The saying goes, "No news is good news," but when you're waiting for a callback that doesn't come then no news is bad news. Friday came and went without a word from the casting director of Sodom: The Prophecy Armageddon. I guess I'll look on the bright side: I got a little more experience at auditioning. C'est la vie.Some other casting calls that I responded to with a request to audition didn't generate a reply. They included: "Wasteland," a feature film looking for a white male in good physical condition age from late 50’s to 60’s; and a credit union commercial that was looking for "unusual Types, 40s - mid 50s, any ethnicity, for comic bit (probably works 2 days), shooting starts about 8/12/09. Pay is $500.00 per day." Okay, I'm a little old for that last one, but sometimes they are flexible on age, and for $1,000.00 I'll act like a 20-year-old.
Oh, yeah, at the last minute I applied to be an extra in a short film, "FourPlay." The director emailed me back and said they had all the extras they needed, but I am first alternate if someone can't make it. No money involved, but I need to keep padding the acting résumé. He said he'd let me know by tomorrow night (Tuesday) if he needs me for the late-night shoot on Wednesday, August 5th.
I also saw a notice for a free improv workshop tonight. I'm not sure if I'll make it, but, hey, it's free and probably worth every penny.
And lastly, Friday Night Lights posted a notice that they were beginning to audition football players and cheerleaders. Next they'll audition coaches and boosters. They don't hold auditions for fans. If you're breathing and can make it to the stadium you can be a fan -- no acting required. The good news is that they pay you. The bad news is that (at least for last season) the pay was only $56.00 for up to eight hours, and time-and-a-half for anything over eight hours. Some days started around 3 or 4 pm and went until 2 or 3 the next morning. Those stadium seats get very hard after ten to twelve hours. Do that for three straight days/nights and your butt will never speak to you again -- unless you keep eating those cheap burritos.
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Well, shucks! How inconsiderate of them. Next time you go sit in a room full of fellow auditioners, maybe you should eat several of those cheap burritos.
They don't know what they are missing by not casting you - humor, photography and acting - what a great mixture. Let me know if you need a Letter of Reference :)
Susan
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