It’s January 2008! Can you friggin’ believe it?
Hello Amphibians! This is my first time blogging on the amphibian wordpress site and I must say that I’m a bit intimidated after the reading all the excitement Carman and Jonathan have been experiencing as of late. It’s been an absolute pleasure to read and they are exactly where every actor wants to be…working! I’m so sad I haven’t been able to make it to NYC to see the shows…Erin, Carman, Jonathan…well…everyone! We have some amazingly talented folks associated with amphibian and I’m so proud to be a member!!
My personal excitement is the airing of a Verizon commercial I shot back in November. It aired for the first time on January 1st during the Sugar Bowl and I immediately started getting text messages, phone calls, emails…some from folks I haven’t seen since I was 10 years old…CRAZY! I’m not getting my hopes up too high because Verizon spots are notorious for only running the normal 13 week cycle and then being replaced by another spot. But if you see it, send good vibes so it will play and play and play!!
The shoot was super fun. You can’t really see it in the spot but the Verizon guy (Paul) and I had to match movement…and in the back of a cab, on a flatbed trailer, with a billion cameras in your face, pretending to be in labor is a pretty hilarious task. The director of the commercial was Craig Guillespie who recently directed “Lars and the Real Girl” (if you haven’t seen it…see it…it’s wonderful). This was my first national commercial and definitely more than I could have asked for. Big set (although you can’t see it), big production, 300+ extras (although you can’t see them), funny amazing cast and crew…very supportive. The day lasted 16 hours and flew by! Now that it’s airing I’m pumped up and want to do another one immediately!
In the next coming week I have an audition for the Broadway production of “9 to 5″ (yup…the Dolly Parton movie) and a new musical called “Beaverquest” written by Padraig Duffy (Patrick Duffy’s son…yup the guy from “Dallas”). Everything is for pop voices so I need to get the belting pipes a-workin’.
More later!
Kathleen said,
January 10, 2008 @ 1:33 am
Welcome to the blog, Lena! Tell us about life as an actor in L.A. How is it different from New York? Are the “9 to 5″ auditions in New York or L.A.? I’m so excited for you. But….”Beaverquest”?…………Is it what I think it’s about?