Career Stuff
Jan. 24th, 2003 05:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceebeegeeIt seems the cold may be lifting a bit--it's supposed to hit the upper 20s today. It's not much but it's better than what it was. I'm less depressed.
Last Monday I auditioned for and got cast in a showcase. It's a compilation of Shakespeare's women roles--I'm playing Ophelia, Miranda and possibly Rosalind. Yea~! That should be exciting. I love serving up some crazy-ass herb-counting and muttering Ophelia. It goes up in late April-early May at a new theater on 34th called the Abingdon.
Yesterday on my service there was a message from a CD who got my H/R from someone for whom I auditioned at least a year ago. He called him back, and he told me they're shooting a 35mm short film. They're talking to me about playing a beautiful fantasy woman seen on a train. He emailed me the script--it's 20 pp. long. It looks to be a good part, and they seem to have their shit together. The best part was when he was asking me my specs--I told him my waist and chest measurements, although I can't remember my hips. Then he asked my age--I thought about lowballing it, but I don't like enabling ageism by lying about my age. I realize I can afford this attitude to some extent, because I do look younger than 35--in fact, I still get carded sometimes--but nonetheless...I told him and he seemed delighted. That may be because he and the director are French, and the French generally believe a woman gets more, not less attractive, as she gets older.
Anyway, I'm meeting with them on Thursday, I guess to discuss this further.
Last Monday I auditioned for and got cast in a showcase. It's a compilation of Shakespeare's women roles--I'm playing Ophelia, Miranda and possibly Rosalind. Yea~! That should be exciting. I love serving up some crazy-ass herb-counting and muttering Ophelia. It goes up in late April-early May at a new theater on 34th called the Abingdon.
Yesterday on my service there was a message from a CD who got my H/R from someone for whom I auditioned at least a year ago. He called him back, and he told me they're shooting a 35mm short film. They're talking to me about playing a beautiful fantasy woman seen on a train. He emailed me the script--it's 20 pp. long. It looks to be a good part, and they seem to have their shit together. The best part was when he was asking me my specs--I told him my waist and chest measurements, although I can't remember my hips. Then he asked my age--I thought about lowballing it, but I don't like enabling ageism by lying about my age. I realize I can afford this attitude to some extent, because I do look younger than 35--in fact, I still get carded sometimes--but nonetheless...I told him and he seemed delighted. That may be because he and the director are French, and the French generally believe a woman gets more, not less attractive, as she gets older.
Anyway, I'm meeting with them on Thursday, I guess to discuss this further.
