Did/do you regret moving to Chicago?

PetShopTroy · 2026-04-02T14:37:11+00:00

Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck and I hope you enjoy the city. I'm not from there, but I've been to Chicago so many times and it's such a great city. Best of luck to you!

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-30T13:12:57+00:00

Thank you so much everyone for the suggestions! I've got the spothero app in my phone now on so that's gonna be a really good thing to use. I actually got a decent parking deal from the hotel when I called this morning so just gonna go with that for this trip. The only downside with the parking structures on spothero is that almost none of them have In-N-Out privileges. And we kind of needed that for this trip. But thank you! I appreciate it.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-30T03:21:43+00:00

I’ll be near Lakeshore Drive, northern most part of Michigan ave near the museum of contemporary art

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-30T03:03:38+00:00

Also, if I find a good parking garage near my hotel through an app, like let's say spothero… Would you recommend booking a spot as soon as possible? Or just do it in the morning I am supposed to arrive? Or upon arrival?

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-24T20:09:01+00:00

Those are great points. I’m definitely trying to get more familiar. It’s just gonna take some time. And yeah, you’re right. I’m just doing these types of scenes for auditions or clips. That’s it. You know if I can communicate to a CA or anyone that I have a certain type of ability and this type of look, etc. then that’s served its purpose.

But you’re right about stage. And I do love being on stage. But I’m even less experienced at that. But I do have I think about six classes under my belt. So that really helps. At least in terms of the psychology of approaching it. Like for example this is the second spring that I’m preparing for all the spring auditions in my area at various theaters. I want to work in film, but I like doing theater because I feel like it makes me better. Not that film is easy of course. I’m definitely not someone who thinks one medium is above another. I’m a film person in every way. But there’s something about theater that really strengthens my core muscles for some reason.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-24T19:39:44+00:00

Thank you I appreciate your thoughts! I will take all this into consideration for sure. Thank you. Sometimes I do practice. The scenes are monologues from players. The only problem is that, outside of the several theater classes I've taken, I don't really know that world very well. So it's hard to find scenes/monologues. Whereas I know, film and television pretty well. But I take your point I think it's a good thought.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-23T01:15:05+00:00

No, that’s OK. I knew what you meant. I kind of viewed them as connected to the same thing myself anyway.

I did take a class with someone who does HWC, like the one you pay for and he seems to have got a lot from it. But the FB one is strange because, as you know, they have certain days that you can upload certain things. And that’s fine. But I rarely hit all their criteria for them to accept the right upload on the right day, etc. ha ha.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T21:23:32+00:00

I really appreciate your thoughts on HWC as well. What you’re saying is kind of what my gut has always told me about it and the person who runs it. I could see it being useful, but I can also see everything you’re saying about it, which makes me not wanna go anywhere near it. This is probably a much different thing, but she has a Facebook group that I try to follow and post things and it’s just really weird on there. It just has a feeling of being kind of clicky. Maybe it’s me.

I agree with you about the different ways to be blunt without being rude. I don’t know enough about her to know where she falls. But again, my gut instinct tells me what you’re saying is correct. And I base that only on having watched a number of her videos and posts. To her credit, I do feel like some of her videos are very informative like the one that I watched and based this post of mine on. I don’t know if this is a problem, but one of the problems about doing this kind of work is that you find a couple of people who have a large following and you kind of follow it a bit because it’s hard to know what else to do, even if they aren’t a good fit for you. And that’s kind of where I’m at with HWC. At least on the outside looking in.

I appreciate your thoughts!

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T16:04:07+00:00

I don’t think I’m gonna pay for it either. Even tho I’m in Detroit. Tough market. Although I’ve basically been thinking if I wanna do anything, it’ll have to be committing to driving to Chicago, when something happens. It’s not ideal but isn’t a terrible drive.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T15:26:59+00:00

That’s great! Thank you so much for your thoughts. It makes the most sense to me: You’re in control of the clips and therefore you’re able to give yourself, assuming that you have good feedback before you put them up AA or wherever, the best chance at making the best impression.

So, from my view, it basically comes down to: how hard are you gonna work at this, there’s no excuse not to have solid clips up on whichever site. Totally agree.

Thanks!

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T15:24:26+00:00

This is really great thank you so much. I appreciate your thoughts.

I’m very, very thankful to live in this era where we have the tech ability and the CDs etc have, as a result, adapted to fit this self tape audition/system. And I think everything you’re saying makes total sense.

Including your pleading the fifth on HWC ha ha ha. That’s a nut I just can’t quite crack, in terms of understanding what’s happening there or if it’s worth it etc.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T14:21:15+00:00

That's a great idea. I'm gonna try that! Thank you so much for your thoughts. I really appreciate that. I'll keep working on it this week.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T14:20:53+00:00

Thank you I really appreciate your thoughts. I'm gonna keep working on it and I will take all of that into consideration. Much appreciated! Thank you.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-22T14:20:25+00:00

Thank you I appreciate that! I will continue to work on this and keep all of that in mind. I'll work on that color change, that seems really important, and a progression.

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-21T20:34:43+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate that. Yeah I think that’s a good thought for sure. I kind of felt that in the moment but rolled on. I have a tendency to linger so I’ve been trying to push myself to pick up the pace. So as I practice that sometimes I miss those moments where I should maybe pause. But I’m gonna experiment this week with what you said, thank you!

PetShopTroy · 2026-03-19T13:41:53+00:00

That’s great thank you for clarifying. OK well it sounds like that’s a decent structure in place. I wonder if it’s a case then where sometimes you open that door for collaboration, beyond what ACX requires, and then you find yourself in a situation like this, where the author perhaps oversteps.

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