Emily ElletJun 22, 20153 minRehearsals: Exhaustion EditionYah. My sincere apologies. The truth is…I’ve been sooooo tired when I get home that I just haven’t been up to posting. It’s amazing...
Emily ElletJun 11, 20152 minRehearsal ProcessGranted, they’re shorter shows (between 30 and 45 minutes), but it’s still a ton of information to receive, process, and commit to...
Emily ElletJun 5, 20152 minFirst Day!The requisite pilgrimage: a classic burger meal from In-n-Out! I’m back home after my first day of rehearsal in Los Angeles (or...
Emily ElletJun 3, 20152 minEn RouteI’m sitting in the beautiful Minneapolis/St. Paul airport right now (thank you, free WiFi!), in my layover between flights to L.A. Boy,...
Emily ElletMay 30, 20152 minHave Ticket, Will PanicI got my flight information for heading out on the cruise ship… …and promptly panicked. Apparently I had misunderstood the start date. ...
Emily ElletMay 27, 20154 min7 Steps to Learning All That MusicI’m singing all of them on the cruise ship. And they’d better be memorized by next week, along with a whole bunch of other material. Not...
Emily ElletMay 26, 20151 minCruise Preparation!The last time I blogged here at Gingham and Steel, I was an auditioning actor. I am now a week and a half away from being a...
Emily ElletJul 23, 20141 minWhile Falling AsleepGiddy shrieks drift through my window On a musty river of moonlit air Its damp nostalgia recalling Capture the Flag at midnight On the...
Emily ElletDec 16, 20132 minConsistency“help with consistency” My only results were sports commentators on the New York Jets and parenting blogs. Apparently, Google doesn’t...
Emily ElletNov 18, 20133 minWhere Did You Think We Auditioned?Sometimes, when I talk to people about being a performer, I realize there’s a big difference between what I experience every day as an...
Emily ElletNov 15, 20131 minA Quick NoteSometimes your day job realizes you can do ten more things each day. Sometimes you’re just so busy reading the amazing pieces that...
Emily ElletNov 7, 20132 minSong On RepeatMy family is really good at this. Well, to be fair, the female members of my family. My mom trained us oh-so-well in how to fall in...
Emily ElletNov 5, 20134 minSteel, Spunk, and Grit – Why I’m Not a Soprano(That sound you just heard was my voice teachers of yore choking on their collective arpeggios.) The news was a shock to me, too. I’ve...
Emily ElletOct 30, 20134 minMeaning What You SayIt sounds so simple, doesn’t it? “I mean what I say all the time!” you’re probably scoffing to yourself. “What’s so hard about being an...
Emily ElletOct 28, 20133 minOverdressed (Halloween Edition)All my life, I’ve had this one little problem. I always overdress. It’s not intentional, I promise. Most of the time, I’m just trying to...
Emily ElletOct 23, 20134 minBlurryAnyway… Due to a very late meeting Monday night, I slept in my contacts on a friend’s couch in the city. This was no longer a great idea,...
Emily ElletOct 21, 20132 minPotty TalkAm I the only one who lives in fear of pooping in a public restroom? I’m not a huge fan of patronizing public restrooms anyway, but, you...
Emily ElletOct 18, 20133 minHoley Flats, Batman!My mom is going to kill me if she ever reads this blog post. Oddly enough, when I reached high school and developed an appetite for high...
Emily ElletOct 16, 20132 minThe Luxury of a WorkoutTruth time: I’ve been having serious trouble working out or eating well lately. There are good and bad reasons for this (crazy work...
Emily ElletOct 14, 20132 minOde to PackagesThe answer is obviously no. Just from the smell of the crisp brown packaging and the satisfying “rip” as you tear off the packaging tape,...