Nearly a Year Goes By

Yeah, yeah...it's been nearly a year.  But it's been a busy year.  Got myself a few shows under my belt:  Arsenic and Old Lace, The Rocky Horror Show, Lysistrata.  It's been a lot of work.  And during this, my day job had a major web site launch.  But then, I've hit a bit of a dry spell with my auditions.  Little Shop of Horrors came and the director seemed to be have been very impressed with Rocky, but not even a call-back.  Hmmm.

A theatre called to ask about me stepping in as a replacement for Shadowlands.  An actor had to step out and they needed someone who could get up to speed fast.  I have a bit of a reputation for being a quick study (my first Aubrey award was for a show I had only 10 days to prep for), so I got a call from a desperate producer.  Alas, I wasn't available for the performances and had to say no.  And I hate saying no.  I've got a bit of a Michael Caine streak in me:  I'll do anything if you ask.

Then, another theatre held auditions for Little Shop, but I was out of town doing a training and was unable to attend.  But, they then lost the rights (probably because the other theatre, which is a bigger, LORT-contract theatre was doing it) so they decided to replace it with The Last Five Years.  Yes!  I've been trying to figure out how to do this show.  They had cast their Kathy with whom I had worked in City of Angels, she playing Gabby to my Stein (and we were also in Woods together, her Cinderella to my Narrator.)

During the audition, I thought I did very well.  However, I'm a little old for the part:  Jamie's in his mid- to late-20s and I've just passed 40.  I'm still carrying a bit of the Dick Clark aura and if I were to say I were in my 30s, it would be believable, but still.  Needless to say, I didn't get it.

And then I hear someone's doing Dr. Horrible.  Sweet!  But once again, I'm out of town (though this time for personal reasons) during the audition.  Coming up on three months and no show for me.  I haven't had this long of a break in a long time.  Ah well.