I should probably explain a little bit about what happens after an audition. In fiction, when I submit a story I will eventually hear back from a market with either an acceptance or a rejection. With auditions, you only hear back if they want to invite you on to the next level. So the thing […]
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I’m going in tomorrow with 8 other women for a mini-workshop/audition for the colt Joey. The female puppeteer on it also doubles as a French woman in the show. After the workshop, they’ll also have me read the scene as an actor. The actor part is significantly harder for me because she is, um, French
This week is definitely about the disparate careers that I have. Yesterday was all about the fiction side of my life. I started the morning at Macmillan Audio with an interview about recording Shades of Milk and Honey. That was fun and strange at the same time. It was lovely to actually get to meet
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So, I have my audition slot. June 17th next week from 2:30-5:30. There will be eight other people in my slot and they are calling it a workshop. This means I can make some guesses about the format, although they are just guesses at this point. I know that one of the horses will be
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I’m heading off to do yoga and spend time with a trainer at the gym. I’ve been doing this since finding out about the audition, actually. This is an interesting experience for me. I’d already been talking to Rob about feeling like I wanted to go to the gym because I was uncomfortable in my
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I was talking with one of my theater friends the other day and told him about this very cool audition I have lined up. I realized as I was talking that there’s a difference in the way theater people approach auditions and the way writers approach submissions. Granted, every person is different, but for the
Why rejections make me laugh. Auditions are good prep. Read More »
I’m doing some research for a potential puppetry project and actually need to hang out with horses for a bit. Does anyone in the Portland area have a horse or know someone who has a horse that I can come visit? I don’t need to ride so much as watch. If you do, would you
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I clicked over to Handspring Puppet Company because I wanted to see more about Warhorse. What do you know? There’s a link to a 40 minute presentation about how the horses were developed, including a solid 10 minute demo of Joey the horse. You watch the puppeteers get into the figure and then they just
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