I am 14 yr old girl and i want to act. my school just had auditions so I went and when i was finished everone came up to me saying i was incredible! my theater teacher said i had a real good shot at it. come call backs and they placed me as an usher for the play. How should i take it?
2006-09-25 16:03:18 · 14 answers · asked by luckylokz 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
If you're 14, then I'm assuming you're a freshman. A lot of times, casting decisions...in addition to considering just sheer talent...also include factors like: "Well, she was awfully good...but she's just a freshman, and Susan is a senior. Let's put Susan (or whoever) in the part, because she can handle it...and that other girl will have her chance in a couple of years."
If I were you, I'd hide my disappointment and just try and be the best usher you can be. The teachers/drama coach will notice...
Good luck
2006-09-25 16:10:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about it. Two things to keep in mind: you are a Freshman (I would assume, being 14), which places you low on the high school casting totem pole; and just because you do a great audition, doesn't mean you get the part. Casting is a complicated process. The director is incorporating how actors fit their overall ideas for the play with how the actors fit with each other. You may do a great audition, but the guy that does the best audition for lead is 3 inches shorter than you. Odds are, you aren't going to get lead female because of that. The director is trying to place good actors into an ensemble that works, and sometimes you don't fit the part even if you have a really goode audition. I would take the usher part and do the very best you can with it. Seeing your great attitude about doing whatever part you can the best you can will gain you points next time. And once your in and doing well, ask what you can do next audition to gain a more central role. Asking what you can do better next time scores more points than asking why you didn't get a "better" role. It shows that you are more interested in improving yourself as a performer than in being a center of attention.
2006-09-25 16:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by dramaturgerenata78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a compliment. They saw something in the others they didn't see in you, but they want to keep you around.
Usher, props, ticket sales is entry level in community theater outside of the schools.
You're supposed to observe and learn the trade from this position.
They want people who've done all the jobs.
Picking an actor is like YOU picking a boyfriend. You see something you like in one guy over another. It doesn't mean the other guy is wrong or awful. It was just a feeling you had.
Also it's politics. Teachers and directors pick people they've worked with before.
Generally someone like you gets a one liner. Just so they can see how you deal with it.
That's your next stop. The one liner.
You shuld learn props, lights, stage design, stage managment and stage moves.
See, can they actually "talk to you"
I mean if they said, go UPSTAGE and STAGE RIGHT do you know exactly where to head and where to stand.
There are fixed stage moves. Two people on stage talking get joined by a third person, there is a proper move two people make to do a smooth transition.
There is more to stage and acting work than just standing there and delviering lines or making a performace.
You're in a position to learn, if you really want to get into stage acting.
That's your choice.
You get into Choir in music, don't expect to Solo in your first year!
You get into football, don't expect to be the Quarterback.
2006-09-25 22:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As disappointing as it is, you cannot take it personally. Every actor alive has been rejected for roles- over and over. It's just a part of the field, whether on an amateur or professional level. It doesn't mean you are not talented. If the teacher said you gave a good audition, take his/her word for it. The diirector has to take the whole picture into account, and sometimes certain actors fit together more effectively. Enjoy making a contribution to the play in whatever way you can this time. You'll get your shot.
2006-09-25 16:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the teacher, and ask what you could have done differently in order to have been cast in the play. In addition to everything else they're teaching you, then should be teaching you how to audition effectively, so he (or she) should have no problem talking to you about why it was that you were passed over.
Also -- and this is a hard lesson, but one that's better to learn earlier rather than later -- you have to learn not to base your expectations after an audition on the sort of external response (from your friends, for instance) that you get. If YOU feel as though you auditioned well, then that's the only truth that matters...regardless of whether or not you get the part.
2006-09-26 03:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't take it as a personal attack, and audition again, often. Think of it like a lottery. Many buy tickets, only a few win.
The parts available may not have been workable with you,,,no matter the quality of the audition. Since it's a school situation, and no offense,,, but not Broadway or Hollywood,,, I'd ask "Why Not?" If you get an answer, hopefully compassionately, learn from it, seek advice, coaching, and don't give up. There will be more opportunities.
Rev. Steven
2006-09-25 16:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did most of the folks selected "in" the Drama classes?
As a usher, you can also do backstage things.
SO ask to help with set design, lighting, costumes, makeup and "doing" the programs for the show.
Its a great start in the Art of Dramatics.
So please consider is just part of the process. Good luck.
MOST OF ALL- HAVE FUN!!!!
2006-09-25 16:18:31 · answer #7 · answered by Denise W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As part of life. Sometimes people tell you things that simply are not true to spare your feelings, and sometimes they just babble without really realizing what they are saying. Perhaps you will do better and be rewarded with a role the next time around.
2006-09-25 18:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. Its better than no part! plus, if you ever want to be an actress, at audition you can say you were in a play! and that really helps!
2006-09-25 16:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by Millie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's life in theatre, just put on a smile and get some experience. Learn from those who are better than you and see if you really love it, if it truly is what makes you tick.
2006-09-25 16:10:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋