Popping up in Southern California! It is safe to say that i have landed… and on my feet none the less, despite the trials that greeted me. But what is a little adventure without some obstacles to maneuver? a friend gave me a card with the quote, “Fortune favors the Brave.”… indeed! I am overwhelmed by the kindness and support that you receive when you are brave enough to be vulnerable and ask for help.

 

I have been busy sharpening my tools with the help of a kick ass editor, Jon Hill, to get my reel into west coast shape… and being lucky enough to stumble in front of Stephanie Girard’s magic camera to create some vivid and electric head shots… I am really happy that i will have my first national commercial booked out of Los Angeles hitting the television around halloween, keep your eye out for the Redd’s Wicked Apple spots… they are pretty funny, and you may just recognize a certain red head:)

 

 

 

I am also gearing up to start a Master Scene Study class at Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio on melrose! I have worked with Elizabeth in the past, and i must say she has an incredible knack for not letting you settle for less. Looking forward to exercising my skills and building a stamina you can only get through “doing”. And, when i called this transition a sabbatical, i was not lying… I am also getting ready for a commercial audition class, and as soon as i can get myself into the remarkable improv classes at UCB, im there!

The lessons are not just learned in the classroom my friends… I am blessed to have crossed paths with many lovely individuals that are teaching me how to be graceful in navigating the industry! Abundance flows deep… and i am amazed how people just want to help if you are open enough to show you need it.

So i will keep you posted how things are going, as I seek out representation and continue to explore. After listening to a few mentors, like Bonnie Gillespie… and reading some “manuals” such as her “Self-Managment for Actors” and Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art“… I realize that the challenge is to get out of my own way, to stop telling myself i can’t do what my soul craves to do… instead, being open to how that reveals itself and constantly “following my bliss” as Joseph Campbell says… I am responsible when i choose to resist it, or when i choose to censor it. And the older i get, the less i fear being looked at as “silly” or “unrealistic”. And the more authentic i approach my bliss, the more open i stay to the humility it takes to find it. You got to start somewhere. And you can start over whenever you choose 🙂

be good to you…

kirstin