good news.bad news

[gilana]

So I went to the callbacks last night. I was, of course, painfully nervous going in, but as soon as I had anything to actually do that went away. They asked me to read for one play, and I felt pretty good about how that went. I had managed to get a copy of the plays overnighted from Bunns and Noodle, so I had a better idea of what they were all about. There was one play that I really connected with, and they were reading for that when I came down from the other one. They had a bunch of people read a scene, and no one was doing it the way I heard it in my head. And I had this incredibly strong feeling that I just wanted to hear it my way, once, and live through it myself. So I asked if I could read for it. They agreed, and I was lucky enough to get lillibet's talented husband as a scene partner, and I got to do it my way. It was great; I really didn't care if it was any good, or if it was what the director wanted, I just needed to do it and I did it. I honestly didn't care if I got the part after that, I just needed to do it once and let it out.

Anyway, got up this morning and checked my email and I have, in fact, been offered a part. It's a part in the first play I read for, but it's not the part I read. It's a small part, which is fine -- in fact good, since I've been a little worried about handling a big one, although I suspect that's just me not giving myself enough credit again. But it's the part of Trotsky's Spanish gardener, Ramon. And I don't have a clue how to play it, I don't have any emotional resonance with it, and I'm not sure I can do a Spanish accent. I'll probably take the part, 'cause hey, it's a part, and a chance to try out this acting thing. And presumably the director will let have some clues and, you know, direct me. But I'd love to know why she cast me as that. Did she think I couldn't handle a larger role? Or did she think I'm good enough to make something of a small one? (Yeah, yeah, me me me. I'm sure there was just someone else that suited her vision of Mrs Trotsky better, which is fine. But I was good at that part, and I have no idea how I'll be for this one, and I'm nervous.)

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Take the role! I guarentee you will have a great time and learn a lot at the same time. I just found out last night that I got cast, too. I'm in "Philip Glass Buys A Loaf of Bread." I'm really looking forward to being in a show with you!

In the last T&F show, I played a male character. Actually, 6 of us women played men and boys. (Don't know if you saw "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern," but that was us in the painted-on beards). It's a fun challenge, learning to walk and move like a male. We (actually, I) bitched miserably about the beards, but we had a blast once we nixed the attempts to bind down our boobs. :-)

[gilana]

Thanks! I've already accepted and am starting to get myself psyched up (as opposed to psyched out!). I can't wait to see Philip Glass, I can't imagine how that one works. I'd love to learn to walk like a male; a trans friend tried to teach me once but failed miserably. I'm actually hoping I get to wear a big mustache; I think that would be hysterical. And assuming the director follows the stage instructions, I get to wear a serape, so boobs shouldn't be an issue :)

I'm so glad you'll be in it too, this way we'll HAVE to meet eventually!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! I think T@F is destined to be known as the Drag King theatre. Here's some backstage pix of the last show. I'm sure you're going to be a much hotter dude than we were. :-)

R&G Backstage