Dreaming of White Christmas

Today was audition 3. Yes. I arrived at the Alliance Theater at 11:45 (only 15 min early) and was given my little number. This time 45. I'm not sure what number they started with, b/c only 35 people auditioned today. As I walked to the waiting room (this time thankfully inside considering the 96 Degree weather) I passed a friend from UGA whose internship apparently includes assisting with auditions. How fun! So I went to the room and waited. Again, I was excited. It's not that I feel particularly prepared, it is just that 30 seconds of performing counts as 30 seconds of performing (and it could lead to much more :)

Again, I didn't have to wait long. That was nice.

So, after 20-30 minutes of waiting, my friend came in to say they were ready. I went in, handed my music to the pianist, gave tempo, and walked to what I thought was the center of the room. They asked me to take one large step back. I really wonder why. So I did, then they asked what I was singing I told them "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair." I picked that one in particular b/c it has a line "yeah, sister" which makes me think of the sister duet. [Aahh, I love singing duets!]

Then the song. The 30 seconds went by fast. I was really in the moment, or I really was not in the moment. It depends on how you look at it. It's not that I rushed or anything like that. But I didn't make any conscious acting decisions either. I just sang. At the end, I knew I needed more voice and acting lessons. God has given me more talent than what I showed them. As I started to leave, one of the auditioners said my dress was a beautiful color and I told them I made it. Maybe that will help them remember me in the future.

This time my friend took the after audition snapshot. (The one they take to make sure you look like your head shot.) I do.

So that was it.

Except, not really, I met someone there who really gets paid to perform in musicals in the Atlanta area. She told me names of three theaters I could audition for that I had never heard of and then told me the reputations and connections of the ones I had heard of. Like, Theater of the Stars, the company we auditioned for today. Apparently, they are billed as a "regional theater." That means they are allowed to pay actors less. But really, they tour 5 cities (that's a BIG region.) In order to keep the "Regional Theater" status, they must hold auditions in the area that they perform in. So for us, Atlanta. But, for some reason, they prefer to cast out of NY. So the actors here just know that even if they are qualified for the part, chances are slim at the Atl audition b/c that preference. That probably explains why only 35 people were there. It was Father's Day, but still...

So, there you go. Another fun audition day.

These people are my tribe.