So auditions for this Spring's selection of productions at State came and went today. I gave what I think was a very good audition and I'm happy about that much. But three of the four production's call back lists went up this evening and my name wasn't on any of them. So it doesn't look good, this time. We'll see what happens.

Like I told you before, Julie and I have been talking a lot over the past few months, and even more so over the last couple weeks. I talked to her on the phone for the first time in so many years and now it's like it was just yesterday instead of over four years since I've really seen her. But hopefully it won't be too long now. She's coming back up in March, then there's Spring Break and summer isn't too far away after that. Plus she's close enough that I could drive down and see her. And seeing as how it doesn't look like I'll be in any productions this semester I'll have the time to do it just the same. I'm really enjoying being able to talk to her and get back in touch with how she's doing. I'm giddy. Can you tell? It's weird how little things from way back then (okay, not WAY back then but time is relative and to me it was long ago) come back to us so quickly. Sorry, I'll stop babbling. Don't hate me because I'm happy. It doesn't happen all that often... :)

This is so not a photo of Julie lying with a dog. Promise. The great thing is, even if it is, I'll be gone a whole week before she can yell at me for putting it up!

Oh, I opened up some of fosse.com on Monday. I'll be able to get the rest up by the end of the month. I think.

For the past two weeks, Breton and I have been working on a new scene and he's got a great new monologue, for the ACTF competition next week up in Humboldt. Our headshots are supposed to come back from being reproduced down in Los Angeles tomorrow. Cross your fingers that UPS comes through or we'll have to wait Monday for them to come before we can make the trek up to festival. We'll all be away through Sunday evening.

Tomorrow I get to get everythihg ready for next week including a haircut and voice lessons to work on and get my audition song, "What More Can I Say?" from Falsettos, recorded.

Oscar nominations come out Tuesday morning but I'll be away from the computer all week so I'll give you my Oscar nomination predictions now and we can see how close I came when I get back...

Best Film

        Life is Beautiful
        Saving Private Ryan 
        Shakespeare In Love
        The Thin Red Line
        The Truman Show


Actor in a Leading Role

        Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful
        Jim Carrey, The Truman Show
        Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan
        Ian McKellen, Gods And Monsters 
        Nick Nolte, Affliction


Actress in a Leading Role

        Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth 
        Fernanda Montenegro, Central Station
        Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare In Love  
        Meryl Streep, One True Thing
        Emily Watson, Hillary And Jackie


Actor in a Supporting Role

        Ed Harris, The Truman Show
        Bill Murray, Rushmore
        Geoffrey Rush, Shakespeare In Love
        Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan
        Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan 


Actress in a Supporting Role

        Joan Allen, Pleasantville 
        Kathy Bates, Primary Colors
        Judi Dench, Shakespeare In Love
        Lynn Redgrave, Gods And Monsters
        Lisa Kudrow, The Opposite Of Sex


Direction 

        Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful
        John Madden, Shakespeare In Love
        Terrence Malick, The Thin Red Line
        Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan 
        Peter Weir, The Truman Show


Art Direction

        Babe: Pig In The City
        Elizabeth
        Pleasantville 
        Shakespeare In Love
        The Truman Show


Screenplay for Screen

        Bulworth: Warren Beatty & Jeremy Pikser
        Life is Beautiful: Vincenzo Cerami & Roberto Benigni
        Saving Private Ryan: Robert Rodat
        Shakespeare In Love: Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard 
        The Truman Show: Andrew Niccol  

Screenplay Previously Produced/Published

        Beloved: Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks
        Gods And Monsters: Bill Condon
        A Simple Plan: Scott B. Smith 
        Out Of Sight: Scott Frank
        The Thin Red Line: Terrence Malick


Foreign Film

        The Celebration
        Central Station 
        The Dreamlife of Angels
        Life is Beautiful
        Show Me Love


Original Song

        I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Armageddon
        The Time of Your Life - A Bug's Life
        Uninvited - City of Angels 
        I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You - The Mask of Zorro
        When You Believe - Prince of Egypt 


Original Dramatic Score

        Elizabeth
        Saving Private Ryan
        A Simple Plan
        The Thin Red Line 
        The Truman Show


Original Comedy/Musical Score

        A Bug's Life
        Mulan
        Pleasantville
        The Prince of Egypt
        Shakespeare in Love 


Film Editing  

        Elizabeth
        The General
        Saving Private Ryan 
        The Thin Red Line
        A Simple Plan


Cinematography

        The General
        Pleasantville
        Saving Private Ryan
        Shakespeare in Love
        The Thin Red Line 


Costume Design

        Beloved
        Elizabeth 
        Ever After
        Pleasantville
        Shakespeare in Love    

Makeup

        Dark City
        Pleasantville
        Star Trek: Insurrection 


Sound

        Armageddon
        Deep Impact
        Saving Private Ryan 
        Star Trek: Insurrection
        The Thin Red Line


Sound Effects Editing

        Armageddon
        Saving Private Ryan
        The Thin Red Line   

Visual Effects

        Armageddon
        Babe: Pig in the City 
        Small Soldiers        

Have a great week. I'll talk to you soon...

- mark