So I've been a little out of the picture as the weather's been cooling down.  We're supposed to see some snow at some point this next week and my Texan is showing.  Winter wear to me is six layers of summer wear. #AllTheSocks

Lemme catch you up on what's been going on in my little world here.

Halloween has come and gone and I spent a lovely holiday as everyone's favorite brother-lovin Queen Mother of Westeros, Cersei Lannister.

I built most of that in a weekend and it took about two weeks to do the hand embroidery on the sleeves.  I may bring her out to play at a con in the spring, so I may do the rest of the embroidery that goes on the bodice of dress.  There's a bird on there.  Strange for a Lannister, but sure.  I didn't design it.

I've also wound up my time as Maggie in Derailed and Departed with the Texas Star DInner Theatre.  She was a great wacky character.  A possibly husband murdering showgirl with millions of dollars, but wacky nonetheless.  I've auditioned for their next full run show, Missed Fortune.  I'm hoping for Clarice, widow of the deceased with an itchy whiphand.  More to come about that soon.

I've been announced as Pegasus Theatre's Gloria Stuart in this year's production Another Murder, ANother Show!  She sings, she dances, she...kills?  If you've never seen one of the Living Black and White shows, do yourself a favor and check it out!  It's positively magical and we always have a blast performing it!  Check out Pegasus' FaceBook page here.  And check out the show in January!

Have you been paying attention as to what FUNimation is doing with Japanese animation companies?  THey've set up a deal to simulcast English and Japanese episodes AT THE SAME TIME!  Well, so what?  This is a big deal to anime fans.  Usually, the Japanese will air a series run, then it takes a year for the US to get the rights to it, then dub it into English, and finally release that version domestically.  The process can take two years in some cases.  WEll, with this new deal that's been struck, it's new to EVERYONE at the same time!  FUNimation is going to try it with a few titles this next year, (like Space Dandy this last January) and see how the market takes it.  I'm sure it'll be a really good fix for an English speaking fan.

Lola has made her debut this month and so has Agnese.  What do you guys think of the shows so far?  I'm personally excited for my NEXT appearance.  All I can say to that is...Hello, Blondie.

How are you doing, fatihful readers?  That's great to hear.  I had a lovely Fourth of July with the fiance and his family.  Fireworks were shot, drinks were consumed in large quantities, jet skis were...jet skied.  A great time.  How was yours?

Lots of stuff has been happenign this past month.  I was part of a new show for Lagniappe, a hybrid of a gunfight show and the Saloon Girl revue that premiered in Austin for the 12th Man Foundation.  

I've also launched my own actor page on FaceBook.  You can find me as "Alex Moore: Actor."  Not terribly hard to find.  It's to make me more available and more timely updates than I do here.

The Devil is a Part-Timer! launches today on FUNimation's website today!  If you have a subscription, you can watch all 13 episodes subbed or dubbed starting today!  Otherwise, the DVD will be released on July 22nd, which isn't too far off!

I also have booked a very cool photoshoot.  I get to be a mermaid, y'all!  They're building me a tail!  AHHHHH!  More information about that this fall.

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @plus3toogres !

~A

I took a mini vacation from blogging (can't you see how tan my keyboard is?) because there was nothing really to report on.  I did a show with Stolen Shakespeare Guild and have been skulking around looking for more work.

I reunited with Pegasus Theatre, doing one of the staged readings.  They're reading all sixteen of the Hunsacker plays in the Universe's chronological order.  It was a great time.  Every member of the cast was a Pegasus veteran and it showed.  We read A Degree of Death.  I played Jesse Armstrong, a woman who was about to lose her inn thanks to the Hoover Dam ( darn it!) when Harry, Nigel, and Lt Foster show up and turn up a mystery.  So much greatness.

I've also been kind of dramaturgin my way through the plays myself to work on the Harrypedia, a compendium of knowledge for actors and directors.  My aim is a bit more academic for what they need, but it's fun for me.  (Everytime I say that, a graduate student goes ABD)

I'm still working with FUNimation, too.  I just booked a little more time today, so I'm almost at my 100 hour mark, which is a big deal for me.  I get a raise per hour and also I've been super cool.  I'm hoping i get a bumper sticker or something official.

I got to do commentary for the first time a couple of weeks ago with some voice veterans.  They seemed as excited as I was that I got to do this.  Most of the commentary was talking about how and what I learned working with my director.  I felt pretty rockstar to be able to sit in a room and talk shop with people who knew what they were talking about.  I can't wait for it to get released.

My latest and possibly biggest news is that I've signed on for a long term contract with Lagniappe Productions.  Lan-yap.  Say it "lan-yap".  They specialize in gunfights you usually see at Six Flags theme parks in the summer.  I went in to audition for their dinner theatre, Texas Star, for one of their understudies.  I went in to read and came out with another gig as one of their saloon girls. And then a couple of days later, I got the role.  First rehearsal with them is tomorrow night.  That'll run through November, so if you're gonna be in the DFW area in the next six months, you should come see me!

And the Fiance has not been sitting around.  He's been even busier than me!  He's about to open Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Stolen Shakespeare Guild.  After this he will be going on a much needed break.  The poor thing's acted himself ragged.  But he's been onstage almost every weekend since January.  It'll be good for him to recharge and get in to wedding-planning mode. Yay!

PS: also trying to get together a cosplay for Dallas Comic Con.  With everything hitting me right now, it may not debut until A-Kon, but here's hoping!

Well, i have had a great end of the year.  My show Rehearsal for Murder opened at the Eisemann Center, and reviews have been pretty solid.  I even got a mention on how impressive my screaming is (putting that on the resume...."1950's Scream Queen").   Check out my Reviews tab to see. I always have such a blast with the Pegasus Theatre group.  It's so drama free and professional And everyone does a little bit of everything.

i also managed to get cast in ashow by simply showing up to the rehearsal.   I'll be next appearing as "First Lord" in Stolen Shakespeare Guild production of As You Like It.  The BF was brought in to play Touchstone, the fool and I tagged along.  They asked if I wanted to be in it, too.  So yeah, that happened.  I think it goes up in February.  I haven't really looked att he rehearsal schedule yet.

FUNimation has been equally amazing.  Just a couple of days ago, I was in the booth for the entire day working on a show.  i've almost got all my lines recorded, so I'll be moving on to the next show pretty soon, whatever that may be.

oh yeah, one giant thing: I GOT ENGAGED!!!!

He proposed in our hotel room after the NYE performance for my show, before the cast party.  Much congratulating and drinks were had.  I promised myself I wouldn't be that girl blasting FB with pictures of the ring, but I guess I'll post it here, since I don't think anyone reads this anyway.

I am absolutely ecstatic about it!  I've been trying to figure out possible wedding things, but we've just been so busy lately that we haven't really had time to sit and discuss anything. No dates or locations set yet, but it'll happen.

Professionally, I'm working toward finally getting that vocal reel and an agent.  I got a lovely headshot, courtesy of Txheadshots.com .   I did a project with the owner, so my payment was getting a good headshot for free.  Good stuff.

Also, 2014 is going to be the year I get over my fear os musical theatre.  I don't consider myself a singer and unelss it's karaoke, I tend to shy away from it.  But I'm going to knuckle down, find a program or a tutor, and get on that big scary horse!  

Hope everyone else's 2014 is as hopeful and priductive as I hope mine will be!

~A