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All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players |
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Written by Kristine
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I thought I started off 2009 most horribly. That first Saturday in January I had an audition for the movie Hell-oween and in the following week for Assassins. It didn't go well.
I thought I'd done fairly well at the Hell-oween audition. Myself and those conducting the auditions were joking around, it was a comfortable atmosphere and the audition itself went well as far as I'm concerned. But. I didn't get called back. Not even as an extra. I was upset by this.
My Assassins audition was crap. I didn't get a part, but honestly I would have been upset if I had. Anybody could have auditioned better than I did for that show. But still. It made me sad that I wasn't going to be in a show. Any show. This coupled with my lack of call back from the movie people just made me feel like poo.
I kinda went into deep depression mode. You thinking the general "I'll never be a successful actress" and "I can't even handle an audition in Evansville, what makes me think I can handle New York or even Chicago" or "I suck" type things. Then the thought "I'll just live here and work at CMC as a collector for the rest of my life" creeped into my brain. Then it was like I was hit in the face with a ton of bricks.
I will NOT live in Evansville, I will NOT work at CMC and I will NOT be a collector for the rest of my life.
I immediately decided I was going to stop being a terrible actress and stop having bad auditions. Right then. I just decided.
And. It worked.
How cool is that?
First I had an audition for Killer Cast Party in Madisonville, KY. Obviously (if you pay attention to my status), that went well. I don't remember the last time I had that great of an audition. I don't know if I've EVER had that great of an audition. I mean, yeah I was nervous. Just like before. But it was like it didn't matter. I just ignored it. It was a great audition, guys. I walked out of there with such a big head. It was a great feeling to know that I had auditioned successfully as I was leaving the stage that night. I left knowing with 100% certainty that I had a part. 100%. And I do. That is a great feeling. There was another girl there that was auditioning for the same part as me and she came up to talk to me after the auditions were over and told me:
"You are so good! Do you act anywhere?" I responded accordingly. I told I'd done some plays in Evansville and Henderson. She continued,
"You are so good. I just want you to teach me! You've got such a great voice and great stage presence."
Not kidding. She said that. I, of course, stumbled over my words of appreciation in my sad attempt to not stand there speechless.
People I know give me compliments all the time, and people I know give me critiques all the time. But there is nothing in the world that I believe more than the opinion of a complete stranger. They don't have to worry about what I think of them later because I won't see them later. They don't have to worry about how I'll feel about their opinion because they won't be there to experience it. And she said that to me. Talk about affirmation of my totally awesome audition. But it gets even better.
At the auditions, there was a lady from isurfhopkinsco.com. It's a news website. She took some pictures and wrote a little article about the auditions. It said "...and another lived in Evansville, In. I have to mention their resume. I was very impressed with the very lengthy list of their past accomplishments." Hehe. I don't consider my resume lengthy, by any means. I didn't even put everything that I have on my official resume on the information sheet provided to us. I realize that it's probably just by Madisonville standards that I'm "experienced." But still. How cool is that?!?
To top it off, I'm getting to play a HARD character! My character, Shelly, is an actress in the play. Thus, I get to act as different characters within this play. All of them with different personalities. I'm REALLY excited about this! I really feel like I'm going to be able to show what I can do by playing Shelly. I'm so excited. You should go to the Killer Cast Party website and you should DEFINITELY come to the show. I know it's a drive, but car pooling is not only great to cut on gas prices, but it's also good for the environment. I can even fit 4 more people in my car for those that don't mind going a bit early. And I'll bet I could even talk my mom into extending the extra space in her minivan to some the night she goes.
I also had an audition for an Eyemart commercial. Also very way cool. They evidently asked for me specifically based on my head shot. :D! The audition went very well. The man there, when he saw me, said "Wow, she looks just like her picture." :D!!! I've never had an audition for a commercial before, so I really didn't know what to expect. I didn't have any lines. I had to ad lib the whole thing. I'm terrible at ad lib. Or at least I was. The lady said she "loved it." I really like this just deciding not to suck thing I've developed for myself. Though, I did keep saying that 2 pairs of glasses were $72.99 and not $79.92 even though I was corrected and told the correct amount more than once. That may be my undoing. They have to send my audition tape to the people at Eyemart so they can pick the ones they like. We taped the audition just a few days ago. I'll let you know if I get it.
As a side note, the cameraman was flippin' hot. Holy CRAP. I had to make a conscious effort not to ogle. Though I must have, because I distinctly remember looking him up and down. Geez, I'm such a girl. He's got to be taken. Or gay. Because there's no way that gorgeousness is available.
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