My audition for the film went pretty well today. It felt so nice to go in and not be a nervous wreck. I felt unusually confident because I really had no expectations. I just thought, "What the hell? Why not?" I didn 't even rehearse my song beforehand. Usually I am very diligent about rehearsing a song for an upcoming audition and as I listen to myself I start feeling like I must be crazy for thinking that I ever imagined that I could sing. My throat gets all constricted, I can 't hit the notes, I feel like never ending phlegm is threatening to choke me, and I can 't believe anyone has ever cast me in a musical before in my life! What were they thinking? They must have been deaf. Of course all of that just makes me freak out even
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You never know."
Yes, I gave him MY phone because my son is probably the only 13 year old in the entire country that does not have a phone of his own. Don 't judge me. I have my reasons. (The fact that I may be scarring him for life with all my other shenanigans, is a whole other Oprah Show.)
As we approached the condo the garage door was wide open and there were folding chairs set up in a semi circle. On one of the chairs were some forms to fill out and sides from the script for the cold readings. PHEW! Ok, I felt much better. This was looking legit. Shortly after we arrived, two women emerged from the condo and introduced themselves. One was the director and the gal with whom I had been exchanging emails, and the other was the producer. I handed them my headshot, resume, and sheet music. The director explained the scenes to me and told me to come in as soon as I was ready.
I told Aaron, "Okay Dude, I think it 's gonna be fine. You can wait in the car if you want. Keep my phone with you. I 'll be out in a few …show more content…
I finished filling out the paper work, read the sides a few times, then entered the condo.
The accompanist was also a woman, so now I could really relax. Three women, no weird guy in a trench coat. I sang "I Don 't Know How To Love Him", my standard go-to ballad, which I have used countless times. As soon as I started singing I thought, "Hey! I can sing! Who knew?" Gee, maybe because I was so relaxed, my throat didn 't close up like I was having some anaphylactic seizure. I 'll have to remember that next time.
Then I did a cold read from the script, which was okay, but not great. I hate cold reads. I prefer when they email me the sides, so that way I can memorize them and actually act, rather than have to keep looking down at the script. But I think it was enough to show them what I can do. So, we 'll see what happens. In any case, I feel good about going through with it. It 's nice to experience an audition where I 'm not a total wreck. (Well, aside from fearing that I was stepping into the den of a possible ax murderer.) I just have to put myself out there. Put my ass where my heart wants to
You never know."
Yes, I gave him MY phone because my son is probably the only 13 year old in the entire country that does not have a phone of his own. Don 't judge me. I have my reasons. (The fact that I may be scarring him for life with all my other shenanigans, is a whole other Oprah Show.)
As we approached the condo the garage door was wide open and there were folding chairs set up in a semi circle. On one of the chairs were some forms to fill out and sides from the script for the cold readings. PHEW! Ok, I felt much better. This was looking legit. Shortly after we arrived, two women emerged from the condo and introduced themselves. One was the director and the gal with whom I had been exchanging emails, and the other was the producer. I handed them my headshot, resume, and sheet music. The director explained the scenes to me and told me to come in as soon as I was ready.
I told Aaron, "Okay Dude, I think it 's gonna be fine. You can wait in the car if you want. Keep my phone with you. I 'll be out in a few …show more content…
I finished filling out the paper work, read the sides a few times, then entered the condo.
The accompanist was also a woman, so now I could really relax. Three women, no weird guy in a trench coat. I sang "I Don 't Know How To Love Him", my standard go-to ballad, which I have used countless times. As soon as I started singing I thought, "Hey! I can sing! Who knew?" Gee, maybe because I was so relaxed, my throat didn 't close up like I was having some anaphylactic seizure. I 'll have to remember that next time.
Then I did a cold read from the script, which was okay, but not great. I hate cold reads. I prefer when they email me the sides, so that way I can memorize them and actually act, rather than have to keep looking down at the script. But I think it was enough to show them what I can do. So, we 'll see what happens. In any case, I feel good about going through with it. It 's nice to experience an audition where I 'm not a total wreck. (Well, aside from fearing that I was stepping into the den of a possible ax murderer.) I just have to put myself out there. Put my ass where my heart wants to