I fly into Vegas and arrive at 11. Once I’m in the show, I don’t know if I’ll have the guts to fly in the morning of but I was glad that I spent Monday night in LA. Though Candlewood is just an okay place, they do have weekly maid service and I have to say it’s nice to come back to a clean place – especially after four hard days of painting and cleaning.
My first item on the agenda was a ballet class at 3. I’m starting to remember some things but it will be a while yet before I feel anywhere near decent. Sadly, I have to leave halfway through to do a make-up session. I have a bit of a perfectionist in me (just a bit) and I struggle not to cry with frustration when I can’t get it. Or at least feel like I can’t get it. The make-up is just tough and I find myself really struggling with the principles behind what I’m doing – which basically means that I’m simply trying to memorize everything. I feel like if I can grasp the concept, it will get easier.
On the plus side, Tisha is awesome and, by the end, she proclaims that it was the best I had done. Though I like to argue, I’m not one to argue against something like that. Bottom line, she clears me for the show and I take my make-up and brushes to the dressing room. I plan to practice a few more times before I actually go into the show.
For the pageant scene, I get to ride on the back of the Tatami deck again so that’s fun. During the show, I occasionally have time to chill backstage and here’s a shot of my fellow artists doing the same thing: (Queenie is standing, Daniel is grinning at the camera and Nicolle is reading a magazine)
As the show comes to a close, I have some extra time so Paul suggests that we practice the face drop fall on the trampoline again since I have airbag training the following day. I end up feeling pretty good about it and even go off the highest mat a few times without the paralyzing fear that I had last trampoline session.
I stick around after the 1st show for a bit because they have cake to celebrate all of the July birthdays. Yum!
Jeana is a classically trained actress who hails from Los Angeles where she lives with her husband (actor Scott Dawson) and two cats. She has appeared in countless theatre productions with many esteemed companies such as the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum and Grove Theatre Center. Jeana has also appeared on television in Saving Grace (opposite Holly Hunter), NBC's critically acclaimed Journeyman and the long running medical drama Strong Medicine. 
I love the pictures of the cast just hanging around..soon it will be you! i’m so very proud of you..and of course jealous….say hello to Terribles for me!
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