Good Day Maine!

Sorry for not posting yesterday, I had a lot going on!

Today I'm just going to post the links to the Interview and the Preview that we did on Good Day Maine! yesterday.

It's so exciting that this is actually happening!

Oh! And don't forget that tonight is another show of Awesome 80s Prom! Don't forget: it's tonight at 7:30 at Jimmy the Greek's in Old Orchard Beach (OOB). Dress for the prom if you want! It's going to be fun!

Here are the links:

The Interview

The Preview

Stay well, kids.

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Tornados!

There was a tornado warning up here a few minutes ago!

I found it quite exciting and had to share. I mean, it's Maine. Maine! This never happens!

Also, don't forget to tune into Good Morning Maine tomorrow. You'll see me on TV in a cheerleading uniform! You wouldn't want to miss that, would you?

Love to all!

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Exciting News!

I love emails that make me want to vomit with joy!

Well...not the feeling of wanting to vomit...I...um...anyway, not the point!

I received an email from my director for Awesome 80s Prom today with some very exciting news (as the title of this post implies). And it is...

(Insert drum roll here)

I'm going to be on TV!!

...

HOLY CANNOLI!!

Sorry, I'm just so excited! Apparently we, as in select members of the cast are going to perform a scene and then be interviewed on LIVE television this coming Thursday morning. This came as a shock because, well, I didn't realize we were that popular! I may just pass out from excitement! I can not WAIT!!

Have a super, fantastic day, everyone!

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Blocked

I've been trying to figure out the best direction to start putting my ideas for the one-woman-show on paper. It's hard to articulate how the main event should start. At the moment there are a lot of profanities and a thunderstorm, (which is the cause behind the profanities). I am having a serious case of writer's block. It could be that in the past few days a glass has fallen on my head twice from the same spot. I'm beginning to see a pattern...

Anyway, I'm feeling a bit lackluster today; I have no idea where this funk came from, but it needs to leave now.

I hope everything is well for everyone else.

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Sunday...

In the blue, silver, chromemium diner!

Sorry, I just love Tick...Tick...BOOM! And since it is indeed Sunday I figured that this would be an appropriate introduction to today's post.

Yesterday evening I visited the Yarmouth Clam Festival and it was a grand ol' time. There were rides and food and, (the best part) crafts! I found one booth that had a wonderful little product that involved making felted animals. Yet instead of the usual washing machine, soap rubbing process they used a technique called needle felting. I found this very intriguing since I have a pile of wool that I haven't had any ideas for. I just may try this technique out and see what comes of it.

Either way, the play ideas are still flowing through my brain, but it is hard to put them onto paper. It's hard to put ideas into products sometimes, but hopefully my one-woman-show idea will at least pan out. The idea is sort of a dark comedy about a woman who comes home during a bad thunderstorm and becomes convinced that her mother (or sister, I haven't decided) is coming back to haunt her in the form of a house plant. She then expresses things that she couldn't when this relative was alive. I feel like this will work better than a play with more than one character. Somehow I feel like this one will work.

Anyway, that's all for now, it seems that I left my phone in the car, so I must retrieve it.

Stay well, kids!

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Ocean Swimming

Today I had my first ocean swim of the summer at Old Orchard Beach, or as I love calling it: OOB. It was wonderful, even though it was high tide and the waves were lackluster; it still felt so great!

There's something about swimming in the ocean that is entirely different from swimming in a pool apart from the salt water vs. chlorine water.

Speaking of OOB, the next show for Awesome 80s Prom is next Friday the 23rd at Jimmy the Greek's in Old Orchard Beach at 7:30. Remember: tickets are $10 in advance at Bullmoose Music and $12 at the door.

I hope everyone gets a good ocean swim in before the end of the summer!

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Well, Darn...

I skipped yesterday!

Ah, well...it's bound to happen sometimes, I suppose.

Either way, things are looking very good from this end. I've been reading a TON of amazing plays this summer. The latest was Adam Rapp's The Metal Children. Let me tell you, it was awesome. Mr. Rapp has a way with dialogue that makes me not only totally envious, but it makes me feel like I'm reading someone's actual conversation. His plays may be racy, but I don't think I've ever felt such a connection to the dialogue as I have with his works.

I've been looking for something to propose for SPA's spring show. I'd love to direct a SPA show before I graduate. I'm also trying to access the innermost parts of my brain to come up with another play. I am hoping to break 100 pages with the next play I write. I have two just over 60, but alas this is still no good. I need something bigger...something with more plot...something AWESOME. It's so hard to find topics that haven't been over done, either. I have been wanting to write about something that comes from someone else; meaning their stories and experiences. I want to interview someone who has had serious struggles in life and I want to tell their story. I want them to feel empowered by it. I think I know what to do. I have the perfect idea. I can't say just yet, but the wheels are turning. If this idea works, it just may get me a scholarship.

This is the big one, guys! The wheels are a-turning!

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Fruits of My...Typing?

Ok, here goes daily entry #1!

Currently I am sitting in an office at the Maine Studios reading a play script that is being turned into a movie. The best part? They want my notes. MY notes! I was trusted with the project because every time I have downtime I'm reading a different play. (My library is getting quite vast, by the way.) I just think that it's really cool that I get to actually do things I enjoy at "work." Ok, yeah, it's an internship, I'm not getting money, and I'm not getting school credit, but the experience is totally worth it. I do love me some resume-worthy jobs!

I'm also considering going to a casting call this coming Monday for some short films. I'm not quite sure if I'm ready to take the leap into movies yet, especially because I have no idea how to work the camera. My training is strictly theatre. I am, yes, a theatre snob. Yet, I feel as if this experience will benefit me somehow, even if I don't get cast in any movies. I don't want to appear ignorant, but I honestly have no idea what I'm supposed to do...or wear! Do I wear an audition dress? I mean, I have one...it's black with tiny white spots. It's cute. Oh...I don't know...perhaps I'm over-thinking? Either way, it doesn't hurt to try.

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Does it?

Cheers,

M.E.J.

Something Different

Thanks to my dear friend, (and fellow blogger) Ed, or Aubrey Silver I have decided to try something totally different than what I normally do.

That's right, kids: daily posts!

I know it may seem like this is kind of strange -- I did start this blog with the intention of avoiding the whole "personal" thing. Yet, over the past few months I've felt that this is a necessary step towards my sanity, however late I may be.

I am excited about this; it's going to be big!

Sleep well, kids, because tomorrow is going to be a day.

Cheers,

M.E.J.