The Audition Marathon

People talking to walls.

Random snippets of show tunes.

Smiles so sharp, they would scare a shark.

Oh gosh how much I love auditions.

Yesterday was, for lack of a better phrase, a freakin' marathon of auditions. I was bouncing off the walls, or better yet, bouncing along the streets of Orlando proper and it's surrounding hamlets, trying to impress people enough to hire me (even if it meant little or no money.) Saturday held what I think is the most auditions I've ever had in one day - 6. I know, some hoity toities would look at that number and scoff. "Six. Please, I used to six auditions a day when I was ten, now I have that many before breakfast. Six. Psh."
But let us remember, I am still technically a novice in this world of an actor's life. It's really been only four or so months where I have solely relied on acting gigs, whatever they may be, to be my life's bread, so let's give me a little credit.

So as a brief rundown as to yesterday's event's here is an hour by hour account of the Audition Marathon.

10 a.m. - Callback with the Humor Mill's sketch comedy group. I thought it went okay, I was worried afterwards I was taking it a little too seriously, but I guess not since they hired me on.

12 p.m. - Voice over callback for a telemarketing/communications company, which turned out to be actually a small gig right there and then, which may lead to other ones with the company in the future, and which lead to me getting $40 for 30 minutes of work. (Sometimes you gotta love the acting pay scale.)

2 p.m. - A prominent film school located in the area was having it's regularly scheduled auditions. I went in for two projects and was complimented on both the fact that "I take direction very well," and "You had the right amount of vacancy required for that line." What can I say, four years of theatre training.

3 p.m. - Meeting with the writer and producer of a web series about art imitating life. Or was it the other way around? How artsy! They later told me, they would like me to get on board with the project.

4:30 or 5 p.m. (I'm a little blurry on the time because I was hungry and all I had to eat all day was a pack of whole wheat grain cheddar cheese crackers and a tall Gingerbread Latte.) - A university having an audition call for short films, where while waiting to go in, one young enthusiastic actress kept working her favorite punch line of a monologue, "Someone threw a bran muffin at me, with NUTS!" If I had had a bran muffin...Anyway, they showed a lot of interest in me, so we will see.

So there ya go. That night I went and saw GOAT's production of RENT and I thought it was delightful! They have some really amazing voice talents in that show, and the cast really brings that gritty, fun, bohemian flair to it. Go and see it if you can.

Well I really need to be off. Going to Tampa tomorrow to film a commercial and need to be up in the morning, and we all know how much of a morning person I am. ;)
Good night dear readers and may you stay busy!

Typecast wants to know: What is one of the most memorable audition experiences you have had? It can be positive, negative, humorously post audition, whatever. Alright, get typing.