How I’m Learning 60+ Songs This Year
Performing my solo show, “Shining, Shimmering, Splendid!” Photos by @hollyspiegellis A little over a year ago, I put on my first solo...
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Emily Ellet
- Jun 6, 2016
- 3 min
The First Night of the Rest of My Life
I can’t say I’ve ever asked that a bar stool be considered a piece of luggage before, but that was exactly what I did on the Megabus up...
Emily Ellet
- Mar 30, 2016
- 7 min
The FAQ of Being an Audiobook Narrator
A standard day at the “office”! So my “day job” here in the city is audiobook narration. I LOVE it – it’s incredibly challenging,...
Emily Ellet
- Feb 4, 2016
- 1 min
My Favorite Five Tools
I recently read an Ann Friedman interview on the blog “Ways We Work,” which was fantastic, because Ann Friedman is pretty awesome. But I...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 17, 2016
- 5 min
Top 5 Things to Know as an Audience Member
As someone who has now performed steadily in a theatre this year, I can say that many of the etiquette rules that get trampled are in...
Emily Ellet
- Jan 14, 2016
- 5 min
Christmas in Hawaii
I’m about to set foot in Hawaii for the last time on this cruise contract, and with that has come the realization that I haven’t yet...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 31, 2015
- 6 min
Top 10 Most FAQ of this Cruise Ship Performer
Here’s an unrelated-to-this-blog-post shot of beautiful Hawaii for your New Year’s Eve pleasure. Guess what time it is? Guess who can’t...
Emily Ellet
- Dec 8, 2015
- 9 min
Branding a.k.a. Self-Knowledge
It’s a cattle brand. Get it?? So a friend (holla, Sara!) asked me if I would share my thoughts about branding, since it’s something I’ve...
Emily Ellet
- Nov 23, 2015
- 3 min
Vocal Rest
Last post, I mentioned that I lost my voice the week of our opening for Magic To Do. As a result, I went on vocal rest for two days in...
Emily Ellet
- Nov 19, 2015
- 3 min
Magic To Do
Suffice it to say that ship life has been completely different for the past month and a half. Hence why I haven’t written anything in...
Emily Ellet
- Oct 16, 2015
- 3 min
Insomnia
This is me not sleeping right now. I know I owe you all a post about the new show we’re learning, Magic To Do, but the fact is, we’re so...
Emily Ellet
- Oct 8, 2015
- 3 min
California Coastal
We have finally finished our weeks of short California cruising! It turns out four-day cruises are much harder than seven-day cruises,...
Emily Ellet
- Sep 23, 2015
- 4 min
Sunshine and Magic
Blue skies, warm beach, and lots of sunshine. Must be in Santa Barbara, California! We are now officially into our second week of...
Emily Ellet
- Sep 16, 2015
- 3 min
Change
Me, responding well to change. You know how they say the only constant is change? Never have I found that to be more true than on a...
Emily Ellet
- Sep 14, 2015
- 3 min
Farewell, Alaska! Glacier Edition
I feel perpetually behind on blogging right now! Mostly because our last weeks in Alaska were kind of a blur, due to Mike sailing with...
Emily Ellet
- Aug 3, 2015
- 2 min
Beauty
Life on the cruise ship has become routine. Not boring, mind you – but normal, standard, “the usual.” Just as I’ve found my pre-show...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 30, 2015
- 3 min
Ritual: Days 30-32
Part of it is human. Just as children like rules (I could write a whole blog post about that!), adults like routine. It’s comforting,...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 27, 2015
- 3 min
Cruising with Friends: Days 20-29
Well, hello again! I hope you’ll forgive my absence this week. As I mentioned, I had friends come cruising with me (they were official...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 13, 2015
- 2 min
O Canada: Days 13-15
The good news: I didn’t burst out laughing during either performance of “Colors of the World” on Friday. The bad news: I did choke on a...
Emily Ellet
- Jul 10, 2015
- 2 min
Land Ho: Days 9-12
I have now officially set foot in Alaska! For while we’re still rehearsing this week (to get our third and last main production show up...