June 28, 2008

• Nothing Doing

  No word on Fair Lady and hope dims. I've waited longer to hear of roles but, given there must be callbacks, I would have thought to hear something. Oh well. It could still happen or else something else will; always does. Meanwhile, I'm on vacation at the Jersey shore so I really don't have complaints. Today an old friend came by on the beach, I had seen him last week before I went to audition. He asked how the audition went and I related that I thought it went well to which he replied, "I was thinking when you left to audition that acting auditions are probably a time when people see you more humble than at any other time." Of course he was correct, as I've stated before in the blog. It's one of the reasons why so many actors turn to directing; they don't like the lack of control. I on the other hand having to control so many details of my daily life, relish the opportunity to be directed and to focus solely on my own performance; to not worry about all the myriad other details that go into mounting a production. Yes it's sometimes demeaning to strut your stuff for 2 minutes on stage at an audition only to wait in limbo for some indication of whether or not you passed muster, but I can stand it. As the old saw goes; some days you eat the bear...

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