Out of Work Actor Explores Theatres in Ogunquit
I’m an out of work actor. I know that’s nothing to brag about and I wasn’t trying to do so. I only made the statement because it sort of defines who I am, not the out of work part but the actor part, and it feels relevant to the story I want to tell. I’ve been in New York for the past year trying to get a job and have landed one minor chorus part in that time. I was recently in Boston, I’ve been thinking about going back to school and while I was there I noticed an audition notice for a non profit company in Ogunquit, Maine. Audition notices always catch my attention and this one did because I had never even heard of Ogunquit, Maine before. I figured it was some rinky dink thing but non profit always kinds of lends a bit of validity to any company, in my humble opinion. Or at least it inspires me to give it a second glance.
The other interesting thing was that my aunt had invited me to spend a couple of weeks with her and she lives in Portland, Maine. So, like a standard naïve person who asks the question, “oh, you live in Chicago, do you know so and so?” I called my aunt and asked her if Ogunquit was close to Portland. Well, it turns out it’s a small world, or a small state and Ogunquit is just under an hour’s drive from my aunt’s house. She also said it was a beautiful little town and it would be a great day trip to make while I was there.
So, without telling my aunt the actual reason I accepted her invitation, and also I was considering it anyway this just put me over the definite edge, I said yes and agreed it would be fun to check out this theatre. I was out of work after all, what else had I to do? It turns out Ogunquit really is a beautiful town and it’s right on the water’s edge. There is more than one theatre there and we decided to go ahead and spend the night. We stayed in a great little bed and breakfast though there are many standard and fancy accommodation resorts in town and couldn’t have been happier with our choice. It ended up being a productive yet leisurely and peaceful trip for me and my aunt really seemed to enjoy herself as well.
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