cast photos and a graduation

ahhhhh!! i'm so sorry i've been away for so long again! i started a second job and have met so many new people so between work and going out (in addition to losing my internet for two weeks) i haven't been on the computer much. and sadly i haven't been taking many photos lately either. 

ismene was a success! we had a great turnout for the shows and every night was flawless. it was an amazing experience, the people i worked with were all unbelievable actors. (yes, i was in pajamas for 99% of the show. and yes, it was as awesome as it sounds).

mike, the only guy in the show, had the second largest role - and it was only his second play ever! he was also in the fights with me, and he had only three lines in that play in january. to say he is talented is an understatement!

we had a pretty low-key cast party involving chips, salsa, skittles and of course some celebration champagne. i'm always sad to stop working with people at the end of a show's run, but at the same time i am grateful for all that i learned from them and start to look forward to new auditions and new plays in the future. 

i recently sent in my resume and head shot to a company filming in newfoundland in the fall, so i'm hoping to hear back within the next few days whether or not i'll get an audition! fingers crossed!

in addition to the play, another exciting thing happened recently - my brother graduated from medical school and is now officially a doctor! i'm so proud of him it's ridiculous. he is the most well adapted guy i know, he is an amazing student and hard worker but also knows how to have a really good time. he's currently in nashville for bonnaroo.. receiving his texts about the country music award red carpet (which he was across the street from) and knowing he's seen amazing performers like florence and the machine, mumford and sons, arcade fire, robyn, eminem.. (the list goes on and on forever) makes me incredibly jealous. but of course i'm happy for him, he really has his life on track and i can only hope someday i'm as well traveled and set as he is!

my family all came in for the graduation and we had several nights and days of fun together. it was the longest my parents have visited in quite a while so i really loved it. 

(sorry for the photos with the little yellow date - i didn't have my camera with me and borrowed my aunt's pictures from facebook! but it was too important an event not to share :) 

i'm going to stop here because this post is getting a bit long! 

i do have another post planned for as soon as possible - the lovely sarah sent me the most beautiful package and i can't wait to show it to you! it made my day, so i'll be back soon with that.

i hope you're all well and fine - i'll try to catch up on blog reading this week when i get a few spare minutes!

love love love

ps - if you want to keep up with me when i'm away from the blog, feel free to follow me on twitter! 

what's in my bag + ismene

hi dolls! 

i figured since i showed you my lovely new bag last week, this week i would show you what's usually inside it! 

i absolutely love "what's in my bag" blog posts. it's so fascinating to me! 

my bag is usually used to tote things back and forth to work and rehearsal, so it has to be big and roomy. generally if i'm using a purse i like a slouchy cross shoulder bag with pockets and tons of space.

so, from top left across here's what you see:

1. the bag itself

2. the script for the play i'm currently doing (more on that soon!) 

3. a little notebook in which i jot down things that make me happy

4. a disposable camera

5. my everyday notebook full of lists of things to do, character notes, money charts etc. maybe i should do a what's in my notebook post next ;) plus a pencil for writing (not a big pen fan normally!)

6. my chapstick! 

7.. a homemade envelope in case i urgently need to send something, haha

8. books! right now they are to do list by sasha cagen and a student of weather by elizabeth hay, which a co-worker lent me

9. my trusty blackberry

10. essie's in stitches (my current obsession) and a hair elastic

11. my hand-me-down wallet that i'm obsessed with

12. sunglasses

13. an apple! okay, so i generally have snacks in my bag. an apple, a clif bar, a baggy of almonds.. not a fan of leaving the house knowing i might get hungry haha

now i want to talk about the play i'm currently doing, which i've gotten a few questions about! 

the play is called ismene, by jeremy menekseoglu. here's a little bit about it taken from the official site:

ismene is a play written by jeremy menekseoglu, soon to be featured in eight cities around the world. based on a new chapter in the stories of lesser-known heroines in greek theater and mythology, ismene is the tale of a young woman who is sent away to a school for arktoi (unruly children) in the wake of great tragedy. fate comes knocking in the form of a deadly chorus, and ismene is trapped inside the school with four other fierce women. will they fight their fate or give in to their tragedies once and for all? 

we've been rehearsing for about a month now, and the play is unlike any i've ever done. we are setting it in an old school, and making use of every floor and most of the rooms. the play is a traveling play, so the limited audience walks around with the action as opposed to just being sat in a theatre for two hours. it's exciting! the women i'm working with are unbelievably talented and i've learned so much from them. i play erin, a stubborn, proud, impish girl who believes her mother was one of the ancient erinyes. 

if you want to read more, you can check out the ismene project website (we are the st. john's branch!) or the ismene project facebook page. 

okay my lovelies, i'm off to enjoy my day off until tonight's final dress rehearsal! we open tomorrow night, eek!

hope you're all well, i'll do my best to catch up on comments once the play closes! 

love love love

free

i can't stop watching this gorgeous movie. sophia coppola is a genius. 

somewhere needs to be in my life very soon.

i've been eating frozen grapes like they're going out of style. this guy was a monster!

followed by a lil baby grape. 

this video is beautiful. kids are so free, i love it. i want that infinite abyss of imagination and possibilities back.

i told you i had some exciting news - over christmas i got cast in two plays! i auditioned in november and had given up on getting a callback, let alone a part, let alone two parts - and then within the span of four days i got offered two roles!
one is a minor role as a burlesque dancer (ooh!) in an 1870's piece called the fights. the other is major role as a girl named erin in an oedipus/antigone type spinoff called ismene!

i can't even tell you how excited i am for both. i've already had three rehearsals for the fights, and everyone is so amazing and i'm so ridiculously happy to be acting again. the play opens in two and a half weeks and runs 6 shows in 5 nights. ahhh i could talk about it all day!

sorry for the somewhat sporadic post, i'm getting a little stir crazy in my apartment. luckily i had a coffee break with my girls from home tonight. i wish i'd taken pictures, the cafe is gorgeous with red walls and a giant gold mirror and it was so nice to be with friends.

i have a few post ideas lined up for january - just a matter of getting them done!
see you soon dolls <3
love, love

summer skin

hello lovelies!
i finally have a minute to catch my breath and tell you about my summer months. i had such an amazing, amazing summer. filled with days at the beach, with friends, dates with my boyfriend, early morning flowers, suntanning, swimming, mini roadtrips, reading in the hot hot sun, an amazing job, dinner theatres.. you name it, i did it!



i'll start with a day early in july. i went to a town a little bit away from my home for a music festival, and ended up having one of my best days the whole summer. we ended up spending the day going to beaches and exploring an old mill, to a magical restaurant and a new friends house for a treat.
whimsicals is the name of the restaurant we ate at. it was so so charming. i had a lovely garden salad and sat in a booth looking over the ocean, next to a huge window that had the glass taken out so we could feel the saltwater breeze as we ate.


there was a little shop in the restaurant, which had trinkets and charms in every single nook and cranny. it was beautiful. fairy lights on a tree, dainty dishes, beautiful mirrors, handmade necklaces and bracelets and earrings, sweets.. it was a magical little shop.





i worked at a dinner theatre during the summer, which was the perfect job. working with the same people - plus two new ones - two summers in a row is an amazing experience. we were so so close and spent almost all our time together both in and out of work. we did three seperate theatres, a 1950's murder mystery, a newfoundland love story and a sketch show! they were each different and equally as loved by the audiences. we did over 20 shows the entire summer, most to full audiences!



my brother came home for a few nights after his trip to europe, and we went and spent a night in english harbour, in a summer home of a family friend. we went whale and dolphin watching, saw puffins, and traveled to many many tiny towns in rural newfoundland. in just one morning we were in eleven different towns! the scenery is absolutely beautiful..

not to mention the house we stayed in! it was hundreds of years old, filled with a mix of old and new things. each room in the upstairs had different wallpaper, old beds and books and mirrors. i absolutely love it there. i could spend all my time exploring it's corners and closets, seeing what treasures i could find.

i also was busy journalling and painting and cd-mixing this summer. i made three mix cd's for my boyfriend, began to collage again and did up a package (that was very very late!) for my penpal. i also woke up one morning to a beautiful beautiful bouquet of flowers delivered to my door with a message that said "just wanted to say good morning, i love you". so so sweet! and it had my favorite flowers - orchids and lilys - amongst other beautiful, colorful flowers.

now summer is coming to a close. my friends have started to leave to go back to uni one by one. i am the last to go, staying a week later then everyone else. i will miss them and this summer so much. but it was a perfect summer. i hope yours was just as amazing and sun-filled as mine.

take care, beautiful.
love love

ps. i updated my other blog - a princess list - with what i've completed so far in my 101 things in 1001 days if you want to take a look! i haven't blogged there in forever but i went through everything today and checked what i had and hadn't done so far. i feel surprisingly accomplished with the progress i've made!