Jay Croft » A Sunday Afternoon At Loehmann’s

What I Did: Week Ending 2009-04-19

jcroft — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:42:00 +0000

@wcdarling I was wondering. Talk Like A Pirate day is not until September in reply to wcdarling #
No. Sorry guys. Class tomorrow night. http://twtvite.com/2lo52m #twtvite #nhltweetup #nhltweetupatl #
Their letting go another 7% of the company. Yikes! Again! #unemployment #
@RealHughJackman FurKids.org-a cage-free, no-kill shelter for rescued animals experience the best care in a loving environment until adopted #
RT @ginayates: a real celeb steps up with something worthy on Twitter. NICE…RT @RealHughJackman http://is.gd/srIs #
I hate looking at FurKids.org. I just want to adopt all the cats. Breaks my heart that these guys don’t have a loving home. #
@ginayates Thanks. Grandfather was a DAV. I need to win the lottery just so I can give it all away. in reply to ginayates #
@ginayates Ever held a Purple Heart. Brings tears to your eyes just thinking what may have happed for them to receive one-Still love my cats in reply to ginayates #
Well, my work day has ended. Bye. #
Going to Jekyll Island for a 3 day weekend. Leaving tomorrow, but I am missing my cats already. #
Most of the hits for my website over the past two days have been a combination of Sunday Afternoon at Loehmann’s. Wish I got a role in that. #
looks like I am the first hit on Google for that. Cool #
Alan Phelps, who I did scenes with at the Alliance is in the play. Go Alan! #
Besides missing my cats over the weekend out of town I will be missing the Gwinnett Gladiators hockey playoff games. #
@nikkistrick If I had that much to spend, but alas it will be twice a day cleaning for 3 boxes for the 5 cats. sigh. in reply to nikkistrick #
there is nothing like Ohana getting you to follow him to the cat box and having him wait while you clean it out for him. funny. #
Cali has done that as well. “Follow me my minion and clean my box so I can poop” #
@wcdarling very funny. But yes I am not sure I want to have them go when I go in the same room. in reply to wcdarling #
Leaving in just a wee bit for Advanced Scene Study at the Alliance. Love this class. #
@cmoncusphoto Thanks. Looking forward to the weekend away from Atlanta. Used to live in Brunswick from around ’73ish to ’82. in reply to cmoncusphoto #
RT@scottsigler: Never believed “lib media bias”: TeaParty gets 0 front-page coverage in WSJ, 1 graph in SF Chron, LA Times shows Obama’s dog #
OMG. Office computers are being infested by a trojan. D’OH. #
OK guys. Having McAfee on our PCs doesn’t do any good if you don’t update the virus definitions. #
RT @powellizer: Watching the World Barista Championship at the GWCC. <– What? #
To grow the Barista’s knowledge of and expertise in, the preparation and serving of specialty, espresso coffee through competitions. #
What? #
Barista = coffeehouse bartenders. Learn something new every day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barista #
Dammit. Now I am craving a White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks. #
Getting excited. Vacation of sorts to the coast shall begin in just a few hours. Beginning with a 6 hour drive. #
Had a great time in Advance Scene study last night. Pat Hurley pushed, tweaked and challenged me last night. Even frustrating, but so fun. #
RT @freakygreeneyes: I booked my first tv show! <– Congratulations!! jealous I am. #

What I Did: Week Ending 2009-02-22

jcroft — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:42:00 +0000

Tired today. Tech rehearsal for “One Flew Over The Cookoo’s Nest” went to 12:15AM-EST. #
A friend of mine, Takara Upshaw, got a call back for “A Sunday Afternoon at Loemann’s”. Congrats. So I suppose I can say I am not cast. sigh #
Hoping to hear if I got a slot at the Atlanta Unifieds this year. Rumor has it that nearly 500 people applied for 250 slots. I need an agent #
Bill Bryson is the best writer. But what I really love is Bill Bryson reading his audiobooks. The Best. #
It #
What is it? #
Well its official. I got a thanks for auditioning, but no thanks email. Takara Upshaw did not get cast ether although she did get a callback #
You know, I want to buy applications for my future iPhone without having to go though the app store. #
I really miss my Handsping Visor with phone attachment. Best phone I ever had. Sad that that was the late 90′s. #
As soon as I walk in the door at work this morning, I get pulled into an argument about how long it takes to drive from Atlanta to Orlando. #
“You got to take the 475 around Macon.” “It takes me 6 hours. How in the world does it take you 8 hours.” #
On to other topics: I was giving a slot at this years Atlanta Unifieds. Number 160. The bad thing is I have my 2 minutes just before lunch. #
@the_brian_jones And I was thinking maybe a Blackberry Storm over an iPhone. Calender and Contacts are a must. in reply to the_brian_jones #
@the_brian_jones Have you tried Missing Sync? in reply to the_brian_jones #
@the_brian_jones Show went OK. Not quite a dozen people. in reply to the_brian_jones #

What I Did On 2009-02-18

jcroft — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Bill Bryson is the best writer. But what I really love is Bill Bryson reading his audiobooks. The Best. #
It #
What is it? #
Well its official. I got a thanks for auditioning, but no thanks email. Takara Upshaw did not get cast ether although she did get a callback #
You know, I want to buy applications for my future iPhone without having to go though the app store. #
I really miss my Handsping Visor with phone attachment. Best phone I ever had. Sad that that was the late 90′s. #

What I Did On 2009-02-17

jcroft — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Tired today. Tech rehearsal for “One Flew Over The Cookoo’s Nest” went to 12:15AM-EST. #
A friend of mine, Takara Upshaw, got a call back for “A Sunday Afternoon at Loemann’s”. Congrats. So I suppose I can say I am not cast. sigh #
Hoping to hear if I got a slot at the Atlanta Unifieds this year. Rumor has it that nearly 500 people applied for 250 slots. I need an agent #

Auditioned for A Sunday Afternoon at Loemann’s

jcroft — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:16:37 +0000

Arrived yesterday for my audition with my headshots, but without a resume. I don’t have a printer set up at home at the moment. I had intended to print a resume at work and completely forgot. Things were off to a bad start.

On the bright side, Takara Upshaw was there. Takara and I were in Heidi together way back in 20o7. It was nice to see her again.

So as I am trying to remember what I have done and put a quick resume together on the back of the audition form, I was called in. They had an electronic copy of my resume I had sent them before, but not printed out. Nice of them not to worry about it, but they could not as any questions about any items on the resume with out it. They may have found something impressive on it just by holding it.

As far as who “they” were: Austin Snipes and well I did not catch the name of the casting person. Shame on me.

The first question: “What are you doing?’ My mind went blank, I could not remember what monologues I was doing. Even forgot I had them in my blazer pocket.

“OK. Not a problem. Please proceed.” So I start into my first monologue: Degas, C’sest Moi. Amazingly I did not flub over this one as nervous as I was. At the finish of this one, I paused, stepped aside for just a moment to get into character for the second monologue: Marty. This one I flubbed, badly.

My mind just went blank and I couldn’t call for line. After that fiasco, we discussed my headshots for a while. They liked them very much. Pleased about that.

As I was leaving, I ran into Lory Cox. We were in Barefoot in the Park last year. She was great. Maybe we will be working together again.

What I Did On 2009-02-11

jcroft — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:59 +0000

@the_brian_jones What I plan today is hiring you to do my house. in reply to the_brian_jones #
What is the best pre-audition food? #
RT @StoutT: Best pre-audition food? BEANS!!!!!! Try to do a whole monologue without using your mouth! <- OMG that is funny. #
Love these Fire Twizzlers – cinnamon goodness. #
Beginning to get a little nervous for my audition at 5PM-EST. I don’t get nervous (much) on stage, mainly for auditions. #
This afternoon: Audition for “A Sunday Afternoon at Loemann’s” and then to rehearsal for “One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest”. #
I tucked my shirt in and suddenly everybody want to know what is going on. Well, I am off to audition. Hope I remember my two monologues. #

What I Did On 2009-02-09

jcroft — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:59:59 +0000

Good monologue session with Pat Hurley on Sunday. Nearly ready for Wednesdays audition for “A Sunday Afternoon at Loehmann’s”. #
Did not realize, that next Monday is a company holiday. It’s Presidents Day. Holidays are the curse of the contractor. No work, no pay, darn #
Got selection D4 out of the snack machine… what?… OK FINE! I got chocolate cookies to have with my green tea! Happy now? Hope so. yummy. #

What I Did On 2009-01-29

jcroft — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:59:59 +0000

I hate dreaming about human stupidity. Irritates me to no end. #
@DocGyver Congrats! in reply to DocGyver #
Have an audition on February 11th at the Ansley Park Playhouse for “A Sunday Afternoon At Loehmann’s” from the authors of “Peachtree Battle” #
For those of you in the Atlanta area, will recognize the now closed, 7 year run play “Peachtree Battle”. #

Audition Notice: A Sunday Afternoon At Loehmann’s

jcroft — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:46:51 +0000

By the authors of Peachtree Battle John Gibson & Anthony Morris.

Ansley Park Playhouse presents A Sunday Afternoon At Loehmann’s

Women from 18-24, Women from 30-45, Women 50+
Men from 18-24, Men from 30-45, Men 50+

Multiple roles available in each age range. This is a paying job.

Auditions by appointment on February 11th & 12th. Please call 404-875-1193 for appointment. Ask for Austin Snipes, Production Manager.