I forgot to tell you guys what monologue I was doing! I am so lazy sometimes. Haha. Well, I'm doing that first monologue from one of my previous posts. You know, the one when a girl named Angie is recounting her relationship to her ex-boyfriend (who happens to be a magician.) It's really fun. My friend who is helping me and I decided that she should be emotional and a little psychotic... That's the thing about monologues. You have to make sure you have a very strong character and put A LOT of beats in there. I think I said this the other day, but a monologue is boring if there is no change in emotion or dynamic.

Never be afraid to write on your monologue A LOT! This is called scoring. Scoring is when you write notes about when and where you pause, rise in pitch, get angry, etc. All of these markings are great ways to create a perfect performance. You don't want to just say the lines- you need feeling. Do you know what I mean??? I hope so.

So, my monologue has been perfected as much as possible. :) Now I'm turning my focus on the song, "In My Own Little Corner." Honestly, I am more of a singer than anything. I have been doing it for a much longer time than the other performing arts.

*Sigh* Yup, I'm sighing. I cannot wait anymore for the audition. I'm determined to blow the director's away. I will strive to stay positive, regardless of the times I tend to put myself down.

Potential

I have a wonderful friend that has been aiding me in my audition. It is going pretty well, actually. :)

This friend said to me today, "Christy, I want to help you be in the limelight. You are going to go far. I think you are very talented. I hope you realize this about yourself. You are definitely going to go a long way."

I thought about this a lot today... It is interesting. As human beings, we are all divine- potentially god-like (for we are all Children of God.). We must realize that about ourselves. We have all been given various talents to play our own vital roles in life.

Auditions are in 5 days... I will try to keep my self-worth in mind.

Christy Lynn

A monologue requires the strong emotions and dynamics. My friend and I have been working on the "beats" of my monologue (change in emotion or dynamic.). It is really fun, and we are getting along pretty well. My character seems princessy at first, but then she comes across as crazy/emotional. It'll be fun to perform!

I also got my song Friday... "In My Own Little Corner." That's a very pretty song.

Auditions are in nine days!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! I'm so excited/nervous. :)

Christy Lynn

Your footsteps echo across the entire theater as you step onto the stage. Expectant faces are staring up at you, some smiling, some frowning- they all await to blown away. You take a deep breath as you feel the heat of the lights warm your body into a feeling of comfort. You smile and lift your head up high, prepared to become a star.

People may suffer anxiety or self-consciousness as they perform- I know I feel that way sometimes. I go through what could be called low self-esteem sometimes. It is definitely hard to overcome the feeling of awkwardness when you have the impression that everyone is judging you. You're at the audience's mercy, right? Wrong. They are at YOU'RE mercy, you just have to make sure they know that.

I strive to become confident as I step forward in my goals and dreams. I hope who ever is reading this feels inspired or motivated to boost a certain self-confidence and trust in themselves.

Christy Lynn

You Should Always Get Help

Sometimes it can be stressful to work on a performance all by yourself, with no one to give their opinion. Whenever you are working on something, I recommend you share it. You could get a lot of valuable suggestions and advice, or compliments to lift you up. That's why I asked one of my good friends, she's two years older, to help me with my audition for the musical. She was so excited when I asked her! She promised me I'll become a star. :)

Wish me luck,
Christy Lynn 

The Search for a Monologue...

My least favorite part of auditioning is finding a monologue, I must say. You have to make sure it's PERFECT and blows the director away. It's got to obtain pieces of the character I am trying out for, but most of all, I have to like it.

I have found four monologues so far. All of them are dramatic, which is good. But I'm not sure which one, or if either one will work for me.

Here are the monologues I found if you want to read them:

#1:

Character name:	Angie
Gender:	Female
Age Range:	21 — 32
Show:	Patter for the Floating Lady
Duration:	0 — 1 minutes
Monologue Type:	dramatic,contemporary
Notes:	Angie's failed relationship with the magician is the subject of the play, and as she's suspended she recounts their relationship.

Oh yes, I loved you. So many things. Safety, words exchanged, letters. I would cough and the phone would ring and it would be you, asking if I was all right. You could imitate me and make me laugh. You would buy me a little thing. When I made Spaghetti for you, you were so grateful, Pavarotti himself couldn’t have made better Spaghetti. We were at a restaurant and a woman came up to you, flirting and right there in front of her, you laced your fingers between mine, showing her who you loved.
But the most powerful was the tennis shoe. Oh, I cried. After our week in the tropics- where we collapsed, ended- a month later, not having spoken, you sent me a tennis shoe. I looked at it for days, not knowing why you sent it. Then one morning, barefoot, not knowing why, I slipped my foot into it. Sand. Grains of sand still in it from seven thousand miles away; each one the size of a memory. I will love you forever for that second. I cried. I cried for us. But when we fell apart, you didn’t understand that I would be back. That if you let me have my life, I would be with you forever. But everything you said and did, every kindness, every loving comment had this sentence attached: maybe now she’ll love me. And it made you weak. And if I’m not going to love someone strong, why love at all?

Read more: http://www.stageagent.com/Shows/MonologuesView/963#ixzz23w8Rk3N1

#2

A Little Princess
written by Richard LaGravenese & Elizabeth Chandler

Sara: I don't have a mother either... she's in heaven with my baby sister... But that doesn't mean I can't talk to her, I talk to her all the time... I tell her everything and I know she hears me because... because that's what angels do. My mom is an angel and yours is too. With beautiful satin wings, a silk dress, and a crown of baby rosebuds, and they all live together in a castle. And do you know what it's made out of? Sunflowers. Hundreds of them, so bright they shine like the sun. And when they want to go anywhere they just whistle, like this...(whistles) and a cloud swoops down to the front gate and picks them up and as they ride through the air, over the moon and through the stars... until they are hovering right above us, that's how they can look down and make sure we're all right. And sometimes they even send messages. Of course you can't hear them with all the noise you were making... but don't worry they'll always try again... just in case you missed them.

#3

Character name:	Emily Webb
Gender:	Female
Age Range:	16 — 25
Show:	Our Town
Duration:	0 — 1 minutes
Monologue Type:	dramatic,contemporary
Notes:	Emily has just died in childbirth and has been given the chance to go back home to a time she wishes to see. Looking at her mother and father whom she will never see again, she realizes that it was a mistake have gone back.

(softly, more in wonder than in grief)
I can't bear it. They're so young and beautiful. Why did they ever have to get old? Mama, I'm here. I'm grown up. I love you all, everything. - I cant look at everything hard enough. (pause, talking to her mother who does not hear her. She speaks with mounting urgency) Oh, Mama, just look at me one minute as though you really saw me. Mama, fourteen years have gone by. I'm dead. You're a grandmother, Mama. I married George Gibbs, Mama. Wally's dead, too. Mama, his appendix burst on a camping trip to North Conway. We felt just terrible about it - don't you remember? But, just for a moment now we're all together. Mama, just for a moment we're happy. Let's look at one another. (pause, looking desperate because she has received no answer. She speaks in a loud voice, forcing herself to not look at her mother) I can't. I can't go on. It goes so fast. We don't have time to look at one another. (she breaks down sobbing, she looks around) I didn't realize. All that was going on in life and we never noticed. Take me back - up the hill -  to my grave. But first: Wait! One more look. Good-by, Good-by, world. Good-by, Grover's Corners? Mama and Papa. Good-bye to clocks ticking? and Mama's sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new-ironed dresses and hot baths? and sleeping and waking up. Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. (she asks abruptly through her tears) Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? - every, every minute? (she sighs) I'm ready to go back. I should have listened to you. That's all human beings are! Just blind people.

Read more: http://www.stageagent.com/Shows/MonologuesView/986#ixzz23w94NliS

#4

The Princess Bride: Buttercup

I love you....I know this must come as something of a surprise, since all I've ever done is scorn you and degrade you and taunt you, but I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more.  I thought an hour ago that I loved you more than any woman has ever loved a man, but a half hour after that I knew that what I felt before was nothing compared to what I felt then.  But ten minutes after that, I understood that my previous love was a puddle compared to the high seas before a storm.   Do you want me to follow you for the rest of your days?  I will do that.  Do you want me to crawl?  I will crawl.  I will be quiet for you or sing for you. Dearest Westley--I've never called you that before, have I?--Westley, Westley, Westley, Westley, Westley,--darling Westley, adored Westley, sweet perfect Westley, whisper that I have a chance to win your love.

 

 What do YOU guys think???? I would love all of your opinions. :) 

 

Sincerely, 

Christy Lynn  

Fall Musical

Hey, everybody! Christy here! I have to tell something extremely exciting... WE ARE DOING "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" FOR OUR FALL MUSICAL AT HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR! I am determined to be in it. For weeks I have been searching for the perfect one-minute monologue. If any of you readers know where I can find a god one, please comment. :) I'd prefer it to be dramatic with a lot of emotion.

I have found a couple of monologues. They seem pretty good for my audition... I just hope one of them will work. I am going to work SUPER hard for this audition. With my monologue and the song provided, I am striving to blow the director's mind. Today in Acting class, we began to discuss some methods of acting. I learned that monologues should obtain action and change. What I mean by that is my teacher said a monologue is a lot more interesting if you have one mood at the beginning, then all of a sudden the plot twists dramatically or you change moods all together. I thought that was interesting.

Truthfully, I would love to be Cinderella. What girl wouldn't? But my goal is to be in the chorus- it'll be a long-shot to be Cinderella. Well, the auditions are in 17 days. Please comment is you have any advice or suggestions. THANK YOU! :)

Your Friendly Dreamer,

Christy Lynn

Introducing Christy Lynn

Christy Lynn... I think that's a pretty cool name. It has a sort of mysterious ring to it, a certain representation of a girl who is trying to make her way in the world. She is lead by the various dreams that motivate her to strive in improving her talents in show business. No, Christy Lynn is not my real name. Let's just say it is a quite an amazing stage name.

Entertainment... what an interesting thing to do. Some people may know what I mean when I say interesting. If you're a dancer, actor/actress, singer- show business can come as stressful and nerve-wracking sometimes. Whether it comes to being backstage, onstage, or AUDITIONS, many things happen that may be considered as crazy- no- quite eventful. But don't get me wrong, I love performing- regardless of that list of cons. Just the feeling of planting my feet on a stage, smiling under the beaming lights, and listening to the musical applause... I feel at home.

I am a singer... I have been singing ever since I can remember and have always enjoyed it. Just the idea of a melodious tune escaping from your mouth is magical. After doing a variety of solos in church and school, I had the opportunity to perform in a professional show at ten. I was a featured singer, and that was a very good experience for me. Since then, I have continued my career by auditioning for talent shows and concerts, even joining choirs. I love to sing, I love music. It is a vital part in my life.

I am an actress... Those who know me will agree that I am quite a dramatic, emotional person. I take some acting at school, and I quite enjoy practicing whenever I get the chance.

I am a musician... I am currently teaching myself the piano right now. I also have history in playing the violin, but who knows where that knowledge went?

I am a born performer... my parents are both entertainers. My dad especially has done many shows and musicals around the world. He is also an accomplished producer and director. So I guess I could say that I have the encouragement and talented teachers needed in one's advancement towards this profession.

So, now that everybody knows a little about me, it's time to explain why I am setting up this blog. I feel like I want to share my experiences with anyone who is aiming for the same goal I have. I hope I am able to provide helpful tips to succeeding in show business and some interesting stories that all of you will  take pleasure in. :)

Well, I think that should work well as a first post. I'm crossing my fingers that it captivated the attention of multiple people in this world.

Cordially,
Christy Lynn