Entertainment drama...

Hey everyone...

I know its been eons since I have sat down to blog... but I just haven't felt motivated to write.

But another reason I havent been blogging much is because I have landed a lead role in an off-off broadway gospel theater production that is going up in September and October.

I have been in rehearsals for a couple months now, but I never mentioned it before this because, until now, I wasn't really feeling this production. It was kinda whack... The writer/producer is a new young writer, and kinda amateur-ish in how business is handled. The director was a nice guy, but kinda crazy... like need therapy or short hospital stay kinda crazy... and the stagemanager was sexually harrassing the women.

In addition to all that drama, the director was not good. He let us make up our own staging, and then edited what we did. In other words, he didnt direct us. It may seem cool at first since you have almost total freedom, but when you consider that there are 6 people on stage and everyone has their own idea of how the scene should go, and each wants to make their character stand out and shine... and it becomes total chaos.

I felt like I didn't know what the hell I was doing. The scenes looked random... it was so whack that I didn't even want my fam to come see it. Basically, I was only doing it to get some practice at my acting skills. And if something better came up, I would have taken it. Since I am just starting to professionally act, I need to get my practice where I can.

The initial drama came to a head when the director told us that he had considered suicide the week before... And that was the last straw, and the producer/writer of the show fired him... (a week after he fired the stage manager for following one of the actresses home...)

And that is when I learned what a difference a good director makes... Our new director was PHENOMENAL! The show looked great, I loved way the show was going and now I am ready to invite the world, and even agents to come and checking out my acting chops.

But... the drama doesn't stop. The writer/producer starts ego tripping and wanting to tell the new director how to do her job, she cussed him out, and he fired her. The young director/writer who is producing his third production, was telling a 30 year theater veteran that her scenes weren't theatrical enough... that she wasn't handling the actors right... blah blah blah... and now... we are back at square one.

I am so worn out, and drained from this whole thing... but I have invested so much time and energy into this that I dont want to pull out now. But I DONT want to go on stage and look whack in front of my fam and friends.

We have a new-new director... a month out from the opening... and I am really trying to hang on cause despite his inexperiene, the young writer/director means well.  And the cast is all made up of all people trying to break into show bizness... so leaving at this point would fukk everyone over.

I just have a month left. And if this new director is good and the show continues where the last one left off... I will tell you guys so you can come see it. If not... you won't hear a dayum thing about it... lol

Entertainment is DRAMA... both on and off the stage and screen... I guess I am paying my dues.

Anyway... since it has been forever since I have blogged, I will mention other randomness...

I LOVE... LOVE LOVE LUH-HUH-HOVE... the Tide Talking Stain commercial... It's one of the funniest commercials ever. When the stain starts screaming in the end, I laugh hysterically every time I see it... If you havent seen it... check it below. TOO FUNNY!

Also, I am loving Solange. I was hearing leaked tracks over the last year and was telling folks that they are sleeping on Solange, but no one wanted pay me any mind... But now she is coming up, and peeps are jumping on the bandwagon... She will make it out of Beyonce's shadow yet... just watch.

In other randomnes... I truly feel that this whole retro 80's crap is out of hand... I HAVE SEEN FIVE PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 30 WITH JHERI CURLS!!!

Who knew that they still make Jheri Curl Products?!?  In 1984, 5 people with Jheri Curls may not seem like a lot, given the millions of people living in New York. But in 2008... that is a ridiculously large number! Where the hell are they buying the relaxer? Where do they buy the activator? What hairdresser even offers such services? Are they doing it themselves? So many questions... I am so confused. I just truly hope that does NOT catch on. In 1984... Jheri Curl was the bomb. In 2008... not so much. Boo.

SEKSHUL CHOKLATE!!! He sing so lovely don't you think?

Who would want to go back to this? ugh.

Comments

[killervirgo]

I live in Dallas and I've seen many people rockin' the shag haircut. I thought it was a local thing, until I saw Master P on the Wendy Williams Show with past Friday with the haircut. If I see someone with a Gumby roaming the streets, I will take it as the beginning of the Apocalypse.

[rocka]

Congrats on the acting gig - I'm gonna have to start calling you Lil' Denzel, but I'm glad u back online... if only in spurts.

[Darius T. Williams]

Um, hey Toyce - welcome back...we're still here.

Get that drama in order - I hope it all works out for you. And you know I rarely watch commercials (DVR) but somehow I saw this one - I was on the floor in TEARS because it was soooo funny

[Eb]

you have NOT seen people with jheri curls fo' real!

I've seen the hi-top fails and hi-lows and all but not jheri curls.. lawd... the trend to follow the drip need NOT come back