I have to keep reminding myself that an actors life is one of getting rejected before you finally get a foot in. And hopefully, once I get a foot in somewhere in town, it will open up other opportunities. And that I have really only been serious about seriously pursuing this for 3 months, which in the grand scheme of things is not very long.
But, wouldn't it be nice to at least get an ENSEMBLE part to make it all worth it??
Thursday night, I was out walking a friends dog and came back to a message on my phone asking me to call XXX from XYZ theatre guild. This was the group doing LITTLE SHOP, and I had not been called for a callback and was not really expecting anything because a) I'm not a soprano so not an Audrey and b) I'm not black so not an urchin. But the message made it seem like it was important for me to call him back, so trying not to be too excited I did, only to be told "Thanks for auditioning, but we cannot use you at this time, please audition for us again in the future." Uhm....if that was ALL you were going to tell me, couldn't you have PLEASE done it on the message instead of raising my hopes a wee small bit??
But, not getting that did not hurt because I had found a part I REALLY wanted, that was the first thing that actually felt like a good "fit" to my skills and strengths as a performer. And they told us calls would be Thursday and Friday regarding casting and the vibe I had gotten from the director made it SEEM like they liked what I did. Sooo...I open my e-mail today at work and discover a "Thank You but No" e-mail from them. I know I did good, other people auditioning actually told me so after I read for the character and they did not say much to people.
I have to remember that this is not a knock on me. Maybe I am too tall for the directors vision, someone else may have been better, looked more like the actor cast to be the characters brother, who KNOWS what variable there is. I KNOW I am on the right track though and I KNOW that 13 auditions is not that many in the grand scheme of things. I just want a little verification that I am on the right track and that I do have some talent for my dream.
Ok, I have to go familiarize myself with "Til There Was You" for tonites audition. They are teaching it to us, they do not want us to have it prepared (which is good, cuz it is SO out of my range) and keep hunting and auditioning. I am NOT giving up!!
OH---and my great photographer, Gretchen Kelley, is using my headshot in her online portfolio! Check her out! GretchenKelleyPhotography.com and then look in the headshot gallery. Can you find me by my eyes??
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