I'm taking the opportunity to learn things and figure things out - and these past two weeks I feel have been very successful! I found a new dance class that is helping me find a new audition technique which will hopefully help me be more successful at dance auditions! I'm excited to try it out tomorrow and the rest of this week!
I also discovered the Actors Fund Work Program - which will allegedly help me find a meaningful and fulfilling "parallel" career to my theatre career - as well as give me the tools to do so. I'm meeting with my very own person "Parallel Career" counselor in two weeks (that was the soonest they could manage) - but in the mean time, I went to a "job search" seminar where they taught us the proper way to make "real world resumes" and how to conduct ourselves in "real world interviews." I coincidentally HAVE a real world interview Saturday - for a tour guide job - but still.
I've also been working as an equity monitor for which you aren't paid - but receive a "stipend." That has been an interesting experience and a decent way to pick up a little extra cash. I've learned A LOT about he union and how auditions are run and WHY they are run the way they are run, which somehow makes the entire process less mysterious and makes me less up in arms about everything I thought was wrong. I also get to "pre sign" for 1 EPA for every full monitor shift I do - which means ---- I DONT HAVE TO WAKE UP AT 6 a.m. and wait not he sidewalk! It helps just a little!:)
Amore asked me to audition for one of their leads this weekend. Lol. I HIGHLY doubt I got it - as I had less than 24 hours to prepare an aria IN ITALIAN for them - which I have NEVER done before! But I had fun - and I guess I at least PERFORMED it well - because I got a huge standing ovation and large round of applause when I had finished - which I have NEVER seen happen at any audition really. I felt very triumphant. The aria was QUANDO MEN VO - which is a very funny aria - and I guess I'm good at being funny! lol. (Knock on wood.)
Still confused on how to actually get an agent - since these "pay to plays" which re allegedly designed to help people without showcases get an agent - to the best of my knowledge- aren't really looking. I looked at a few of the studios who offer "Pay to Plays' "success stories" sections on their websites - and was very discouraged to see that ALL of the success stories were in the aria of film and t.v. and webisodes. I didn't see ONE success story for musical theatre and only 1 for a straight play - which was the staged reading of a show. WHAT TO DO? I've been considering taking a "stage to screen" class - and maybe have SOME hope to get some commercial or under 5 work or SOMETHING. Because this is just getting silly - no equity contracts - no one signing - no way for NONequity to get seen - has to be SOMETHING I can do to get hired and/or slip throughout the cracks. Hopefully new dance audition technique will help - and working on a LOT of new music - so I can really zero in effectively on each singing audition and maybe get me some lead roles!
And in the mean time - get into shape, physically, emotionally, and vocally!:)
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