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Today was... an odd day. A huge mix of strange feelings right from the beginning.
Anyway, I called in to work today on account of the weather. I felt guilty about because I could really use the money (and have been getting less hours lately anyway) and for screwing over the manager I like the most-- it's not that we would be busy today, but that it takes several people to even get the store ready to open, and I wasn't there to do it.
Also today: After being given a huge runaround, I have an audition with the Illinois Theatre Association. It's been huge hassle to get one, but now that I do, I feel really-- awkward? Anxious? I don't know what. Theatre has never made me nervous before. I'm just not sure what to expect. Every audition I've been to has been different. The two big regional auditions I went to last year I managed to more or less fail at. I know where I want to be and what I want to do, but it's not a question of that-- it's a question of what theatre would be willing to hire me and for what.
Also, I hate choosing audition monologues. I would much, much rather do cold readings. For most people it seems to be the other way around. I've read a lot of advice on auditioning, and the consensus seems to be that an actor should have between 8 and 20 monologues on hand that they can just spout off at any moment. I don't have that-- because I've never had to before. It's nerve wracking because I think too hard and question my choices too much but-- when you have 90 seconds to show everything that you're capable of before the director yells "next!", it's... difficult.
Other news:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is entertaining so far. I was afraid that it couldn't sustain itself for very long before it got stale and boring, but it's held out. I wonder though if I might find it funnier if I was more intimately familiar with the original text, but probably not-- the "zombification" of the story is done pretty well.
It's been a while now, but I saw Avatar. Was entertaining and visually stunning. People called it "Dances With Wolves in Space" but it's more the bastard child of Dances With Wolves and Fern Gully... in Space.
Anyway, I called in to work today on account of the weather. I felt guilty about because I could really use the money (and have been getting less hours lately anyway) and for screwing over the manager I like the most-- it's not that we would be busy today, but that it takes several people to even get the store ready to open, and I wasn't there to do it.
Also today: After being given a huge runaround, I have an audition with the Illinois Theatre Association. It's been huge hassle to get one, but now that I do, I feel really-- awkward? Anxious? I don't know what. Theatre has never made me nervous before. I'm just not sure what to expect. Every audition I've been to has been different. The two big regional auditions I went to last year I managed to more or less fail at. I know where I want to be and what I want to do, but it's not a question of that-- it's a question of what theatre would be willing to hire me and for what.
Also, I hate choosing audition monologues. I would much, much rather do cold readings. For most people it seems to be the other way around. I've read a lot of advice on auditioning, and the consensus seems to be that an actor should have between 8 and 20 monologues on hand that they can just spout off at any moment. I don't have that-- because I've never had to before. It's nerve wracking because I think too hard and question my choices too much but-- when you have 90 seconds to show everything that you're capable of before the director yells "next!", it's... difficult.
Other news:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is entertaining so far. I was afraid that it couldn't sustain itself for very long before it got stale and boring, but it's held out. I wonder though if I might find it funnier if I was more intimately familiar with the original text, but probably not-- the "zombification" of the story is done pretty well.
It's been a while now, but I saw Avatar. Was entertaining and visually stunning. People called it "Dances With Wolves in Space" but it's more the bastard child of Dances With Wolves and Fern Gully... in Space.