Last week I auditioned for a production of "Twelfth Night." Coincidentally, it's my favorite Shakespeare comedy, so it would be a fun show to do.
The first audition was by appointment, which was REALLY nice. No waiting around with a ton of people, spending a whole day only to find out that they're looking for someone in their 60's. I did a couple of monologues, and was out within 10 minutes. It was great! I found out later that they had auditioned about 100 women for the parts of Viola and Olivia.
Then a couple of days later I got a callback. They told me they were considering me for the part of Viola...the LEAD!! I was pretty surprised, to say the least. The other women I had met at the audition were "professionals," so I didn't think I had much of a chance. They had me do some cold reading from the script.
Then the next day I got ANOTHER callback; they had called back 4 women for Olivia, 6 for Viola, and several men for Sebastian. We did some improvs, and they matched up the Violas with Sebastians. The two characters are twins and Viola dresses up as a man and is supposed to pass for Sebastian, so they have to look alike.
Then yesterday...another call...it was down to me and another girl. And two Sebastians. So again I went to the theater and did my stuff!
They said they would call today with the casting. If I don't get in, being the last two out of 100 still makes me feel pretty proud.
I'll let you know when I hear anything...
Posted by Lesley at October 31, 2003 09:54 AM