Back on the 29th of May..

Back on the 29th of May I auditioned for a part on a film that's in the works called "Hobby Stop". I read the lines over, studied them, went over them outloud, and practiced them. When the day came for the audition I dressed comfortably and kept myself relaxed. I didn't need to be nervous. That would only mess me up. I figured I'd done what I could do to prepare and that's all I could do. Although my goal was to get the part, I kept it in my mind that if I didn't it wasn't a bad thing. It would still be a learning experience. No one gets a part at every audition they go to anyway.

This was actually my second actual audition really. The first one I had ever done was for a play. Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite". I was pretty nervous when I went up got that.

Well, back on subject I arrived at the building the auditions were taking place in. I headed to the front desk of the building and asked if I was in the right place. The woman at the desk informed me that I was. I then signed in and was escorted back to where the auditions were taking place. It was a rather large building and as we walked down a wide hall with high ceilings I began to feel just a bit nervous. Wonderful. I entered the waiting area and had a seat. I could hear the guy before me auditioning. I couldn't exactly hear every word he said though. When he finished the next guy went in. He was reading for the same part I was going up for. I could actually hear him reading some of the lines. He seemed pretty good. Oh boy, a little more nervousness came over me but I reminded myself that if I got the part it would be great and if I didn't it would at least be a learning experience and it will help me get used the auditioning. Win win and all that good stuff.

When I finally entered the room there were 5 people in there if I remember right. I was a bit nervous but not as nervous as I thought I would have been. The people were friendly and we all laughed a bit when they had to adjust the camera and microphone to my height.

Well, I went ahead and introduced myself and told them the role I was auditioning for and then started my lines. A woman who's name I can't remember (no disrespect, I'm just a bit bad with names sometimes), was reading the other lines and I read mine.

While doing this I felt pretty nervous all of a sudden. Not completely a wreck, and a lot less nervous that I thought I'd be, but still I was nervous. I asked asked to change the way I was saying things a bit and to read again. I did and then i was told that that was what they were looking for and that I could go. I didn't think I got the part to be honest.

I thanked them and left the room and headed back down that long hallway, past the main desk and into the room with the sign in sheet to sign out. The man that lead me to the audition area asked me how I did. I said that I didn't know really, but the guy that was reading for the same part before me sounded pretty good from what I could hear of him. I thanked the man and left the building. I didn't think I had gotten the part.

Well, days went by and no calls, no emails. I didn't expect any and eventually put the audition in the back of my mind somewhere. Then I got a phone call yesterday. I didn't recognize the number but I answered it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised to find that although they didn't want me for the part I went up for, they were interested in using me for another role. I accepted!

I have the script now (no I'm not going to go into the details of the story or characters, etc. Can't. Won't. ) and it looks pretty good. I haven't read the entire thing yet to be honest but I'm about halfway through it.

I'm really looking forward to being involved in this project and I'm happy to be a part of it.