Category: Auditions

Audition Notice. Notes from my auditions experiences.

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Auditioned for And Then There Were None

There apparently was some confusion around date and time for the auditions and notice did not go out until yesterday. So for last night, there were less than a dozen who auditioned and a few of those were in rehearsal for Kudzu’s up coming play Father of the Bride.

Clint Pridgen who will be directing, knew exactly who each character is and conveyed that very well to the actors. He would stop us, give additional instructions and we would start again. He was very good with praise when we got it right. Overall a great audition. Hopefully he will have a good crowd tonight. There are 11 roles to fill.

On a bragging note: there was an actor there last night who remembered my part in Beau Jest. He said it was the best play Kudzu has done in the past few years. I am very proud of that play.

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Audition Notice: And Then There Were None

Kudzu Playhouse is holding open, non-equity auditions for And Then There Were None, an Agatha Christie mystery. Casting 8 men and 3 women on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 1 and 2, from 7-9 pm. No appointment necessary and there will be cold readings from the script. The show runs October 6 through November 4.

For additional information or directions, call 770-594-1020.

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Dealing with Rejection

I have been a little depressed about all the auditions I have done, two for a director I have already worked with, etc. Bob Fraser had some comments in a resent email posted to the Atlanta Theatre Yahoo! Group. The email was titled “Audition With Authority”. Here is a small section on rejection:

DEAL. Every audition is just one of the many you will
have in your career. If you are a normal human being you
will “fail” 80% of the time. Not just at auditions either.
The best piece of advice about this failure business is
given by one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates;
“If you want to be more successful, double your failure
rate.”

The most difficult thing to ‘deal’ with in the entertainment
industry is the inevitable – “I didn’t get it” realization
You must understand that this is going to be the case much
more often than not. Rejection is not an easy thing to deal
with, but if you want to be a successful actor you must
learn to deal with it.

It’s a central part of a professional acting career.

As I have pointed out, more than once, even successful
established actors are rejected a lot. Every time a part
is being cast (say, Batman or Scarlett O’Hara) there are
hundreds of professional, money-earning stars who are
dismissed as possibilities and dozens of others who meet
with the producers and find out later that ? “I didn’t
get it.”

Dealing with rejection is crucial to your eventual success.
So, deal with it.

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Audition Notice: Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Renaissance Project seeks Non Equity adult actors and actresses for Neil Simon’s dramatic comedy, Prisoner of Second Avenue. Performance dates are weekends only, Friday September 2 Sunday September 17. Company seeks adult actors and actresses that can play 30-60 age range. Actors are asked to prepare no more than a 2-minute monologue; no sides will be provided. Bring a headshot and a resume if one is available. Auditions are by appointment only. Call to schedule an appointment at 404-243-6937, ext.3 with the Artistic Director Michael H. Cole (who will be directing). The audition will be on Monday night, July 17, 7:30 p.m. Auditions Will Be Held At: The Renaissance Project Theatre, 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, K-Center Building, Decatur, GA 30034.