The Past Few Months
My goodness. The past few months have been a whirlwind.
As an artist, I did a three week run at The Player’s Theatre in a play called The Last Gasp where I portrayed a French-Cameroonian businesswoman. It was one of the most jarring professional experiences of my life (and I have had many), as our lead actor dropped out of the show a mere days before opening. After being repeatedly mistreated by him, I cannot say that I missed working with him, but I will say that it was a tough transition to bring in a new actor. Me and the original actor had already built onstage chemistry and had all of the blocking in place. It was a difficult and daunting experience that led to a full meltdown in front of my whole team. This was added pressure because the text was already super complex with tech words that I didn’t fully understand or know how to pronounce, especially because I was doing a combination accent. Thankfully, the actor who filled the role was a kind hearted, capable, and talented person. We made the best out of a tough situation. And, I think we had fun while doing it! That’s the best that you can hope for.
But, that experience taught me resilience. It also reminded me of why I want to act and why I want to tell these stories. To be honest, I’m more in love with acting now then I have been in the past few years and I truly believe that this experience jumpstarted that for me.
Since then, I have (finally) released a short film that I co-produced and starred in, called The Way Out. It can currently be see on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/335225505. We have also officially finished post-production on The Black Banshee and have a final picture lock! While that movie won’t be released to the public for quite some time, you can find the teaser trailer here: https://vimeo.com/366329475. Please stay tuned for screenings and other announcements.
I am also currently getting my foot in the door with the big dogs and have recently been auditioning for some pretty big stuff, and it’s all thanks to my own hustle, so I am very proud of me for pushing myself and finding my love for acting again! It never left, but to feel this passion resurfacing is something I am very excited to feel (and explore).
Personally, I am officially off of social media! I feel so good! I am so busy that, while it is an adjustment, I know that it won’t be something that I miss soon. It’s such a distraction from the more beautiful things in life. And, since there have been so many health scares in my family recently, including my own, and I have been going through a mild depression, I found it only right to leave social media behind (mainly Instagram) as I recover from the many hits I have taken in the past two months and rebuild myself (quite literally because illness is no joke!) and my life (which, didn’t totally fall apart, only mostly, lol). I’m excited for what’s next and I’m happy that you are coming on this journey with me. If it’s one thing my trip taught me in April, it’s that loving myself, having faith in God & my own capabilities, will be just enough to get me forward in life. I’ve got great friends, great family, and a budding career. Thank you for coming on this journey with me.
Come, lets fly together. <3
Kyla P. Sylvers