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February 10, 2003Traffic around here is picking up...
Howdy, folks. Looking at my site statistics, I see that more and more people are starting to access the site. I hope the addition of the sound clips served to "sweeten the pot," so to speak. The guestbook is on its way, for those might be inclined to sign it. Please do so, by the way; once it's up, I'd like to have some idea of who's coming through and what they think.
Yesterday morning, I went through my second audition from the directing side of the table. It was my first L.A. audition as a director, meaning there were headshots, resumes, many thousands of dollars' worth of successful orthodontia...the whole deal. There were five directors in all, looking to cast five David Ives one-act plays.
You'd think that yesterday's audition would reinforced what I already intellectually knew--that whether or not you get called back and/or cast has so much to do with the subjective opinions/needs of the director, and not nearly as much to do with talent as non-industry people would assume. Instead, I found the process a wee bit depressing. All of an actor's experience and training is moot if the director can't imagine that person fitting into their preconceived notion of the text. So much of it rides on the impression the actor makes immediately. Who knows? Perhaps the guy who impressed the hell out of you at auditions has pretty much shown you all that he's got, and won't improve any during the rehearsal process. Along similar lines, perhaps the guy who didn't do anything for you at the auditions is the sort who could be molded over the rehearsal process to exactly what you want. Of course, everybody has to operate under the assumption that a person who impressed you at auditions will continue to improve, at that a person who left you indifferent at auditions won't get any better for the part if they're cast. It's not always true, but if you don't pick some standard and just stick to it, for better or for worse, you're liable to drive yourself nuts.
I dunno. I guess I shouldn't let it bother me so much, but I'm no great fan of futility or wasted efforts. We're having our callbacks next weekend, so I'll have more to say about the one-acts soon enough.
Posted by patrick at February 10, 2003 10:39 PM
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