Lately a lot of exciting things have been happening, and I haven't made appropriate time to keep up this blog. I'm planning on changing that though, starting with this new entry. Here are a few updates from the last few months:
In January, I started a new secondary position within Universal Studios Hollywood. I am now an Audition Staff member within the Entertainment Department. Within this role, I assist in setting up and organizing auditions for performance roles within the park. This includes fuzzy characters, face characters, and specialty artists like dancers and stilt-walkers. Some aspects of my job include venue set-up, taking headshots, and guiding candidates through the audition process. It's been very fun tackling another role within USH, and seeing more of what the company has to offer me.
Along those same lines, in June I also transferred fully from the Park Services Department to the Entertainment Department. I am now a part-time Production Assistant within the park. My main duties are to escort performers safely through the park, make sure they get on and off set in time, provide customer service, and create positive interactions for our guests. The best part is how varied each day can be -- there are multiple character zones, many types of personalities to work with, and many roles to take on every day. Sometimes I get to work with Autobots one day, Spongebob the next, and a whole slew of Minions the day after that. I get to greet guests, take photos for them, and direct them to the photo lines. It's been amazing.
This next update comes from outside of my work with Universal. As I've mentioned, I still help out with the live comedy show, Don't Tell My Mother, primarily as a member of the production team. Recently, however, I was promoted to Associate Producer. This has meant a lot more responsibility and involvement in the show's growth and development. During our production meetings, we discuss new show theme ideas, pre-show video concepts, and gaining sponsorships from organizations around Los Angeles. We've been able to book some popular talent lately, such as Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Allison Tolman (Fargo), and Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black). It's been exciting to get to work with stars from shows I love.
Last but not least, Don't Tell My Mother creator and my friend, Nikki Levy, has also encouraged me to take her short writing class. For the past two weeks, I've been attending these writing groups and working on personal material that could be used for live performances. It's really helped me get back on track with my writing, and I'm more determined than ever to keep up a regular schedule of updating my blogs, writing my novel, and developing scripts.
Long story short, I can't wait to progress even further within my new positions and see what other opportunities may arise because of them.
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