Hi, Guys!

Pilot season is in full swing, and sometimes it gets entirely overwhelming.

Lately, though, I’m been focusing on being grateful for the chaos, because I find that I always miss it when I have a steady acting job.  So, in honor of pilot season:

Things I love about this busy time of year:

1. Driving all over town with a cup of Starbucks, eating most meals in the car…after I’ve purchased them from Starbucks.  (Oh, turkey-bacon Starbucks McMuffin, how could I make it through the year without you?)
2. Driving all over town when it’s raining.  Yes, I do actually like this!
3. Reading so many scripts my eyes start to burn.
4. Rehearsals where you can’t even find the correct sides for your second audition tomorrow, because they’re buried under the mountain of other sides…
5. ...And then as soon as you find your sides, you get an email telling you they’ve ‘revised’ the sides and there are 10 pages of brand-new ones for tomorrow morning.
6. Always carrying a pair of flats in the car in case you have to race across a lot to get to the tiny room where you’ll be pouring your heart out.
7. Becoming really really good ‘friends’ with all the hosts of NPR on the radio…
8. Looking over to the passenger seat in my car where I have 4 separate outfits ready to go for the day’s auditions, and 5 different pairs of shoes.  I look like I have multiple personality disorder.
9. Late-night rehearsals with my husband as my coach, drinking a glass of wine together, and doing a scene over & over again until we know it’s right.
10. The plethora of opportunities and possibility in the air!!

Cheers to auditions!
xo
Autumn