An Introduction

Well hello! And welcome to my blog.

(Did you read that opening line like Brenda Dickson? Then stick around, we're going to be very good friends.)

For the past six years, I have been keeping a rather scatterbrained livejournal. I started it in college, in an attempt to keep my family informed on all my crazy college experiences (okay... maybe not ALL of them.) It had served me well over the past six years, and I don't ever plan on deleting it, but I feel its time to move on to the more sophisticated "blog".

If you're reading this, odds are, you know me already. But if you've just stumbled upon this blog and have made it this far in the entry out of sheer curiosity--or you're wondering what my next camp-tastic reference will be--allow me to tell you a little about myself in hopes that it will catch you up.

As it says in the title, my name is Elizabeth. Yup, really, no fake names here. I'm an only child. I grew up in NY's Capital Region (read: Albany and its surrounding suburbs. I hesitate to call it "Upstate New York" due to the fact that it's not, technically, as anyone who actually grew up in the Adirondacks will be quick remind you)

I fell in love with performing in middle school and subsequently became the biggest theatre dork in my school district.

Oh yeah, I spell it "theatRE." Biggest. Dork.

But being a high school drama nerd wasn't enough. I had to go so far as to make this my career. What on earth was I thinking??

And so, I headed off to the snowy hills of Buffalo NY to study musical theatre at UB. I learned a lot, and miss it terribly.

::starts to hum "I Wish I Could Go Back to College" from Avenue Q::

I moved to NYC one year and five months ago, and began my quest to be an honest-to-god professional actor. I've been working at a Starbucks(almost two years now, good god) to pay the bills. There have been several auditions, numerous emotional face-plants, a couple gigs, lessons learned and friends made.

And now, a primer for those of you joining this progam already in progress;


Stuff I Like:

musicals

makeup

low-cut tops

Cuban music

Pad Thai

biting my nails

long showers

good coffee

good beer

gay men

The Characters of My Life... or "People I Will Probably Mention a Lot":

Mami- Sassy lady in her 50's. Cuban immigrant. My shoulder to cry on. Loves music, loves to dance, but can't quite work her iPod.

Dad- Cool dude in his slightly earlier 50's. Conservative. My sounding board. Plays golf, electric guitar and roots for the Giants.

Craig- Roommate and high school friend. Clever and catty. Owns the cast recording to every show ever. A little high maintenance, but totally worth it.

Allison- Former roommate who escaped NYC to live like a grown-up in Pittsburgh, PA. New agey vegetarian Jill-of-all-Trades. Can make me laugh harder than just about anyone. Closest I've ever come to a sister.

Tony- Tall skinny tenor who went from "The Guy Who I Met at the Godspell Audition" to a very good friend. Fellow barista who has moved on to a new job selling tickets to Broadway shows. Wonderful source of get-off-your-ass-and-go-to-that-audition motivation.

So I think that's it for now. Hope you've stuck with me this far and will continue along my little journey.