The only characters are two men. Yeah, one of those plays! I've always wanted to be in a one-on-one psychological dramedy.
Scenario
The audition was at the BeanTowne Coffee House in Kendall Square.
I got lost after I got off at the Kendall station, but I ran into a friend, Tai, who pointed me in the right direction.
As coffee houses go, it was very nice.
There I met Whistler founders Meg Taintor and Jennifer O'Connor.
Audition
I did my monologue for Meg. It was tougher than I figured, with the air conditioning going. Also, I got distracted by the huge windows looking out onto the square.
I performed the monologue rather viciously. Meg had me try it again more gently, using Jen as a partner.
It's been a while since I've actually been given direction. It's nice to get some perspective, even in the context of an audition.
Then they had me take a whack at the first monologue in the script. Cold reads are always tricky, especially when the characters' intentions are shrouded in mystery.
The only way I could make sense out of it was to have the end of the play spoiled for me.
I'll tell you, the play sounds really cool, but now I don't know if I'll have as much fun when I finally watch it!
Reflection
The audition notice said that the director would be prepared to work with the monologues of all those auditioning. I was a little weirded out at first - I mean, an audition that isn't totally impersonal? I was getting kind of used to the alienation of it.
It was actually quite nice. I said before that an audition is a free opportunity for a performer to perform. Who says it can't also be an opportunity for a director to direct?
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