Auditions and Callbacks(oh and classes)

Hello, and welcome to my first post from UNCG!!! Tuesday night were my auditions. I performed monologue from The Glass Menagerie, and then I sang Being Alive from Company. I think I did alright. I then received a callback for both of the shows that I auditioned for, The Threepenny Opera, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

The callbacks were pretty fun. The threepenny callback was simply a dance for the part I was called for. So I did the best that I could and I felt like I was making a really stupid and incorrect face the whole time, but who knows.

And then I really enjoyed my callback for Mr. Fox was really fun. I simply had to read a side (a chunk of the script) but she let us have free range with it. It was loads of fun.

The cast lists come out today so I am super so I am super excited to see what happens! Believe me I will let you all know!   

As for my classes they are whats up! My acting 1 teacher is very cool, and I am stoked for what all we will learn. The same is true about my voice for the actor class. My tech class is cool, you know sets and lights, its all the same. Tap is FUN! but hard ish... I need shoes. Math is so easy it makes me cry when people ask questions. and finally my English class will KICK MY BUTT!  I have always been terrible with writing and and that kind of stuff (but for some reason I have a blog?) So yeah! College life. Not too bad.


UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!
After my math class I made the  minute trek to the Taylor Theater Greenroom, where the cast lists were posted. The first one I saw was for The Threepenny Opera. As I began looking through the names I saw the name of one of my friends and then another, but I did not see my own name. Now at this point I started to feel a little bumbed out. I mean I started going through the classic, "well at least they saw you and were interested enough to want to see you again, you can always work the crew and you have to do some work on it..." All that stuff that actors in these situations say to themselves, when not cast. Of course I double checked it, closer just in case I skimmed over my name. Nope it wasn't up there. So like I'm not sure if within those seconds I forgot about The Fantastic Mr. Fox or what. In remembering it, I said to myself, "Well, its at lest worth looking at." So I kinda look over it, and the first thing I'm attracted to is MY NAME!!! Like my brain didn't start at the top and read left to right down the list, it just zeroed in on my name! As soon as I saw it I glanced over to see the role, not really caring what it was because I would accept it anyway, but there it was the speaking part that I had been called back for! Isn't that great?! YAY! Now a chance for more people to see me, for directors to work with me (the way I feel is best to get to know me as an actor) and a chance to have fun. Like I mentioned before, the call back was really fun and playful, so I can only guess how much fun the actual rehearsal process will be! And I say to all the were cast congrats, to all that were called back way to go, and a big YEE HAW to all that even auditioned. You put yourself out there and did what some can't so good on you, and you know I mean that is really all you can do. Its risky business, but isn't that why we love it?

Update and Worries

Before you read: If you are reading this andahoy are working on either of the plays mentioned DO NOT BE OFFENDED! The advice I give is not directed toward anyone individual. It is simply advice that comes from my expereince as both a member of stage crew and as an actor.
So I have done it! I have successfully memorized all my lines and my first actual performance is less than 2 days away. This performance is at the North Carolina Theater Conference regional competition, and it will be a cut of my school's play, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, by Christopher Durang. I will admit that I have my worries about how well we will do. It seems that our tech crew is a little behind on their knowledge of the play and changes, and a good amount of our stuff is still missing. Still there is one day left of practice, and this gives us just a little more time to get things in order. So what is the moral of the story? Well, it depends whether you crew or an actor?




ACTORS: DON'T WORRY!!! or at least try not to. If you're like me, then well you can't help it, but do your best. If your director has any sense then he or she will be just as worried as you, probably more so. Just try and let the director take care of anything, you just need to focus on the acting. I know that this can be difficult at school because it happens around you, and you could be called on to do crew for other school productions. A director once told me, any good actor does not need all of the costumes or sets or anything else to put on the show. As long as you and the rest of the ensemble can work together to create the characters and the world around you and you believe it and truly see it, then the audience will follow you and take the journey, even if they can't totally see the world. If you can create it they'll see it.



CREW: Do your best to know the play you are working on. If you can get a hold of a script early on, and read it, this way you can become acquainted with the play. It will also help you in anticipating any scene changes. Also if you are placed on the crew that is in charge of moving any scenic pieces, talk to the director or designer bout what the set looks like, this way you have a semi-visual, or idea, of what you will be moving. Now in most community theater, if you have the ability to sit in on early practices or run throughs, do and see if you can obtain a script. If you can't and are only present for the tech rehearsals, which is the common practice of most directors and crew, stay focused throughout the entire rehearsals. Stay quiet, listen to the scenes being performed, do your best to understand what is happening around you. Normally you will only have one week to know when changes come, how long you have, and where each piece goes. Focus on your part will relieve any stress on your director, the actors around you, and most importantly YOU!



So there you go, two lessons worth learning in the theater.



Oh hey, I also start tech for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels very soon,which also means we OPEN soon! Legs will be broken... I HOPE!