Audition News: the plays/Roles

So. Got the cast list today for the Forward Theatre shows.
First up: Hamlet.

Now, for some reason I had got it into my head that I might possibly play Claudius. I don’t know where I got that into my head, but hey…it would be nice, right?

No dice on that one. The role for Hamlet is: Polonius.
Yeah. that’s right. Ophelia’s father.

I have mixed feelings about that. Mostly because…the character of Polonius is referred to by everyone as an old man. In fact, he’s considered by most of the characters to be a useless, doddering old man.

Now, my casting in this role is likely due to the young age of the rest of the cast. At 36, I’m probably one of the older members of the cast.

Now, of course, Polonius dies at the beginning of the second half. Which leaves me free to play the Gravedigger. Which, I suppose is alright.

After that, I have the role of Cornwall in King Lear. That could be fun, since the character is described in some synoposis texts thusly: “Cornwall is Regan’s brutal husband, vicious and savage when thwarted in his efforts to seize ambition”.

So yea, that could be fun.

After that…They are doing Romeo and Juliet, which places me in the role of the Prince and the Apothecary.

So, although these aren’t the roles I thought I wanted, I suppose that in the long run…they ain’t bad for my first experience with the company.

Waiting Impatiently

Have I mentioned how much I hate waiting? In a regular, every-day context, waiting is horrible. But waiting after an audition is even worse. I auditioned last weekend, and have been waiting with baited breath ever since.

They told me after the audition that they would let the actors know around the 18th. That’s over a week. And that’s been a week of torture. Because I feel good about the audition and really want to just…finally find out.

I am impatient. It has been a week. And I won’t find out for another 24 hours.

Of course, its possible that I won’t get any role. But even then, I’d rather know now.

Ah well, the 24 hours will pass, and then I will have my answer.
Unless they torture me more by making me wait…

Audition aftermath: it went well

The audition went well. You can here my thoughts on the audition before and after on the “skullCast” which you can find here. I think I got the date wrong in the first section of that podcast and kept referring to the day as “Sunday, September 11″. But hey, there are worse ways to screw up than just getting the date wrong.

Overall, the audition went well. It wasn’t perfect, but no audition ever is. I was feeling pretty good before going in, but when I walked into the room, my throat tightened up and I was slightly hoarse. I don’t think that hurt me too badly, but I just found it annoying.

I’m told that they will be contacting actors by September 18th, so I’ll hear by then.

Audition Follow up II

I got the part in the film.

Not a lot of details yet. Filming on the evening of September 15th.

Oh! And surprise! I’m playing a villain.

No complaints here…I like villains.

Audition followup

Well, the film audition went alright. I felt decent about it. I’ll find out tomorrow

I’m a still a little sketchy on the concept. But from the script its possible that the director/writer may have watched a little too much LEXX.

I need the film experience, so if I’m offered a role, I’ll take it.

After all, who can say no to villain roles? Certainly not me.

Waiting for the call

After what seems like a summer of drought, auditions have begun being posted for the fall and winter. There are some really interesting ones being posted via the Canadian Actor’s Equity Association’s announcement list, which has turned out to be a really valuable resource.Of course, one of the worst parts of being an actor has always been the waiting part, which is where I find myself right now. I’ve submitted my photo and resume for the Soulpepper call, and since the deadline for applications is today, I submimtted my photo & resume weeks ago, so now it feels like I’ve been waiting quite a while. But, that’s what actors have to do: wait.

Some of the other projects I’ve submitted for, I don’t really want to talk about, because (in true superstitious actor style) I don’t want to jinx my chances at getting an audition.

But my fingers are crossed just the same.