I Wish I Could Go Back to College...

...but since I can't, random acting classes will be the solution.

Last night I took my first class since graduating college. Eric Woodall (from Tara Rubin casting) is teaching an audition class through Step it Up. It was so great to get back into the learning environment, relearn things I'd forgotten, get valuable information from a casting director, and just be reminded of why I'm doing what I'm doing. Eric is very kind and very intelligent. We have our second (and final) class next Monday. As of now, I highly recommend this class.

To make things better, I'm taking the class with Alyssa Malgeri (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKiG15xTeI). We met back in the summer of '03 at CAP 21s high school summer program. We went out after to see some friends from school and it was really great to reconnect with people. I'd like to start seeing more of them (didn't socialize much in college either). Time to make a change and start enjoying life.

In short - last night was a great night. Take Eric Woodall's class - or if you don't want to wait for the next one, take ANY class. It's a great way to regroup and reset.

Best,

Evan

Epic Fail

Well, the title of this post is pretty fitting for a couple of reasons. One because of how quickly and horribly I failed at keeping this blog updated with any form of frequency. Two, and more importantly, because on December 5th I performed in a concert/cabaret at Comix called "Epic Fail: Broadway's Future Flops". I worked on a few pieces for the evening, one of which has video on youtube!

1. "Dungeons and Dragons and Me" from Dungeons and Dragons: the musical. Music by: David Mallamud. Lyrics by: Ashley Griffin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEWuKUXGSQ

2. "Infatuated" from American Beauty: the musical. Music and Lyrics by: Seth Bisen-Hersh.

3. A Gilbert and Sullivan style song about teen pregnancy. Music and Lyrics by: Rachel Bloom (who can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM)

The evening went really well and was a lot of fun. My good friend David John Madore served as our brilliant music director and accompanist. Also, he wrote a fantastic number from "Super Size Me: the musical".

So, what's the next thing? I'm not sure yet! Still working on the song cycle and I'm starting a band with Andy Mientus and Stephen Amato. More on that as it develops. Let's hope take 2 of this blog goes better than the first.

Best,

Evan