No, not a working actor...a "working" actor. That is an actor with a day job (or more than one day job.) Today, I had an audition an hour after I got off work. Here is what my day was like:
- While getting ready for work this morning, I had to be careful in how I did my hair so that restyling later would not be a problem. This is quite the task, believe me. My hair is crazy.
- Went to work at 8:00 am
- Home for lunch at noon. After eating a very quick lunch, I restyled my hair with my flat iron, put in my contacts, and put on make-up. I sang through my audition song a couple of times quietly to start warming up my voice just a little. Also, did a final fix on my resume' and printed it out on Shauna's printer.
- Back to work at 1:00 pm
- Found out about 4:30 pm that auditions were running ahead of schedule. Freaked out a little.
- Got off work a few minutes early (because I had to go to the bank to drop off a deposit).
- Arrived home at exactly 5:00 pm
- Changed my clothes, final fix on the hair, touched up the make-up, warmed up for real, practiced my audition piece once, filled up the water bottle.
- Left the house at about 5:15 or 5:20 pm
- Took the back way to the theatre in order to avoid the bad traffic
- Arrived at the theatre at 5:30 pm
- Rocked my audition, thanks!
- Back in the car at 5:50 pm.
Thus is the crazy life of a "working" actor. And you know what? We love it!!
1 comment:
Amazing what careful planning can do for a person! It's good that they let you know that your audition was running early so you wouldn't miss it. Break a leg!
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