Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

My summer 2010 haircut

Good Luck Charlie actor autographs

Me & Bridgit Mendler (Teddy Duncan)

Me & Shane Harper (Spencer)

The Roxy show board for Shane Harper show on Oct 6th

Shane Harper performing at The Roxy

"Like Dandelion Dust" movie poster at the signing

Kambria & Me at the book signing. This picture appeared in the Ventura County Star newspaper the next day. Photo by Joseph A. Garcia/Star Staff.

Austin (Karen's son), Shelene (my acting teacher), Karen Kingsbury, Mira Sorvino (actress), Me & Kambria (my acting classmate) at the Barnes & Noble signing

My first visitor from VA, Debbie

What Else is New?

I auditioned for a student film titled "Wonder Girl" on October 4th. The role I read for was a babysitter. Below are some other things I have been up too as well...

SHAKE IT UP 2
Ashley and I went to our 2nd taping for the new Disney Channel TV show "Shake It Up" on Sept. 21st. We had so much fun as usual and the episode was hilarious. The show just started airing on Disney Channel a couple weeks ago and actually the 1st episode we watched taped live will be premiering on Disney this Sunday so that is exciting! Since its premiere the show has been racking up big numbers in the ratings seems to be a hit already. Congrats to the cast and crew they deserve it :)

NEW JOB
I met with my acting teacher's husband, Brice about an office job for him on October 4th. He's a lawyer and was looking for someone to work a couple days a week. I started working for him the following week. I've been doing a lot of cleaning and trying to help them organize documents, etc. It's a familiar field since I used to have an office job back in VA but it different because its all law stuff which I am not familiar with. But they have been teaching me about some of it and I am beginning to kind of figure things out and understand the lawyer lingo a bit. It's a great job and the people are great too. So far, I'm really liking it.

LIKE DANDELION DUST SIGNING
On October 11th - after acting class - I went with my classmate, Kambria and her mom to a book signing. My teacher Shelene was helping run it and it was for a movie she produced called "Like Dandelion Dust" based on the best-selling book by Karen Kingsbury. To help promote the film, Karen Kingsbury and Mira Sorvino (award winning actress who stars in the film) had a Q&A and signing at a local Barnes & Noble. It was so much fun. I got to get autographs and talk to them for a little bit which was awesome.

VISITOR :)
On October 27th I received my first visitor from back home in VA. My friend from church, Debbie. She was a couple hours north of LA visiting her husband since he was there for work. On Oct 27th she drove down to LA and we got together. We got something to eat and walked around a mall talking and catching up. Then we met up with another one of her friends and drove through Malibu canyon. Once in Malibu we stopped at a restaurant on the beach and hung out while her friend got something to eat. After that they were going continue sight seeing but I had to get back for work. It was so good getting to see her and so much fun hanging out!

PARTIES
On November 5th we had an engagement party at the house for one of the family that I live with's niece and my friend Reba. It was crazy. I got there late since I had to work at the lawyer's office that day and then had to drive all the way home from Calabasas (it took about 2 hours that day). There were a lot or people I didn't know but it was good seeing all the cousins since I hadn't seen them in so long and celebrating with Reba & Mark.

The very next week we had yet another party at the house. This time it was only for family so it wasn't quite so crazy lol. The family is all really big into boxing and this was a boxing fight night. They rout on Manny Pacquiao who is a Filipino boxer. They buy the fights on paperview and then the whole family gets together and watches it. I think I am starting to get into it now too thanks to all of them :)

THANKSGIVING
I am so excited to be flying home for Thanksgiving to visit my family. It has been almost a year since I have last been back (since New Years) and I miss them all so much! Some of my extended family is going to be coming in as they typically do for Thanksgiving. Its going to be great! I leave on Saturday (Nov 20) - will be staying a week - and coming back on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. My lawyer job was cool with me leaving which was great and I even got off from the theater - all though I am sure they aren't as thrilled seeing as how I didn't know until after my flight was booked that Harry Potter opens today and I won't be there at all until I get back. But its all good..and I can't wait to see everyone!

October 6th

October 6th was a big day for me. Ashley and I were planning on going to a concert at The Roxy on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. It was a show I found out about online that Shane Harper (he plays Spencer on Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie"). I thought it would be cool to go and Ashley wanted to go to so we made to plans. The night before the concert I found out I had an audition earlier the same day as the concert - so we changed our plans to leave early to have time to go there first.

WORKING CLASS AUDITION
My audition was for a new TV show called "Working Class". The show is a family comedy that stars Melissa Peterman (Barbra Jean from "Reba") as the mom and it follows her and her kids as they move to a rich neighborhood. It is the first scripted TV show for CMT (a country cable channel for those who don't know). What was different about this one is it had already been picked up for 12 episodes. Normally shows film a pilot (1 episode) and then have to wait and see if they'll get picked up for a season or not but this one was already picked up. They had cast all the roles already except for the teenage daughter. About a month earlier I had heard about the show and submitted online through an acting site to try and get an audition but had never heard back. I assumed they had already cast the role - until I got a notification for an audition on Oct 6th. I was so excited! This was everything I wanted to do: a comedy, a family-friendly show and I loved the story line. Ashley practiced the script with me that night before the audition and then again all the way to it in the car. Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous once we got to the audition. I knew the script down pat and was anxious to go in there and do a great job. For my audition I went into a room with two guys - the casting directors - one of them read the other lines and I acted out mine. The guy who was reading with me was reading really fast and I tried not to let it affect me. I felt great and the CDs (casting directors) seemed to like it as well. They smiled and one even chuckled at the funny punch line at the end. Over all I was really encouraged. The fact that they reacted to some of the lines I said was awesome because they usually never do. I did my best and gave it my all and was happy with how it went.

Unfortunately, I never got a callback for "Working Class". The role has been cast and they have been filming it for awhile now. It will be airing on CMT in January 2011. I was a little disappointed when I didn't get the role but I know I was apparently not supposed to have it for some reason. . It seemed like the perfect part and exactly the type of show I want to work on. But as great as it seemed my ultimate dream job would be on Disney - who knows maybe that is where I am supposed to be. I don't know but what I do know is I am where I am supposed to be and God has something even better in store for me. And I can't wait to see what it is :)

KILLING TIME..
After the audition it seemed like everything went wrong. Ashley and I had a couple hours to kill before the concert so we just hung around LA. We tried to get something to eat and it turned into a big ordeal. Finally, we did get food and ate. We killed a couple hours playing games and listening to music. Then finally came time for the show which turned into an even bigger ordeal. I know God is control and I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason but I was getting overwhelmed. Luckily, we got it all figured out and got into the show before Shane Harper performed.

SHANE HARPER SHOW AT THE ROXY
There were a couple other singers/bands who performed before Shane did and couple who played after him as well. Bridgit Mendler (Teddy), Jason Dolley (PJ) & Bradley Steven Perry(Gabe) - Shane's "Good Luck Charlie" co-stars were there to support him. Ashley and I made our way to the front of the stage and waited for Shane to come on. Once he did come on people started moving closer to the stage and when we turned around all the GLC actors and their friends/families were standing right beside us! Bridgit was standing right in front of me and Jason was right beside me to the left. I was like freaking out inside. I filmed a couple of Shane's songs on my camera and you can see Bridgit in them. It was so cool. The concert was awesome and Shane was really good! I can't wait until he makes a CD. We're hoping to be able to see him perform again soon.

Even after all the troubles through out the day it was worth it once we got to see the concert. It was very eventful day. I get in front of some well known casting directors and audition, got to go to The Roxy for the first time, got to see Shane perform while standing beside Disney stars, got to have some fun with my bestie Ashley and hear some great new bands I had never heard of before. October 6th was such a great day!

Good Luck Charlie

On Sept 24th, Ashley and I went to a live taping of the Disney Channel TV show "Good Luck Charlie" (GLC). I was so excited because this show is one of my favorites and stars some of my favorite actors. When we started going to live tapings of shows GLC was on hiatus - so once they came back for season 2 I got tickets right away.

The taping was so much fun! The episode was hilarious. The cast all seemed like a family and hung out with each other in between takes. The whole cast was there except baby Mia who plays Charlie. I was sad she wasn't there but the rest of the cast was awesome! The MC for the event was entertaining and they had some fun contests and giveaways. They filmed at the same studio as "Shake It Up" that I attended tapings of before. So I was already familiar with the studio which was a plus.

I have a YouTube that I have some acting videos up on and awhile ago - back before Good Luck Charlie was picked up, when they were just beginning casting - I made an audition video for the role of Teddy on the show. After the show was cast Bridgit Mendler (who plays Teddy on the show) sent me a message on YouTube saying she saw my video, thought it was good and wanted to wish me luck. I thought it was so awesome that the girl who got to role sent me that message and it meant a lot to me. I figured she wouldn't remember even doing it but I wanted to thank her in person at the taping.

After the taping the actors all came out to sign autographs. I was so excited to meet Jason Dolley (PJ on the show) because I've liked him since he was in "Read It and Weep" on Disney back in 2006. Ashley & I were able to talk to him for a little bit while he was signing autographs for us. I wanted to get a picture with him but when he signed stuff there was people in front of me so I couldn't get one :(..but that's okay I'll get it next time. When Bridgit got to us I told her about when she messaged me and that I just wanted to thank her because it meant a lot to me. She smiled and said you're welcome. I wasn't sure if she actually remembered me or was just being nice but I didn't mind.

A little bit later - we were still there getting other autographs - and I thought I heard someone call out my name. The way it was set up the actors, crew and other people were down on the ground where they shoot the show and we were on the bleachers where we sat and watched the taping. Again, I thought I heard someone say my name. It wasn't really loud but loud enough to sound like someone was calling out. I looked around slowly and saw two girls down on the floor who looked like they were looking at me. I just ignored it and figured they were looking/talking to someone else. A couple minutes later I looked back at the girls and thought I heard one say to the other "go talk to her". Again, I didn't think much about it...until one of them walked over to me. She introduced herself and Katya - one of Bridgit's friends. She told me she had seen some of my videos on YouTube and really liked them. She said she wanted to wish me luck and just wanted to come over and say hi. I was so surprised and didn't know what to say. I made a little small talk and then we said goodbye. I was just so surprised that she had seen my videos, liked them and then came up to me to say hi. I don't know if Bridgit said something to Katya after I thanked her for the message or not - but I hadn't told her my name so she at least remembered my name from YouTube which was so crazy.

It really was one of the best days of my life. I was freaking out the whole rest of the ride home after that. I'm sure Ashley got sick of hearing me go on and on but I was just so excited and encouraged. We're planning on going to another taping in December and I hope to work on the show in the future. It's such a great atmosphere on the set and I'm sure its even better working on it then just in the audience. Here's to the future! :)

It's On!

For my birthday my friend Ashley bought tickets to go see the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato & Camp Rock 2 Cast on tour in Irvine, CA. I was so excited! As most of you know I am a huge Jonas, Demi and Camp Rock fan. It was my 4th time seeing the Jonas Brothers (if you count when I worked on their tv show "Jonas LA") and my 2nd time seeing Demi Lovato in concert. And so on September 19th we drove out to Irvine and got to experience the amazing concert.

Alyson Stoner (Caitlyn on Camp Rock) was the MC so to speak for the concert, she also sung one of her own songs. Anna Maria Perez de Tagle (Ella on Camp Rock) sung one of her original songs as well. Matthew "Mdot" Finley (Luke from Camp Star in Camp Rock) & Jordan Francis (Barron on Camp Rock) were also there singing along with Camp Rock songs. They sung some songs from the 1st movie but mainly ones from the 2nd movie.

Demi Lovato sung a few of her own songs and she rocked! And of course the Jonas Brothers...they did a whole set for about an hour singing their own songs and some from JONAS LA. This concert also happened to be the last on their tour in the US before heading out to South America. The concert was so much fun and I would totally go and see them all again! Check out some of the pictures from the concert below.

The concert sign

Ashley & I waiting for the concert to start

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle on the left & Alyson Stoner on the right

Demi Lovato

Camp Rock Cast

JONAS BROTHERS!

Joe Jonas & Demi Lovato singing duets from Camp Rock 1 & 2

Jonas Brothers & China Anne McClain singing "Your Biggest Fan" from JONAS LA

Big concert finale with confetti

Extra Work

I just realized I have been so busy lately that I have completely forgotten about this blog. Sorry anyone who checks in for updates! So since I am long overdue I am working on multiple new entry's to catch you up on the last couple months...first off extra/background work I have done since the last blog entry.

GLEE
What entry about extra work would be complete without this show? I have worked on it the most out of any other show so far. This particular day took place back at the end of August in Hollywood. We shot at a high school that I have shot at before. We shot musical scenes in the gym for the Britney Spears episode. This was another typical long Glee day (over 12 hours). But it was a lot of fun. Since I have worked on the show many times I am more familiarized with the crew. Jim is the head of the extras and is a great guy. He always remembers me which is nice. This day he sat me beside one of the main actors on the show - Jayma Mays (who plays Emma). So when you watch the episode you see me sitting beside her. Check out the picture...I am to her right in the gray :). The episode aired awhile back - season 2, episode 2 "Britney/Brittany".

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
On Septemer 8th I worked for the second time on my sister, Sam's all time favorite TV show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". Yes, the Las Vegas one. We shot Dinosaur convention scenes at the Staples Center in LA. It was my first time being at the Staples Center and it seemed a lot smaller than I thought it would be. I was in the audience and then also got to be one of the additional pretend crew people for the Dinosaur show on the floor. I had a morning call and only me and the other 4 people they choose as the fake crew members stayed the whole day. Everyone else that got there when we did left at noon and then a new group came in around 2. So I got all the overtime which was very nice! It was a good but long day. The only actor I saw that I recognized was Laurence Fishburne (from The Matrix). That was pretty cool getting to see him. The episode aired a couple weeks ago and I haven't had a chance to watch it yet since I was working the day it aired. For those of you who want to watch it or re-watch it...it is season 11, episode 6 "Cold Blooded".

90210
On September 14th I got to work on "90210". It is a remake of the original Beverly Hills, 90210 that airs on The CW for those who don't know. It was my first time working on this show but I was very excited. We shot at their studio in Manhattan Beach, CA and it was cold that day. We got to dress semi up and semi comfy. I work jeans, a nice black one-sleeved shirt and heels. We shot scenes for The Undies - an award type banquet for the underachievers on the show. All the cast and crew were great! I even ran into one of my friends on set who was also doing extra work so that was cool too.

During one scene where I just had to walk behind the main actors as they enter the room - we had to keep doing it over and over because the actors kept messing up lines and the directors wanting something else, etc. But I kept giving it my all. Even though its 'just background work' as other extras like to say - I don't care. To me its still acting and I still give it my all ever single time. Anyway on this particular scene we had to keep doing it over and over again but I didn't mind. In between takes the lady who was in charge of the extras pulled me aside and said that I was doing an excellent job. I was surprised because I just give it everything and don't think about it and I wasn't doing much - I was just walking. Plus the crew usually doesn't ever say things like that to you. I told her thank you but was still surprised, but pleased as well. Then later on another scene we were shooting the dancing at the party. They had a stage set up and had a couple people dancing on the stage but mostly everyone was on the floor. The same lady was looking for another person to dance on stage and no one wanted to do it. She told us that if no one volunteered she'd just pick someone. So I said I'd do it. She smiled and then said to everyone that I did such a good job on a scene earlier and now I was volunteering to dance on stage and thanked me. Again, I was really surprised that she called me out in front of everyone but I was also encouraged. Over all I had a great time on set and hope to work on the show as a main actor in the future. The pictures are some shots of me with some of the main actors on the show in the final version of the episode. The episode just aired not too long ago. If you want to check it out it is season 3, episode 7 "I See London, I See France".

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
On September 15th, the day after "90210" I got to work on the hit ABC Family TV Show "Pretty Little Liars" for the 3rd time. I was so excited seeing as the show had just started filming again after a hiatus. It is also one of my favorite shows to work on not to mention one of my favorites to watch. The show shoots at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank but on this day they had us park at a different structure than normal and there was some confusion as to where we were supposed to go once inside the studio to check in. After all the mix ups I did finally get to where I was supposed to be along with a couple other confused extras. It was another pretty long day on set and we shot outside at the other end of studio lot than the show usually shoots. We shoot some outside of the school shots and then inside at the local cafe hang out. For the first of the school scenes I was a student walking to class. The second school scene I got to be one of Spencer's field hockey teammates leaving school, along with one of my extra friends, Stacey. I got to talk to Troian Bellisario (the actress who plays Spencer on the show) for awhile in between takes and she's really sweet! Stacey and I asked her some questions about acting and she even asked us some questions too. She was really nice and encouraging about me getting into acting so that was exciting. For the final scene of the day we shot inside the cafe. For that scene I was a waitress. So I will hopefully be seen a couple times in the final version (fingers crossed lol). It was an awesome day on set but then again it always is on PLL. "Pretty Little Liars" comes back with all new episodes airing beginning January 3rd. My episode is the 2nd one once they come back. So be on the look out :)

Shake It Up

DISNEY SUBMISSION
A couple months ago Disney Channel held some open calls to search for some new talent for shows and movies. I kept waiting and hoping that they would come nearby but they never did. They only went to Texas and Tennessee. Most of you who know me know that working for Disney is like my biggest dream. I have always loved everything Disney and wanted to work on Disney Channel. So needless to say I was sad they never come close by so that I could audition. So I decided to get together some reference letters from various entertainment teachers I have had and I also wrote my own letter of appeal. Once I had them all together I submitted them all to some people at Disney to try and get an audition with the company. I just did that not long ago. So please pray for me and for this opportunity specifically.

SHAKE IT UP
On another Disney note...at the end of July, my friend Ashley and I went to a live taping of a brand new Disney Channel TV show called "Shake It Up". The show is about two best friends who are dancers and dance on a modern-day Hairspray type dance show called 'Shake It Up, Chicago'. The show was really funny and I loved it! I can't wait for it to air on Disney Channel...it is set to premiere later this year (most likely around October/November). I had never been to a live taping of a show before and was curious how it all ran. For those who don't know - a lot of comedy TV shows tape in front of live studio audiences as was the case for this show. Most of the Disney Channel shows do this. Since I have always wanted to work for Disney I was curious to see if I'd even like this type of show setting. I loved it! It was so much fun and totally different then the shows I have worked on. The whole atmosphere is wonderful! It's hard to describe but I just love it! It made me realize without a doubt that Disney is the place I really want to work! I'll just have to wait and see if God wants to use me with this company as well.

Ashley, me & our "Shake It Up" actor autographs

Sweet Summertime Pictures

A collage of pictures I made of Ashley, Alyssa & me at the beach

Video chatting with my sisters Sam, Grace & Rebekah back home in VA

I never get tired of this sight.
The view of LA from the Paramount Studios lot.

2010 SoCal Harvest Crusade at Angel Stadium in Anaheim

Steven Curtis Chapman & Greg Laurie

Greg Laurie & Dr. James Dobson

Mercy Me

Mercy Me on stage

The Katinas

People pouring down the stands to accept Jesus into their lives..so awesome to see!

I thought this was funny so I had to take a picture of it :)

Sunshine & Summertime

OK time for another update...first of all I just love the summer! It's my favorite time of year. Especially out here in Cali where the sunshine and beaches are all around. I haven't been hitting the beach as much as I want to but still the fact that they are near by is nice. Over all the weather out here this summer hasn't been that bad. I've been hearing all the horror stories of the summer heat over on the east coast and am very thankful that it hasn't been bad (so far anyway).

I now have a Skype account and have been loving it! I have been able to talk and video chat with my friends and family back on the east coast. It has been such a blessing! I am still adapting to the whole Skype thing and learning how it all works but I am having fun doing so. Aside from work and acting class, I have also been writing a lot. I'm working on a couple TV show ideas and a movie. I'm very passionate about them and hope to one day see them become a reality on the screen!

There are a couple open calls for movies that I am going to be submitting for with in the next couple months. Both of which seem to be anticipated as big releases. So hoping for the best. If it's meant to be it'll be. If not, that just means God has something better in store for me.

On a happy note...my close up from the Jonas L.A. music video "Set This Party Off" was featured in the final version of the Jonas L.A. TV show episode titled "The Secret". I was so excited when I saw that it was in the episode! On a sad note...those of you who looked for me in "Pretty Little Liars" the homecoming dance episode - they ended up cutting my scene where I danced with Sean. I was sad to see that they did so, but such is the world of editing and final cuts in entertainment. Besides, I'll have plenty of screen time to come in the future :)

Unlike last year when I went everyday to the Harvest Crusade, I was only able to go on Sunday this year due to work the other two days. It was held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA. The night I was there the theme was hope and having hope in the midst of tragedy. The Katinas were the worship band again; Steven Curtis Chapman and Mercy Me sung; and Greg Laurie, Steven Curtis Chapman and Dr. James Dobson spoke on the topic. Pictures to come in a new post soon :)

Set This Party Off

Another update after only a couple days - yay! Don't get used to it LOL. I just have more things going on lately and thought to type it up now. I'll have more updates coming soon (hopefully) but first JONAS :)

Some exciting news!! You may remember that I worked on the Disney Channel TV show "Jonas L.A." a little while back. We shot 8 songs at the beach and I had a blast! Anyway, I just came across a music video of one of the songs and was happy to find that I have a close up in it. So I wanted to share it with you all. The song is called "Set This Party Off" and it's a fun upbeat summer song. Below is a picture of me during the close up in the video (I am the girl in the middle) as well as the actual music video. If you watch the video the close up is around the 2:30 time mark. Enjoy!

Chillin' in the Summertime

Alyssa, me & Ashley at the beach bonfire

Hey everyone! Sorry its been awhile since my last update. I feel like I say that every time I write a new entry - but it's always true lol. Since my last update I have been up to a few things. Mainly just enjoying the summer! But here are a couple of more detailed updates. Enjoy :)

GREEK
After working on "Pretty Little Liars" twice - I worked on another ABC Family TV show called "Greek". I was a little nervous working on this one mostly due to the fact that I have heard horror stories about the set and people from other background actors. However, my experience on the show was a good one. I was a Zeta Beta Zeta sorority girl which was pretty fun. I got to get all dressed up as well because the scenes we shot were at a party type event at the sorority house for the pledging of the new sisters into the sorority. We shot at CBS Studios. It was my first time at the studio but its really nice there. Over all my experience was a good one on the show. The episode is #4 of the 4th season (the new season). I'm not sure when the season will begin showing on ABC Family. But keep an eye out.

HARVEST
I have developed a close friendship with Ashley (a co-worker from the movie theater) and have started going to her church Harvest with her. I LOVE it there! It's bigger than my church back home but I love it. The people are really great and I am learning a lot. It's actually the home church that puts on the Harvest Crusades (which I went to last year). Greg Laurie is the pastor and he's great. They also have special guests that come in and sing fairly often. Revive just played tonight and they were so great! I feel like I've found my church home here now. I've also been going to the college age group 'The Well' that meets on Friday nights whenever I can (due to work). Saturday night The Well had a get together at the beach. We ate, hung out, had a bonfire, had a little devotional, and sung worship songs. It was so much fun! Anyway, I'm really loving it there! I wish I could get more involved at the church but I never know what my schedule is going to be.

ACTING
I am still taking my acting class every week, but other than that I haven't had much going on in the acting world lately. There are a couple open calls that I am going to make videos for and submit with in the next couple weeks - so I'll keep you updated if anything happens with them. I am also getting together some reference letters from teachers and am writing a letter myself that I am going to send to some people at Disney to try and get an audition. Disney would be my ideal employer and I am really hoping something will come from my submission. We'll see - it's all in God's hands.

BIRTHDAYS
My birthday was good. Pretty low-key but fun all the same. I relaxed and enjoyed it. My parents sent me a computer camera and so we had a video chat. It was my first time doing it and it was a little weird, but cool too. So I know have a Skype account so that I can have these fun video chats with my friends and family - so excited! After that I hung out with my friend Ashley. We went to church and then hung out and watched Disney Channel together after wards. So it was fun. Then Ashley's bday was the 23rd -- so we went to breakfast with a couple other girls, saw "Ramona & Beezus" (which is really cute and I highly recommend it), went to The Well and then hung out afterward and got frozen yogurt. So now I have a birthday buddy :)

SUMMERTIME
I really haven't been doing much so far this summer. But I do have some fun things coming up. On Tuesday Ashley and I are going to spend the day in LA and then watch a live taping of a brand new Disney Channel TV show "Shake It Up" (it hasn't come out yet - they just started filming it). So I am very excited about that! The Harvest Crusade is coming up in the beginning of August. I'm hoping to be able to go at least one day - we'll see when it gets closer if work will allow, etc. And then on September 19th Ashley and I are going to see the Jonas Brothers in concert!! I am also hoping to catch some baseball games before the season ends. So I do have some plans coming up. I would also like to just hang out at the beach some. The bonfire was the first time I have been all summer so far - crazy! So I'd like to go more. I'm just enjoying the summer and relaxing.

OTHER
With acting, work and church I have been staying pretty busy. I've been writing a lot lately. I'm working on a couple different TV show and movie ideas right now. I'm really excited about them and hope that one day they will be made into a reality. I'm getting antsy about getting acting going. I'm just ready to get something. But then I think about how God is in control and how His timing is best. So I'm just trying to be patient (which is hard) and wait on Him. I'm just ready to do what I love and make a difference in lives. I'm looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me, my acting and just my future in general!

Pretty Little Liars

I was able to work on the new hit ABC Family TV Show "Pretty Little Liars" twice, so far. It is so much fun on the set. The cast and crew are all great and down to earth. We shot at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, CA. I love working at studios - its just a different dynamic than shooting on locations. It's hard to put into words, I just love the feel of the studio atmosphere.

The first day I worked on the show, we shot scenes from the Rosewood homecoming dance. I was on set for 15 hours and had a blast. Minus the pain from wearing heels that long lol. I was literally limping for the next two days straight that is how bad my feet hurt. But it was fun getting to get all dressed up. It was cool seeing how real the set looked and how cool it was (it was fake, all built and inside a studio sound stage). It was cool seeing some actors who I have seen on other shows on the set. The ones I recognized were Lucy Hale (who I have seen on Wizards of Waverley Place and in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2), Janel Parrish (who I had seen in Bratz: The Movie) & Torrey Devitto (who I knew as crazy nanny Carrie from One Tree Hill). I also got to dance with Chuck Hittinger (he plays Sean on the show, for those of you who have seen it). For those who haven't seen the show or read the books, he is the boyfriend of one of the main girls on the show. And I got to dance with him for a little bit. That was awesome I can't wait to see the episode when it airs. Fingers are crossed that our dancing makes the final cut :). The homecoming episode comes out in two weeks! It is #6 "There is No Place Like Homecoming" and will be airing on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8pm on ABC Family.

The second time I worked on the show it turned out to be a short day. I was there for about 6 hours and only shot one scene. It was in the school hallway - I was just a student walking by while two of the main characters on the show (Lucy Hale who plays Aria and Ashley Benson who plays Hannah) are having a conversation. But it was still a blast. The set is so much fun to work on. All of the cast and crew are great. I hope to be able to guest star on the show one day. This episode is #8 "Friends ForNeva" and as of now will be airing on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8pm on ABC Family. So watch, keep an eye out for me and let me know what you think!

This picture I took walking from the parking structure to the entrance at Warner Bros. Studios, getting ready to work on the show.

JONAS L.A.

May 5th & 6th I worked on the second season of the Disney Channel TV show Jonas titled "Jonas L.A." starring the Jonas Brothers. When I called and submitted for the job they said it was for a show under a different name. I had never heard of it before so I figured it must be a new show. Imagine my surprise (and delight) when I showed up on set to find out it was actually for "Jonas". I had heard that for some big shows and movies they use fake names when casting extras so that the word doesn't get out but I had never had that happen to me until this job.

We filmed on location at Will Rogers State Beach off of the Pacific Coast Highway. And we filmed concert scenes on the beach for two days. It was such a blast! Anyone who knows me knows I love the Jonas Brothers. I have seen them twice in concert back in VA and so I was so happy to be working on their show.

The first day we filmed some scenes with the actresses on the show Nicole Gale Anderson (she plays Macy) and Chelsea Staub (she plays Stella). Big Rob (the Jonas Brothers' body guard), the littlest Jonas, Frankie and another young female actress was there and filmed a short scene. The Jonas Brothers came at the end of the day and we filmed one song with them. Then it was a wrap for the night.

The second day we filmed all concert scenes all day. There were 7 brand new songs for the show that we filmed. The songs were really good. And it was cool to be one of the firsts to hear them. This also happened to be the last day of filming for the shows second season. The crew gave each of the Jonas Brothers a guitar they had signed for them saying "You're always giving out autographs so we thought we'd give you ours instead." It was so sweet. And in between filming the JoBros gave us a live acoustic performance of a couple of their songs to thank us for coming. We filmed one song that Nicole Gale Anderson starts in the audience beside me and then goes up on stage and Nick Jonas sings to her. So that was cool. She's really nice.

The first day there were a few fans that came to the beach to watch the filming, but not a lot. On the second day however, there were a lot of people who found out about it and came to watch. I also saw my first paparazzi. They weren't aloud on the set obviously but they were there. It was so weird. There were about 20 of them up in the parking lot watching with their cameras for most of the day. Anyway, I had a blast filming and am very thankful to have been a part of it. Below are some pictures from the set. Enjoy!

Will Rogers State Beach. Isn't it beautiful?

The set where we filmed.


JONAS :)

The Jonas Brothers accepting their guitars from the crew.

Nicole Gale Anderson (Macy) getting wrapped for season 2.

Nick Jonas in between takes of the song "Critical" from the show.

Jonas Brothers performing a couple acoustic songs for us.

Acting General

On Monday, May 3rd, me and my friend Ashley (from my acting class) had a very special acting opportunity. My acting teacher, Shelene arranged for us to have an acting general. Basically it's when you meet with some industry people, perform monologues, show your acting and get honest feedback. Anyway, Shelene set one up for us. On the first Monday of every month Shelene has a meeting with her board for her charity Skip 1. She happens to have many entertainment industry professionals on her board. So she arranged for us to come and after her meeting got out, then we could have our general.

We had been working hard in acting class and preparing for this general for the last couple of months. We were finally to the point where Shelene thought we were ready to have our general. So we drove to Orange County (where they have their meeting) and practiced while we waited.

We had our general with a producer named Shannon Macintosh. She is a big producer who is high up with The Weinstein Company. She works on all of the movies by director Quentin Tarantino - because he specially requests her. So she's a big name out here. And we also performed with a lady who does commercials, Shelene, and a friend of theirs.

I did two monologues. One I found online about a sorority girl who is Elle Woods-y (from Legally Blonde) and one from the movie "Serendipity". I found out afterward that "Serendipity" was one of the movies Shannon Macintosh produced. That was kind of intimidating. I'm hoping she liked it. After monolgues, me and Ashley performed a scene together from the movie "John Tucker Must Die". Then we each did a commercial and an inprov exercise, where we had to pretend to be a person on one of those entertainment news shows and report on 3 different stories that were currently in the headlines. After that we left.

We didn't get much feedback from them, but you won't in real life on auditions either. Shelene seemed really proud of us, which was good. I did my best and had fun. Its a good opportunity - you never know what might come up in the future. We are taking the month of May off of class and will begin again in June. I'll find out all the 411 on their complete honest opinion next class. Shelene is going on a mission trip to Haiti for Skip 1 this week. So keep her and her team in your prayers! If you wish to find out more about Skip 1 you can do so here www.skip1.org. It's a really good organization that raises money to help feed children across the world. And 100% of your proceeds go directly to do so!

Gleeful News

Some more Glee news guys!! I worked on the show yet again a couple weeks ago. We shot scenes from the season finale, songs from the big vocal competition. The songs rock and I'm sure the episode will come out great! It was a really big call - about 500 extras. So they had us park at The Grove in LA and then shuttled us over to set. As we were being shuttled to set I kept thinking this looks really familiar. But I wasn't sure exactly where I was. It wasn't until we got to where we were going to film that I realized why it all looked familiar. We shot at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills -- the same theatre I had my theatre show audition for "Over Here!" at awhile back. I hadn't been back to the theatre since my audition so it was cool being back there again. Over all I spent about 12 hours on set, but it was fun as always.

Have you guys noticed me in any Glee episodes yet? I filmed scenes from the episodes (that have already been on TV so far) titled "Hell-O", "The Power of Madonna" & "Home". In case you've missed them here are some pictures & videos of me from the episodes below. Enjoy!

Glee
episode "Hell-O"
during the song "Hello I Love You"

FUN FACTS: This was the day I was on set for 15 hours filming. We shot on location at a High School in Hollywood in a gym for this scene.

Glee
episode "The Power of Madonna"
during the opening credits

I am the girl with the gray jacket on the far right.

FUN FACTS: This was shot at the shows studio stage at Paramount Studios in LA. All of the school hallways, the Glee club room, Sue's office, Will's office, Emma's office & the Principal's office are all located and filmed here on a sound stage and not at an actual school.

GLEE
episode "The Power of Madonna"
during a Sue & Will hallway scene

I am the girl walking right behind Will. I also cross again when Sue turns around to leave.

FUN FACT: If you saw the "Greetings from Glee :)" video I had up here awhile ago - that I made before filming the show - this scene was shot the same day. And I am wearing the same outfit.

Stephanie for gLee

Sorry its been awhile since my last post. Not much new is going on. I've been staying busy, mostly working at the movie theater. I'm still taking my acting class and loving it. I haven't had any extra jobs lately - mainly because I have been working a lot at the movie theater - but I am hoping to be able to some more. I have a couple exciting acting opportunities coming up and possible others.

GLEE
The producers of the new hit Fox TV show "Glee" are currently holding an online open casting call to try and find a couple new people to add to the shows second season. Glee is one of my favorite shows as well as a show I have done some extra work on about 5 times. All of the cast and crew are very nice and down to earth - my time as an extra has been awesome on the show. The atmosphere on set is so fun. I have submitted an audition tape for the open call. I would love to be apart of the show as a main actor and am hoping I'll get to. The open call goes until April 26th so I will probably hear not too long after that if they liked my video and want to have me come in and audition for them in person. Please pray for me. I really want to get a role.

So Far in this New Year...

Sorry it's been a little while since I've written a new post. Since my last one I have just been working mostly. I have worked on the new hit Fox TV show "Glee" about 5 times now. The show is such a blast to work on. The whole cast and crew are really nice and down to earth. I am getting more hours and training for different positions at the movie theater - which I am very thankful for! I have seen many movies, probably over half of the ones showing where I work currently.

I also signed with an agency - The Jerry Pace Agency - for commercial and print work. I am very excited! I signed with them for a year and can't wait to start going out on auditions and booking jobs! So far I haven't had any auditions but I just signed with them about a week ago. And they have been submitting me everyday for auditions. It takes some time though. But I am still very excited to see what is to come.

My acting class is still going strong. I have started carpooling with one of the other girls in the class and things are going well so far. I have a couple of good monologues that I can keep in my back pocket (so to speak) in case I ever need it when meeting with someone in the industry. Which is a very good thing and we have been doing improv each week as well. Some cool opputunities are being organized by my acting teacher, which I am very excited about.

All in all things are going well. I miss everyone back in VA but I'm still loving it out here! I am actually fighting some kind of sore throat currently - hopefully it goes away soon. Because I have to work extra this weekend due to the fact that the new Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland" starring Johnny Depp and other big name actors opens this weekend. So they are expecting big crowds. Hey, I'm not going to complain. I can always use the hours. Anyway, that is what is going on with me so far in this new year. Excited to see what God has in store with me for the rest of it!

StarStruck

Back in September 2009, I worked for 3 days at the beach on a new Disney Channel Movie called "StarStruck". I wrote about it back then - if you want to see that post you can HERE. Anyway the movie is premiering tomorrow! So for those of you who have Disney Channel make sure to watch for me! I am in the beach scenes and am wearing all pink. I am beside Sterling Knight (the lead actor) for the beach mob scene. Watch for me and let me know what you think! I had a blast working on the movie and can't wait to see it! You can view the preview for the movie HERE

StarStruck - premieres tomorrow on Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 8:00pm on Disney Channel!!

Also for those of you who missed me in "CSI" episode #1013 titled 'Internal Combustion' two weeks ago you can watch it online HERE and below is a picture of me in the episode :)