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Did I mention I landed a part in a short film? Progressions is the working title. My weekend is all booked up with it, but it’s already been loads of fun. I’m the lead, and am in every scene, so although there are the requisite “hurry up and wait” moments, they are mighty few. We [...]

I’m a bit late on this one, but on Sunday I auditioned for a short film down on Western. I’d been to this same building once before, and I’ll bet that as time goes on I’ll have read in all three of the rooms there. This time I was trying for the part of a [...]

I drove way out of town on Thursday, almost to Santa Clarita for this one. It was stranger than any I’d done so far, as the film has no dialogue, so it would all be expressions, reacting to the situation and the other actors. The director seemed confident in his story, so it put me [...]

Not much to this one, but it was in a building at Santa Monica Airport. When I arrived, there was a long line of actors stretching down the hallway to a small table where an improvised sign-in sheet lay next to a pen. I put my name and number on it, and made my way [...]

I know, sounds a bit redundant, doesn’t it? I was getting ready to enjoy another round of 24 Club last night, when I got an email demanding my presence at an audition 14 hours later. Okay, not demanding, but it wasn’t as if they were asking me if I was available, just “take it or [...]

NoHo! The burgeoning arts district in North Hollywood was my destination this morning. I was playing the part of a Catholic priest. It was a decent role, and the script was more interesting than I’m used to seeing from a student film. It felt a bit rushed, I think because there was more to be [...]

This was my second audition in a month at the Center, which is a shiny example of contemporary university architecture (on the inside, anyway). Lots of curvy ceiling panels and excitingly chunky moldings here and there. I was there to audition for the role of a son struggling with his siblings over what to do [...]

I do enjoy these. I love school, and if I had the means, I’d go forever. It’s not just the education, it’s also that it’s full of people who have ambition, drive, and discipline. Their lives are full of promise and dreams of making a difference in the world. There are, of course, some privileged [...]

I had two auditions Saturday, one down at Loyola Marymount at 10:00 a.m. and the other nearby at 3:00 p.m. The first one was fine, though the auditions were held in a classroom, and not soundproofed. Usually, you can’t hear your fellow actors doing their thing through the door, which, if you’re the last to [...]