God I hope I get it...I hope I get it...

Well, that was grueling... Auditions...2 nights of them...
The first night was kind of  light but some really good prospects.  We played the game of "if this is all we get...can we cast the show with these people?" Prooooobably...but we have no witch (good or bad)
Then, the next night we got slammed with talent!!!  This is the first time (in my unimpressive 4 years of directing) I had to make some tough choices!!! We had call backs and entertained the idea of let's let all the Dorothys just fight it out with weapons of choice...


It was really hard to not judge by appearances. I mean in my day (I will try not to bore you with the "when I was in shows" comments..but sometimes I will...) I was to short to play anything but a kid and to mature (big boobs) to play anything but an adult.  There weren't a lot of musicals based on a child with an growth/ thyroid issues (but I think I have an idea for an opening song...) Just then someone walks in looking like a Dorothy and hits it out of the park vocally AND can act...Thank you theatre gods....By the way, since I am pretentious enough to have a blog, my youngest daughter suggested I use this spelling of THEATRE . 

Then came the boys....again ...appearance!!! Just then, a Dick Van Dyke clone comes lanking in and hits it out of the...well, you get the picture.
Eventually everything did finally fall in to place...It was harder than other years but I think we made some great casting decisions.  And coming form a perpetual chorus girl...we will find a little something extra for everyone to do ..a line here and a solo there goes a long way with the right attitude. One little girl at auditions nervously asked if she made it..."I mean, does everyone make at least the chorus??"  SHHHHH....don't let that out but ..uh huh.  The look of relief on her face was priceless.  She just wanted to be a part of something.

I shook her hand and thanked her for her outlook, because now the cast list is posted ... let the dropping out begin.   Everyone thinks they're Patti LuPone or Matthew Broderick....and that's well and good but sometimes you're just a short little girl with big boobs wanting to be a part of something...I'm just saying...