Auditions
I'm stuck in indecision. As theater companies are beginning to cast their fall shows, I'm on the lookout for auditions. So far, I haven't found much. So, I thought about being more proactive and considered emailing my headshot and resume to theaters and production companies. But, then I realized that the PATA auditions are coming up in a couple weeks, so why not hit everyone at once? And that's where I get stuck.
The two most prepared monologues that I have are the same two that I performed the last (and only) time I auditioned for PATA...so, just in case anyone happens to remember me, I don't want them to think that I haven't prepared anything new in roughly two years...even though that is pretty much the case (how embarrassing).
Last night, I stayed up late reading through a book of classical monologues for women. I found three possibilities...but in reality, I feel that I would be in over my head to try to prepare them in just two weeks (or is that just fear talking?). So, I've also toyed with doing monologues from two plays that I worked on for acting class: Nora from A Doll's House and Bonnie from Hurlyburly. Those are pretty contrasting characters...though I'd have to say that I never quite got a handle on either one of them.
And then there's this feeling of not wanting to do the PATA auditions altogether. The last time I did them I had several call backs; one for ART, but the rest were for some small productions being put up in gymnasiums or community centers. That probably reflects my level of talent at that point in time to some degree, but it still concerns me that the auditions will be a waste of time. And not just for me...I'm not, in my own opinion, a great auditioner. The pressure gets to me and I'm easily disconnected. I just want to say, "I know I'm doing, I really do!" Well, I may not always know what I'm doing when it comes to acting, and that can be a good thing, but the point is that I have experience and training (not nearly as much as some but more than many). So...if I could skip the PATA auditions and reach out to the artistic directors directly and establish a bit of a personal relationship at the same time I'm trying to sell myself...would that help my chances? Would they even give me, let alone my email/mail, the time of day?
Then I remember that I'll have to renew my membership... and my headshot is not the greatest...excuses, excuses. Why am I so hesitant to do the stinking auditions? My intuition is telling me not to do them...and yet there's that determined part of me that doesn't want to fuck up my chances by not doing them and not getting myself in front of as many theaters and production companies as I can.
My mind's in a quandary. Hopefully clarity will be abundant soon.
Love,
Aislinn
The two most prepared monologues that I have are the same two that I performed the last (and only) time I auditioned for PATA...so, just in case anyone happens to remember me, I don't want them to think that I haven't prepared anything new in roughly two years...even though that is pretty much the case (how embarrassing).
Last night, I stayed up late reading through a book of classical monologues for women. I found three possibilities...but in reality, I feel that I would be in over my head to try to prepare them in just two weeks (or is that just fear talking?). So, I've also toyed with doing monologues from two plays that I worked on for acting class: Nora from A Doll's House and Bonnie from Hurlyburly. Those are pretty contrasting characters...though I'd have to say that I never quite got a handle on either one of them.
And then there's this feeling of not wanting to do the PATA auditions altogether. The last time I did them I had several call backs; one for ART, but the rest were for some small productions being put up in gymnasiums or community centers. That probably reflects my level of talent at that point in time to some degree, but it still concerns me that the auditions will be a waste of time. And not just for me...I'm not, in my own opinion, a great auditioner. The pressure gets to me and I'm easily disconnected. I just want to say, "I know I'm doing, I really do!" Well, I may not always know what I'm doing when it comes to acting, and that can be a good thing, but the point is that I have experience and training (not nearly as much as some but more than many). So...if I could skip the PATA auditions and reach out to the artistic directors directly and establish a bit of a personal relationship at the same time I'm trying to sell myself...would that help my chances? Would they even give me, let alone my email/mail, the time of day?
Then I remember that I'll have to renew my membership... and my headshot is not the greatest...excuses, excuses. Why am I so hesitant to do the stinking auditions? My intuition is telling me not to do them...and yet there's that determined part of me that doesn't want to fuck up my chances by not doing them and not getting myself in front of as many theaters and production companies as I can.
My mind's in a quandary. Hopefully clarity will be abundant soon.
Love,
Aislinn
posted by Aislinn at
10:12 PM
2 Comments:
few of get called back by ART. You did great, last time around, from what you say. And don't get snotty about small theaters, sweetheart. That's most of 'em, and some fine actors work in them... as you know from the show you're doing now.
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David Millstone, at 10:57 AM
David, see my response in my latest entry.
Aislinn
P.S. Are you going to do the PATA auditions?
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Aislinn, at 6:26 PM
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