What does go on Inside & Out at an audition...

Tue, 23 Oct 2007, 08:54 am

I am curious...

I'm aware of what occurs within the doors at our closed auditions at MPAC, Mandurah (because I'm in there) but every audition seems to include a colourful influx of ideas that roam the corridors.

From Volunteers outside who declare random things of what "They're" looking for to another actor quite wittingly dropping the idea that they want someone tall. Better chance for them now... It is another sub-plot at auditions that does keep me amused but I thought I'd open it for a best of... worst of... Do the Directors really pre-cast?

This might be a nice opportunity for Thesbians to gain some insight into the process. :-)

And for some to realize they left an audition for no real reason. :-( (Somebody told them they couldn't sing?...)

Not particularly related is the latest auditions we held. Wizard of Oz at MPAC. It had it's own novel of antics produced. But I was there. I probably deserve much of the blame for who got in. (That and the 100 plus who auditioned...) I'm the MD. The genre is 'Musical' folks. I tended to think that the MD had a large part to play. Apparently not all MD's in the community circle have done this. Actors enter into a new play with a lovely view of how things run from time to time...

So let me know... What does go on at an audition?

Luke

Lately, whenever I write a

Tue, 23 Oct 2007, 03:32 pm

Sean B

Lately, whenever I write a play, the person I get to read over them states that they know which member of 'The Lazy Creations Group' will get which role. Therefore I suppose I already pre-cast before direction when I'm writing scripts. I have a good general knowledge of the friends and performers I know that would be interested in parts. I know what talents and skills they have. For 'Frank The Plucker' though I did do auditions, I had pre-cast some roles- however the auditions went bad, and some of my pre-casts decided they didn't want to perform any more. Pre-Casting went down the drain, I had to select new people, but the talent was there. Our audition for 'FTP' involved a bit of acting from the script and then a rendition of Twinkle Twinkle as a specified character- eg. Kermit The Frog, or a snowman. We weren't going for musical quality (as it was a play rather than a musical) but it allowed us to see the improv techniques and character building skills of our kids. Sean ____________________________________________________________ Currently working on: 'Locked In' a short play based on a real life experience For more details visit: www.freewebs.com/lazycreationsgroup

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What does go on Inside & Out at an audition...— Musically Savage23 Oct 2007

What's a "thesbian"?— Walter Plinge23 Oct 2007
thes'y what's it— Musically Savage23 Oct 2007
Auditions— Logos23 Oct 2007
- I can't speak much as I— Na23 Oct 2007
Truth— Labrug23 Oct 2007
Lately, whenever I write a— Sean B23 Oct 2007
- Sean brings up another— Na23 Oct 2007
  - Agreed— Logos24 Oct 2007
MPAC doesn't "completely"— Daniel Kershaw24 Oct 2007
MMM— Walter Plinge24 Oct 2007
too rarely— Neville Talbot24 Oct 2007
Wiz Oz castings...— Musically Savage25 Oct 2007
Castings— Walter Plinge25 Oct 2007
Outside the audition room...— DazzaB12 Nov 2007

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