Mary Me

I didn't intend to read. After losing the part I wanted last week, I planned to stop auditioning for a while and concentrate solely on a job search. When it became clear at the audition, though, that I would not only be called on to read but that I also had a good chance at being cast, all thoughts of limiting myself went out the window. The director was happy to see me, the adrenalin was pumping, and the female roles weren't quite as small as I'd remembered. I was hooked. When the director offered me the part of Mary, I jumped. Absolutely! I hoped at the time that Orrick would be cast, too, but his multiple band conflicts proved daunting. That is to say, he's a busy man!

Saturday, Orrick played the Starlight Bowl in Balboa Park with The Shambles. It was a great show, performed on the hottest day of the year (and I've got the sunburn to prove it!). The Shambles were even featured on the San Diego compilation CD -- Staring at the Sun Vol. 5 -- which was given to ticket holders at the event.

Orrick's friend and fellow Pike Bishop, Cactus Dave Thomson was also in attendance, chatting up the bands and possibly arranging an appearance by The Pike Bishops at the Starlight later this season. Between the two bands, Orrick's got a full plate of upcoming appearances in San Diego and Pacific Beach.

While he's toiling away with rehearsals and shows, I'll be learning my part in Caught in the Net, the sequel to Run for Your Wife, and I can't resist a little excitement about it. Though Orrick reads the tea-leaves of Fate somewhat differently than I do, I absolutely love that my last pre-employment theatre hurrah will be a Ray Cooney farce, placing me firmly in the sequel to one of the favorite shows on my resume and in the final slot of the ACT-judged 2006-2007 season. I could not imagine a more fitting exit from the acting scene.

While the job and apartment search continues....