I want to preface this by saying that my experience in real-world auditioning is pretty minimal. I'm more used to auditioning for people who know me already- who have had me in class or seen me perform or have already decided that a role is mine. And yeah, that's nice, but in a way, it's also crappy. I remember one of the only times that I felt like nothing aside from the audition had legitimately won me a role- and it was an awesome feeling. And now that I am no longer surrounded by teachers and friends and a consistant support system, I can only hope that someday, I will get to feel that wonderful winning feeling again. I hope.
That being said....
I had an audition recently. I'll skip the specifics just in case someone who is even remotely affiliated with the show should stumble onto this page. What I WILL say is that it is an ensemble cast looking for a female replacement, and that the only positive thing I felt for this audition was the nice neighborhood that it allowed me to see. But I digress
The audition took place at the venue, which was in a REALLY nice neighborhood. The audition was for a role that was comedic, consistant (every Saturday night into the forseeable future), and PAID. The audition was ten minutes long with nobody else in the room besides the "local director" and a couple other hopefuls. I read two sides, was grilled about scheduling, and then told I could leave. I never heard anything else.
Now, I know that I will run into about a zillion more situations like this in my life. I know that this type of structure is probably typical in the real world, and that you don't always get a chance to read more than once, or audition with the people that you would eventually be working with--even though I feel like, in this case, that would have made a lot of sense. I'm not going to try and be aloof and say that I didn't even want that part, because I DID, I really did- even though I thought the sides were kind of poorly written and questioned the credentials of this "local director", I wanted to book it, or be asked to understudy, or at least get a callback. But I didn't. And hey, that's okay, it was certainly not the best audition that I can recall having, and I AM glad that I got at least one under my belt. And I have my foot in various other wonderful doors right now- I have an internship that is fantastic with people who are wonderful and knowledgable and hilarious. I have a part-time job that allows me the freedom to pursue other projects AND get hugs from 30 of the most adorable children I've ever met in my life on a daily basis- I have a lot of great things going on. But I really want to be onstage again. I know that I have to start at the bottom and work my way up here- I know that it's going to take a while to get my foot in the door and that I have to be persistant and remember that nobody here owes me anything-nobody is obligated to cast me. I just have to keep trying. And I will.
I sort of feel like that rant was a little pointless. But I've spent too much time typing it out. There it will stay.
Anyway.
In other news, I have managed to make about 80% of this year's Christmas presents completely by hand, which was not easy, but feels freakin' awesome- there is something very satisfying about looking at the huge pile of handmade crap you have to somehow fit in your suitcase without breaking or crushing it and knowing that YOU and your craftiness are responsible for all of it. AND I've just learned how to crochet hats, which is very exciting. I'll be in the great state of Maine form December 23rd to December 30th, which I think is JUST enough time, and I can't wait to see my sister. and my FRIENDS!
that's all for now!
except...this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__kQ1PCP6B0a). Merry Christmas-week to all!! And to all, a quick journey to Friday!!
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