Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Video Contest!

I need your help to get anybody and everybody to "LIKE" this video so I can sing with Natalie Weiss! She is incredible.  She is having a video contest to select who to work with when she comes to Utah because there are way too many who want to have a lesson from her of course!

So if you can share this video with anyone and just tell them to "LIKE" it, it could make a difference!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXJlTjnjaQE



Natalie recently completed a 2 1/2 year run performing multiple ensemble roles on the Les Misérables 25th anniversary tour. In 2010, she made her Broadway debut understudying the Menonettes in Everyday Rapture, starring Sherie Rene Scott. She also performed in the ensemble and understudied Elphaba in the 2nd national tour of Wicked and Natalie was an American Idol season 4 semi-finalist.

She has no limits to her voice and it would be an incredible opportunity if I got to work with her!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

It's Hairspray!

H A I R S P R A Y !

I am in Hairspray as you probably know, at Midvale Mainstreet Theatre. I have always wanted to do this show and am having fun with it. Lot's of fun dancing! I am Lou Ann, one of the council kids on the Corny Collins Show. It is one of the funnest shows I've done, but I've always been a fan of Hairspray. The theatre is set up with tables in front of you and you can get hot dogs nachos and that type of stuff. So it's differnt than other theatres I've done. It is located on 7711 South Main St. Midvale.

Below are all of the dates of the preformances. It starts in two weeks on January 23, and goes to Febuary 8th. If you know when you can go it would be a good idea to get your tickets online now, as it may be sold out if you get them at the door.

Get your tickets here, or click below on the dates to buy your tickets for that date!

http://www.midvaletheatre.com/



Thursday January 23, 2014 – 7:00pm
Friday January 24, 2014 – 7:00pm
Saturday January 25, 2014 – 2:00pm
Saturday January 25, 2014 – 7:00pm
Thursday January 30, 2014 – 7:00pm
Friday January 31, 2014 – 7:00pm
Saturday February 1, 2014 – 2:00pm
Saturday February 1, 2014 – 7:00pm
Monday February 3, 2014 – 7:00pm
Thursday February 6, 2014 – 7:00pm
Friday February 7, 2014 – 7:00pm
Saturday February 8, 2014 – 2:00pm
Saturday February 8, 2014 – 7:00pm

Sunday, December 1, 2013

November


This year at my school, a new campaign was launched called "College Application Week." The goal was to get every senior to apply to at least one college that week during school. Throughout the week, representatives from Weber, Utah State, SUU, well actually every school in Utah had a representative at least once. They would answer application questions and help with essays. Anyway I got in the newspaper for it! See me?
 
 
 
This is EXACTLY how I feel about the dang ACT test. I took it in June, and then in August me and Jesse took an ACT prep class. Then I took it again in October and got the same score. So I was pretty frustrated about that but oh well.

 
My school play was TARZAN. I was not in it, I chose to keep up with dance because this beginning of the year musical takes too much time. But I saw it all three nights because I literally loved it so much. True- I probably loved it because I had lots of friends in it so I am not a fair judge to actually say how well it was. But I still think it was amazing.
  These two are brother and sister, they played Tarzan and Terk.
 
A short video of "Son of Man". It's a bad quality, but hopefully you can see them coming in on the vines and get an idea of it.

 
Thanksgiving! We went to Jeannette's house and it was lovely. I took a picture of the dessert because there was so much! It was delicious.

 
 
Jesse gets home tomorrow from India!
 

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Spring Showcase (Last year)



Just barely put this video up! Some of you came to this event! Last spring at my choir concert was our annual showcase event. There are six solosits/small groups and the audience votes on them! I got 2nd place and won some money.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Headshots

I had these done over the summer so I had a headshot to bring with me to the NYC.  I learned a lot about headshots and resumes in NY. The casting director said head shots aren't necessarily your prettiest shot or your personal favorite. It is the one that has "something behind the eyes" ...if that makes sense. And it's supposed to be one that just really looks like you! What one represents me the best?
 
 
 



 
The ones that I ordered, I have a copy with my name and without.



Friday, November 8, 2013

I Guess I Shouldn't Complain But...

I may explode any second.  LITERALLY if I could say one common challenge that I have over and over and over and over again all the time every single time without fail.
It would be that big important events to me that I wish to go to, ALWAYS HAPPEN ON THE SAME DAY, AT THE SAME TIME.

C'mon man!

I need to start writing them down because it happens all the time. Off the top of my head the most recent one I can think of was in July.

I had my New York trip, the same time American Idol tryouts were in SLC (which I've just always wanted to try out for), AND Jenny was hanging out with Ham and Squints from the Sandlot while I was in New York. This is what I mean by I shouldn't complain, but you have to admit it's quite annoying that my "dreams" like to occur simultaneously.

So all the colleges that I am applying to, I am applying to because of their Musical Theatre department. To get into these, I have been planning on going to LA in Feb where all the east coast colleges come to have auditions on the west coast. So I'm pluggin along, planning to attend these auditions on February 8th. So I go to write it down in my calendar and guess what. It is closing night for the show I'm in Hairspray. Yes on February 8th. When I went to put THAT in my other calendar, would you like to guess what else? Prom. Yes Prom is also on February 8th. Isn't that wonderful. I know. Well anyway; if I can't audition for these schools there is no point in me going there. And I just spent every waking hour of this week in my counselor's office working on my dang application and with my English teacher working on my dang essay to submit today. And today is when I find out I can't even go to the auditions!!!

Yes, they have other auditions in other places.
So maybe it's technically possible for me to audition in NYC, but the chances of my mom letting me are not great...just cause she was only gonna let me go to LA cause my friend is going to and her mom was going to drive. So maybe possibly if I come up with the money for a plane ticket she might let me.

One of the counselors at my school is the nicest and most helpful lady. I was telling her this predicament, and she said "Isn't this your dream? you have to go to NY and audition! This sounds an awful lot like the plot of a Disney movie." Haha anyway that made me smile.


If this fails I'll just go live on an island.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

What's Happening

Clubs
I am always going from one activity to another, ditching one activity early to make it to another activity late. Getting in trouble for missing club meetings because I am at a different club meeting. (hashtag 1st world problems.) I may or may not have gotten involved into too many clubs this year! The clubs and positions I am in are

National Honor Society-Vice President
FCCLA- Vice President Public Relations (whatever that means)
Backyard Broadcast-Social Chair
Service Club-Secretary
Student Comissioners
FBLA
Koltures- Treasurer


Plus I am in Madrigals and my choir teacher keeps scheduling early morning practices and we have a billion concerts.

Hairspray
But on another note, I am going to be in Hairspray!!!! I have wanted to be in Hairspray forever. I am STOKED!!! IT opens on January 25th, and goes for two or three weekends. I am the part of Lou Ann, who if you have seen the movie, is one of the "Nicest Kids in Town". That is what I wanted to be so I am excited!!

College Applications

College applications are so annoying! Some of the essay prompts are as dumb as can be. I'm applying to a lot of schools too. I am applying to 1 in Maine, 2 in Boston, 7 in New York, 1 in California, and BYU. :)
YA NEVA KNOW.

AND I am auditioning for all these school's Musical Theatre Program so on top of that I am learning dances, memorizing monologues, and working on songs for these auditions. Some of them I can send in a video audition, and others of them I am still working on getting my mom to let me go to either LA or Las Vegas where the schools come to the west coast and have auditions.

So that's what's been happening!