From
the Green Room:
Another month is in the books for 'S Wonderful and my Floridian winter and it was a great one! The show has been going great and so much fun to do. I have truly been blessed with an incredible cast and crew for this show. We're all so supportive, positive, talented, and just fun to be around. It makes all the difference in a small cast and long run to enjoy the people you work with and I certainly do! Continuing with that thought, we did get to put our understudies to work the past couple weeks. Chris (who plays Harold) and Laurie (who plays Leslie) were both out for almost an entire week. Our fantastic understudies, Griff and Kali, were incredibly prepared and did a great job stepping in. Way to go guys! On a completely different note, a new venture that I am glad to announce I've broken into is print work! I can officially say I am now also a model! Well... I may not be walking the runways at next years fashion week, but I did do a couple of paid shoots for a stock photography company here in Tampa. It was great experience, nice extra cash, and I'll get some great “lifestyle” shots to help fill out a portfolio to hopefully expand on this in NYC!
From Outside the Green Room:
It's been a busy month, but I've definitely settled into my routine. I make breakfast, I read at Starbucks, I go to the gym, I make lunch, and then I go to work! That's pretty much my routine on weekdays, although I have found a great yoga teacher at my gym and if I'm feeling motivated (which I surprisingly have been), I get up early and take yoga about twice a week. I did enjoy a week long break from this routine when Morgana came to visit! We went to Disney World, played around Tampa, and she was able to see my show. It was so great having her down here... just four more weeks of distance... so close! The weather hasn't really been as Florida-y as I would have liked, so we were only able to squeeze in one beach day... until today! It was a perfect 80 and sunny and Chris, Griff, Kristina, and I had a great time in Clearwater at the beach. I love having a routine. Becoming a regular at the gym and Starbucks and local bars has given me a sense of belonging to a community, which is so nice and something I miss in NYC. I'm definitely going to miss the routine and life I've set up for myself down here, but it's past time for me to get back to New York and spend some time there.
Lessons Learned:
I learned a couple things this month... But I guess I'll focus on what I learned about modeling since that's so new to me (and maybe to you too). I'd really like to keep doing more of this in NYC (so if anyone has any leads... it'd be much appreciated!). It's more than just sitting there. It's so much about the personality that you bring to the shoot and what “character” you're being when that shutter snaps. The best pictures I took where the one's in which I was relaxed but active. If I was just looking into the camera thinking “smile!”, it showed... there was a vacancy in my eyes and body language. This also is very useful as I begin to delve into photography myself. A good picture is making a posed position look like the perfect candid shot. It's definitely a skill that I need to keep practicing because, just like on stage, relaxation and honesty are two very difficult things to conjure up on demand.
Peace and Love,
Andrew Mauney
www.andrewmauney.com
Another month is in the books for 'S Wonderful and my Floridian winter and it was a great one! The show has been going great and so much fun to do. I have truly been blessed with an incredible cast and crew for this show. We're all so supportive, positive, talented, and just fun to be around. It makes all the difference in a small cast and long run to enjoy the people you work with and I certainly do! Continuing with that thought, we did get to put our understudies to work the past couple weeks. Chris (who plays Harold) and Laurie (who plays Leslie) were both out for almost an entire week. Our fantastic understudies, Griff and Kali, were incredibly prepared and did a great job stepping in. Way to go guys! On a completely different note, a new venture that I am glad to announce I've broken into is print work! I can officially say I am now also a model! Well... I may not be walking the runways at next years fashion week, but I did do a couple of paid shoots for a stock photography company here in Tampa. It was great experience, nice extra cash, and I'll get some great “lifestyle” shots to help fill out a portfolio to hopefully expand on this in NYC!
From Outside the Green Room:
It's been a busy month, but I've definitely settled into my routine. I make breakfast, I read at Starbucks, I go to the gym, I make lunch, and then I go to work! That's pretty much my routine on weekdays, although I have found a great yoga teacher at my gym and if I'm feeling motivated (which I surprisingly have been), I get up early and take yoga about twice a week. I did enjoy a week long break from this routine when Morgana came to visit! We went to Disney World, played around Tampa, and she was able to see my show. It was so great having her down here... just four more weeks of distance... so close! The weather hasn't really been as Florida-y as I would have liked, so we were only able to squeeze in one beach day... until today! It was a perfect 80 and sunny and Chris, Griff, Kristina, and I had a great time in Clearwater at the beach. I love having a routine. Becoming a regular at the gym and Starbucks and local bars has given me a sense of belonging to a community, which is so nice and something I miss in NYC. I'm definitely going to miss the routine and life I've set up for myself down here, but it's past time for me to get back to New York and spend some time there.
Lessons Learned:
I learned a couple things this month... But I guess I'll focus on what I learned about modeling since that's so new to me (and maybe to you too). I'd really like to keep doing more of this in NYC (so if anyone has any leads... it'd be much appreciated!). It's more than just sitting there. It's so much about the personality that you bring to the shoot and what “character” you're being when that shutter snaps. The best pictures I took where the one's in which I was relaxed but active. If I was just looking into the camera thinking “smile!”, it showed... there was a vacancy in my eyes and body language. This also is very useful as I begin to delve into photography myself. A good picture is making a posed position look like the perfect candid shot. It's definitely a skill that I need to keep practicing because, just like on stage, relaxation and honesty are two very difficult things to conjure up on demand.
Peace and Love,
Andrew Mauney
www.andrewmauney.com
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