Hittin' the pavement
Sorry for the lack of updates last week. Some weeks I just let it slip past me. The site is getting an all time high of hits these past months so I'd like to thank everyone for taking a few minutes out of your day to read it.
I've had some auditions the past two weeks and have been really happy about that. I seem to go in spurts where I'll get a bunch, book something and then I'll have a little dry spell. I'd like to work it so I'm just constantly auditioning...that would be nice.
The auditions were interesting, one being for a play (I was thinking to myself, 'man, I'd love to do a play and do some live theater' and a few days later get a call from my manager saying: 'hey, you wanna audition for a play?'). The director of the play ended up being a comic from Boston so that was cool. He was one of the comics that was a part of the mass exodus to NY and LA as I was beginning my standup career so I believe we may have worked together once or twice early on, but certainly nothing substantial. The part I was reading for was for a 50 year old doctor but for some reason the casting director wanted me to come in and read and if they liked it enough they would rewrite the part (although with only 4 weeks until the production is actually running, I can't see them taking the time out to rewrite it) for me.
I just went in there and did my thing and afterwards got: "Uh, wow, that was really good." I felt really good about the audition although I don't think I booked it. I know when I'm lacking in a performance and when I "bring it", and this time it was definitely the latter. If I don't get it, I'll just chalk it up to them having to rewrite the part to put me in and I'll move on from there.
I'm excited that something seems to have shifted and auditions are starting to pour in. I'm looking for a new commercial agent as well since my old one closed it's doors (in a really sudden and surprising move). I have some meetings and some recommendations and that vacancy should be filled very soon. I have a good feeling that things are changing and moving forward...I've never been good with change but I think I need to get good at it.
It's never pleasant going through it, but the end result is usually so much better than what you expect.
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