Audition: Sometimes You Fall On Your Face
Posted on June 14, 2008
Tonight I auditioned for Office Error-tica. I pretty much sucked it up. Which is fine, you know, it happens – but that doesn’t make it feel any better.
I didn’t feel in character at all – my performance felt flat to me. After auditioning for the character I planned too, they had me read for another character. That one felt allot better. My theory is that the first character being a cocky and arrogant character, is outside my comfort zone. But the second character is supposed to be this creepy sexaholic character. Totally in my comfort zone, I’m pretty sure I didn’t even have to act for that one.
haha, I kid. ;)
Moral of the story is you win some and you lose some. But you can still take a lesson from the losses and , in some senses, turn it into a win. So what is it I can take from this experience?
Pace yourself: This last week (preceding the audition) was packed with events in my personal life. I was migrating jobs, and other projects consumed my time. I need to pace myself, and bite only as much as I can reasonably chew. This means either cancel the personal-life events, or cancel the audition.
Put forth the effort: I had the script for a week. I should have done the character development. I should have worked through all the quirks. But I didn’t, and it showed in the most glaring way possible.
Perspective: Not to encourage these types of situations, but the bad taste in my mouth will significantly sharpen the sweetness of future performances with the proper preperation. :)
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