Monday, November 15, 2010

What would happen if you said yes, instead of no?

I woke up yesterday totally sick.  Cecilie was sick with some kind of head cold last week and I think she gave it to me.  In any case, I was totally miserable and pounding Zicam like it was my job, because yesterday I had a business meeting in the city with the producer of the show I'm doing off-off-Broadway.  He wanted to show me the space and answer any of my questions before we shake hands on the deal.

Well, I arrive at the theater to find him waiting outside - apparently, there was a matinee performance going on and we couldn't go in and look around.  Annoying, but we couldn't do anything about that.  I was ready to tell him good-bye and walk back to Times Square, until he asked me out to lunch.  And, well, I hadn't eaten anything, and I really wanted to have a cup of tea...so I said sure, okay.  We went to this cute French/American place and I had a to-DIE-for omelet.  The conversation really started going, and then all of a sudden our business lunch became a full-day romp around New York City and Brooklyn.  It was so much fun!

While we were out, I got an email.  Yesterday morning I'd emailed the two major MEs in the city, and one of them emailed me back and offered me a load-in gig on Wednesday.  I'm so excited about it - I'm a bit of a work junkie like that. 

Anyway.  So.  I'm the kind of person who responds to intriguing ads on craigslist, like this one.  I kind of responded to it facetiously, because Wilhelmina is a huge and very well-renowned modeling agency.  I sent them all the necessary information, a headshot (my FB profile picture),  and a full-length shot (which I took with my iPhone, using my mirror).  I figured I'd never hear back from them, because the volume of responses they get is, assuredly, enormous.

Well, today, I received an email from one of their talent scouts, inviting me to their casting call this Sunday.  Which I'm TOTALLY GOING TO.  I mean, I doubt I'll get picked for representation, but what a cool and random opportunity.  It's in Pennsylvania, though, so I'd have to drive out there.  But hey, so far, I don't have any plans for Sunday.  Why not go to a casting call in Pennsylvania?

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