I auditioned at my local community theatre for "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and just received a message offering me the role of Sarah. I'd like to know how big a role it is before I accept it. I don't know that I want to spend all that time with a production if I only have 1 scene and 2 or 3 lines.
Just curious
2007-10-24 06:54:45 · 3 answers · asked by jmwest 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Whoa! I didn't mean to step on any toes, there. What I meant was that I wanted to know what kind of commitment I would be making. And I had a REALLY bad experience with the last play I was cast in. The director's idea of rehearsal was to call EVERYONE in the cast every night for 3 hours and run through the show and stop and fix it as they went along. I was only a background character, 1 one short ensemble scene (maybe 5-10 minutes of stage time the entire show) We had to stay the entire 3 hours and whether we or not we would get on stage. And usually, my group didn't. I just didn't want to go through that nightmare again.
2007-10-24 07:26:05 · update #1
If the size of roles is all you are interested in when doing theatre, I wouldn't want you in my plays.
Sarah is the maid. She has two or three good scenes.
There are no small parts, only small actors -- Stanislavski
2007-10-24 07:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While the previous two posters are absolutely correct, I understand your dilemma.
Imagine being a Lead, going to rehearsal every night, and not being worked.
I did it, as the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe (G&S). Look it up. It has the most fiendishly difficult patter song that Gilbert ever wrote. I needed guidance and direction. I got a director who spent hours trying to make a bunch of fumblefoots walk in rhythm.
The Chorus of men was so stupefyingly inept that the Director spent a large chunk of the time available just teaching them choreography. I don't mean Fosse-type, just step in time with the beat.
I did a lot of "self-directed study".
If you are unable or unwilling to commit your time to the Show, do not do the Show.
2007-10-25 01:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no small parts...only small actors.
2007-10-24 14:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Whitt B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋