12 Angry Mammals Audition

Enjoyable. That's my first impression of the auditioning process (and it stands). Sure, it can be a stressful environment but, you know, if one goes into it with a focused goal (i.e. giving your best audition) the rest has no bearing. I felt myself going into that mode that I've experienced onstage. You get into character and have fun with it. I'm enjoying the 'being someone else' that makes it fun to delve into a character. In terms of 12.A.M., I was placed in the 'Foreman/Juror #1 role and Juror #2 role. How did I do? I felt comfortable with the roles and feel that considering that I went into with only one viewing of the teleplay, I fared pretty well. That's not to suggest that I think I'll get a call back. I just felt, personally, that I gave a good audition. I'm going back to read again on Tuesday if I'm not too tired from hanging the pictures for student activities on campus. Call backs will be on Thursday. I'm hopeful that I hear back. If I don't, that's fine as well. I put it down on my sign-in information sheet that I have a possible opportunity to work on 'Glass Menagerie' on the main stage in the stage manager/asst. director position if I I don't get a call back. It's important to me that I am being an active member of the theatre and that simply put means that I will do just that, be active. I understand that there is a balance of 'need' between a director and a performer... we need each other. If, in the director's view, that I didn't give the kind of performance that was their expectation that doesn't mean that I gave a poor rehearsal. It means, to me, that perhaps they have a specific preconceived notion of a character portrayal. Maybe they don't choose a person for a number of different reasons. I felt good about the night, I hope I conveyed that in my audition performance as well.

On a side note, I shared with Mr. C. my intention to be an extra set of hands for the set building for 'Buddy'. He was pleased and of course, discouraging me from really having to do that. SBCT has my focus and desire to help it be a great community theatre. It's great that I've found and environment that allows me to delve into my creative mode and enjoy it at the same time. I take it seriously and, on some levels, not all, personally. It reminds me of how I felt when I started custom framing all those years ago. Intriguing. Framing is my expression of my serious business side and theatre... well, it's about designing and building sets. It's about creating character and investing one's personal experiences into a persona that is not one's original design. A few years back I perceived some of the theatre people as being these great people that I couldn't relate to. My how things have changed. Now, many are good friends. I know, I'm going all squishy again but, you know, it's how I feel. I raise my organic mango juice bottle in 'cheers' to all of those friends that I've come to know in that last several years through the theatre. Another GOOD day above ground.