January and February is a crazy audition season in Chicago. All the companies are announcing new seasons and actors are lining up contracts. It is a scary and stressful time year, but also thrilling because of all the opportunities. The last couple of weeks have been filled with coachings and callbacks. One week I'm singing a folk song, the next week I am singing high C's, and the next I am belting out The Hills are Alive! 

There has also been some tension in the air regarding unions in the last couple of weeks. I am from Wisconsin, where the governor is doing everything he can to break up teacher and public worker's unions. This is a scary trend. I am thankful that I belong to a union that not only does all it can to guarantee a living wage, but also protects our work environment. If AEA didn't exist, many actors would not be able to survive in this industry. The arts community would suffer greatly without unions to protect our rights and wages. I stand in support of everyone in Wisconsin fighting for their union bargaining rights. 

Today I took part in a photo shoot for Lookingglass Theatre's marketing materials. They dressed me up in a period costume and I posed as a ghostly victim of the Eastland disaster of 1915. I can't wait to see how the photo turns out. 
I haven't received the script yet, but from what I know of the story, I have a feeling Eastland will be a moving piece of work. If you don't know the details of the Eastland Disaster, look it up. You may be surprised.

Tickets also just went on sale! They are available on the Millennium Park website. Stay tuned for more details!