OK, so I had the STAGES audition about two hours ago. Here's how things happened... I entered the room to notice the accompanist (whom I know from WU, and she was tickled to see me, so that put me a little bit at ease) and the one-man audition panel. I announced my song, "Mr. Cellophane" from Chicago, sang it pretty damn well (it's so ingrained by now), and the panel thus asked me to sing those 32 bars once more in my most 'new-york-gangster' manner. I had a bit of a memory lapse this second time around...partly due to nerves, but mostly because I overthought another directive from the panel. Nevertheless, they seemed to like my 'gangster' characterization, even if I felt my nerves didn't allow me to go "full out," as it were.
I was asked if I had anything else, and proceeded to sing "The Desert Song." My high A-flat at the end was stellar on first approach, but my second approach...a little squally, perhaps? Should have just done a portamento down to the F. Urrgh! No re-sing of this one, but the panel did thank me for singing.
Overall, I give this audition a B.
What I can gather? Not a whole lot. Word is that STAGES is looking to hire more locals as they are in the red after their December production of Little Women...so that doesn't necessarily give me hope, but is at least a little encouraging. If I get a call from the company on Saturday night, that means they want me at Call Backs the next day. Judging from the 'gangster' directive, I deduce that if anything, I might have been considered for the ensemble of Guys and Dolls--but that's a mere assumption.
In other audition-y type news, I might go with my friend Jason out to Crestwood Mall on Saturday afternoon to be considered as an "extra" in the soon-to-be-filmed-in-St.-Louis movie Up in the Air (with George Clooney). Production needs types to play travelers, airline employees, TSA personnel, etc. I'd only have to set aside one day, and I'd probably end up in a scene filmed at Lambert Airport's recently closed D concourse. We'll see.
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