Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Taking my Pick and Mix of the Day

Well today has - thus far - been a day of ups and downs.
I managed to get out of bed just ten minutes after my original half 7 alarm, which was good.
I only spent £20 at Aldi on ingredients for three dinners, also good. However, between 12 and 4, I struggled to keep that going and only managed about 150 words on my dissertation. But I am learning to accept that sometimes, I just can't meet my goals. Dinner, however, (chicken, broccoli, pesto, tomato mix) was very good though, so it kind of made up for it.
At amateur dramatics auditions, I just ate a load of my pick and mix (and offered it to anyone who came near so I didn't feel so guilty) until finally it was time to linger in corridors and wait to be called. I felt so nervous going in to do my favourite part so I really hope I didn't screw up too badly. Just got to wait maybe another 80 minutes before I find out the results.
I will stay up, drinking wine, listening to dubstep (a genre I never thought I'd get into 10 years ago) and typing class notes until then - and will probably update this with the results when I know.

Update: I don't want to jump the gun - though I may as well have been shot by it. I have, on the form uploaded to the UPAD page, been cast as Jack/Jackie in Animalistic Intentions, a drunk redneck basically. I don't know if that's final, or how a society I love so dearly could do this to me on my final showcase, but I am devastated and, unless there is a way to change this or simply change the nature of my character, I am considering boycotting the showcase. I didn't come to the auditions with very high hopes, but after my performance in the Autumn, I thought I was deserving of better than this. I know I've said before that I can take a role and make it my own, but this is an impossibility this time. I just can't stop crying right now because I genuinely feel insulted.

Ok just got a message back from my friend Chloe who is director of the play and apparently, they're changing the 'essence' of my character, but it's not a role I'm 'unsuited' for. I don't like to complain behind people's backs, but this role is even less suited to me than Sharon on my first showcase. At least then I could be sassy/bossy/anything other than stupid. I wanted so much for this to be a 'decent' role for me to end my time with UPAD on but how can I do that when I'm stuck with a mediocre character? There are so many similar parts I would've happily accepted other than this! I put my soul into portraying every character I auditioned for, so why is it never good enough?????

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