.

Indeed, this morning left me smelling of Johnson & Johnson ‘No More Tears’ baby shampoo.

Why?

A few days ago, before the first performance of Hurlyburly, I decided it might be a good idea to trim my somewhat-out-of-control hair down to something more respectable. Thinking on-the-cheap, I decided to the do the deed here in Brooklyn instead of traveling to Manhattan first.

I found the Stephanie Hair Salon here in Bay Ridge on my way to the 77th Street Subway Station. Although I wasn’t sure if I should risk getting my hair cut somewhere unfamiliar, a few affirming phone calls later, I found myself sitting in the chair.

That’s when it happened. Suddenly. Unexpectedly.

“Is anyone in your family bald?”

Needless to say, I was shocked. I had no idea why this line of questioning had begun, much less did I have any clue as to how to get out of it.

Long story short, the woman cutting my hair detected some form of thinning on the top of my head. I’m balding, apparently (if only slightly).

One of her recommendations - - switch to baby shampoo - - it’s easy on the scalp.

I’m only 22! I can’t be bald!

And so, my final full performance at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts is over. I must admit, I can’t imagine a better way to go out. Just as Women of Lockerbie was the perfect way to end Second Year, there was no play but Hurlyburly that could cap off this year so perfectly. Additionally, I’m thankful that I completely trusted everyone in my cast to have my back once the show started and the Willie Nelson music faded.

Was it a success? Personally, I felt so. Every moment of the show (especially the night performances — technical problems aside) felt amazing — felt right. Not to put Dancing in the Dark down at all (it was one hell of a show), but Hurlyburly was fun — Hurlyburly reminded me why I was acting in the first place, and helped me get my “mojo” back as a performer.

But that’s just me. What do other people think?

you guys ROCKED tonight! just wanted to let you know how the 3 hours just flew by. nicely done!
Skyler

Comment by Skyler Pinkerton — January 27, 2007 @ 1:34 am

Thank you for your comment, Skyler, I’m really glad that you enjoyed the show Friday night — and I want you for being a member of that perfect audience that gave us so much energy to feed off of.

I’m only hoping that everyone felt this way about the show.

Enough gushing for know. I’ve still got a Hurlyburly story or two that hasn’t hit the blog yet — hopefully, I’ll get enough time to tell them.

Once again, I’d like to thank everyone who came out to see the show. Your energy is what allowed me to plow through that 3-hour-long monster of a play!

Allright, well… forget the rest of that 2006 Year-In-Review thing. While I’m sure I had something to say when I started typing that thing, it was a couple of weeks ago… and I’ve got nothing now.

Why live in the past anyway? It’s a new year!

So, I’m almost finsihed with school. I have under two months remaining until I shift my official status from “Student” to “Actor” (albeit an unemployed one). I’m looking at taking a three-week course this summer at New School University, but the high cost of tuition looks virtually impossible to raise by March.

But I digress. I’m busy as hell at the moment with David Rabe’s Hurlyburly, which performs *NEXT WEEK* at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Check out AADA.org for more info — and I’m sure I’ll be pimping it out this coming week.