Hiya, Jane. Thanks for the Danise report. Let her know we all wish her HOME ASAP!!! The hospital is no place for someone under the weather...
Okay, so yesterday I was just so fed up! I NEED work! I NEED something to do, drat it! So I scoured the Actors Equity casting page, and found something only a four-hour round trip away for today - MENOPAUSE, THE MUSICAL. They want to see ONLY women 35-55, size 10 and up. So, of course I phoned for an appointment for today at 12:40.
I hopped in the ol' Honda and raced to the library for a book of songs from the 50's, and selected Only You. Once home, I sang through it twice, until my voice failed. Oy, this cough... Then I ransacked my limited wardrobe for layers of clothes I could put on to Beef Up. (Producers hate it when they specify "Asians, only" or "minimum height 5'8" - and they have to sit through umpteen auditions with people who obviously aren't what they are looking for...).
My sister came home and found me wearing three gathered skirts, a cable knit sweater under a large overblouse, and one of her bras, stuffed with all my sweat socks... "What is this, Halloween??" I explained my dilemma, and she spent the next hour helping me create an outfit that was a little more - ummmm... fashionable. With accessories.
So this morning I woke, knowing that if I were called for a callback and it came out that I am really a size 2, those folks would hate me, and NEVER hire me for ANYTHING, even if I were right for it... I guess I'm not making the four-hour round trip today - but at least I was able to entertain myself a little yesterday. Actors are SO demented...