May Update

On set of a pilot © Vem Miller

5/28

-Audition: Series regular role in a comedy pilot as an 'Aubrey Plaza'-deadpan punk cashier

5/25

-Audition: Leg modeling for a Converse commercial. Pink toenails today!

-Audition: Guest star in the beloved Japanese show World's Astonishing News!

5/21

-Volunteered at the LA Casting seminar with true sport, Killian McHugh, whom conducted the seminar in the parking lot when we got locked out of the building!

5/13

-Recorded V/O session for an animated comedy pilot, The Larry & David Show, for a filmmaker I've worked with in the past. This was SO much fun!

5/10

-Shoot: portrayed a casting assistant in a print series of photos of the casting process for a high school career curriculum website

5/5

-Audition: Coffee commercial

5/3

-Shoot: Goth best friend in pilot Mr. James

April Update

LA Comedy Shorts Fest (shortest red carpet ever)

4/30

-Volunteered for monthly duties at the LA Casting seminar featuring lively guest speaker, CD Patrick Baca!

4/29

-Received a callback for Fly Home!

4/28

-Audition: Goth friend in the pilot, Mr. James

4/25

-Audition: second time in for Twinkie Byrd Casting, on a promo as an I.T. girl

4/20

-Audition: Lead in the film Fly Home with CD Brad Gilmore as a 16yo girl going on 20; smoking, flirting with older boys and the like.

-Audition: Brevity TV sketch comedy troupe

4/18 & 19

-Shoot: Series regular in an improv-based pilot helmed by Jay Silverman (The Cleaner). I got to work hands-on with rabbits, a snake, a goat (who peed during a take), and a bearded lizard=JOY!

4/17

-Shoot: Played the "hot chick" in a safe sex spoof PSA--sooo funny!

4/16

-Shoot: Brit rocker for Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal's TV/film director dad, Stephen's newest project, Reenactment of Dreams

-Audition: Series Regular for a pilot by the co-creator behind the Blair Witch Project

4/14

-Booked the pilot!!

4/13 (all in one day, it's just how I roll)

-Shoot: sketch for Somebody's Basement online sketch show. Lots of laughs from the audience is always a great sign.

-Callback: sassy/agro punk rocker for an improvised Reno 911!-style pilot and was met with many generous compliments from director/producer Jay Silverman (The Cleaner)

-Audition: partially improv'd session for lead in a dramedy as a troubled girl looking for love

-Audition: comedic spoof PSA (this was a same-day audition notice/request--gotta be prepared for anything any time)

4/12

-Got the call for the pilot's callbacks tomorrow!

4/10

-Finished class at Upright Citizens Brigade with a great grad show

-Attended the LA Shorts Comedy Fest to support my friends' badass film Trigger Happy. Many memorable moments happened at the award ceremony following the screening, which included meeting some super talented (and friendly!) well-known comedic actors and me trying not to say anything completely stupid.

4/9

-Rehearsal: prepping for the big UCB improv grad show tomorrow!

4/7

-Audition: Self-taped submission for Stephen Gyllenhaal project

-Audition: sassy punk rocker in a

Reno 911!-style pilot with the cheerful (and shoeless) CD Nick Anderson

-Audition: Kind of crashed an audition for Break.com. I auditioned for them last fall and was certain they loved my work in spite of not casting me, so I paid them a visit to see if they weren't swamped and would see me and they totally let me read for them. Phew! Precious gas not wasted.

-Audition: lead in horror feature The Haunting of Salem. Maybe I'm being too critical, but my read was a bit horroble. Ayo!

4/6

-Rehearsal: sketch for Somebody's Basement online sketch show. Potty humor, anyone?

First Quarter Update

© Damon Casarez

March

3/21

-Audition; I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (third time called back for the show)

3/18

-Audition; Spark.com commercial as the psycho-obsessed party girl (produced by my man Ryan Ramos from my MTV shoot in January)

3/14

-Audition; 1,000 Ways to Die as a French servant turned murderer (second time back in this office)

3/12

-Audition; scream queen for the feature Ditch Party

February

-Begun class at the Upright Citizens Brigade. They rawk!

2/26

-Assist at the LA Casting seminar with lovely guest, commercial CD Renita

2/16

-Cast and crew round-up for

Somebody's Basement's

web sketch comedy troupe

2/8

-Cast in Somebody's Basement's, in conjunction with Straight Jacket Society, web sketch comedy troupe!

2/5

-Shoot; print job for a social commentary piece by Damon Casarez

Lovely director Leslie Small & myself on set of Harvey's Transformation Camp

January

1/23

-Shoot; goth office worker in a comedy web series

1/19

-Audition; episodic Virus Hunters where I had to cry on cue--you betcha I did.

1/18

-Shoot; pilot Harvey's Transformation Camp as yet another lovely rebellious teen. And on the morning of the shoot at location, I either saw Johnny Depp, or his EXACT double! A sign from the movie gods that I'm on the right track. :)

1/17

-Shoot; MTV up front video where I play an angsty teen and best friend of the hero.

1/16

-Got the call--I booked the MTV up front vid!! Shoots tomorrow...OK!

1/14

-Callback; MTV up front video. My improv made the director laugh, that's gotta be a good sign.

1/12

-Audition; goth youth for an MTV up front video

1/9 (yep, all in ONE day)

-Shoot; eye trick in Fall Out Boy lead singer's new solo music video

-Audition; sexy bartender for video game

-Audition; spunky hipster for the film In Plain Sight

1/5

-Audition; industrial for Lie to Me's inspiration, Dr. P

aul Ekman's website

December Update

12/30

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What a way to end the year--booked off my tape for Fall Out Boy lead singer's new solo music video!!!

12/18

-Offered the troubled teen role in Harvey's Transformation Camp!

12/17

-Put on avail for I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant in January

-Audition; lead in a pilot as a troubled teen who gets sent to a boot camp. They loved my look and read, so fingers crossed.

12/14

-Attended a showcase of Chapman films and am so proud of my friends' work

12/11

-Audition; lead in a film as a precocious yet damaged new girl in town

-Volunteered to help at the LA Casting seminar with special guest commercial casting director Francene Selkirk-Ackerman

12/10

-Audition; Southern teen in a new episode of Discovery's I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant

12/9

-Audition; lead in music video as a girl on an emotional roller coaster when she realizes she's pregnant

12/7

-Audition; portraying a contestant in a reality talent competition pilot. And turns out the session director and I have both eaten at the same obscure Indian restaurant in Paris. Tres bizarre!

-Attended the screening of the new doc Happy by Roko Belic (Ghengis Blues) and Exec Produced by the Tom Shadyac (Bruce/Evan Almighty, Patch Adams, I Am). It's truly great, go see it!

12/4

-Attended the Los Angeles Animation Film Festival and I highly recommend the short Barko if you every get a chance!

12/3

-Audition; funny and nerdy best friend in a Samsung commercial

12/2

-I Had Sex With Bradan Palecky is now on IMDB