The Callback-Part 2- Bold Choices

Sometimes you only have one shot. One chance to read, one chance to sing, one chance to dance. Make the most of of it. How do you do that?

• First - What is your objective? Always first and foremost what do you want?
• How are you going to get it? Tactics! These will lead you to bold choices.
• MAKE A BOLD CHOICE - go for it!
• Has the director given you any direction? Told you what she's going for?
• If yes - do it - try to give her/him what they want
• If no- it's up to you. They want to see you interpret the role. If you've done your research this is easier - because you have already thought of choices, maybe even tried them out. At home, while you prepping. Read previous blog posts. Just saying.
• Listen to your scene partner
• React to your scene partner
• Give to your scene partner
• Take from your scene partner - what they are giving you.
• Remember when it's not just about you, the scene is better.
• When you are pursing an objective, the scene is better.
• Don't push
• Have fun.

Have you made a strong, definitive, bold choice rooted in emotional honesty? Then no matter what the outcome - you just had a good callback!

The Callback-Part 1- You get to perform today!

The Callback - Part 1

I thought this was appropriate today since - I have a call back today! I'll be Dancing, Singing and Reading for Matron Mama Mortan in Chicago. So - I'll share with you what I did between my original audition and today.

• Listened to Chicago once all the way through. I know the show - or I would have listened a lot more
• Listened to Mama's songs
• Sang through Mama's songs
• Read the script.  Read through all Mama's scenes a couple of times, a couple of different ways with different objectives. OUTLOUD!
• Read scenes with somone else, got their feedback, tried it on for size, kept some ideas, threw other's away.
• Came up with questions - if given the opportunity - to ask at the callback

This morning - I got up early, Drank water, started warming up, ate a good breakfast with some protein, drank coffee - drank more water to make up for the coffee, stretched out, practiced the few dance moves I know, warmed up my voice a little more. Petted the dog.

Now - I will hop into the shower, get dressed for the dance call, take a change of clothes for after the dance call, make sure I have water - lots of it! Pack some protien and BREATH.

The most important thing I can do today and that anyone can do at a callback - after you've done your research of course - is to have fun. Even if I never get to perform the role for an audience with this company - I do today. TODAY I am Mama Morton - TODAY I have a captive audience. TODAY I get to have fun - act, sing, dance PLAY, try different things with different people. TODAY I get to do what I love - Perform. That was true with my original audition and it is true today. If one starts looking at auditions as performance opportunities - the audition process becomes a lot easier. 

HAVE FUN! You get to perform today!