MFA Auditions!

I just got back from Chicago and played a show at the Jazzhaus with the Avant National Guard. They were AMAZING! And the Dylan Paul Band played a solid show as well to a couple hundred of our closest friends in Lawrence, KS.

I was in Chicago auditioning for MFA programs- and if you're curious about the process, or just what I'm doing I thought I'd jot down a quick blog entry as to what happens.

DAY 1: Chicago is great. I like the city far more than I remember before. Like NYC but with fewer people and consequently less anger and crazies. Also, I'm staying at a hostel for $33 a night that is incredibly clean. I meet new friends from Chile, South Korea and more.

DAY 2: Screening auditions occur. I don't staple my resume to my headshot due to very carefully following directions. hahaa. I get passed on to the final round. The Chicago Palmer Hilton is gorgeous and I do a lot of staring at the ceilings. I visit the Chicago Public Library, meet more incredibly cool people. I also get a student discount at dairy queen... because I'm wearing a Columbia (sportwear) Jacket....

DAY 3: Final auditions- it went relatively well, working on more spontenaiety is really fun under pressure. Coffee, Korean food, big gorgeous snow flakes.

RESULTS!

I was called back and/or interviewed with the following programs:

UC Irvine
FSU/Asolo
Alabama
North Carolina/Playmakers
Nevada, Las Vegas
Roosevelt (CCPA)
Florida
Houston
U Conn
South Carolina
UT@ Austin
Western Illinois

Wish me luck! Schools are not allowed to make offers until the 15th but several have dropped me emails expressing interest. Hopefully I'll find a really great fit for the next three years.


Afterwards I met up with my RMRT friends Jack S, Jack B, and Travis along with my brother who is working at the Chicago Bontanic Garden and we had Margaritas at Blue Agave. Life is pretty amazing. And that's all for now.