A day in the life

Here's what an actor's day might look like:

6:15 - out of bed, in the shower, do the coffee, grapefruit and cereal thing
7:15 - bus or train to midtown
8:00 - wait on line at the equity building until the sign-up starts for the audition you're doing that day
8:40 - all signed up, take the train or walk to the day job
9:00 - glorious office activity
12:30 - eat at your desk - you'll need to use your lunch hour for...
1:30 - subway back to the equity building for the audition
1:45 - sign in and wait on line again
2:05 - go in and do a monologue for someone who may or may not have a pulse
2:08 - head to the train back to the day job
2:30 - back to work, duck questions about your 'lunch'
5:30 - finish up at work, go to a cafe near where you're rehearsing to have a reuben and work on lines
6:30 - go to rehearsal in a room that may or may not have been swept this month
10:30 - train/bus home

- by the way, the show you're doing may or may not pay any money at all (although if you're in the union, at least these subway rides are paid for)

11:00 - good transit luck! home in time for 'the daily show' have cheese and crackers and some wine
12:00 - bedtime

This isn't every day, but you more or less get the picture. If i'm not rehearsing, i'll audition more, and the evenings would involve going out to shows or to the gym more. Sometimes i even have the discipline to go to the gym before work in the morning. Not often.

Fi diddly dee!