! How is everyone doing? For me I'm pretty busy. Yesterday I was organizing some and was looking through one of my Audition papers and realized that the audition I thought was in 2 weeks is really today!! So naturally I freaked out thank god the script wasn't given out because I'm not sure I could memorized a whole act in one day. I did have to go to the music store and purchase some sheet music though. After I did that I went back to the house and sang for 5 hours straight. You got that 5 hours. I was exhausted but I think I finally chose the right song to sing and I'm feeling pretty confident in it. I'm trying out today for the Sound of Music. It's a local theater here but it should be fun. Back in like 6th or 7th grade I played a nun in the Sound of Music so maybe I'll get to have some part in this play. We'll see. I'm kinda freaking out but it will all be good. It's been quite some time since I have sang in front of a large audience so I'm a little worried but I'm crossing my fingers that it goes well. Well I off. I have to go and practice some more before my audition later today. I'll let ya all know how it goes. Talk to you later!! Love Always, Sarah

Hi All!! Well this is my first blog entry here. I decided to come and join the blogging family and keep everyone I know and some of you that don't know me updated on my plans for moving to NYC and fulfilling my dreams of Broadway and acting coming to life. I guess some of you should get to know me first. After all if you are going to read my daily or weekly occurrences on here you might as well get the background of me. So anyway, where to begin? Well to start off my name is Sarah and I hail from a small town located outside of the capital of Pennsylvania. I've been acting ever since I was born, literally. My first stage production was playing baby Jesus at my church's Christmas play. Man I was a great baby Jesus. (LOL j/k) One thing you should get to know about me is that I love to laugh. I'm sure as the weeks ahead and blogs ahead you'll get the LOL's or the Haha's. I'm a big goofball and laugh constantly. If only you all could hear it then it would make much more sense. I'm for the most part outgoing, nice, easy to get along and love living my life. I take each day and try to live it up and make the most of it. For me acting has always been my passion. I feel alive when I'm up on stage. I think about it constanly and memorize each and every line from my favorite productions and songs. I'm constanly singing and dancing. I can't really dance all that great but I can sing and act. I'm pretty strong in those areas so I'm trying really hard to perfect some sweet dance moves. :) I have been away from the stage and acting for almost 2 1/2 years now. Due to some family health problems with my parents and going to school I was unable to really pursue anything during that time. I miss it terribly. I had one of the Ah-ha moments a year ago when I kept thinking why am I doing this crummy job when I know what I want to do. From that moment on I knew that I had to do this. This is what I was meant to do. My life is crazy and there is never a dull moment but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Right now I work at a boring old 9-5 job. It is pretty just another job for the meantime and it helps pay the bills while I tone up on the acting, singing, dancing chops. I plan to move to New York City next year and pursue my dreams of acting. I will be on Broadway someday. It will happen. There is no if it it is when. Until then I'm auditioning like crazy, singing all the time and practicing non-stop for productions in the area and getting ready for the big move next year. This year I plan to do total preparation. I want to be the best at acting, singing and dancing and to perfect that I am working my butt off right now.

Well enough about me. You all will get to see the inside scoop in the weeks to come when I'm endlessly talking about something that relates to myself. LOL. I hope that you all enjoy my journeys as I write about them and help to inspire me when the going gets tough. Can't wait to hear from all of you out there in cyberland. See ya on the flip side. (*Okay that was really lame but I had to say it*)

Love Always, Sarah