There are many arguments that can be made about the likelihood of actually achieving the illustrious ‘The American Dream’, but regardless, it has not deterred the many who enter the Diversity Visa Lottery each year hoping that fate is on their side.
Editors Note: A professional dancer/performer by trade, Noelle is also an avid writer. It is a therapeutic process for her as she can be raw and real. Noelle’s journals have never been for anyone else. She has been courageous enough to share her writing with TheatreArtLife.
After sweating it out all morning and making it through the dance call, I was thinking about how much I would love a shower when it was announced that if we would like to be seen for the singing audition, there would be a break for everyone to get changed and the singing audition would be held in the other room. What? Singing? TODAY?! I was not prepared to sing today.
The Artistic Director and I interviewed the already hired team members for the wardrobe department. We found the majority of the team were from fashion schools, new to the workforce and quite green to theatre, and all had great ambition to own their own fashion design shops within the next 5 years.
There is a stage in life they call “The dark night of the soul.” Artists may call it an artistic impasse. It waits and dwells in your near future ever so lightly – That moment when one starts to envision his exit.
Editors Note: Liam worked for a number of years as an Aquatic show diver for “The House of Dancing Water” in Macau, China. He was part of the show’s creation and assisted the performers in the training and development of their scuba requirements for performance. He supported the cast underwater during shows and assisted in the movement of the underwater scenic elements.
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