Well, I am through with my BFA audition. There is a good chance I will be doing it again in the spring- I hear that they usually don’t give it to you on your first try. I am about to be a senior so I am starting late but I will bide my time and pay my dues if I have to wait and do it again.
I can say I am proud of myself for one of the few times in my life! I did not get flustered when the audition was changed to another room. I did not get “verklemt” when not only did I have to run my own CD player but also when it did not work as planned. I sang three songs, the three I had so hoped they would pick and did my “go to” monologue even though I was prepared with 4 more. I was not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I was good, I was better than I used to be. I did not break out in a sweat and blow a pit or fall down or any of the hundreds of other things I had imagined could happen. I remembered all of my words, stayed on time with the music and felt ok about things.
During the interview I was relaxed and honest and I think they were happy with what I said. If not, I was honest so I would not change anything I said. Except maybe when they asked how I had changed, I would say I always thought I hated history and was terrified to take computer. I am enjoying my computer class and I loved history and now theatre history! Who would have thought it? But I left that out and concentrated on how my acting had changed.
All in all I am pleased and I think that even if I get a no, I know I did the best I could for today and I know I have worked really hard. Hours of rehearsal everyday for weeks, going over words in my sleep and not ingesting dairy, alcohol or desserts for the past two weeks has been tough. Dairy makes your voice gummy, alcohol dehydrates you and dessert makes you fat. But right now I am about to go eat AND drink what ever I want to celebrate. Reservations at 7:30!!! You know that we celebrate everything in this house but this is definitely a day to celebrate! I am done with the first audition of this type and win or lose, I feel good. So it is a win! Drinks on me!
