Auditions for Sleeping Beauty

[siguard_norge]

Siguard prepared the chairs in the auditorium and placed a copy of the script on each chair. He parked himself in one of the auditorium's chairs (leaving one open beside him for Arthur, after all, the Co-Director needed a place of honor. He was hoping to plunge himself into the play and hopefully it would distract him from some of his pain. He knew

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[darth_eduard]

Eduard frankly wasn't taken aback by the lack of warmth in the Norweigan's tone. From what he'd seen of him at Gilbert's party and what he'd heard from Tino, the reaction he'd gotten was more than he'd been expecting. Not that he thought Siguard was cold by any means, he just assumed that one had to adopt a more reserved demeanor when trying to keep up with a boyfriend like Mathias Jensen. Arthur he remembered vaguely as well. The brit had been rather intoxicated at the party and Eduard himself had also had a few drinks.

"Hello, Siguard, Arthur." He gave a nod to each of them. "I will admit first off that this is a bit of a departure for me, but I AM willing to give it a shot. I'd be willing to try out for any part you have available. I would even be fine doing lighting and technical work if that doesn't work." It's not that the bespectacled Estonian doubted himself too harshly or anything of the sort. It was simply that he was an inexperienced newcomer into the school's theatre scene and didn't want to steal a role from anyone else.

He allowed himself a light chuckle at the prospect of extra credit. "I might have to take a second literature class to have room for the extra credit, but the idea definitely sounds nice."

[siguard_norge]

"Would you feel uncomfortable at all if you were cast to play a female role? Surprisingly few girls have presented an interest in this show and while that is alright much of the cast is female so I wanted to know whom among those auditioning have reservations about what gender they play so Arthur and I can keep that in mind while doing casting." He nodded to the Estonian and to Feliks. He certainly hoped more people auditioned than just these two. Four actors isn't a lot, certainly not enough for their show even if everyone pulled double duty.

[darth_eduard]

"No, I wouldn't be if that was what was required." Eduard wasn't surprised there were so few girls that had tried out for the shows as he didn't recall seeing many of them at the school to begin with. He wasn't sure if there were simply not many attending the academy or if it was just the sort of company he kept. "I would make a suitably amusing girl with a deep voice, but I am certain that if the audience gets a few laughs then I will have done my job."

Despite still being slightly nervous about putting himself out there for everyone to see, the more he talked things over with Siguard the more he was starting to look forward to it. He saw it as like going down a really big ski hill or jumping into a river for the first time. You don't know what's down there or how you're going to land, but you can't help but feel drawn to doing it.

[siguard_norge]

"Tt's very good to know. If you want, you may begin reading for whatever role you wish to read for, I can't promise you that it will be the part you will get, but it will give Arthur and I an idea of where you will best be." He said, scribbling down something on his clip board.

[darth_eduard]

Eduard picked up a script and began leafing through it to find a role to read. He didn't want to be overambitious in what he chose or seem presumptuous about even getting a role, so with a shrug he settled on attempting to read the part of the narrator. He figured it would be a safe bet since he occasionally DM'd for some of his gaming campaigns and tended to have a somewhat animated internal monologue when reading books in his spare time. "I thought I might try this one." He noted to Siguard when an ear was available. "If there's anybody desiring to go first, they're more than welcome to though."

Truth be told he actually somewhat enjoyed watching people perform in such a way. He tended to get a little carried away with himself at LARPs but never actually imagined himself getting up on stage and being the focus of everything for once. Up until the auditions were posted on the school's bulletin board, he had simply been content to watch other people brave the stage.

[siguard_norge]

"Narrator. I think that would be a very interesting role to hear. Yes. Please begin. But it I may pester you, could you read the introduction to the story? This is where the narrator shines the most and I'd really like to hear that."