1 Feature, 3 Shorts, 1 Play, & 1 Cattle Call

I've reached a point where I have too many auditions to blog about them individually – or at all. This feels pretty good, a month ago I didn’t really anticipate going out this often.

Theater
Biloxi Blues (Donald Carney) – This was my first theater audition, and for whatever reason it was held in a little cubby hole of a casting office. It was me and 3 other people in a 6’ by 6’ room, a little cramped by even SF Stipend-pay theater standards. The audition went fairly well, but my read was a little flat. Unfortunately, I was the last actor of the day so I didn’t get an opportunity for a second read.

Student Films
War Zone (Ross) – This audition was held at The Center which is this rad little theater complex in South Hollywood. There are about 12 equity-waiver theaters crammed into a two story building. This was a cattle call audition, I got there early, waited about an hour and did what I thought was a pretty successful read. I got called back, more on that after the second audition.

Schindler’s List (Nazi Soldier) – I submitted for this project through LA Casting. However, I already knew the director because she was on set for the directing exercise at LA Film School. I combed my hair into an impeccable part in the expectation of playing a Nazi. I ended up reading the sides for Schindler and getting cast as a Polish violence-victim.

Friends (Lonely Guy) – This was a USC student project. The Robert Zemeckis studios are absolutely astounding. These kids have access to amazing facilities. This audition went well, and I ended up getting cast in another student project (Love Thy Brother) because the director sat in on the audition for this one.

Features
The Hereafter (The Devil) - I prepared pretty seriously for this one. I built up some character memories using the imaginative memory process that Richard Seyd described in his weekend workshop. The audition went well, and I’m hoping to get called back. Although, next time I definitely want to be more off book for the audition.

I’m probably missing a project or two in this list, but this is an indication that I’ve been going out a fair amount. If I keep this pace up for another couple weeks, I’ll have done more auditioning in 2 months than I did in the 5 years previous. Frequency is helping to demystify the process – although I still get the willies in professional auditions.