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Years ago, my family visited my Grandparents (on my mums side). I can't remember what year but I was roughly 14 or 15, they had moved to Portsmouth to be close to my Grandad's daughters family Maureen since in their old age they were requiring more help then usual. During this visit my Granny had arranged for all of us to visit the New Forest for I think it was a week or less, we stayed in this lovely cottage cabin and in the downtown streets there as wild ponys just strolling around! It was gorgeous...

My Grandad as we were getting into the car to drive back to Portsmouth after our trip said to me as we were alone...

"Your Granny believes so much in you Celestial, she knows you'll make something amazing of yourself ...don't forget that, how much you are capable of."

At the time I was young and awkward and didn't know what to say, I just replied OK. But I have never ever forgotten that and how much they believed in me.

I don't know why I was thinking about that...

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Sun, 15 May 2011 14:58:00 -0700 So I ignore everything . Keeps my mind healthy . There just always seemed to be more important things . To do here http://tranquilite.posterous.com/so-i-ignore-everything-keeps-my-mind-healthy http://tranquilite.posterous.com/so-i-ignore-everything-keeps-my-mind-healthy

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I always am keen to start this blog thing and never seem to manage to keep it up as regularly as I should, well with an essay weighing on my shoulders for finals week I have decided to take a small break and express a few things that are consuming my thoughts right now. You know, as they do.

There is a lot going on in this world, it's overwhelming, and with the heart I have it honestly hurts me that I can't help every single person here...I honestly get overwhelmed that it is out of my realm to assist and make everyone happy. I don't know why, I even find myself laughing because I am being so silly at getting disstraught over something I have absolutely no control over. Of course, this is a slight extreme but true none the less.

So, I started thinking...why am I so bothered by the disasters of everyone else? I am less bothered by my own disasters...then I realized...I am bothered because it makes me sad when people don't live, like live live....like LIVE. Not just potter around but actually live and do what they dream...we're so caught up with the mundane of our lives and our responsibilities...careers...school....what society expects of us....well, so then I thought what do I expect from myself?

Well, I want a career in the performing arts...but I also don't want my career to define who I am, I want to define myself by my own experiences and I want to branch out and have every experience that i've dreamed off. For example, I was UNschooled growing up and now in one year I will be graduating from SFSU with a BA in Theatre Arts: Drama Performance.

I really want to travel...and be healthy...and experience the world...I want to dance...I want to learn Italian and French and travel through Europe...I want to be with my family and those I love...I want to perform as a career ...I want to never stop learning the history of the world...I want to maintain my curiousity and love for education and art...

With all this, I think after I graduate and I recieve my Pilate's Training Certificate I am going to go backpacking through Europe. You can get a Eurail Pass for roughly $700 for 2 monthes and I can go to over 22 different countries. There is nothing that can stop me...I kind of want to learn guitar so I can busk a little while I am there for extra money...that would be fun... Of course I am going to ask around to see if anyone wants to come, it'll probably be in 2013 that i'll go but all the same it would be nice to have a companion of some kind...

We're young I know but don't forget that we will always be able to start our careers but we need to make sure we live in the process. I don't want to wake up one day and realized I didn't do half of what I wanted to do, especially while I was young. I am SO excited! My curiousity is overwhelming me and the more I know about anything and everything the more curious I become...

Right, now back to my final essay of the semester. This summer is going to be beyond productive! I am going to find a Pilates Training Studio, hopefully teach Dance, start learning Italian, and learn some kind of Martial Art....while also performing in NINE at City Lights Theater CO. Also, I plan on getting my tatoo in dedication of my Granny and Grandad who inspire me every single day and motivate me to be everything I can be.

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Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:51:00 -0700 Equus @ City Lights Theatre Co. RUNS March 17th - April 17th. http://tranquilite.posterous.com/equus-city-lights-theatre-co-runs-march-17th http://tranquilite.posterous.com/equus-city-lights-theatre-co-runs-march-17th

THREE more Weekends to see this amazing HIT!

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 So, it's been a little while since I've updated. Quickly, "Working" at Foothill closed to great success. I miss everyone already and they were an AH-mazing cast! I have now however moved on to performing in "Equus" at City Lights which runs through to April 17th, another ahmazing show with an OUT standing cast...I learn something new every night with these people. After Equus closes I will be performing at Broadway West in "Hay Fever" where I play Jackie Coryton from May 13th - June 11th and in August I will be opening "NINE" at City Lights again :)

Busy year full of some fantastic shows where I have met some amazing people and made a ton of new strong friendships.

I have a few auditions coming up, Saturday I will be going to Renegade Theatre Experiment to audition for their Generals and then after that I head up to the city for a film audition with some local talent. The following week are the Generals for City Lights which fall on the Saturday as well and then on the Friday I have auditions for a show up at my school.

With that said it is SPRING BREAK right now and I am enjoying some relaxing time off, reading and exercising pretty much is what the last two days have consisted of along with rehearsals for "Hay Fever".

Grammatically I am sure all of this is terrible, I wish I could be insightful today but I just cant I AM SORRY. My head has zoned out and I am now going to go read some chapters on Gandhi...haha long story.

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Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:25:00 -0800 Opening Night of "Working" @ Foothill Music Theatre. http://tranquilite.posterous.com/opening-night-of-working-foothill-music-theat http://tranquilite.posterous.com/opening-night-of-working-foothill-music-theat

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Tonight is OPENING Night for "Working" at Foothill Music Theatre, you should all make an effort to check it out so let me know if you need details! Overall the experience is AHMAZING, I have moments where I TALK too much and then I worry too much that i've been rude because I talk too much...yes this is the miniscule matter of my head and the miniscule things I tend to worry about. BUT I am so excited about OPENING! ....OH EM GEE

School note: It has been chaos...we are getting to our first quiz and I have been doing incredibly decent keeping up with the amount of reading I have. I am a little behind right now due to TECH week but not too bad and will hopefully be able to catch up over the weekend.

I've been having some issues with being slightly emotional lately, maybe that's why I am worried about the simple things.

 

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Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:06:34 -0800 I reserve the right to be human http://tranquilite.posterous.com/monday-heyits-back-again http://tranquilite.posterous.com/monday-heyits-back-again

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This week has been odd, although I have been insanely busy I ended up getting a fever on Wednesday and slowly fading until Saturday I went a got Antibiotics from the doctors. Now I am feeling 100% better but due to the antibiotics I am feeling a little...woobly? just unstable and weak...I was hoping starting today i'll do a few strength and stretch exercises to start my body back into the shape it was before this stupid fever.

Did well over the weekend with catching up with a lot of my homework, I need to get on a few books but I am pretty thrilled with where I am.

Tech week for Working starts next week ... and that is all :)

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Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:56:35 -0800 Ouroboros @ RTE and Clue @ Boxcar http://tranquilite.posterous.com/ouroboros-rte-and-clue-boxcar http://tranquilite.posterous.com/ouroboros-rte-and-clue-boxcar

Friday night was an unexpected evening off, which enabled me to pick out one of the plays I had been wanting to go see. RTE has been a company i've heard a lot about and in my attempts to expose myself to as many theatres as possible in the coming years I thought it would be perfect to catch their production 'Ouroboros'.

Then Saturday being an evening already planned, a few school friends and I went off up to the city to see Boxcar Theatre's production of CLUE.

Please, just go and see both. Ouroboros was amazing. CLUE was incredible...amazing...I laughed so much. Just go see them. period.

And I would like to just state for the record, I am thoroughly confused. This has nothing to do with the productions I saw, this is on a more mental/personal level. I am just confused and if anyone would care to unconfuse me it would be greatly appreciated, mind you I realize I am easily confused. I think I may worry to much and also I think I am to nice and give people to many chances, hah I guess I should have recognized that with my most recent happenings.

This sounds all very undescriptive, because of course you all understand exactly what I am referring too. In due time I may tell the story on here but right now it's a little fresh for the interweb to recieve.

Now, I am off to rehearsals then I am off to CLTC for some good House Manager training and will hopefully get some reading done during the show. School tomorrow and second Equus rehearsal to look forward too.

I think I may need to start living more in the moment and less in what I am doing next, why not focus on what I am doing now?

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Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:25:00 -0800 I'm being followed by a moon shadow http://tranquilite.posterous.com/im-being-followed-by-a-moon-shadow http://tranquilite.posterous.com/im-being-followed-by-a-moon-shadow

/random; I attempt at times to be insightful but occasionally its okay to be simple and down to the point, none of this obscure confusing shit that just dances around the subject. Taking life for what it is and moving forward to make it a better experience every step. I honestly am having a great year, having a great day, lets hope february continues with this trend.

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Since some specific events happened to me in December I have been keen to maintain a thoroughly busy lifestyle, I think as some point I may need to slow down a little and face a few things that I need to perhaps put to rest...however in the time being I plan on enjoying every moment of my life. After a full week of school and rehearsals I have planned another full weekend of rehearsals and theatre going! Also, this is partly due to the fact that starting next week I may have NO evenings available until the middle of March.

Friday I am excited to spend the afternoon with a fellow ex-intern at City Lights Theatre Co., we plan on enjoying lunch in Downtown Mountain and hopefully have a good catch up. Tonight I am heading to Renegade Theatre Experiment to see their production of "Ouroboros" which I have read rave reviews for, taking a friend from my current rehearals for 'Working'.

Saturday, morning I will hopefully attend my Jazz class at Zohar School of Dance (still trying not to talk myself out of it as Saturday is going to be a long day). Afternoon I have rehearsal from 130PM - 5PM and then I am heading the city for dinner and a show with another group of friends from school! We will be going to Boxcar Theatre Co. production of "Clue", I have been waiting to see this since December so it will be a thrill to finally get to have the experience; not to mention I have a few friends who are performing in it.

Sunday involves breakfast with mum, rehearsal, and then I am training as House Manager at City Lights Theatre Co. They are currently performing their production of "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" which I saw last weekend and would recommend to everyone, it is beautiful. This post should follow with something on the shows I will attend, not really a review just some thoughts.

On less of a schedule note I managed to spoil myself with purchasing one of my favorite artists new albums, James Blunt....yes I am shamefully a huge fan and have been since his first album, it's funny because he is the one artist who I will go out of my way to purchase his work. So far I am enjoying his new songs immensely and am happy to turn on shuffle with all his albums.

\random; the morning is weighed down with fog, covering you as you step foot outside. I can feel the residue cling to my skin as if I am walking in a rain cloud.

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Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:10:00 -0800 between legend and truth - always choose legends...it's more exciting http://tranquilite.posterous.com/between-legend-and-truth-always-choose-legend http://tranquilite.posterous.com/between-legend-and-truth-always-choose-legend

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To begin at the beginning. January 2011 has rolled around and has almost finished without me even blinking. This month has been filled with emotional highs that I have not willed myself to show as well as exceeding happiness and glee which of course I have managed to share with all my closest friends. Emotional highs I speak of I am not sure I am quiet ready to disclose to those over the interweb, all you need to know is this year is the year of taking care of myself. For the past 5 years I have taken care of someone else and completely put my dreams and ideas on the back burner, I can't do that anymore and this past month has opened my eyes to all the thoughts and dreams I still have inside me that are just dying to escape. I have so much compassion I want to share with the world and I have sufficated it for far to long.

Today I decided with me being in the middle of my Junior year at SFSU majoring in my dream major it was about time I started a blog to record some of my thoughts along the way. This is mainly for my sake and that I have missed keeping track of thoughts and ideas as I did when I was younger, but also for my closest family and friends.

Just a taste of this week. School started Monday, Shakespeare Workshop class I auditioned for at 1PM and managed to secure a place; very interesting audition style but really enjoyed and learnt alot. I am honestly looking forward to taking this class and I have heard only outstanding things about the teacher. Tuesday, two Theatre Background classes back to back followed by two Humanities classes back to back. Theatre Backgrounds already loving the reading material, although I recognize it is going to be uber heaps of work, thus far I am already onto reading my second third play for next week, however I adore the exposure and both teachers are insanely passionate about the subject which only enhances my own interest. Humanities classes turned out to be a lot more interesting then I thought, one is a Contemporary Culture class based around a lot of Sci Fi and then the other is a Thought and Image class based around the teachings of Socrates, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. ... both already very interesting and definitely good reads in the books that are being assigned. So, roughly this week has already consisted of a reading load of roughly 75 pages out of 5 different books...sadly I am a slow and thorough reader but I guess that just means I'll enjoy myself more and get more out of the text.

Along with school rehearsals for 'Equus' started this week at City Lights Theater Company where I Interned over the past few months and once school calms down I will be back working in the office. I managed to get a position as Assistant Stage Manager and Assistant Director. What an honour, honestly. Not only is this play insanely intrigueing and thought provoking but I am also working under this amazing director with this awe inspiring cast. Already with the first read through finished I feel like I have learnt alot and can only imagine what else I am going to discover through this process. The play it self goes up March 20th - April 20th, i'll give more details closer but I can already tell it will be outstanding.

Along with 'Equus' I am actually performing in a Musical, 'Working' at Foothill Music Theatre. FINALLY. I have craved to be onstage for the past 3 years and it is haven for me to know that in 3 short weeks I will be able to satisify this craving, long over due. I will be portraying Enid Dubois along with a variety of other characters. The cast is amazing, the direction is amazing, the musical will be amazing. Again, more details in the near future but the Musical itself will go up February 18th - March 6th.

I look forward to more shows to be performed in the future but I am also enjoying working behind the scenes of these plays as well and am beyond greatful and appreciateive to City Lights Theater Company for giving me such amazing oppurtunities. Hopefully next season I will be able to appear more onstage with all the theater companies in the area.

\random; with this year being a year that I am taking to focus on my health and happiness I have made plans for over the summer to begin lessons in pole dancing from an amazing friend who has so kindly offered to teach, this is mainly for me to get in shape but also for me to feel good about myself, and I am hopefully going to begin to learn Italian; a langauge I have adore and admire for years and now will make the effort to learn. Along with all of this during spring break I am going to try my hand at Mauy Thai a type of fighting taught at Fairtex in Mountain View and completely disconnected from that for my 24th birthday I am going to get another tattoo, when I do so I will post pictures for sure. \end random.

These are all my thoughts thus far this evening, I have more built up but overall I think this is all I can manage to translate for someone whom isn't myself to understand. Goodnight.

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