Articles Posted in the Diva is in the Details Category
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: Find your own white horse
The calm inside the studio contrasted with the zoo of activity brimming just outside the door as several hundred hopefuls were either lining up in their groups, coming off the elevators, or chatting with their neighbors. I stood…
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Tip Toe to the Trifecta
I was dripping with perspiration, my heart beating in my chest, my thighs on fire, and my muscles shivering as they were being pushed to their limits. My shoulders felt like two bowls of lava balanced…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: Dive!
My heart was pounding in my chest and my hands were balmy with sweat. Tears were brimming as my acting coach looked at me with intensity, my monologue in his hands as he followed along. Feelings welled up in me…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: Diva 4G – It’s how you know who you know
Long ago, I used to wave the original statement off; actually believing that if I were simply good enough, it would be enough. It didn’t take long to realize the error of my ways. The relationships…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: Risk and Reward
Looking back at the past month, I can see that it was the month of internal interplay; the tug-of-war within myself resulting in a slow burn towards my goal. I have danced with risk, played…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: How I Found My Voice
My hands are slightly clammy and my heart starts to pound in my chest. I can feel the butterflies welling up in my stomach as it tightens. My breath catches in my throat and I…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: 42 Days With My Hair On Fire
The audition is the moment when our craft, and all of the training behind it, comes to life for the short amount of time that we have in the room. It is the time to…
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The “Threat” of Preparation
Taken from a blog post I wrote while in the midst of my Guys and Dolls production back in March. I think of this often now while I immersed in auditions. Excited and nervous performers…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: Accountability is Never Overdrawn
Posted as a blog post here: Procrastination is my enemy. It steps in front of the train of productivity and can sometimes send it right off of the tracks. Before I know it, the task has taken the…
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DIVA IS IN THE DETAILS: Effort and Reward
I first posted this entry on my blog back in January when I had sung the Mozart Requiem with the Philadelphia Singers along with the Philadelphia Orchestra. I look back on it frequently as a…
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