So, I am enjoying this experimental play and I really hope the audience can wrap their minds around what is going on. Got a review by nytheatre.com that actually says I stand out. That is really awesome and I am so glad that everyone enjoys my performance. That's what it's about!

http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/fnyc08_rev.php?0=C&1=13

Still have two more shows at 45 Bleeker:

Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Peace,

Heather

Tonight is our second performance for the NYC International Fringe Festival. Come watch me and my cast perform.

Peace,

Heather

So, for the past few weeks have been really finding it hard to fall asleep at night. Last night I didn't fall asleep until 2 AM and now I am ready to fall asleep at my desk, but I have another rehearsal tonight with a little over a week until performance time. I think that is why I have insomnia. I have been reciting the entire play in my head over and over. I guess that is why I am doing so well at rehearsals. If only I could get some sleep...sigh

So, the past couple of times that my boyfriend and I have went to visit his mother, she has really been saying things that are kind of rude. We are going back to their home in New Jersey after picking them up from a rehearsal dinner and she starts bragging to Mat (my boyfriend) about how beautiful his friend's fiance is and that she is the prettiest girl he would ever see. So, that's no big deal and I am sure she was gorgeous. Mat, being the sweet boyfriend he is, says to his mother, "I don't think so, Mom. Heather is the prettiest girl..." Such a sweet thing for him to say. But, she doesn't leave it at that. She replies, "No, you don't understand, she is beautiful..."  So, now I am starting to feel a little awkward sitting next to her. Mat finally tells her to just end the conversation.  I almost felt like she was trying to insult me, but I just blew it off.  So, then we are there yesterday sitting by the pool and she comes outside and insists that we both start swimming because we are both getting fat! Really? Is she being serious. I am 102 pounds!

Seriously, I don't have insecurity problems as I think I am fine. I just think it is a little rude to keep insulting the girl that makes your son happy. Maybe I am just being too sensitive. Any thoughts?

They are finally airing my promo I did on CNBC for "On the Money with Carmen Ulrich" I haven't seen it yet because ironically enough, I have no television! I had someone who was nice enough to record it for me. I am the one that says "I just paid 65 bucks to fill up my car! Is a new hybrid worth the cost?" Yeah, I got paid to say that...LOL. It was fun :-)

Elizabeth D'Onofrio is my acting coach. She has taught me so much about my craft and the methods and techniques  I need and want to be a great actor and bring truth to my characters and she has helped me obtain that. I have had one on one conversations with her and have been to her workshops here in NYC. I even helped her coordinate this year's workshop. She is a great teacher and a great friend and I am blessed to have met her and to have her guidance. Elizabeth now lives in the Fort Myers, Florida area where she is getting involved in the local theater and acting community while helping her mother raise her young niece. So, I would like to share with everyone the article that the Island Sands Paper of Fort Myers Beach, Florida wrote about her.

You can read this great article by going to the link below:

http://www.islandsandpaper.com/

You can also find a link to the article at her website: www.donofrioe.com

Enjoy,

Heather Bunch

So I made a quick trip into McHattan today and I realized that I really must be settling into NYC because I noticed how things that once bugged me about living here doesnt' really bother me anymore. For those of you who moved here from far away, some of these may have been on your list too. So, here goes...

(1) The Ice Cream Truck: Moving to Brooklyn in mid-summer, these things used to drive up my street in Bushwick all of the time. It seemed like I would hear that familiar tune chiming down the street every 5 minutes. "How many kids are there in this neighborhood that would need an ice cream truck coming by every 5 minutes?" I used to ask myself. I just never thought I would be able to get used to that, but they don't seem to bother me that much anymore.

(2) The JMZ train: When moving here last year, my boyfriend already lived here in Williamsburg on Broadway. So, right outside of his apartment was the JMZ train. So, you can see people coming down the stairs from the Marcy stop. It seemed like the whole apartment would shake everytime a train went by. Now, it almost puts me to sleep. Not to mention it is fun watching the people come down the stairs because they never pay attention to what's behind the windows ;-)

(3) Rude people on the subway or anywhere else: I guess this may be because I moved here from the south, where everytime we bumped into someone or slightly envaded someone's personal space, we would just naturally say, "excuse me." No one really does that here and it used to really make me angry. I mean, really angry. It was almost like I got my feelings hurt by this. I know it sounds ridiculous, but when you are not used to it, it can really bother you. Now, I have just gotten used to it and I think I can understand why people don't do what we are used to do doing in the south. Who has time to say, "excuse me" to everyone you accidently bump into? There are just so many people here that it is really almost impossible not to envade someone's personal space. So, I have learn to accept that and go about my day. Sometimes, it still bugs me when someone is just being plain rude though...eerrrr.

Hey Everyone,

So, I will start off this blog by introducing myself. I am Heather Bunch. I am an Kentucky born actress raised all over, but now living in NYC (see my profile). I went to the University of North Texas and studied English, where I found myself working as a technical writer. I was a well accomplished technical writer, writing F16 inspection manuals and then on to wiring integration assembly manuals. However, I was bored to tears with it. I wasn't happy because I wasn't expressing myself and I was working with a bunch of military assholes. So, I started taking acting classes and working on my acting career on the side. I then realized I wasn't going to get far with acting in Texas and I packed up (very little of my belongings) and moved here to NYC to start my acting career. Soon after arriving, I started taking more acting classes and finding my way around the city. I was really nervous the first few months. I wondered if I had made a huge mistake and I just felt out of place, but I refused to give up and gave myself a chance to adjust to my new surroundings and started meeting people and learning my way around. It has really been an adventure and I am looking forward to a becoming a great performer.

Heather Bunch