“ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”

On the western front of Los Angeles, as far as acting is concerned, this past week has been more like Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Gadot.”

It is said that the character Gadot represents the things in life people wait for, things that keep us going and heading towards a certain goal.  When you’re an actor, auditions are that thing.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with the play, Gadot never shows up, and, well, auditions never showed up pour moi.

But have no fear fellow blog readers!

One tranquil, audition-free week is not going to slow this cookie down, even if she is ready to come out of the oven.  If I were to let this hold me back, I would be in for a long, somewhat disappointing, road ahead.  Personally, I would much rather wait patiently and believe that something more encouraging is resting just around my creative corner.

I could sit and ponder what exactly that might be, but we aren’t always given the luxury of time to do that.  In essence, although we might be waiting for something, life doesn’t always wait for us.

However, if you ask me, this is actually a blessing in disguise, because it allows us to keep busy instead of lingering in the uncertainty and “woe is me” phase.  For me, this consists of work, errands, family and friend time and the everyday events and adventures life brings my way.

As actors we must keep moving forward.  When auditions are supposed to appear, they will find their way and suddenly creep into our unpredictable and often unstable lives.

Remember that persistence is the key.  If you “give up” too quickly you risk never unlocking what was waiting in the wings almost ready to make its appearance and shine center stage.

Who knows what the week ahead shall bring, but I am ready for whatever may come my way and eagerly looking forward to having my sister Devon out in sunny CA for her spring break from grad school at Purdue.  A fun time that will continue to keep me busy as the auditions, hopefully, creep in and make it all quiet on the western front no more.

“In quiet places, reason abounds.” – Adlai E. Stevenson