There’re still coming, my morning glories, so you can imagine my relief when I found out our current weather situation is going to change. Warmer temps are on the way, huzzah!
The heat came on today, all by its lonesome. Then Don turned it on again because it was so damp and cold. Then I made him turn it off.
But boy, has it been chilly! We dodged a bullet with the hurricane. We got a lot of rain, but not a deluge. Very thankful.
And very thankful that I have a few days work this week on a new musical that takes place in Nashville. They want a little dialect consistency and yours truly is going to help with that. I wrote that post the other day about trust and turning it over to a higher power, and two days later I got an email about the job. In fact, I’m headed into the city today (I’m writing this post on Saturday evening) to watch a bit of the show, which has already been in rehearsal for two weeks. I’m leaving early in the morning, once again, so there won’t be any time to write a post.
Happy Sunday.
Have a nice time in the city Claudia. I need to turn our heat on too but Im being cheap and hoping it warms up a little outside this week.
I think it’s supposed to warm up this week – fingers crossed.
Hurray for the work!! That’s great!
Three days work is a good thing!
Good for you sister! They have no idea how lucky they are to have your help.
Have a great time,
Mere
Just got back. Have to go in again tomorrow for a VERY long day. But I know you understand those kind of days!
Claudia, glad you got some work and enjoy the city! We have had so much rain but it’s not cold enough for the heat just yet but of course I am in the South! I need to check on some of my plants today if the rain will stop long enough to plant them.
Hugs,
Linda
Hope things are drying up there a bit today, Linda.
Hooray for the new job in the city! Working on a musical sounds delightful.
Yesterday we had a high of only 4 degrees Celsius. All the vendors at our local farmer’s market were wearing winter jackets (and in some cases blankets). I have to thank those hardy souls for braving the cold so that I could stock up on homemade pumpkin pies and ginger biscuits for Thanksgiving dinner next weekend.
You’re making me hungry, Barbara! I love pumpkin pie!
Happy for you that you have some work! Hope the weather is good for you as you travel back and forth. Hurray for warmer weather!
Fingers crossed. This morning it was very cold in NYC but by the time I came out of rehearsal, it was sunny and warmer.
It sounds like interesting work and I hope your ‘research’ today will be enjoyable. And,that you’ve had a good night’s sleep to help see you through,as that surely makes all the difference. After working later last night I am writing from under my blanket,for a cosy start to what is looking like a day off (a much needed productive one:). Although it’s chilly, I hope your Autumn is a beautiful one as they tend to be in the east( I lived in Montreal for some years).
Not such a good night’s sleep, unfortunately, but I made it through the day.
Have fun today in Manhattan..even though you are working..
It was fun meeting everyone and they’re all very talented.
Nice zinnia bokeh in that photograph, Claudia! Very Impressionistic.
Hope you’re having a good day in the city. I see that you have taken advantage of the plethora of bakery goodies there. We’ll be stalking your Pinterest feed vicariously all day. Just sayin’.
No time to add any more photos to the feed. I worked all day and had to scurry back to the bus station for the trip home.
So glad the storm didn’t affect you. Good news on the work and they are very lucky to have you working with them.
Judy
Thanks, Judy!
Great news on the work….guess it was meant to be. We turned on the heat this morning….couldn’t stand it any more. The wind has been really strong…and it creeps in somewhere! Have a great time in Manhattan…maybe you can sneak in a bookstore/bakery! ;)
Never any time to sneak in a bookstore when I’m working, unfortunately!
Yay on the job! And not a bad time of the year to have to “travel”, even though it isn’t too far. Do you come home this eve and head back later in the week, or are you there now for a few days?
And so happy you didn’t get the brunt of the storm. Our daughter was at a conference just last week in Charleston. So happy she got out before the bad weather hit there, too. They are having a very tough few days as the rain can’t seem to stop.
Safe travels to you, kiddo!!!!
I came home tonight and I have to go back in tomorrow. I’ll probably go in again for a run-through at the end of the week.
Yes, I just read about all that big amount of rain hitting the Carolinas/Virginia and thank goodness it didn’t go further north for you. You’re definitely getting into the time of year now where travel to and from the city (or acting gigs for Don, i.e. Boston in the past) can be so hampered by extreme/nuisance weather. We got a teeny-tiny amount of drizzle in the night; that’s it for us in Southern Calif. And we’re steaming now with the sun out although it’s 80 and not 90 degrees, so that’s a switch for the better.
So glad you got some work! If it’s not too personal, and don’t answer if it is of course, how DO you get work? Do you have an ‘agent’ or some kind of representative? Your profession/career/specialty is very specific and not usual; I’m just curious about such things and how it works, knowing so little about the theater. Also, are you proficient in any one language other than English, being that you work with dialect, etc.?
It may sound like a small thing to you, Claudia, but for a 60-something gal just taking herself into a mega-opolis like NYC, finding your way on the trains, walking to your destinations over many-many blocks…such a full day…I personally find quite impressive! You seem to be a very take-charge, capable, fearless person. Have you always been a confident girl? I never was; didn’t grow up with any kind of resilience (I think I was too sheltered, being a semi-invalid with severe asthma in the 50s; actually, I’ve thought a lot about it now that I’m ‘old’ and even though I’m sure adults were careful in what they said around me, I believe I grew up cloaked in a cloud of worry and that I was in danger…that is, I could die…so I had to be very, very careful stepping out into the big world; and it’s something that has been nearly impossible, even throughout ALL my years to overcome [and quite disappointing to look back and know I never really ‘reached’ high enough or went much out of my comfort zone, which leaves a lingering feeling of not feeling satisfied or feeling very proud of the smaller achievements, although of course it’s all very personal and everybody’s got some kind of doubt somewhere in themselves, probably…]). It’s just that I’ve seen movies which were filmed in NYC, showing crowds of people spilling out of the trains and subways…just a sea of people to get lost in…and the city is so overwhelmingly-large, it must take some amount of study before you ever leave to figure out where you’re going, will you have enough time, etc. Could be intimidating to somebody else [me!!], Claudia! So, I applaud you for braving all that, to do what you love and also get paid for it!
No such thing as an agent for a theater vocal coach, unfortunately. I get jobs through word of mouth, through contacts I have made, through directors who want to use me again, through referrals. You don’t need to know another language to coach a dialect. Dialects are all about how those who speak another language other than English – speak English. Accents are more about regional differences in dialects – like the show I’m working on now, which takes place in Nashville. You have to have a good ear and understand phonetic transcription. I’ve done this for over 30 years by now. If I don’t know a dialect, I can teach myself the dialect by listening to recordings, interviews, etc.
I was only confident in some things when I was a kid. I certainly worried a lot. But as I got older, certain challenges were fun to take on. That doesn’t mean I’m not timid about certain things, I am. But driving off on a trip by myself, figuring out how to navigate a new-to-me city, all of that doesn’t bother me one bit. I moved away from Michigan and lived in downtown Philadelphia, then Boston, then Cambridge, then San Diego, then back out east to upstate NY. I’ve been in and around NYC since I was quite young and it has never made me nervous. The streets are laid out on a grid (except for down in Greenwich Village) so they make sense. It actually makes a lot more sense than many other cities. My parents, by the way, never ventured all that far from Michigan. My mom didn’t start to travel to visit us (when we were living away from home) until later in her life.
For some reason, I was the first of the kids to take off and move to another state. We always thought it would be my brother, but it wasn’t. I love exploring new cities when I’m on the road for my work.
Well, I do think having that kind of confidence about driving in and just being in a new city gives you an incredible freedom and sense of adventure!
Thanks for this comment about your work. It says a lot that you consistently get jobs with no representation…no better reputation than word-of-mouth recommendations. It’s how my dad built his business; he never advertised, yet it grew and grew.
I said that you never know what might happen! xx
And you were right!
So glad that you only received some rain and no ill effects from the hurricane. Life always turns out for the best when we rely upon the Higher Power. Every time I do, life turns out so much better than if I try to muck it up myself. So happy to hear about this new job too. It sounds like fun!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley