Matt and Ashley Faus

I had my first Yeomen rehearsal last night, and it was fast and furious! The finale of Act 1 features a song that clicks along at 140 beats per minute… using eighth notes…. in cut time! For non-musicians, that’s the equivalent of running up and down a flight of stairs while chewing gum and saying [...]

I took a last minute trip to Dallas this past weekend to celebrate my sister’s 18th birthday and Prom weekend! It was a wonderful girls’ weekend, with some much-needed chill time.
I arrived on Thursday afternoon, just in time for a haircut. Matt makes fun of me for being particular, but curly hair is difficult to [...]

This is the follow up post to my earlier “All the world’s a stage” post about auditioning in California. I am happy to report that I have been cast in the ensemble for Lyric Theatre’s production, “Yeomen of the Guard”, by Gilbert and Sullivan! I had the audition about 2 weeks ago, and received confirmation [...]

Well, once more, I must resort to a “quick update”, with nothing really interesting to report. Matt and I had a fun trip to Dallas at the beginning of February, and it was great to see some friends and family. My sister was performing in her last musical as a high school student, “The Music [...]

Well, haven’t written in a while, and Ashley says I should.  Not too much has been happening.  I did the whole “New Year’s Resolution” thing about losing weight and getting fit, and it’s been going pretty well.  I’ve really been getting into it.  I’ll try to post more about that later.
What I’d really like to [...]

Well, I don’t have much to report, but I feel like I should post something every so often:) So, enjoy the quick look into life!
I found out about my audition last week. Sadly, I didn’t get cast However, I didn’t embarrass myself, and I have nice headshots to show for it! I am planning [...]

Well, I finally made it to a theatre audition out here!  I had my first audition in California, for “The King and I” in Palo Alto. I’ve been looking to get back into the scene, but I kept missing the auditions by a day or two. I found the audition in Palo Alto this past [...]

Matt and I spent New Year’s Eve with friends here in California! We had food, drinks, and fun with several friends from church. Matt and I are still in the process of making goals for 2009, but the general direction leans toward planning our time more effectively. Now that we’re out of school, we find [...]

Shortly after Matt’s family headed home, Matt and I geared up to host my family! We opened Christmas gifts when they first arrived. Matt and I had a disproportionate number of gifts to open, as my family had already done Christmas in Dallas.
We took my family to downtown San Francisco. We went to Fisherman’s Wharf, [...]

Matt’s family was set to arrive Sunday afternoon, but their flight was delayed twice due to weather. However, 4 hours after their scheduled landing, we picked them up from SFO!
I was working the first few days of their visit, but they went to the Tech Museum and downtown San Francisco. We played games and had [...]