The Missing Piece
I’m living in that dreaded lull period between callbacks and offers where all we can do is wait and keep an ear pressed to the ground. Where we develop unhealthy obsessions with Callback Corner and…
Individuality in the Industry
I overheard a conversation at Ripley today between two female singers about bangs and how they affect your appearance. One girl walked into the holding room and spotted a friend she knew and they ran…
Dance Call Diaries - Putting Your Best Foot Forward
I want to tell you guys about my callback this morning, if nothing but to illustrate the emotional highs and lows of auditioning in this industry. I put myself through the emotional ringer this weekend…
Dance Call Diaries - Memorization
First day of audition season and I hit it hard with a dance call for Papermill! Pretty frekin’ proud of myself today for getting back in the game after a very lethargic holiday season. My…
Getting Out of Your Head - A Lesson in Meisner
As actors, and even sometimes just as human beings, we have a tendency to be too much in our heads. We spend painstakingly long hours rehearsing and employing repetition exercises in order to memorize our…
Dance Call Diaries - Singers who Dance
This has been quite a first week back! Dance call Monday, voice call Tuesday (callback!), voice call Thursday, and then asked to attend the dance call on Friday! Yesterday’s EPA and today’s dancer ECC was…
Dance Call Diaries - Playing Catch Up
It was one of those mornings where the universe seemed to rain down it’s wrath upon me and make sure I knew that life is never easy, no matter how much you plan and prep.…