Comments on: Jen Ponton On Being A "Zaftig Thespian" http://www.bfdblog.com/2009/04/02/jen-ponton-on-being-a-zaftig-thespian/ We're bringing chubby back. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jen Ponton http://www.bfdblog.com/2009/04/02/jen-ponton-on-being-a-zaftig-thespian/comment-page-1/#comment-16929 Jen Ponton Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:04:12 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=1051#comment-16929 Mo Pie, I am a tool--I JUST found this--and only because a friend had Googled me and found it! I'm so glad you liked it! <3 Jen/Zaftige Mo Pie, I am a tool–I JUST found this–and only because a friend had Googled me and found it! I’m so glad you liked it!

<3 Jen/Zaftige

]]> By: Alyssa http://www.bfdblog.com/2009/04/02/jen-ponton-on-being-a-zaftig-thespian/comment-page-1/#comment-16928 Alyssa Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:46:14 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=1051#comment-16928 GO JEN!!!!!!!!!!! GO JEN!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Juliet http://www.bfdblog.com/2009/04/02/jen-ponton-on-being-a-zaftig-thespian/comment-page-1/#comment-16927 Juliet Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:03:37 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=1051#comment-16927 Sadly, as a fat actress, even this didn't make me feel better. Maybe an interview in something mainstream...it's just so frustrating. I spent four years and oodles of dollars getting a degree at a top theatre school, busted my chops in NYC for 7 years and still can't do better than sidekick roles or roles for women much older than I am (and I look really young!) The coup de grace though, was auditioning for a role in Fat Pig. The lead is fat, I'm fat, yay! Not fat enough. I'm too fat for most roles, not fat enough for the fat ones. I'm venting ;-) But I'm thisclose to just giving up. Sadly, as a fat actress, even this didn’t make me feel better. Maybe an interview in something mainstream…it’s just so frustrating. I spent four years and oodles of dollars getting a degree at a top theatre school, busted my chops in NYC for 7 years and still can’t do better than sidekick roles or roles for women much older than I am (and I look really young!)

The coup de grace though, was auditioning for a role in Fat Pig. The lead is fat, I’m fat, yay! Not fat enough. I’m too fat for most roles, not fat enough for the fat ones.

I’m venting ;-) But I’m thisclose to just giving up.

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