Lion King call back
I had my callback for The Lion King today. It went incredibly well. First off they measured me coz of the height restrictions on the characters and instead of pegging me at 5'3" they put me as 5'5". I didn't bother to mention it couldn't be right coz the character they want me for needs to be 5'6".
I really didn't think I stood a chance because of my height, but they really loved my singing audition so they asked me to read straight away and I was in there for about half and hour performing the same scene over and over in different accents and with more and more direction each time. I felt like I was in rehearsal eventually. And they all congratulated me at the end and told me what to work on a bit for the next callback on Tuesday.
Dance auditions are also on Tuesday but I'm not worried about those coz I'm not going for chorus. If I'm going to do this show for 2 years I'm not turning 30 sitting inside a chorus puppet in China. Then I'd rather play a featured role in Athens for a few months in a show I know is good thanks.
But my word, Disney is hard work. I've never gotten so tired in an audition. Even the Cats dance audition.
So please say a little prayer for Tuesday coz getting a role in something this big would be so amazing - even if I'd have to move to Joburg for a year.
I really didn't think I stood a chance because of my height, but they really loved my singing audition so they asked me to read straight away and I was in there for about half and hour performing the same scene over and over in different accents and with more and more direction each time. I felt like I was in rehearsal eventually. And they all congratulated me at the end and told me what to work on a bit for the next callback on Tuesday.
Dance auditions are also on Tuesday but I'm not worried about those coz I'm not going for chorus. If I'm going to do this show for 2 years I'm not turning 30 sitting inside a chorus puppet in China. Then I'd rather play a featured role in Athens for a few months in a show I know is good thanks.
But my word, Disney is hard work. I've never gotten so tired in an audition. Even the Cats dance audition.
So please say a little prayer for Tuesday coz getting a role in something this big would be so amazing - even if I'd have to move to Joburg for a year.