Sunday night I auditioned for a play being written by JW, a PhD candidate in Renaissance Studies; or rather, a play he wrote as an undergrad and is now revising. It's part commedia del'arte, part English pastoral, with stylized presentation (movements, gestures, etc) in Act I and more realistic presentation in Act II. JW struck me as very earnest, with an infectious enthusiasm for the project. A little "Let's put on a show!", but I'm OK with that. As long as it doesn't turn out like that abysmal original musical I did several years ago (which doesn't appear on my resume), and I don't think it will, this should be fun.
This was only my second-ever private audition (he's accommodating people's end-of-semester schedules). I went in, he told me a little about the play, I performed my monologue, then read sections from a couple of scenes. He had me do the second scene twice, using different characterizations. He then told me he wants to use me and will let me know which role as soon as he has the rest of his cast.
This is the first time I've walked out of an audition knowing I had a role. I'm sure it didn't hurt that I talked about my experience on the tech side - sewing, costuming connections, set building experience, and just being willing to adapt to the situation.
Today I auditioned for my first training film, for a community anti-terrorist (anti-radicalization?) program. Again, I went in, we exchanged introductions, I read the first page of their script, a mock interview, and they seemed delighted. I even get paid for this gig, so they sent me a W-9 and a contract to sign and return. They'll be sending the script shortly, which they said would be "about 2-1/2 pages". I hope they don't want to film too soon - that's a lot to memorize if most of it is my character, not the "interviewer". This makes the second time I've walked out of an audition knowing I'm in. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket...
It's not often I get that "we love you" reaction when I audition, and twice in one week? Gotta love it! :D
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