Romeo!
Today I finally went to an audition. For the majority of my college life here, I've avoided auditioning for anything because I suck ass when it comes to acting. But, when Romeo and Juliet comes around, I mean, you just have to audition. It's Romeo and Juliet! Come on! Since it was a great experience for me, I'll share it with you all.
So yes, there I was, waiting to show them my skills. I was nervous, excited, afraid, sick, antsy, and just about everything else all at once. Hell, I was even feeling a bit sexy. When we went in, they had us read some lines. I read some lines for Mercutio, and then for Romeo. I thought it went well. For Mercutio I decided to act like myself because we both have witty and lame jokes. And for Romeo, I decided to be myself since I am, afterall, emo. And you can't be Romeo without being a little emo (HA! Do you see it?! e-m-o is in Romeo! neato!)
And before I go further on, I must add that Liz blew away all the other girls there. They were just ants and she crushed them. And having her there was a comfort of mind since I was all sorts of nervousness. She is so pro. I'm just an ant as well compared to her. Please don't crush me, Liz.
Anyway, the next part we all had to sword fight to music! Fucking awesome. I mean, I knew watching Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and so on would come in handy one day. Half way through, I realized that maybe my fencing experience also came in handy. But the point is, I was all into it. I must have killed like 30-40 people tops.
And for the third part of the audition, we had to dance to rap music. I don't know. Don't ask. Maybe we're making R+J more hip. It was embarrassing. I had to pull out the whitest of the white boy dance moves I can remember out of my ass. I knew dancing at Haven wouldn't do me any good down the road.
Afterward, when all was said and done, we leave. A few people commented that I was awesome as Mercutio, and to Liz that she was awesome. We didn't tell them we thought they did great as well. I guess we're just a bunch of assholes. Point is, we rock. I feel great about my performance. Whether I get a role or not (Thursday I'll find out), I'll be happy just for the fact that I auditioned. And sword fought. :)
So yes, there I was, waiting to show them my skills. I was nervous, excited, afraid, sick, antsy, and just about everything else all at once. Hell, I was even feeling a bit sexy. When we went in, they had us read some lines. I read some lines for Mercutio, and then for Romeo. I thought it went well. For Mercutio I decided to act like myself because we both have witty and lame jokes. And for Romeo, I decided to be myself since I am, afterall, emo. And you can't be Romeo without being a little emo (HA! Do you see it?! e-m-o is in Romeo! neato!)
And before I go further on, I must add that Liz blew away all the other girls there. They were just ants and she crushed them. And having her there was a comfort of mind since I was all sorts of nervousness. She is so pro. I'm just an ant as well compared to her. Please don't crush me, Liz.
Anyway, the next part we all had to sword fight to music! Fucking awesome. I mean, I knew watching Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and so on would come in handy one day. Half way through, I realized that maybe my fencing experience also came in handy. But the point is, I was all into it. I must have killed like 30-40 people tops.
And for the third part of the audition, we had to dance to rap music. I don't know. Don't ask. Maybe we're making R+J more hip. It was embarrassing. I had to pull out the whitest of the white boy dance moves I can remember out of my ass. I knew dancing at Haven wouldn't do me any good down the road.
Afterward, when all was said and done, we leave. A few people commented that I was awesome as Mercutio, and to Liz that she was awesome. We didn't tell them we thought they did great as well. I guess we're just a bunch of assholes. Point is, we rock. I feel great about my performance. Whether I get a role or not (Thursday I'll find out), I'll be happy just for the fact that I auditioned. And sword fought. :)