I get to wait...and hope an equity boy books a more awesome job and doesnt take his contract.
Here is what happened.
The day after I got my equity I went to the equity audition for this theatre. I brought my equity card - filled out the equity paperwork - and was seen with the equity dancer and sung with the equity dancers who were called back. However, on my resume, I did not write AEA member. For one I did not know this was a requirement, in all of my audition workshops, voice lessons, and interaction with equity friends, no one told me it should be written on my resume. (to the best of my knowledge - based on talking to people - it isn't actually required - esp. since you fill out special equity paperwork AT each and every audition.) Secondly, I had about 20 old headshots and resumes stapled together from Straw Hat that I wanted to use - so I used on of those. Every regional theatre is REQUIRED to hire X amount of equity actors (it varies from theatre to theatre) and can fill up the rest of the cast with whoever they want - equity or non-equity. Almost always, the theatre chooses to cast the rest non-equity because you can pay them less. (The cruel irony here is NONEQUITY ISNT FREAKING SEEN SO HOW THEY GET CAST I WILL NEVER KNOW!) At this theatre - everyone is paid the SAME - the difference is that equity requires a certain amount of money every week to be places in a health care fund - and non-equity does not get this - and apparently this difference is big enough to make the producers not want to hire equity. So - for this show - they wanted to use all the equity contract on the BOYS and all the non-equity contracts on the GIRL - because boys who can actually sing and dance are harder to come by than girls - esp. non-equity ones. So - since AEA was not written on my resume - they assumed I was non-equity - and allotted a non-equity contract for me. Then - when they found out I was equity - they said they had already used up all their equity contracts on boys - but they would keep my spot "open" in case one of the boys can't do the show OR they can convince the producers to give them another equity contract. BLARGH. THIS IS CRUEL! Literally - the audition the day after I turn equity - I was seen because I WAS equity - but yet - cannot actually be hired because I am equity at them moment. GAHGAHGAHGAHGAHGAHGAH! I did NOTHING wrong. I did everything right! They messed up their paperwork - and now I am here - waiting yet again - for a magical phone call. I realllllly hope it's magical. I realllllllly want to work - I am ready willing and able! (more than willing!) and this is a great show - and this theatre is where ---- sigh- SIERRA did HER first summer stock! And - I've come SO close to getting this same show before!!!! LAST time I auditioned for this show it was for a theatre in Florida - and I danced - and the choreographer "cast me" (or put me in the "to cast" pile - I know the choreographer and he told me so.) - but the director and music director didn't hear me sing. I got a nice lecture about how I shouldnt be afraid to go to singer calls - and I pointed out that I was AT the singer call - but they only saw equity - and then they said - well - singers go to dance calls and they are brave - and dancers shoudl go to the singer call - I offered to sing for them right there and then - and the choreographer mentioned he had heard me sing and I was an excellent operatic soprano - but alas - no dice. OH PLEASE MAGICAL PHONE CALL! COME! LET some unsuspecting boy get cast in a Bway show so I can do a regional theatre show. Or let me get cast in a Broadway show to make up for the cruel evilness of giving me a job and then TAKING AWAY!!!!!! That is cruel world! Very very cruel!
Was typed out of the only audition this week...ironically choreographed by the ladies whose transcript I'm currently writing for Austin.
Kat Cara and I have begun to look for apts. As predicted - it is - for lack of a better word - a clusterfuck. We all want SUCH different things from an apartment and we can't collectively afford anything half way decent that would make it worth the stress and expense of moving in my opinion. We shall endeavour to persevere.
I don't think I'm the worst in Carmen anymore - which is a relief. I really don't like being the worst - but I also do feel like a special needs child. I know I have the potential to be every bit as good as the music school singers and those playing the leads - but I have to work 10 times as hard because I haven't studied the music, the rep, the score, the harmonies, how to READ the score and understand the harmonies, and how to SING pronounce French which is quite different than speaking French. (But I am VERY thankful it's in French and not German or Italian - I'd be DOOMED!) It is a great learning experience and I'm glad I have this opportunity. One of the soprano leads has been kind enough to kind of "coach" me through it. (I'm assuming its kind - it might be bitchy as well - but I'm going to pretend she is trying to help and not make me feel bad that I am mispronouncing everything...and even if she is being mean - it's still stuff I need to know - so I am thankful for it!)
Now to go dream of magical phone calls!
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