Calling back

I headed into Philly again tonight for my callback, and I was very excited for it. I prepped the side I was given, including finding specific intentions for every line and two beat changes for my character. I was both nervous and relaxed, which gave a nice mix to the balance of energy and excitement to the audition. And I was dedicated and focused on the role and on the show, which I think gave me pretty clear intentions when I walked into the room. I met my scene partners and we had a chance to read through about half the scene before we were called into read for the director, Bill. We went through it once the way we had all prepared it at home, and then Bill gave us some notes and direction and had us do it again. He had us stop and rewind at one point, just so he could give another piece of encouragement, and then we worked through to the end.

I did a good job of bring Bill's new note into the portrayal of my character, but I also feel like in so doing, I sacrificed a little bit of that spark on the character that I was so proud of two nights ago. I came in with a fully realized and thought-out scene interpretation, which I performed pretty well. I then showed that I could take direction and notes, driving the character in a new way. Just a word about my scene partners, because they were awesome. We had really great chemistry together, and we were working very well on the comedy as an ensemble. We weren't afraid to "go there" from the very beginning, which made the work very satisfying. No matter what happens in terms of the cast, it was a great experience. I got to act with some great other actors, and I did everything that I could to do to get this part. Now it rests with the decision of the director, and whether or not he liked what my audition team did tonight.

Deep breath.... deep breath....