This year we got a new director for your spring musical. She took auditions seriousley. On Mon & Tues, we had 4 different auditions. One for vocal, 2 for dancing (you only HAD to attend one, but 2 was recommended), and 1 for acting. Both nights I was at the school until after 8. On Wednesday, she posted call-backs. I didn't get one (I knew I wouldn't, I hadn't been feeling well on Tuesday.) It was only call-backs for main rolls, though, so everyone still had a chance to be in the ensemble (we're dong Pippin, so it has a big ensemble).
Today, Friday, she posted the cast list. Basically, 1/2 of the people who got call-backs for LEAD roles weren't even in the ensemble. It just doesn't make sense to me! These people (I know most of them) were extremely talented actors and singers. Others, who I know aren't very talented, or are just beginners, we put into the ensemble (I didn't make it either!). Isn't it assumed if you get a call-back you're at least in ensemble?
2006-12-08 09:40:52 · 4 answers · asked by countrygurl587 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Sorry for the spelling errors!
2006-12-08 09:43:57 · update #1
not at all! a call back means they do not know where to put you. by getting a call back, it is possible that you are being considered for a part, or just being looked at again to see if you fit the show. a lot of times, people who are very talented cannot fit the requirement of the show, which is why leads change from year to year. This doesn't mean that you aren't talented! It just means that you didn't fit her image of 'Pippin'. Who knows, maybe you'll be the lead in the future!
2006-12-08 09:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by illini54519 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are no guarantees.
a director has a lot of hard decisions to make, especially for casting. sometimes the right person stumbles by who didn't go through steps X,Y or Z - but they instantly fit. Likewise, someone who got a call-back may have seemed appropriate, but any number of things - from a gut feeling to an unnoticed mistep to anything else can enter into the equasion.
It may not seem fair, but it's a play, not a courtroom - the end product, not the process, is the point.
Sorry. Lift up your chin and look forward to the next part - hanging onto grievances like this will only work against you in the future.
2006-12-08 17:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She could have known that they were the best (and usually in the plays) and wanted to give the other kids a chance. Sorry you didn't make it.
2006-12-08 17:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Maureen H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones who were not on the list didn't make it, period.
Thank you very much, while you're up!
2006-12-08 18:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋