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Dear Acting Diary,

The other day I had a couple auditions. The first one was an EPA. I was excited because it actually looked like a role I could fit. It was for a 25-30 year old male who was adept at comedy and could do multiple characters. I thought I was a shoe in.

For my audition I performed my usual “medley of a few characters I do.” I’ve noticed that when a casting person asks me what I’m going to do and I answer “a medley of a few characters I do,” by the time I say “medley” I see a small wince of horror on their face as if I am about to slap them. I have gotten positive reactions to my character medley before so I think i’m going to keep on doing it because at the moment I think it represents me better than a monologue. If they want to hear something from a play they can stop me and give me sides. Nuts to them.

The casting personnel at the EPA consisted of the Literary Manager, the Literary Manager’s Assistant, and an intern. In my more cynical days I would have dismissed this EPA as a required call that theater was just doing to fulfill their contractual agreement with AEA. But maybe the literary manager has a hand in casting? After my audition she told me my piece was great. But during the audition I felt like I was reciting insurance quotes. Maybe they had their poker faces on. I felt kind of bad about it but I had another audition to go to. If you have two auditions (or more) I think its good if one of them is a stinker, it gets you better prepared for the second.

Next up was another trip to Actors Connection, where I signed up for a seminar with a commercial agent from a large agency. Here are some notes I took from the Q&A:

• Someone asked what the agent looks for on a resume in regards to training and teachers, the agent said that they don’t look for any specific teachers but they do look for improv training and experience. She mentioned the three major New York improv places: Upright Citizens Brigade, Peoples Improv Theater, and the Magnet Theater. I’ve noticed that improv experience comes up a lot in these Q&A’s.
• Someone asked about special skills that stand out on a resume. She said they’re always impressed when UNICYCLING is mentioned because not many people list that as a special skill. She also said language fluency is important, especially Spanish for voice over work. Ear Prompter and Teleprompter skills were also worth mentioning, she said.
• The agent said that on resumes to list commercial and industrial experience as “CONFLICTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.” She explained that listing specific commercials and industrial experience could exclude you from certain auditions.
• When asked what types she was looking for the agent responded that there is no particular type and that the industry is always looking for new faces.

For my audition I picked the Chex Party Mix copy that Actors Connection has. It was a short bit about how I’m popular at parties because I bring the Chex Party Mix. I sleazed it up a little and the agent seemed to like it. I felt good about the meeting/audition.