Sk8tr Grl

Being an actor in NY is tough.  Being an actor PERIOD is tough but it’s especially tough in NY where your big decisions are, “talking head on VH1 for no dollars or dead body on L&O for 100 dollars?”  We take it up the butt like true actors (figuratively speaking) and get none of the fame.

Until now!

In a mission to promote our friends who are struggling actors trying to make a good, honest living by touting your wares (corporate America I’m talking to YOU!), I’d like to present a new portion of our blog: People We Know!

Living in NY in the comedy world of acting (me) and writing (Liz, although I still consider her a performer as well), you get to know a lot of people.  And then you see those people in commercials when you’re home visiting your family in Colorado and you wonder how many times you can say, “hey!  I know that dude!” before your family stops being impressed.  (In my case the answer is one)  These people are hard working and deserve the lime light should they actually want the lime light depending on what they’re selling (1/2 clothed for Dove?  Yes.  Fully clothed for Valtrex?  No.).

So we’d like to shine our humble ad-light on our friend Lynn Bixenspan.  She’s only on camera for 3 seconds in this MTV Promo, but she deserves every second she got… and more.  Let’s find out what Lynn has to say about her exciting day as a full-fledged Sk8tr Girl.

Fun facts about this promo:- I auditioned with a male model who wore a shirt with a thin, sexy? slit straight down from the top to his torso, and some mystical beaded necklaces hanging down into the chasm. I sort of panicked in the waiting area, thinking, how can I be up for the same thing as this Beautiful Man? (He acted terrified in the actual audition.)

- I am a skater teen in Washington Square Park. I wonder how much longer I can feasibly play a teen.

- The director tried to make it interesting by giving us subtext. “You’re sleeping with text-messaging guy, and your best friend is trying to get with him!”

- The food was awesome. They fried their own donuts on the set!

- When the director couldn’t find me, because I got lost between the trailer and the set due to my embarrassingly poor sense of direction, I could hear his voice barking over the walkie-talkies, “Everyone, we have to find Lynn… Talent Lynn.” I felt a little bit cool.

- When I wait a month to write an entry, I am too lazy to write an interesting description, and post it in bullet point form, thereby depriving both the reader and myself of a fully immersive and engaging story.

- Despite not really seeing me do much of anything in this, my dad is really really proud, and emailed the link to all of our relatives.

We at And Now… A Word are really proud of you, too, Lynn.  Keep up the good work, and work that teen angle for as long as you possibly can!