Ah, dilemma.

[fancycwabs]

I've finally got hold of all the upcoming auditions for the area, and there's two shows I'd particularly like to do: Room Service (the basis for the Marx Brother movie of the same name) and The Underpants (the newish adaptation by Steve Martin). Unfortunately, they run concurrently and therefore I can't do both.

The problem falls in the fact that while The Underpants opens a couple of weeks before Room Service, the auditions fall a month later. With 12 male roles, I figure I've got a pretty good shot for something in Room Service, whereas my odds for one of the 5 men in The Underpants are considerably slimmer--frankly, I'm only a likely candidate for one role (maybe two), but it would be ideal. Honestly, I'd rather do The Underpants than Room Service, but I'd rather do Room Service than sit around the house between February and April.

Oh, and there's also Scapin, which would also be fun, but I've no idea when auditions are--or if they're even open to the public.

I'll probably just audition for shows in order and take the first offer than comes around; I'm neither talented enough nor well-known enough to go around picking and choosing roles. Unfortunately, that's the pattern that's gotten me driving to Mississippi for Shrew when I could be fifteen minutes from home doing A Midsummer Night's Dream, and not having to build my own set and work with teenagers who have no idea what they're doing.

Anybody care to set me straight?

Comments

[resk.livejournal.com]

You're an actor, d00d, it's your calling. I'm an actor, too, but I've been mostly on hiatus for reasons too complex to get into.

Audition for them in order! That's what I was going to suggest, and you've already thought of it! It's the best possible plan.

Also, why the hell are you doing Shrew instead of Midsummer? The latter show is WAY more fun!

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

Three reasons:

1. Playing Petruchio is quite fun, and worthwhile resume fodder.

2. Auditions for Shrew were in April, Midsummer in July.

3. Mrs. Cwabs wanted us to play together.

It's okay, though. It's not like there's a dearth of Shakespeare around town, but it's sad that every theatre in town schedules their comedy in April.

[resk.livejournal.com]

All good reasons, natch.

And tragedies play better in Winter.

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

Well, December is cash-cow month at the local theatres, so they're all playing the hundredth season of Peter Pan, A Tuna Christmas, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, or A Christmas Carol

One of them does some variation on Greater Tuna so often that when they held a contest to guess their upcoming season, I suggested Joe Tuna's Come and Gone. Nobody thought it was very funny.

[resk.livejournal.com]

I think it's funny. I also think that if I'm subjected to one more production of A Christmas Carol I will blow up the Earth.

[annicat.livejournal.com]

where's the kaboom? there was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom!

[resk.livejournal.com]

There would've been, if you hadn't stolen my PU-36 Space Modulator!

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

That was the funniest line in Armageddon. Pity it had to come from an audience member.