Staging!!

so here we are, i finally got to come in and work with the darling family! im quite intimidated and shy in front of Wendy simply because she's been on Broadway! I really shouldn't its just that she's already done what i have wanted to do and because of that i admire her. what i really should do is learn from her because she is awesome. so far all i say is hi and go my way because im so nervous and i don't want to look like a stalker. staging for Nana is pretty easy i just need to know my cues other than that im soaring. i have also noticed that like Mrs.Darling i am only in the very beginning and very end of the scene. so far i get to play with lost boys when they come back to the nursery and i have had one already tell me that he hates animals. ahh well, what ever your preference is you cant deny im the cutest pup you've ever seen!. when staging was being done for the last scene my legs and my toe started hurting immensely. i thought i could handle being on my knees for thirty minuted but boy was i mistaken. when i got home i found three burns on both my knees and a swollen toe. today i bought knee pads for tomorrow which is my first walk though. i hope i get closer to the cast. one of my new years resolutions was to be more confident. i shouldn't put myself down simply because im the dog! so far the cast is great, everyone is as lovely as i thought they would be, now i just have to put myself out there and although its hard, ive never regretted it. wish me luck, hopefully my knees heal up enough for the walk through tomorrow

don't forget,think happy thoughts, and they can lift you into the air,
-Lisa

peter pan magic

so last Friday i had a little Peter Pan marathon and was up till two watching Peter pan films. i only got through the 2003 Jeremy Sumpter version and Never land which is an amazing three hour twist on the original tale about how Peter became Peter pan. i cant wait for the Pan movie that is coming out! Peter pan is literally my childhood. i remember waiting every night for peter at my window looking out for shadows, keeping my window at least a little cracked and even reading stories( or poems) to my sister to at least attract him to my window. i would be lying to you now if i told you that i still don't believe in Peter Pan. he brings in the inner child in me and i truly do fly. watching those movies made me understand why i try to avoid them. they really awaken the child in me. they also awaken the sad truth that Pan wont come to my window. i was so sad the next day from seeing these two movies i was crying for a good portion of the day. but i still believe maybe one day he will come! i have never never never given up that dream even up to today, and despite the fact that i believe Peter pan is quite a sad story ( never being able to see the boy who gave you adventures again,) i will still watch all the adaptions of the story, because no matter what, it really does bring up the child in me. ive been a bit down lately and  seeing these movies really picked me up again. i feel like a kid. i feel like im really flying and  maybe one day he will finally come and ill be able to write about my adventures. ive never been felt so much like wendy as i do now.

faith ,trust,and pixie dust,
Lisa

p.s. believe in fairies!

The Beginning

so here we are.this is already tough . try living with a family who is small but lives on Mcdonalds and donuts. im the only big one and it sucks. im ready to make a change and that's the main reason this blog is named what it is. i know if i work hard enough i too could look like wonder women. i absolutely adore her but to be honest im scared. ive always been a bit afraid to change myself because im scared of what people will think. i know myself well enough to know that if i want something i will go for it so i do wonder why i have been heavy for so long. i feel like ive been heavy for too long. it is time for a change and so i will be recording my change here . im still scared im not even sure im ready to commit but i want to and that's all i need. i want to be healthy and fit and able to run a marathon. one of my goals is to run the color run. i love fitness im just too lazy to do it and get inside my head but im done with excuses. this time i am taking control. i would love a good thirty pounds off me by June and i believe it is tangible.  i know i can do this therefore i shall. i know that there will be set backs and days i just dont want to do it but i know that if i am CONSISTENT (WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS LACKED) i know i can achieve my goal.as of right now i stand at 240 pounds. i cant do this to myself anymore. (and yes that is the freshman 15) im ready to commit to myself . i  will be the wonder woman i dream of being!

stay Fearless,
Lisa

writing my bio

this week is the first week of rehearsals and unfortunately while everyone is learning the dances to "Ugg-a-Wugg" and "I wont grow up", i am stuck at home because while everyone is called in for rehearsals they do not need the Crocodile or Nana this week. I really wish i could go over there but they don't need me therefore i am home this whole week. Which also technically means that i haven't learned my barking cues. i know its absolutely terrible but i cant help but procrastinate hopefully i can get my cues down by Friday. while i am home i did get an email saying that i needed to write my bio for the play bill and i honestly did not know what a bio was . i had to Google it and even look through the one playbill i did have. it is quite embarrassing on my part to not know but regardless i finally understood what a bio is and wrote my first one ever. it does not have much information on it but i am proud and after writing mine i just wanted to go through all the bios in my "Wicked" playbook. I actually did find a swing in Wicked that also played Nana when Cathy Rigby was Peter Pan.It is all so exciting even if i am not there the first week but at least i get to be a part of my first real production. i have been part of previous productions but i recently experienced my first production with tech week last summer because my high school productions never worked with lights or other things that involved tech week.  i almost forgot to mention that when they asked for my bio they sent an example bio of the girl who is playing Wendy and holy cow it said that she has been on Broadway! i don't even understand where she found the time to perform on Broadway and go to colleget but now i know that i can do it as well. it is very exciting and all i want to do is perfect my craft. unfortunately it is hard to find classes and programs that would perfect my craft but as long as i keep looking i know ill find something.

-Faith, Trust, and Pixie dust,
Lisa Burgos

to go to the previous post Click here