Hold you hats and hallelujah!
JASON'S GOIN' ON A TOU-AH!
It's me! It's ME! IT'S MEEEEEE!!!
Sorry I've been E&T this week, but, as DR Jose so cryptically implied, I have had good reason. Friday I went in for my FIFTH audition for TheatreWorks USA, and let me tell you, the audition was disastrous. I sang a song that I've never done in an audition (without having the forethought to ask DR Jose if he would play through it with me at least once before I went in with it). The pianist gave me my starting pitch, as requested, and I began to sing in a totally different key. Which, of course, threw me off, causing me to forget which verse I was singing, so I screwed up the lyrics and ultimately broke one of the cardinal rules of auditioning - I got flustered and stopped the song and re-started. Somehow, out of that mess, I got a callback, which happened yesterday, and I just got the call this afternoon that they want me to do the tour!
I'll be playing Mr. Fezziwig/Marley's Ghost/The Ghost of Christmas Present in the TheatreWorks USA tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL (the Gallagher/Waldrop version) starting in November. I just looked over the audition notice and found that rehearsals won't start until November 5, so I've got a couple of months to get things together.
As mentioned, by taking this tour, I will become a member of Actor's Equity Association, which has been a major goal for me since I began performing, so it's great to be fulfilling that dream...AND I'M FINALLY DOING WHAT I CAME HERE TO DO!!!
I'm really excited about all of this, and I have to say that it probably wouldn't have happened without all of you guys - especially DR Jose, who has been incredibly supportive and helpful in getting me back to auditions. Knowing that there are people who want you to succeed makes it a lot easier to go into a room and risk making a fool of yourself to realize your dreams.
And now...the Broad Way!!!