Sure, the performing in front of a what could be my potential director or choreographer is nerve wracking. That part used to make me sick for days before the audition (literally throwing up sick). Now it's not so bad. There are still the shakes and twitches and the strange phenomena of becoming freezing cold, but my voice doesn't crack anymore. I don't trip during movement auditions anymore, either.
Knock on wood.
No, the hard part now, especially for the audition that is on my mind, is the preparation. The selection of songs and monologues...there is so much out there! I'm finding myself stuck facing questions like, Would this one work? Or are they looking for something different? and Well, I sound okay on it, but is it too long? How can I cut it and still make it work? and Funny or dramatic? Funny or dramatic? Gah...I'm not funny at all...so dramatic?
One month. One month to get all of the prep done before the audition pieces need to be filmed. Two months until the package must be sent off, postscripted before September 1, in order to be accepted.
It's too late at night to be thinking about this. Which is probably why I'm thinking about it in the first place.
