Many of you may be wondering why on earth I would decide to write about depression in a blog about acting etc. But depression is a common issue, especially for ‘actor’ types, but in life 1 out of 4 women will have experienced depression at some point in their lives. Now when I say depression I’m not talking about disappointment, stress or being sad. Those are temporary emotions. I’m talking about waking up every day and taking an hour to convince yourself that you have to get out of bed, because the world isn’t worth facing, because you know in your heart that if you never woke up again, no one would care. I’m talking about being at home/at work/in the middle of class and feel such a horrific dread for no apparent reason you just want to cry (and if you let yourself you will cry, for hours and hours for no real known reason). About not caring about things you were passionate about, about just wanting to walk for hours and hours aimlessly because the fear of going home is paralyzing. That’s what I have been (and still am) going through.

Yes, I myself have battled with depression for quite some time (since high-school) and I think it is about time to start to explain the story, and maybe let others know that you can get through it too;

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A good audition is two-fourth preparation and two-fourths pure theatre.

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{This is a piece I wrote when I first started the blog, but it still rings true. Just recently there was a few shows auditioning at the same time and it reminded me how important preparation is (once you actually get INTO a show you kind of settle into a casual routine. By the end most people in the cast know your exhausted face, how you look disheveled, eat together, sleep together, etc etc etc).}

Well I’m back!

I was gone for a while so sorry to those who may have been expecting something new, but things get in the way, destiny, the will of a higher power blah blah blah.

I’ve been getting involved in some pretty awesome projects. Theatre of the Dead and Brigadoon are coming along nicely (Brigadoon will be bumping in, in about 5-6 weeks EXCITING! more of that to come)

The film festival season is still coming along so I have two shorts lined up, one cameo coming, and the web series ‘Perdition’ starting later this year.

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For now I’ve been kept away with uni work and rehearsals. So as an apology to my unexplained absence I have two gifts to give.

Wow things are escalating quickly. The rehearsals are really picking up steam. This week consisted of;

MONDAY: This was a fairly relaxed night. We set a scene from act one and dealt with some of the older dances (fixed em up/finished them, ya know, the usual), then headed home. I guess it goes without saying that the atmosphere etc was fabulous. I mean, duh.

THURSDAY: Unfortunately I was late, I had a bit of a mental thing going on. We rehearsed the first act (well, most of it) and ran through the Bonny Jean ballet. It ran pretty damn smoothly which is great and the fact we almost finished the first act was (and IS) pretty fabulous.

Monday: Was pretty darn straightforward.We ran the Market scene over and over and over again. I was quite groggy, I had an MRI earlier that day so I wasn’t exactly complaining that it wasn’t a rushed, complex rehearsal!

Thursday: We spent the time running through the market scenes and learned the Rain Scene. Was actually a lot of fun! Even though it was all basically revision. Unexpectedly fun.