Good evening!
Well, it was day one of the Unified Professional Theatre Auditions here in Memphis, TN. A long day, but a pretty nice one. The actor's briefing was at 8:00, the company briefing at about 8:40, and the auditions started at 9:00. So, about 210 people later, we finished the main part of the day at 5:00. Right on schedule. -We did get a lunch break, and the lunch provided by the hotel was quite tasty - smothered chicken!
No real crash and burns today, but no one truly spectacular either. However, a pretty good level of talent nonetheless. The choice of songs was pretty good, and there were only a few repeats. However, there were two songs that were sang at least once in each group of 25. Only because I don't want to "jinx" myself for the remaining to days, I won't give the titles of the songs. However, I will say that they are both by the same composer, and both songs involve multiple changes of tempo and feel. -And I'm sure DR Noel will agree with me (I hope
) - any time you have to give FOUR different tempo indications for a 40 second cut of a song you're using for an audition, then you should pick another song. Oh, and one of the songs was written as a dance number, not as a singer's number, so... One girl commented to me when she came back to the piano to get her music, "Hmm.... That song really doesn't show off the voice does it?". And it doesn't - most of the song features the same five notes (but a lot of words). It was written as a big dance production number, not as a spotlight for the star's voice. Even the big belted note is not that high... nor held that long. -It's that whole good song vs. a song you like vs. a good audition song.
Before I started my callbacks for Disney, I was able to grab dinner with my friend, Michael. We went to the Indian place nearby, and had a very good meal. -And I ended up with a four dinner break! And Disney only called back two people, so I was done in 15 minutes! Then it was over to the Kwik-Stop to pick up some snacks, back to the hotel room, TV, laptop... and now HHW...
And now the day is finally catching up with me... getting a bit sleepy... Which my also explain my slightly incoherent post so far...
So...
RE: Robert Redford - To me, it looks like his sun tanning has caught up with him. Sun damage. I have a feeling that if he had had some work done, he would look better than he does right now.
DR Jane - I also tend to let things run their course, but a friend of mine suggested those Zicam products. And they really do help me - especially when I feel a cold coming on. And they're homeopathic too. May be worth a try if your symptoms persist.
Well, I'm pooped- I may modify this post later down the line - or not... To many misplaced modifiers and dangling participles.
Goodnight.
