Goodbye California Breeze and Hello Iowa Heat

Hi All,

So my internship has officially come to a close and I am so sorry to see it end.  I have never had such a wonderful and memorable summer.  I've been fortunate to be a part of so many great experiences and I have met such wonderful people in my short time here.

For my last night here, I am sitting in a rehearsal for a new musical entitled Rocket Science (recent winner of the Richard Rogers Award). I was fortunate enough to actually take part in the casting process about two weeks and I can't tell you what an interesting and awesome experience that was.  It was so cool to experience the other side of auditions for once.  It was really eye opening to see the process behind a professional audition, and the biggest thing I think I learned was to not to take it personally if I do not get cast.  And wow!  What great talent there is in LA.  I only wish I could see the entire process all the way through the performance!

So since I last posted, I have continued to take classes at The Groundlings as well as I finished up a comedy sketch writing class I was taking in West Hollywood and today I had my last boxing class at my local gym. (Creepers beware!)  I can't tell you what amazing friends I have made because of these classes.  And each week my friends and I go to two or three comedy shows at The Groundlings as we get tickets very cheap because we are students.  Last night I went with a friend to a UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade)  comedy show, which I must say I wasn't  impressed. I much perfer The Groundlings style (think SNL).   However I  think it's only fair to give UCB another shot when I return to LA.

So as my internship comes to a close, my thoughts go ahead to next summer.  I've been invited to return to LA and work with the Festival (which I would love!) and on Thursday I also went into The Groundlings office and talked about the possibility of an internship with them, so we'll see what happens. =)  Either way, I can't wait to return to L.A. and all of the traffic that goes along with it! (I survived Carmageddon! haha)

But even with all of the fun I've had this summer, I am so excited to get back to ISU! I can't wait to see you all and get back into some ISU theatre!  I'll be seeing you all soon! =)