Alphabet Theatre

  Well it's that time of the year again. Auditions are just a day or two away; panic has begun to settle in. Well maybe not so much as panic, maybe more like self doubt.    What if I screw up and say or do something embarrassing? What if they don't like me? What if they make fun of me? What if they don't take me seriously or they laugh when they are not supposed to? What if it all goes wrong? What if no one shows up?   Wait - what if no one shows up? That's a new one. What if no one shows up; that doesn't sound like the typical fear of an actor. It sounds more like a director. But directors are not supposed to be scared at auditions. Directors are always prepared, they have nothing to fear. No anxiety for them . Well let me explain...    We have two hours to convince you that we are cool enough, nice enough, caring enough and professional enough that you will give us hours of your precious time.    We have...

Second Act: A division or unit in a play following the first act.  In dramatic works there can be as little as one or over 5. However, in life there is a different meaning linked to this combination of words: according to yourdictionary.com - Noun. (plural second acts) Something a person devotes their life to later in life, after retiring or quitting their original occupation. A long time friend and fantastic musician/composer has just released her second collection of songs entitled Second Act (Lisa Craze - look her up on itunes).  Lisa recently turned her life upside down to become a performing composer.  This was a really scary thing to do - sell her house, change careers, reinvent herself - or rather, free herself and live her dream.  To take chances and embrace her passion.  I have a great deal of respect and awe of what she has accomplished in her second act. Starting on a second act can be scary and chaotic and unnerving and full of twists and turns...