Tradition!

Tradition!!!!!!!!


Fiddler is going good! - It's at that time now where I absolutley cannot wait until opening! We've been running both acts, and we're finally starting to get the flow of things!

Here are the daughters (my sissies!) singing matchmaker. This is just a glimpse of the wonderful world of Fiddler.

SO COME SEE IT!

Fiddler on the Roof
November 10-26, 2006
Shadbolt Center for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby
Wed - Sat @ 7:30pm
Sunday Matinees @ 2pm
Tickets (including $1 ticketing fee):
Adults: $26
Students/Seniors: $21
Children: $13
($5 discount on Wednesdays & Thursdays)
For tickets call 604-205-3000
More info: http://www.footlight.ca


It's going to be an awesome show. Hope to see you there!

THE QUIZ McTHINGER.

Favourites (Performed)

Favourite show - Into The Woods
Favourite Role - Fantine
Favourite Musical Number - Opening-You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Favourites (Seen)

Favourite show - Wicked.
Favourite Role - Lalainia in Crazy for You
Favourite Musical Number - Anything from Peter Pan

Onstage Moments

Funniest onstage moment - Guys & Dolls - When Joel Spat a pickle out onto my shirt right before the song "guys & Dolls" and we both started laughing
Scariest onstage moment - When Kimmy got sick in Seussical and Lul had to be her.

Most...(Performed)

Most challenging Musical Number (vocally) - Book Report (YAGMCB)
Most challenging Musical Number (choreographically) - Something from NRG Aurum?
Most challenging Show - Fiddler on the Roof
Most boring Show - Meet Me In St Louis
Most fun Cast - Charlie Brown
Most boring Cast - NRG Aurum
Most predictable Casting - Dunno
Most Unlikely Casting - Dunno

AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH

Holy Macaroni, I've been in such a bad mood lately it's not even funny.
Here's 10 reasons why I'm feeling so.....___________:

1)I woke up Monday morning with a cold, my throat feels like it's burning up.
2)I have a big midterm tomorrow, and I'm sooooo not ready for it.
3)I have an essay due tomorrow, and it sucks.
4)I feel so unprepared for Fiddler. I mean, tonight's rehearsal was supposed to be scenework mostly, and the 1st half hour they did numbers that have been worked on forever, and then we didn't even get to the end of Act 1 with scenes. I was so excited to be Hodel because I know usually Footlight is a very organized company - usually we would have the show done by now. But I've only gotten to do scenes once, and not even running them again in rehearsal! One of my scenes isn't even blocked yet, and we open in less then a month! I know things will work out for the best, I just wish I knew what I was doing in the scenes and that I could've run them in rehearsal a few times. Plus, people are starting to annoy me in the cast, because they just can't shut up! I know I can be loud, but once I'm given a warning or someone else is, I'll stop. Seriously - I want people to just zip their traps and LISTEN so we won't have to run songs a billion times because they don;t know what they're doing. I'm sorry if I'm sounding like a complete crab and diva, but seriously, I was practically in tears tonight because I'm so afraid I won't know what I'm doing for the show. We have exactly 23 days until opening. Lord, help me.
5)I've been overly tired lately, and I've been getting the right amount of sleep so I don't know what is wrong with me.
6)I didn't get to see Lauren while she was here.
7)I feel like a nobody lately - I feel alone.
8)I'm poor, yes i spend money anyways.
9)Daniel's accident.
10)How I'm so grumpy lately.

So, there's my rant. I'm sorry is anyone gets offended my reading this, but like I said, I'm in a grumpy mood and I'm a jerk lately, so I Apologize.

Tootles

A bunch o'stuff.

Wow!

Thanksgiving was such a blast, I don't know where to begin!



First off, let me tell you......WE HAD SNOW!! Thanksgiving morning I wake up to my grandma yelling that it is snowing! It was so nice! Here is me and my cousin, Luca, showing it, although you aren't able to see it very well.


The rest of the weekend was awesome, with amazing turkey dinner and fun games. I am so thankful for my family - I love them with all my heart, even if they do get on my nerves sometimes.
The first day, We went to an apple orchard and got to eat apples right from the trees! It was marvelous. We laso got to buy our pumpkins for Halloween! (nothing says Halloween like a fresh picked pumpkin!) My uncle took me, my grandma, Luca(my little cousin), me and Jared out 4x4'ing up the mountain. It was hilarious. My grandma was praying to herself whenever we would pick up speed or go over a bump. And I don't think I've ever seen my mom laugh as hard as she did then.

PS. Isn't my cousin the cutest?

He's so funny. His birthday is coming up (the big four!) and my sunt asked him what he would like to do for his party. He said he wants to have a fancy dress party! So, me and my sister are planning to wear our grad dresses to his house! He's so funny.

Anyways, school is fine, I just finished an oral presentation for Canadian Literature today, and I'm glad it's off my back. Now I can concentrate on other things - and other classes.

Fiddler is going fine, I can't wait until it opens!

I also saw in my VPL auditions email about auditioning for Tony N Tina's Wedding. I think it would be so fun, But I'm unsure whether to audition or not. I'm still thinking about it.

Anyways, I think that's all for my update right now. Hopefully some more interesting things will happen to me later.

-Amanda

Sorrows and Joys

Hi People!

Well, Here I am at school, bored out of my mind. I got out of class an HOUR early.....due to a test, so now I have to wait an hour and a half til my next class. Zzzz. Snooze fest! What to do! I didn't bring any homework (I didn't even think of it), and I don't have a book with me or ANYTHING. Oh man, I fail at life.

On another note, Tomorrow we're leaving for Manning Park! It's going to be so fun I absolutley cannot wait! We're going to head into the town of Carameous (I dont know how you spell it), and we're going to get pumpkins for Halloween! Woot.

Speaking of Halloween, what is everyone dressing up as? And yes, EVERYONE must dress up. It's Halloween! I'm stuck between being Lucy or Wednesday Addams. (I already have the costumes for both!) Unfortunately, Halloween night I have rehearsal. Oh well, I'll just steal candy from my house. I really wanted to see trick-or-treaters, though! The little ones are so cute!

As you can tell I'm rambling on, because I really have NOTHING to do. I've checked my email already, and done everything else one can do!

Argg.

Well, I'll stop boring you. Maybe my next post will include pictures of Manning!

Have a super Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! East lotsa turkey and mashed potatoes! (Mmm....mashed potatoes is my favourite food. NUMMY!)

_______
For those of you who don't know, a friend of the family passed away Tuesday night. She was a remarkable person, with a great sense of humour. If you could keep her in thoughts and prayers, it would be greatly appreciated. Prayer services are tonight in Penticton, and the Funeral is tomorrow. Unfortunately, I cannot make it, as we are leaving for Manning Park Tomorrow, and it's in her hometown of Penticton.
Mary Ann Franco, we love you and we'll miss you.

SWAMPED.

Okay, So, why is it that schoolwork always is swamped together so that students stress out even more because they have so much to deal with? I hate it. I have 2 exams this week, and In-Class Essay, and a paper due, as well as an oral presentation I have to do next week. Plus another paper another week after that. Ahhhh! So much work. Plus a bunch of readings I have to do. This is going to be a fun 3 weeks.

As for other news, I'm going to my uncle's cabin in Manning Park for Thanksgiving weekend! It's going to be my uncle, my aunt, their 2 little ones, my grandma and grandpa, my dad, my mom, my sister and her boyfriend, my brother, and Jared and me. Woo. It shall be fun times. Although I'll probably end up doing homework while I'm there (which really stinks the big one). But I'll deal with it - hopefully. I haven't been up there since I was about 11 or 12, so I'm really excited - it's so beautiful up there.

Fiddler is going great (as usual). We took some publicity shots of the family on Sunday, and they looked awesome (especially since Robyn got to wear her long, brunette wig)! Next rehearsal we are practicing in the theatre (already!) and I'
m really stoked for it.

Anyways, that's about all on my mind right now, besides taking off this huge towel wrapped around my head (I just had a shower.....mmmm...cleanliness).

Tootles.

-Amanda

Long one, But not about anything too cool.

Man, with school readings, and reading on my own, I've been doing nothing but reading all sorts of literature. It's actually pretty cool. Right now I'm reading "Tevye's Daughters" by Sholom Aleichem. This was the book that "Fiddler On The Roof" is based on. It's pretty cool so far, I started reading it yesterday and I'm almost halfway through the book already!

Anyways, as for everything else, life is pretty good. Fiddler is going steadily, school is keeping me busy, and teaching is fun and excellent.
Speaking of Fiddler, I'm proud to announce that we have added one of my favourite people to the cast. None other than THE Joel Ballard. I love that boy more than Life itself. And now, JAB (Joel, Amanda, Becky) is reunited in a show once again, and we are going to rock it, so you better come see us.

Also, I am in Lindbjerg's Anne of Green Gables offically, playing Marilla (although it's double-casted, so I won't get to play her every show, but that's okay!) So I'm excited for that. Although I'm the oldest of the group, and my experience in theatre is higher than the rest of the class, I think it will still be an awesome challenge for me, as Marilla is a character who shows no emotion until the end of the play.

Anyways, what else? Tomorrow is Jared and I's anniversary. 1 year, 4 months. 16 months! Crazy stuff. But exciting at the same time! (Yes, I'm a nerd, I take account of each month, so what!? I'm a girl, okay!)

Hmm, what else to say? I saw Wicked Friday night in Seattle, and it was so amazing. It was my first time seeing a show of such caliber (even though I have seen other professional shows, this one takes the cake.) Not only because it is Wicked, but because on how well it was.

And Saturday night I went to Jared's band gig. He's in a band called BASIC, and for those of you who don't know, he's the drummer. (And I so badly wish I was corrdinated enough to be able to do such a thing!) Anyways, since I first saw them until now, they have improved tremendously. It makes me want to be part of a band who has that much talent. Anyways, it was fun, and Jared even came down to the mic's from his drumset and dedicated a song to me! *Blush*. I had no idea, but it was super sweet of him, considering he is a pretty shy guy. It was cool though, I'd never had someone dedicate a song to me before! I felt so special. haha, I'm a dork.

Anyways, That's about all the info on my life right now.
Stay tuned in for more.

-Amanda

PS. Candice, I'm sorry I haven't been able to hang out with you. I know I told you I'd call you and I haven't, and I'm truly sorry. Once I find the time, I promise I'll go downtown with you or something. Love you!

Bored Bored Bored.

Well. I've finished all my homework, and I have nothing else to do!

Jared is in the other room playing video games with my brother, my mom is going to bed, my dad is in the garage and who knows where my sister is.

Guh. I hate this feeling.

Anyways...


A bunch of things are on my mind right now about religion and my relationships with people, and how they go together. No one who I am really close to has a personal connection with God. I mean, they attend church occasionally, but they don't cry out to God and ask him for forgiveness the way i do. They haven't found that spiritual connection yet. And it hurts me. I mean, I have a lot of people around me who worship Jesus, but they're not Catholic. I want to share all these things with the people who are really close to me but I can't because they aren't where I am in my faith and it's hard. I talked to this guy, Rob, who is head coordinater of Catholic Christian Outreach, a program at my school about this. He used the word conversion, which I hate. I hate the fact that I have to 'convert' someone in order for them to understand me and talk to me about this. Aw well.


In other news, singing lessons with Peter is awesome. I've only had 2 lessons and I've learned so much already. I have to concentrate on dropping my tongue and opening up my throat etc etc.

Anyways, Jared's here now, so i better jet.

Byyyyye!

Excitement.

So. Last night I went to the Foggy Dew for the first time! It was my first time going out to a pub! Very exciting. It was really fun, my friends and I danced a looooot! But I hated that the dance floor was soooo small! I couldn't even move half the time. Oh well, it was fun, anyways. Something to do.

Annnnnnnnnnnd what else? OH! I taught my first Lindbjerg classes yesterday! My Beginner tap class is soo adorable, i could just squeeze them! They're so great. And I helped with the Jungle Book class and they're going to be great as well. So yeah. That happened

And yeah that's about all the excitement I have in my life right now. I think.

BUT NOW I MUST CLEAN MY ROOM AND START GETTING READY FOR MY FIDDLER REHEARSAL!

yayyaya.
bye.

What's Happening?

Well Well. I just have to say that I am SO excited for Fiddler to begin showing (even if I DO have to wait until November.) I can tell that it's going to be a great show - the cast is wonderful! I am so happy whenever I am at rehearsals because I just don't want them to end. I love the role of Hodel - I absolutely love it. I can't wait to start singing Far From the Home I Love. YAY.

Anyways, My cousin's wedding was on Saturday, and it was absolutley beautiful. A very very elegant wedding. The reception was a lot of fun too. I can actually get drinks from the bar now! Ooo exciting stuff. (Hahaha). Also, I got Jared to dance with me! (And you say you can't dance, Jared.) My MOM even danced with him! Oh, it was funny. We had a blast!

And yesterday I auditioned for Lindbjerg's Anne of Green Gables. I'm hoping to get Marilla - I think it would be such a challenge (as I can't get a younger role because I am the oldest in the cast!)

As for the job situation, I haven't really had time to go out and do anything (due to school starting this week). So, hopefully when I have more time I'll just drop my resume off to different places, and then see what happens!

And tomorrow I offically begin singing lessons with Mr.Peter Jorgensen! I'm so excited - finally my first singing lesson! It's going to be fun.

I think that's all for now, so ta ta!

Crawl into a hole and DIE.

Okay, so I'm basically dreading life right now, as I basically have no source of income, yet I have to pay off shtuff. I'm trying to get a job, I'm just scared they won't hire me as I have Fiddler and I won't be able to work most of November. My books for school were like 500 bucks, plus I have my car insurance and my cellphone bill to pay every month.

....Is it normal to have a breakdown like every 2 weeks? No joke.

I'm going to be so swamped this semester - 5 classes, teaching for Lindbjerg, Fiddler, singing lessons (there goes more money), trying to find a new job, plus trying to make time for Jared and family and friends - not to mention myself..

I hate the life of a student

Please pray for me - I don't know what else to do.

I Miss You!

Okay, first of all, I must ask: Why are Kayla and I so damn attractive in the photo?
Sometimes I wish I wasn't me, so I could date myself.

I also sometimes wish that I was a lesbian so I could date Kayla. PS - not really.....but you know.










There are three people I miss immensely right now:

Kayla, Daniel, and Joel.

You three made my summer what it was! I'm so sad we won't be spending much time together anymore. Especially Kayla and Daniel - WHEN WILL I SEE YOU GUYS NEXT! I love you guys more then you'll know.....

Don't get me wrong, I miss you too, Lauren Kramm!! You are my little bubble of enthusiatic joy.

GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH.

Come to my house and sleepover ------------ FOREVER.

Okay, I'm done my "I miss you's". There are plenty more people out there that i truely miss but you guys stick out in my mind.

Amanda on YouTube?

Haha, so Joel told me that he had seen a video of me dancing on YouTube.
My good friend Kayla took it of me during the intensive.

It's so funny - Jenn! I do a bit of the chunion dance at the very beginning!
Please keep in mind that this is improvisation dancing - I was doing it on the spot - hence why I look so out of the loop and like "what am I going to do next?!"

Check it out! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcOMpML4ouM

Anyways, besides that.....life is good.
On wednesday, Jared and I went bike riding on the sea wall - it was gorgeous. plus we got a great workout! The weather was perfect.

Then yesterday him and I went to the PNE. And I didn't ride ANY rides this time! We saw the Superdogs, Motocross, Parade, Illusion show, and some fire juggler (who was absolutely hilarious!). And, of course, we watched Rollin' Thunder. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit - at least it's something different from Bring On The Night (I was getting a little sick of that!) I think I might audition for one of the shows at the PNE next year - But I dunno! We'll see.

Anyways, ta ta for now.

Ack! Guh!

Ack Blam Bloo.

So much stuff coming up!

School soon, with my 19th birthday on the same day we start. (How disgusting!) Then it's my cousin's wedding on the 9th, and me, mom, and Mel are seeing Wicked in Seattle on the 22nd! It'll be crazy fun times.

But, I cannot believe I'm turning 19 in a week! I remember being so excited to turn 16. Now I'm turning 19?! Where the heck does the time go? I swear the past 5 years of my life have gone by so fast. It scares me sometimes. Next thing I know I'll be turning 30, and I'll have a career. Gosh. I guess I better start living life now.

Speaking of living life, I hate all this having to decide on what the heck I'm doing with my life. I mean, I definitley would LOVE to do theatre, I just don't want to be stuck as a starving artist. WHAT DO I DO!? After Douglas I think I'm going to take a year off to just work. Then after maybe I'll hit up a theatre school. GOSH i don't know. There are so many directions I want to take with my life, and I don't know what path to take. It scares me. HELP!

Anyways, I'm so excited for Fiddler, It's going to be great. I got to watch in on L'chaim. Gosh, a LOT of people were missing from the number. It makes me sad that people can't make it to rehearsals. We haven't even had the whole cast together yet! Oh well, hopefully I'll get to meet everyone eventually.

Anyways, now here I am, being a bored cool person.

Yep. That's Me.

BYYYE!

OVER AND BEGINNING

Well. The Intensive is OVER! Oh man. Even though this was the second time doing it, I still learned SO much. I thought everyone did really well in the showcase, and I'm so happy I got to meet some amazing people! As for my song, I sang it, and it worked out, and that's all I asked for. I now know to work on my soprano, because it's there (I know!). This year I was overly challenged, but I think it's what I needed to get me to realize that i DO want to pursue theatre as a career, or at least keep it a big thing in my life. I have to give props to Mel for discovering it - and me 'copying' whatever she did when we were younger.....otherwise, I don't know where I would be today!

Last night I saw Chris and Chuns show - WAKING UP A GENERATION. Holy olives it was good, let me tell you. The voices were stunning! And jen was such a cute lil chunion with her lil nursing outfit. Except I think I made the show awkward by me laughing REALLY LOUD at parts no one else was laughing at......Whoops! What can I say, I'm amused easily.



Anyways, Tonight I went to jared's for his Grampa's 86th birthday! Wow. It was a great fun time. I watched the Lion King! Yay for ol' Disney Classics. Also, Tomorrow is Jared and I's 15 month anniversary. Holy crap. FIFTEEN MONTHS! That's like, soooo long. hahaha. well for me anyways. I'm excited to celebrate it. I'm with the best boy in the worrrrrld~

Now my main concentration is Fiddler, and getting ready for Lindbjerg classes and school. Oh, and my interview for the casino on Monday. Wooot.

But boy oh boy, I'm so sleepy. I FINALLY GET TO SLEEP IN TOMORROW MORNING! (I had work today @ 7:30am, but it was my 2nd to last shift!)

Anyways, I'll blog more later, I'm going to sleep now.

Tootttleeeeeeees.

Wowza. Tomorrow!

So tomorrow is (finally) The Arts Club Musical Theatre Showcase. It's at 2 pm at the Granville Island Stage. And it's free!! So come! There's so much talent to be shown amongst this wonderful group. My group is doing a lyrical to "The Light In The Piazza", and it's absolutely gorgeous, it's definitley my favourite thing I am performing tomorrow. It'll be my first time performing a lyrical number (as it was my first time learning a lyrical number) and it's so coooool. I lurve it. So come!

On a side note, My Little Chunion and her hubby (AKA Jen and Chris) came to Granville Island today at lunch to give Danjiel his crocheted Tobias. And i'm telling you Jen, you better make a chunion, it would be HILARIOUS! Admit it, you love the idea.

Anyways, not much more with life, except I got an interview at the River Rock Casino, as a theatre usher, which I think would be right up my alley. So, hopefully, I get hired! (cross your fingers). As for other stuff, I'm so sad that school is starting soon, but oh well. It'll be my last year at dougie and then we'll see where I go from there. (I am still very indecisive on what to do next).

Anyways, I better get to bed.

Niiight!

Ranty McRanterson

Guh. Today was just not a fun day.

The song they gave me in the intensive is for a soprano and I'm so not one. I know they're trying to challenge me but i actually hate the song they gave me and it makes me sound so bad. I'm just scared I'm going to disappoint someone if I sing it at the showcase. Another thing is that one of the main ensemble songs is soprano so im just tired and cranky.
Then today while practicing the song someone kneed me in the leg accidently really hard and that part of my leg is all tense and it hurts SO much.

Then more stuff: Jared left today for a fishing trip and i wont get to talk to him for 4 days. It sounds lame (o no, only 4 days!), but he is seriously my support and i talk to him every night so it'll feel uber long.


But now, for good things! M sis is coming home from disneyland today so she'll have presents. YAY

ANNNNND Fiddler started yesterday and i got an arts club t-shirt from iain because it didn't fit him, and im turning 19 in 14 days.

YAY.

Okay, that is all man.

Holy Shiza Muffin.

I am super confused with most of my intensive stuff this year.
I don't know why - I guess I really am stepping out of my comfort zone? I just don't know.

MAN I'm exhausted. And Home Alone. The parentals and Anthony are in San Fran, but they come home tomorrow, and my sis is in Disneyland with her lover, Brad. I wish I could go to Disneyland for a week. Unfortunately, I'm poor.

That's another thing, I'm quitting the bakery (finally!) this Saturday. But this means I'll have to find another job so I won't be a broke bum on the street. Man, I hate money.

I also hate people who push in front of you to take the Skytrain. I mean, HELLO!? You'll get on it eventually, don't die. I also hate people lifting me.

Sorry, kinda a rant-ing blog. I would rant more but I'm just too exhausted to.

Toodles.

Yeah, So...

I can't believe time is going by so fast. Seriously, it's so scary.

This weekend was fun. My friend Karen had a party at her house Saturday night, and today my sister and I took the beautiful Kim Bunka for lunch before she leaves for Grant McQuwan. (I totally spelt that wrong, but whatever.)

I'm so tired, I keep on falling asleep. Maybe I should just go to bed perhaps? Naw, Amanda, sleep? Never.

Anyways, I'm excited for this week at the intensive. I can't believe we're already going into week two! And Fiddler rehearsals begin on Sunday, I am so excited to meet the cast.

I better continue looking up Meisner and Stanislavski's acting techniques. Sandra wanted us to do a little research on them.

Till next time,

Amanda

Woot Woot.

Okay, so I just HAD to follow the trend and start one of these blogspot things. I do have a blog, but no one seems to read it, so I came here.

What's been happening lately with me?
Well - I just finished my first week of The Arts Club musical theatre intensive. I cannot believe a week has gone by SOOO fast!

I am singing "Will He Like Me?" from She Loves Me. Man, it's a HIGH song for me. I'm not used to being a soprano!

And soon, Fiddler rehearsals begin! I'm super excited for those to start.

And that's about it for now! Byyyye!