swedeace
10-08-2006, 10:12 PM
I am looking for advie to those of you who have done some theatrical work.
I have never done any previous theatrical work, but I decided since earlier this year that I would like to try it out. One of my co-workers is a thespian in our college, so I asked him if he had any info. He told me about an audition this past Saturday. I told him I would probably be competing against others with more experience, and he encouraged me to just try out. I went ahead and tried out.
I was feeling nervous as I was heading over to the auditions because I wasn't sure how they would be like. When I got there, I saw a group of about 3-4 people upfront on stage practicing some lines from a script. I sat and watched them.
When they finished, my thespian co-worker came up to me and welcomed me. Then he explained they were reading a couple of Woody Allen scripts. He handed me one and told me to read the part of Jenny as a start. Jenny entered towards the end of a scene, and I felt I was a bit nervous because I felt rusty. I was reading cold from a script.
The second time I read together with this girl. We did this one-act dialogue, and I didn't feel as nervous as I did from the first script.
Finally, they wanted us to read a pre-written monologue to see how we would read. One girl went before me, and I would be next. They explained that this character is supposed to be a little wacky and sort of "out there." You know...weird. It was also a male character. I took my heart and put a personality on this wacky male character. As I read, I felt myself sorta become that character. I contribute this to all the comedic sitcoms I have loved to watch over the years. I saw people were laughing at the wackiest sentences, and I even made some facial expressions and non-verbal cues to add something humorous. This was soooo much fun!!! They clapped at the end! I felt happy. Then, my co-worker told me I read beautifully.
The thespians just wanted us to read some dialogue and some monologue so they get a feel of how we read and how we portray the characters. So, I don't know how long they will decide, but I am sure they will decide soon as it'll be about 5-6 weeks before the actual opening of this play to the public. Ack!
My question - what is your advice if I do get cast a part? Or, just in overall tryouts? Whether I get a part this time, it's not going to be the last time I try out. It's fun! It's helped me overcome some shyness. I felt alive, in one way. Anyway...anyone?
I have never done any previous theatrical work, but I decided since earlier this year that I would like to try it out. One of my co-workers is a thespian in our college, so I asked him if he had any info. He told me about an audition this past Saturday. I told him I would probably be competing against others with more experience, and he encouraged me to just try out. I went ahead and tried out.
I was feeling nervous as I was heading over to the auditions because I wasn't sure how they would be like. When I got there, I saw a group of about 3-4 people upfront on stage practicing some lines from a script. I sat and watched them.
When they finished, my thespian co-worker came up to me and welcomed me. Then he explained they were reading a couple of Woody Allen scripts. He handed me one and told me to read the part of Jenny as a start. Jenny entered towards the end of a scene, and I felt I was a bit nervous because I felt rusty. I was reading cold from a script.
The second time I read together with this girl. We did this one-act dialogue, and I didn't feel as nervous as I did from the first script.
Finally, they wanted us to read a pre-written monologue to see how we would read. One girl went before me, and I would be next. They explained that this character is supposed to be a little wacky and sort of "out there." You know...weird. It was also a male character. I took my heart and put a personality on this wacky male character. As I read, I felt myself sorta become that character. I contribute this to all the comedic sitcoms I have loved to watch over the years. I saw people were laughing at the wackiest sentences, and I even made some facial expressions and non-verbal cues to add something humorous. This was soooo much fun!!! They clapped at the end! I felt happy. Then, my co-worker told me I read beautifully.
The thespians just wanted us to read some dialogue and some monologue so they get a feel of how we read and how we portray the characters. So, I don't know how long they will decide, but I am sure they will decide soon as it'll be about 5-6 weeks before the actual opening of this play to the public. Ack!
My question - what is your advice if I do get cast a part? Or, just in overall tryouts? Whether I get a part this time, it's not going to be the last time I try out. It's fun! It's helped me overcome some shyness. I felt alive, in one way. Anyway...anyone?