MEALS 4 MONOLOGUES

This morning I participated in an Open Call with a humanist twist.  Donise Hardy, C.S.A. and Diana Guthrie, C.S.A. hosted an Open Call that benefited Capitol Area Food Bank at the State Theater.  It was a national event sponsored by the  Casting Society of America.  Actors were invited to audition and bring at least 4 non-perishable food items and /or toiletries.  It was my pleasure and as I walked up Congress Ave carrying my donations in a Central Market bag I noticed a lovely looking young woman, riding a bike toward me,   wearing a pretty dress, with long blonde curly hair.  From a distance I thought it might be Liz, but how random would that be?  As I got closer the woman waved and smiled and I thought I was the luckiest mother in the world.  I'm normally at the gym in the a.m. and she doesn't have a conference at The Driskill normally so this was random.  I walked into this audition happy and content and filled with gratitude.
After the audition Donise inquired about the safety of my N.Y.C. family and when I told her we were all here she predicted this is a sign of something very good about to happen.  It's happened already.  The magic of Austin.  And to all of  my Austin acting teachers:  I have learned so much from each of you. When I left that audition having been told the performance of the monologue was "beautiful" it is with gratitude for what you've given me to approach each audition with confidence that "I can do this."