Last OCU Mainstage Auditions!

I know I haven't blogged for a long time now, so I have lots to catch you up on!

Three Sisters is over for now, but our show was nominated to move on for the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF)! The next round of ACTF will be held in January or February in Amarillo Texas! We won't know until the end of this year if we will be moving on or not. Generally they nominate shows that they think are at the level to move on and then select shows based not just on talent, but on the size and scale of the show and how easy it would be to mount the performance in another area. So, although I feel that our cast did an excellent job, there is really no way to know if we are moving on or not solely based on talent.

Last week I had my last auditions for the OCU Mainstage shows (there are still auditions for stage II when I get back)! My audition itself was not the best, but as I'm learning in my audition techniques class, it isn't always just about how well you do in your pieces. For one, my perspective of a "good job" on a monologue could be very different from the auditors.

Apparently that was the case this time because I was called back for several roles in the play, The Angelina Project. This play surrounds an Italian woman and her mother as the young woman is trying to find a subject for her senior thesis. Amelia (the young woman) is especially interested in one particular case about a woman who murdered her husband, a woman named Angelina. This play involves many characters, so some of the actors play multiple parts. Both roles I was called back for are roles with multiple parts. One role, is for the Italian aunt of Amelia and the other part is the mother of Angelina, both of which would require an Italian accent. The other role I was called back for plays the parts of the defence attorney, the foster sister of Amelia's mother, a news reporter, and a child services worker.

I would be thrilled to get the opportunity to play either role I was called back for. However, if Three Sisters moves on to the next level of ACTF I will not be able to be in any of the shows next semester.

Next time I will try to give you more of an update on my classes and plans for next year!

Love you lots,
Julia