Working Hard - Yep We Do That!

Playing "Rosa" in Sabado Mornings, by playwright, George Corbin, has been a very rewarding challenge.

With any play, I fall back on knowing that I am talented and  that I can get things done, meaning I can act and I do it well.  But, this attitude is the attitude that gets me in trouble.  Just because God gave me talent it doesn't mean I'm exempt from having to do the homework.  I still have to study and put in the practice time. And I have to go over the script again and again so that its fresh on my mind.

Whoever those people are that don't have to the homework, God Bless them, cause that is not me.


I've realized that, yes,  I have to put in the work when it comes to acting.  That means turning off the TV when I'm going over my lines, reviewing the script, getting together with my partner in order to run lines and initiating those phone calls to get together.

And I need to refraining from any extra curricular activities, if you know what I mean. Plus, I need to get rest in order to be my best.

To be honest its tough to work independently, to have to push myself and not fall sleep and watch TV like I really want to.  But I have to say, the effort I put in is rewarding, when the audience connects with the character you are portraying.  Like on today's performance, a member of the audience shared with me that I had made her cry.  The playwright was in the audience and I turned around and I told him,  "George we made her cry". We were both happy.

Regardless of all the hard work, lines will sometimes slip by.  I'll talk about that on another blog.

If you haven't heard,  I am from Ecuador and recently my country had a 7.9 Earthquake which hit the coast.  That emotional weight has been tough on me but  I've managed best as I can.  It wouldn't be right if I didn't even mention this because its part of my performance.

What is the lesson for today boys and girls.  Well, it is do the homework.  If you want to be the best, you have to work and work hard and then and only then will you be the best.

Now, what are you waiting? Do your homework.

JC


I will be playing Rosa for one more weekend, April 29, 30 and May 1st, 2016. For more information or to buy tickets please go to     http://tinyurl.com/sabado-mornings

To donate to help Ecuador after the earthquake go to: 
 https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief  

Count Your Blessings!

"I am so excited." These words I have been using a lot on every video I've been making.
But it is true to how I have been feeling about my life, EXCITED.  I look at my life and realize how blessed I am for having all that I have.  I think it is important for one to count blessings.  I usually do this in the morning and it has made me appreciate my life that much more.

Our breath is a blessing, waking up in the morning is a blessing, the sun shining on our skin, is a blessing. And I'm that much more blessed that I get to follow my passion.

I've been working on one project and another project right after. Currently, I am working on my next
project, SABADO MORNINGS, an original play by George Corbin, directed by Melvin Ishmael Johnson, starring yours truly, me... JC Cadena.  I will be performing the two first weekends of the show March 22nd March 29.

I discover something new everytime I step on stage.  I become aware of so many different things.  I've discovered the actual "play" within the play.  You know what I mean, right?  Play, the verb, the action of playing, and playing on stage.  That is happening with me and "I am so excited," about it.  It reminds me of my childhood, how I played in the mud, played in the sand and had the most fun.

If you are striving to be the best as I am with acting, I hope for you to have the same discoveries I have had.  I hope you enjoy and play on stage, just like you played completely when you were a child.

Now what are you waiting for, go play! Count Your Blessings!


JC

SABADO MORNINGS - by Playwright George Corbin Starring "JC Cadena"
I will be playing Rosa for one more weekend, April 29, 30 and May 1st, 2016. For more information or to buy tickets please go to     http://tinyurl.com/sabado-mornings

To donate to help Ecuador after the earthquake go to: 
 https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief 

Sabado Mornings - I'm performing, come check it out.