ReAdY FoR My cLosE uP!!!

HELLO MY BABYS!!!

I know I haven’t written in a while but the truth is that I have been very very very busy. I have been to many auditions lately and it’s really starting to pay off.
I got three different parts in three low budget films. The film I did this week is called “Till we meet Again”, Directed by Burt Lorber and it’s about a television producer that starts to see the dead and I play his production assistant.
So here are a few pictures from the set. I hope you likey. My brother Matan just came to visit me from Israel and I took him with to the set. He had a great time and they actually made him part of the production. He got to be the boom guy in the movie.
Remember when I wrote you guys about all the auditions I was going to do for Drama schools here in New York? Well the results are in and after auditioning for more than three months straight- it’s finally over! Thank God.
The schools I auditioned for were Juilliard, AMDA, NYU and Columbia University.It has been a long and tough ride and in the end I am grateful I put myself through it because I just learned so much in the process and met some great people too. Basically the verdict is this- I got accepted into AMDA and was given a $10,000 scholarship but I don’t think I will go there because I just don't have a good feeling about it and when you compare it to the other schools, it is much less well known.

I didn’t pass the Juilliard audition but I didn’t feel disappointed and kept on going strong because I knew the only accepted 16 people out of 2,000 that audition for them. Three days later I had my NYU audition and it went so extremely well. I did a dramatic monologue and the guy at the audition loved it. Then I did a comic monologue and he didn’t stop laughing. It was such a great audition and after that he interviewed me and I presented myself very professionally and very brainy artsy like and the guy there almost proposed marriage to me because it was so good, if I may say so myself. I left with a wonderful feeling and my heart was full of hope and accomplishment. I called my parents and told them how great it went and that I have a very good feeling. I mean getting into NYU would be like winning the lottery for me. It would make me so happy, truly happy and I know I deserved it. I worked really hard and spent so much time and effort and money on all these auditions.

So a few days later I got a letter from NYU saying that I should call there offices to see if they got all my paperwork and that everything was in order. So I called them and they said they have everything including the three letters of recommendation I had to ask my parents get from my drama teachers from Bet Zvi and Alon and stuff and then they said they were only missing my S.A.T test. So I thought about that and realized that I don't freaking have an S.A.T. test. I didn't even know what the hell that was, I mean I went to high school in Israel, they don't have S.A.T'S there... but you can't get into NYU without it. The lady told me that the next test was only in April and they decided at NYU who gets in at the beginning of March. And then she said- I'm sorry but you can't be accepted to NYU but you can try again next year” and I was so upset that I cried for almost two days straight. I mean, it’s one thing not passing an audition or not getting to the next stage because you did a lousy job, but not getting into a school, even though the audition went so well, just because of one piece of paper was just so devastating for me.Eventually, I got over it and that same week I also auditioned for a few low budget independent films and actually got both parts. One part was in a film called “The Three C’s” and the other movie is a hilarious comedy called The “Terrorist Love” story where I had to play an Transvestite. I had a wonderful time and and got to oil up my acting for film.

I attended the auditions at Columbia University this past week and I was not at all expecting to get a call back for a second audition since it is so difficult to get in, like Juilliard, they only accept 19 people but I was called back three times and went all the way through to the final stage of acceptance. I could not believe that out of more than 1,000 applicants I was one of the last twenty-five people considered for admission. Can you believe it ?!?!? I was freaking out!!! I could not believe it. I mean this was something that I wanted so much but I never dreamed that I might actually get in!!! The whole process took more than three full days and now I am just so exhausted, I could sleep an entire weekYesterday I received an e mail from Columbia that they chose 19 people to be in the drama school but that they picked four people to be on the waiting list and I one of them so if one of the 19 people they picked can’t go for some reason than I am seriously being considered for acceptance.
Even if it doesn’t happen and I don’t get in- I am still so happy because I never thought I would get this far and it just made me feel so good that all this hard work got me to this point

So guys, that’s what’s up with me. I hope my story wasn’t too long and that you didn’t fall asleep in the middle and I want you guys to know that I feel your love and support every step of the way even if you don't mean to be supportive

So now Go out there and live your Dream because you can do anything you set your mind to and don't let anyone tell you any different. You can make it if you don't give up. I know it sounds corny but I feel that it is so true- now more than ever. If you work hard enough- You will make it happen
A little good luck never hurt anybody either
Sivan in the work hard City

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