Took a production meeting in the East Village with my director about the scene we're shooting on Tuesday. On the way back, I got a call from Bernie, a friend of all my friends in Temple City, inviting me to his birthday bash in Union Square. Definitely like home; we went and got a private room for karaoke in a bar called One Karaoke (which is great! Happy hour prices are $4 per person, per hour). Sang a bunch of duets with Bernie, every musical theatre duet for a girl and a tenor that you could think of. Met a lot of awesome people, including his friend from work (Manhattan School of Music) and some med. school friends (my first doctor friends!) who were awesome. One girl, Lily, had just performed 2 C-sections and a regular delivery before meeting us in the bar (and I thought I was tired from figuring out the bus!). Stayed out singing till 3am (bars close at 4).
Was planning to go kayaking on the Hudson River today but I'm too tired and there's a lot to do (read: gym and beauty routine) before shooting on Tuesday.
While in New York, I've been helping my actor friend with his online submissions a lot and it made me think about how when I get back home I'm going to have to hire someone to do it for me every day because it is a full time job to submit for auditions. Even with an agent; but especially without one. I'm was going to hire an assistant for just myself, but I've decided that it would be worthwhile to offer this service to other actors as well (since nothing like it currently exists) and run the business myself (after all, USC Film School has been waiting for some alumni "success" from me for a few years now). On Tuesday, I'll be launching www.nowsubmitting.com, a professional service for busy LA and NY actors who don't have the time and/or discipline to submit themselves every day. I hope it will be useful to actors in giving them one less chance to miss out on casting opportunities due to their survival jobs, busy lives, laziness, etc. I think by collaborating on this, it will save all of us a lot of time and money.
Sounds like a great idea!
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