For those of you not friends with me on Facebook, I have some awesome news. :) Thursday night, I went to my first audition in about...four months. haha Needless to say, I was a little more than nervous. But I heard about this awesome multi-media project from a great friend of mine in WDA. She said I should audition because they need actors and (as she is a fellow playwright) also encouraged me to apply for a writing spot.
When I arrived for my audition, I also went through an interview. The woman directing the project (the one in the clip above) was my theatre history teacher all last year, so I instantly felt a little more confident. When I walked in she was like, "Chelsea I was just tooting my horn about you!" haha I was like, "Really?" hahha And she said to the other people holding the audition, "Chelsea was one of my star students and now she's a TA for the class." MAN. I couldn't stop blushing!! I had no idea I was a star student...I just thought I got a good grade. haha I covered my face with my hands and she saw my bright red cheeks and said something along the lines of, "And she blushes, too! Jack of all trades!"
Throughout the interview, I felt as much at ease as I could for the situation. Then she asked me if I brought a monologue...I didn't. haha >< But she gave me a side and I went outside to practice getting the words familiar then came back in. I stared straight ahead at the wall behind my auditioners and got into my groove. It was odd reading lines for people again. But very nice at the same time. I took my time and tried to make the monologue as laid back and honest as possible. I guess it worked out!
I found today yesterday that I made the cut for the class/show! We'll be creating a performance piece centered around things we've lost and what we've found. We'll be interviewing people all over Provo and then creating a work around their stories. Basically, I get to make theatre. Wow. Sometimes a girl gets super lucky. :) It goes up at the end of next February and it'll be a BYU main stage performance in the Margetts.
Four years into my college career and the one thing I've wanted more than anything concerning my schooling: to be a part of a main stage production at BYU.
Nailed it. :]
A little downer, though: With this class, I'll be at 19 credits for this semester...as well as being a TA, acting in another show this semester (more on that later :]), doing makeup for the opera in a month, and then being a stage hand for BYU's main stage, "Holiday."
Poor Zac. He's never gonna see me. :(
GIVE ME THEATRE OR GIVE ME DEATH. ...Kind of?
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