<p>mikksmom: Congratulations on the National Merit Semifinalist; we got the same news this week, so we, too, have all kinds of applications laying around the house for which I hope my D makes some progress on this three-day weekend!</p>
<p>And yes, it's also good to hear about the feedback the new kids are getting at Muhlenberg since it's on our list, too. Keep us updated.</p>
<p>Teri</p>
<p>Our son got cast in an opera at OCU, since he's only a freshman we are particuarly proud of him!</p>
<p>I just heard a message from my D who told me the good news. He will be a busy young man for a few weeks!</p>
<p>Tonight, a few CAP kids and myself stumbled into Elaine Stritch's new cabaret show at the Carlyle...and they let us in to watch, and we got to meet her afterwards. </p>
<p>AND, she sang Ladies Who Lunch.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>musicmom, thanks, your daughter is sweet!</p>
<p>sort of exciting news (not on the same caliber as everyone else's, but..)-- i made my boston singing (sort of)/acting debut last night!! i got called in last-minute, and it was a really great time!! chaotic and disorganized at times absolutely, but i think i made a few really good connections, and of course, every experience is a good one. </p>
<p>just thought i'd share with some people who would be as excited as i am!! :-)(sometimes folks around here just don't get it)</p>
<p>Congratulations Sporti!!! Great news for you!!!!! Of course we're happy for you and there is NO difference in sharing your good news in comparison to anyone else's....It's ALL good if it makes you feel positive about yourself!</p>
<p>Sporti, Thanks for sharing your excitement with us! We definetly "get it" and are happy for you.</p>
<p>So cool! Thanks for letting us know. (Cheers, hoots, and whistles!)</p>
<p>thanks, everyone!! like i said, it was a really fun show. and of course a few hundred dollars doesn't hurt either!! hahahaha.</p>
<p>i'm glad i have some folks on CC who can recognize how exciting it is!</p>
<p>Sporti, Congrats! All experiences like this count and matter! One isn't "better" than another. It all sounds quite awesome. Tell me about it sometime...what you did or how it came that you performed in Boston. Keep building up these experiences as they all move you toward your goals. Way to go!</p>
<p>Yay for you Sporti! WWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTT! :)</p>
<p>i've gotten a bunch of REALLY kind and encouraging PMs from people...i'm working on responding, but it's taking a little while!! so if i haven't gotten back to you, i will! </p>
<p>also, i've already been contacted by someone who saw me in boston....isn't that awesome! i guess this could have been more "worth it" than i thought :)</p>
<p>Yay, Sporti!! So encouraging!! We're all so happy for you!!</p>
<p>Yay sporti!! I have been following your story and you really give hope to us all. Good luck!</p>
<p>Since this is the brag thread... I got called back for the roles of Cinderellas stepsisters in a local community theater production of into the woods. I've never been called back before for anything so that was exciting. I auditioned tonight and we shall see. It is an all adult production so i was excited. If I get it great, if I don't I can know that I have improved, and keep perparing for college auditions.</p>
<p>Good luck Defying! Hooray Sporty!</p>
<p>Defy, great attitude!</p>
<p>Defying Gravity...that is wonderful! Hooray for you on the callback for a part in an adult production. I hope you get it, but like you say, if you do not, it is still an affirmation of your auditioning skills and has been a good experience. Often, if you make a callback, it means they really liked your audition and your talent. After that point, when there are several "finalists" for a role who all have the requisite talent, it can become out of your control and often comes down to which person they can see in the role, how they fit with others in the cast they may play opposite from, and looks for the part, and so on. If it doesn't happen for you, you already know they liked your talent. </p>
<p>My daughter recently had to cast a show and said how VERY difficult it was because all the finalists for each role were wonderfully talented and more than "good enough" to play the part. Also a team of people were casting the show and not everyone even on an audition panel will agree on the final decision for each role and much reach consensus. As well, she said that even though most who were up for the parts at callbacks were terrific and had the talent, it often came down to who looked right with another cast member, fit the part, and so on. She was PAINED that some very very talented people were not cast. She knew they were "good enough"! She got to see the "other side" of this equation. It was difficult. It was particularly more difficult when she knew many of the auditionees. So, that's a bit what it is like at this juncture of your process. Keep that in mind. Feel affirmed that your talent got you this far.</p>
<p>You are improving with audition skills. Auditioning is a skill in ITSELF. The more you do it, the better you get at it (not even counting the singing/acting skills). Also, the more you do them, the more at ease you are in such a situation. Think of these auditions as TRAINING for your BFA college auditions. I truly believe that all the auditioning my own daughter had done prior to the college auditions, helped her in her BFA auditions. Even THEN, she felt like she got much better at the BFA auditions themselves toward the end of the BFA audition season the more she did them (her admissions results correlate strongly with that sentiment, in fact).</p>
<p>I'm proud of you! </p>
<p>(Also, just in case you get in or are interested in seeing another production of Into the Woods in the city to pump you up or familiarize yourself with the musical.....catch the student run production at Tisch which plays Nov. 6-11. That's the musical production I was refering to, by coincidence, that my daughter is musically directing which is near you. In fact, the majority of the production team are from SDM, where you attended, but before your time there, for the most part.)</p>
<p>defying --</p>
<p>CONGRATS!!! it's so exciting to have a little success, isn't it? even if you don't get the role, getting called back is awesome!! at this point, as soozie was saying, it's pretty safe to assume that the casting team thinks you're "good enough".</p>
<p>keep us posted, and break a leg at callbacks!! we're all rooting for you!</p>
<p>Aww thanks so much everyone! I find out tomm afternoon if I got it. They only call you if you got it so, im hoping but if not its ok.
Callbacks: There were 50 people which im assuming is large for the callback. Including myself there was 7 other women(since they were all adults) called back for Little red and 7 for the step sisters. For little red they had us sing the into the woods to grandmothers house stanza, where she says I sort of hate to ask it but do you have a basket. I had prepared I know things know with my vocal cpoach so I was like ah. , I cant hit grandmothers house so that was a bit stressful. I blanked ont eh lyrics during one part , and as Sondheim is so fast you can't really catch up till the measure is over, so I think I blew that but it was alright. The girls they had read , later, for little red were under 5"2 so I guess they wanted her short. For the stepsisters there were also 8 called back so they put us into 4 pairs, Florinda and Lucinda and we had to sing a part from the finale. That went much better I think. Unless, they called back more for the stepsisters after I left, they called back my pair and 1 other pair, so now I guess its up to as Soozie said who looks better in the picture of teh cast as a whole. It was frusterating though to mess up on Little red b/c I can sing the show in my sleep and its my favorite show, but I think I was very nervous so that was part of it.
Soozie- I saw Steindhart do Into the Woods in April, which was also a student run production, but if I can I will def check out Tischs production. For being the school of voice I thought their acting was very strong.</p>