Time To Catch Up...

Wow. I haven't been on in months! Guess that kinda shows how busy I've been! But not with a lot of stuff... if that makes any sense. :) But anyways. Hmm... what to tell, what to tell. Well, I was in the Ten Minute Play Festival at Lakeshore Players Theatre recently and it was awesome! I got to see some of the Greenies again and meet a bunch of new people as well. Plus, I got to play a wacky girl named Tabitha. Over all, it was tons of fun!
I also learned that the amazing Jim Belich, who played my papa in Greens, works RIGHT across the street from where I might be going to school (or at least part of school) next year!! How awesome would that be??
Oh, and school ended for me on Thursday! It still doesn't feel like summer but I'm sure it will soon! Speaking of summer, most people's summer is more relaxed then the rest of their year (well... at least for the kids in school still :D) right?? WRONG! My summer is booked with so much stuff I might not make it up to my Grandparent's house this year. They won't be happy about that... But back to my summer plans. On Wednesday I'm starting my third year at Lakeshore Players SYP (Summer Youth Project) led by the fantastic Claudia Haas!! I'm super excited about doing that again! And I'm also in Music Man... again. :) It's with Rosetown Theatre and we open on the ninth of July. We perform at the Como Pavillion and it runs for two weekends. Then, the weekend after we close are the performances for SYP. PLUS I have voice lessons on Tuesdays at 1:30 with Moundsview High School's awesome choir director, Mr. Espe!! Those start on June 23rd and run till July 28th, I think. Also, I might be auditioning for another show next week! I know I'll keep busy this summer!!
Well, now that you know every aspect of my summer, I hope you can make it through yours! Haha, just kidding! :D Have a wonderous summer, everyone!! Hope to post again sometime in the near(ish) future! :D
Love,
Sylena ♥

Long Time No Write

Hey hey!! I know I've been promising to write... and I haven't kept up with that promise very well. :/ But I'm back now and with stories to tell! So, my school's musical, the Music Man (see last post), just ended a little while ago. It was a great show with a wonderful cast and crew. The directors were amazing and overall, the show was tons of fun! I miss it constantly and, even though I'm glad I have some more time to do menial things like... oh say homework, I'm sad the show had to end. For those of you who saw it, I'm glad you could come and hope you enjoyed it! I know I did.

I remember, a while ago (hehe), I promised to write a Greenies poem, and while it stinks, here it is:

Moments that last a second
Memories that last forever
The laughs shared
The tears shed
Forever implanted in
Your memory
Hugs and Kisses
Forever... forever
The empty theatre
And blank faces
You look around but
There's no one to be found
You search and search
For the thing lost
Until you stumble upon it;
Those moments that lasted a second
And memories that'll last forever.

TA DA!!! that is my AMAZING (not really) poem I wrote after the Greenies closed!! I miss you all and can't wait till we meet again!!

I have been running around going to soo many shows lately... and loving every minute of it! Theatre is so much fun, if not being in a show, then watching one! It's so much fun to be part of a show and watch it grow and expand right before you're eyes. Like it was for me in The Hanging of the Greens. I remember our first rehearsal, the read through. We were all sitting around the table, taking in the new faces around us, not talking too much. Then go back a month to the Greenies sleepover and see how much we've changed. It truly was a great experience for me and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!
Well, I must go but I hope to write again soon!!
Love,
Sylena (Regan <3)

Music Man

Yes, I have been putting too many things off for too long. I've just been so caught up in all the things going on that I haven't felt like blogging for a while, much less doing some other things. But one main thing I'm focusing on right now is to prepare myself for my school's auditions of The Music Man by Meredith Willson. I am taking a risk and auditioning for Marian, which is a huge thing for me, but I figured, why not? It's my last year at this school and it's not like I'm expecting to get the part. I just thought it would be good experience and, not to mention, that I've had several friends tell me that I just had to audition for her! I guess they think I do something right. :D My director, Mrs. Hershey, says that she will host call backs tomorrow night after the second day of auditions, the day I try out, and will have the cast list posted that night on her website. I don't see how she could possibly get all that done in one night, especially since auditions themselves go till almost five. She definitely has her work cut out for her! So, I just have to wait, with fingers crossed!

Another thing that I will have my fingers crossed for is my brother's hockey team. He is the goalie, and their team is participating in a tournament next weekend, the 16Th. Which is why I have to miss the opening show of The Murder Room, unfortunately. But, they have won few games this season, and we're hoping this tourney will bring us some good luck.

In other news, my class I take Monday nights with Mr. Paulson are going fantastic! I love having something to look forward to on Mondays, especially something as special as his class. I am learning tons of new tricks and I have a blast doing it!

Well, I'm off to go rest up for that big audition tomorrow!!
Love,
Sylena <3

Everything!

It hasn't been a week since closing, but it already feels too long. I miss everyone dearly, but I do realise that I must move on after this week, not completely, but I can't spend the time mopping around any more. For some reason, ever since the end of this show, I have felt like writing a poem. Yes, a poem. I know it sounds odd, but as a writer in training, I feel like, at least for now, I should let my heart lead the way. Close away the senses and distractions and just... write. I personally think I'm better at writing short stories rather then poems or songs (which isn't saying much in the first place) but my heart seems to want a poem, so I will definitely get to work on that.

Speaking of writing, the story my friend and I have been working on for school is completed, but bad. So we are planning on using a lot of our now free time to tweak it and hopefully have a little bit ready to test it out on people I trust, the Greenies. I know that it's not very good, but it's what I love so I know I will keep up with it. Especially if I do decide to go to the fine arts school, SPCPA. I'm still trying to decide between going there or too the high school in my district, Mounds view High School. I love Mounds view, but unfortunately, they don't have very good literature or drama programs. Normally I would jump at the chance to go to a place like SPCPA, but I already know, and have known for quite some time now, the choir director at Mounds view and he rocks! As you can probably tell, I have a good few hours trying to decide, that's if I even get excepted to SPCPA. See, you have to audition for it, depending on what you want to major there, instrument, voice, dance, theatre, and musical theatre, I think those are the five you can pick from.

I was checking up on other blogs and found that Claudia is writing another show for the Greenies and I am ecstatic! I mean think about it, another show with the same wonderful cast, written and directed by an amazing director!! I can't wait, but now I need to leave and clean... ew. I hate cleaning, but it's something that needs to be done! Oh, and to those of you who have been pushing me to get a Facebook, I think you might of won. I am now seriously considering deleting my Myspace and getting a Facebook. :D

Sylena (Regan :D)

It's Over

It's been, what, 24 hours sense I left Lakeshore yesterday? And I'm already devastated about the parting with my newest friends. I've been tired, depressed, and cranky all of today, yelling at people who annoy me, and tearing up whenever I remember the fantastic times I've had with my fellow "Greenies." Our last few shows went swimingly (yes, I did just say swimingly :D) but I for one knew that my last show would be the worse. I already almost cried before going on stage and I couldn't 100% get into character, thoughts of, "This is the end," kept floating in my head, distracting me. Giving everyone a hug at the end, I had to leave. That night I couldn't sleep, I just kept thinking, "It's over, it's OVER!" I know it'll take some time to fully get over this but I know I will... eventually.
Hugs and Kisses
Regan (Sylena) :D

Shows shows and more shows!!

So, we are officaly done with four shows and I think I'm already about to cry (which is a HUGE deal for me seeing I CAN'T cry at the end of shows, movies, books, or songs) I mean we have only, what, only NINE shows left!! And they fly! I love this cast and will be very very sad to have to leave it which is why I am trying to pass around a notebook for people to write down all their contact information. Also because my mother (my REAL mother, sorry Jessica) has already approved a summer cast pool party at my house! So I will need to get those from everyone.
But anyway, back to the show. Opening night, Thrusday, went very smoothly, only a few minor mistakes. Second show, Friday, went a little worse, but honestly not that bad at all! Especially since I have heard and experienced, through my entire acting career (which isn't that long :]), that the second show is always the worst! So it's all up hill from here which is definetly a good thing! Today's shows, both went quite well! Most people would think that one would get bored having to do two shows in one day, but at the end I STILL didn't want to leave. Not to mention that the cast had some very fun "bonding" time between shows. And a "few" good laughs!!
I'm so excited to get to spend another whole day at Lakeshore with the whole cast and crew, but alas, I must leave to eat then get some rest so I'll be energized and ready for tomorrow's shows!!

Hello Again

Hey, I'm back again. As promised. :) This post is also a test because my last post is only showing up on Firefox and not Internet Explorer. But I can also talk some more, cause that's what I do best. I'm going to try to post once a day but I'll probably end up forgetting and only post once a week, but it's my goal. Along with my other goals; finish a story I'm currently writing with my friend (It's for a school project, but once we turn it in, we're going to continue writing more and tweaking it. :D We're really detail obsessed.) and to try my hardest to do my best at the rest of the greens' rehearsals and shows. *gasps* we only have four rehearsals left! Don't get me wrong, like I said in my last post, I can't wait to perform for an audience, but I never want to leave this cast! And trust me, time flies during performances! When I was in the Music Man (also noted in the last post) we had performances for almost two months, every weekend, and it went by in a blur.
As my friend, Jessica, talked about in her blog, arms do seem to get in the way when your not talking or holding something on stage. They seem to flap around uselessly and not help what so ever. I usually talk with my hands, but on stage it just seems wrong. And I personally like Will's idea to just chop them off before we go on stage, then we won't have to worry about them on stage! But I honestly never noticed anyone seeming awkward or unnatural with their arms, even after they ratted them selves out. Everyone seems very natural on stage, like they live there and they aren't Jim, Jessica, Will, Kate, Olivia, Jenna, or Andrew anymore, they have now transformed into Briant, Aleena, Noel, Merrow, Morgan, Ginessa and Keegan. And thats just listing seven, everyone in this cast does, even the younger kids. (And yes, I do realize I too am still a kid.) It's an amazing thing to see this transformation, everyone talking to one another and having fun but when places are called, it's like stepping into a different world filled with these majestic characters that each person put a little of them, a little of their own soul into the character to help it come to life. Kinda like magic, Pinella with her magic staff might have some effect on that. Nah, I'm just kidding, everyone does this transformation on their own, in their own way. I feel like the luckiest person in the world when I walk through those doors at Lakeshore and I see everyone turn and welcome me into the theater, no one is angry when I mess up, they patiently wait for me to fix my own mistakes, but will help out if I really need it. I truly do feel like the luckiest person in the world to have been accepted and welcomed into this amazing cast.
Love,
Sylena :D