Snow Day!!!

Today was my first snow day in New York City. While It had snowed a little bit on Thursday and Sunday, today it really came down. My mom called me this morning to tell me that New York was snowed in. Schools were closed and there was supposed to be one to three inches of fresh powder. I was so excited! I know it sounds weird, but I really just wanted to see New York with some snow!

After I did my laundry I got dressed and headed to Central Park. Seeing the park all white and fresh and untouched in most places was amazing! I think it's the most beautiful thing I have seen in New York so far! I walked from West 72nd Street to the East side of the park. It was really calming and peaceful being there. Though the park was by no means deserted. There were kids flying down hills in their saucers, dads playing football with their boys, people walking, running, and cross country skiing, and wanderers, like me, soaking it all in.

I was glad I brought my camera with me. I took pictures of John Lennon's memorial site (Strawberry Fields), Bethesda Fountain, the Alice in Wonderland statue, and The Mall. Even though I had just seen most of these sites a couple of days ago with Jenn and Linda, everything looked so wonderfully beautiful and different.

It was getting late so I headed out of the park around Columbus Circle. It was like stepping into a different world. As I walked down 8th Ave the snow was not so beautiful anymore. The sidewalks were dirty with brown slug. Cars parked on the streets were engulfed with mounds of snow. I passed people who were in their nice suits and ties, but had bulky snow boots on. I realized that that was the real life of New York snow!

I was headed to West 50th Street to see a staged reading of a new Musical called "Homeland". The play was by Jay Kuo who wrote "Insignificant Others" which had been playing at Pier 39 for about a year. The experience was fun, mostly because it was free! The music was amazing and I was excited to be seeing something new and fresh. It definitely got me motivated for this week coming up.

I have three auditions this week. Tomorrow's is for "Carousel", Friday is "West Side Story", and Saturday I am auditioning for Mac-Hayden Theatre's summer season. After these three, I only have three more auditions scheduled so far. There will be more that come up as time goes by, but I am quickly learning that there aren't that many auditions for actors who are not in the union. Although it bothers me that I'm not getting that many chances to audition, I am learning valuable information that could aid me for next year!