Peakapades

Wow. The Lord really worked through this one.

So several months ago, the Denver Center Theater Company and the Colorado Theater Guild announced their auditions for the 2010-2011 season. This is a BIG deal--the most important auditions in Denver every year. Well I was chicken at first and didn’t sign up right away. But I did find a new voice teacher and a monologue coach to work with. Both are AMAZING. So I finally signed up to get an audition time and they were full. Bummer. But I kept working with the monologue coach because I figured it was valuable no matter what. So the auditions were scheduled May 14 & 15 and nothing opened up as far as I knew. So Friday at work I got up enough courage to take a personal day the rest of the day and left about 10:00am. I got downtown to the Jones Theater about 10:30 and they weren’t even starting auditions till 11:00am! I was right on time. So I went up to the sign-in desk and told them I was on the waiting list but wanted to check and /or wait for a slot to open. They already had one open for 11:15! It was totally God! So I ended up getting to go 4th. I went in, said my name and recited my 2 monologues, said thank you and I was done! Here’s hoping I caught someone’s eye.

So not only were the directors of DCTC there, but any theater in Colorado who is a part of the Colorado Theater Guild could come and watch the auditions too. So I basically auditioned for about 10-12 different theaters! They also create a database of all the actors’ pics and resumes for all the directors to have on file. And I may not hear anything for quite some time or not at all! But I was so thankful I at least got the opportunity to put myself out there in such a big way.

It was also interesting, because I came from work and had brought a pair of jeans with me—so I changed into those and just wore a semi-nice black turtle neck top and my black flats. All the other women I saw there were in SUPER high heels and SUPER short skirts! So maybe they’ll remember me even more because I DIDN’T look like that. I really just wanted to show them my face and my talent. Not the REST of my body! It was funny. And a great experience! My trust is in the Lord now. I feel He’s moving with a plan. I believe He can make a way where there is no way.