Yesterday I had a DISASTEROUS audition for CAMELOT - I thought I would have time to print a resume after I signed in (because there was no printer where I was staying) but the kinkos was closed due an emergency flooding so I had to get my friend Danielle to drop off a resume at AEA for me - and I just auditioned horribly and was cut. (they were actually CUTTING - that RARELY happens - they usually just say - thank you - and call or don't call - but they made a cut to dance right there.) I was like crap - I suck! Then I went to the dance call today, and ended up getting called back for Guenevere. Now the CASTING notice says they are only looking for a Guenevere UNDERSTUDY who will also PLAY Nimue - a WATER NYMPH/mermaidy character who ends up being the destruction of Merlin. WAIT! WATER NYMPHY MERMAIDY OPERA SINGING BALLET DANCER! OH COME ON! JUST GIVE IT TO ME!:):):) lol! I hope I book it!
So hanging out with the RSC was entirely - weird. And normal. And wonderful. And strange. But here is the STRANGEST part. I have too much BLAIR in me! They all went to this pub - that is really not a good pub - I've been several times and think it is just shite. And they kept talking about how wonderful it was and it was just the best place ever, and I think if I was in ANYONE's company EXCEPT Sam's - I would have left. But - several RSC members - it turns out - are huge fans of JOHN ADAMS operas! And Sam apparently based Brutus on Richard Nixon! Sam was everything Sam should have been - too bad he got hurt the next day.....:-( Very sad. And the actress who played JULIET is one of the best actresses on the planet. She was freakishly amazing. (As was Sam as Romeo - AND the people playing Lady Capulet Lord Capulet and Mercutio. Lady Capulet made me cry. Since when does THAT happen?) And there was this little 11 year old black girl who kept asking the ushers where she could meet the actors and the ushers didn't know. I pulled her aside and told her to find me after the show, I was meeting Sam. Her eyes got SO BIG! She met me - turns out she is a violinist, budding opera singer, a HUGE R&J fan - she saw the Ballet at ABT, the Opera at the Met, and every movie, but this was her first time seeing the play and it was by FAR her favorite!:) She proudly showed me her full collection of autographs afterwards! So cute! Sam said he would try and get me into the dress rehearsals for the other shows so I don't have to pay a BAZILLION dollars. Apparently no one in the cast or crew gets free seats to anything either - not even BOYDY was in the theatre!!!!! WOW! I just hope Sam is o.k., I've not heard anything from him - just the newspapers.
The new apartment is QUIET! IT's so ridiculously wonderful! Just trying to figure out how to set up my room so ---- it fits my oversized life in it.
But my current bouncy state is due to the callback! I feel very proud - because I was cut before then I came back with a vengeance. The casting director for Mary Poppins also said "wow" when I was done - and everyone in the hallway said it sounded fabulous - but I don't think Poppins is actually casting. It's a required call. HOWEVER - she also casts PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING - and DID cast the Little Mermaid - back in the day. I AM SO READY TO BOOK A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
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