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So I tried out for Aladdin about two hours ago! I think that the lady told me I got in. She'll be calling me tomorrow to tell me if definitely I get in or not. And if I get in then, on the eighth I will be going back to the theatre for rehearsal!!!!
I sang half of A Spoonful of Sugar while someone played the piano/keyboard with the sheet music I gave them. She said she loved the song. :D
Hopefully I'll get in. I'll know for sure tomorrow, and I can't even wait. If I wait one more minute for the answer I'll die. *waits one more minute* *dies* *comes back to life* Actually, I change my mind, I can wait. Bu-ut, you probably know what I mean by 'I can't wait' thing. :D
Hmm, the anti-spam-guy of many names says 'wmrc'. Worm Rice? I'll name him Aragorn. So Aragorn says 'wmrc.'
Goodbye,
~Meadow do Weirdo
submitted by Meadow, age 12 & 6days, IL
(March 6, 2010 - 5:30 pm)
(March 6, 2010 - 5:30 pm)
Good 4 u!!!!!!!!!!!!! we dont have childrens theatre where i live, so i wont b in plays until freshman year *sighs* o well I hope u get in On a different note, will someone please explain 2 me the spam dude-excuse me Aragorn- and what he says???? Anywho, tell us what happens when u find out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Clair
(March 7, 2010 - 2:08 pm)
@Clair: Re: Spam Dude: I call him SBC, or Spamboy Captcha. Meadow calls him Aragorn. Some call him ZAR (Dunno why). Wolfgirl67 calls him Andy Percy. The reason he's there is for security. We have to fill out the box with what he says so that they know we're not automated spam messages. Need to know we're human. The messages are just random, but I like to look for hidden meanings in them.
Now he says "rway". Maybe he means "Our way." That's just our way.
(March 8, 2010 - 5:40 pm)
I got in!!!! i'm a town person and part of the flying carpet... Hi, my names carpet carpet!
(March 8, 2010 - 12:18 pm)
I was just in a production of Aladdin where I live, and I was a townsperson too! I sold eggs and scarves! How do you be part of the magic carpet? We just had these random light cues for those parts.
(March 8, 2010 - 2:45 pm)
I don't know how I'll be the magic carpet... I have to ask the director tonight! What kind of costumes did you wear, 'cause I have no idea of what I should wear for the costumes. :D
My mom bought the script at the meeting last night, and I finished reading it after we got back home. I actually think that I could remember the lines of Jasmine, if I was the part of Jasmine. But if the person who plays Jasmine can't play Jasmine anymore then one of the Harem girls or narrators will proab'ly play for her. I thought the same thing about Scout, and Annie, and Jo-Jo. Maybe in the Willy Wonka auditions I'll try out for a speeking part, like Veruca Salt or Violet Bullegard (or whatever her last name is). Or an oompa-loompa.
Aragorn says xerc. He doesn't mean it. Or at least I think he likes my friends off of CB...
(March 9, 2010 - 3:41 pm)
So, how's it going?
For our costumes we had these dress things with loose pants underneath. Well, just for the townspeople. The royal people had much more interesting costumes :). Jasmine's was awesome, it was all this white satin and white tulle, in one of those outfits that shows your bellybutton (but she had a skin-colored leotard underneath) and had big poofy pants.
I think it is spelled Beauregarde.
Is this something with a children's theater in your town, or is it something like Prairie Fire Theater or Missoula Children's Theater?
(March 10, 2010 - 8:00 pm)
O cool *says magic carpet in a cool voice and wiches herself to be one*~Clair
(March 8, 2010 - 6:06 pm)
Oh, that's awesome! I once auditioned for a production of Pocahontas. I didn't get in. It was okay. I'm in a play in my drama class, though, and I've got my lines down. *imagines cue* *cackles loudly (I'm the bad guy)* Think again, bat breath!
Ok, I'll stop now. :P
Andy P. C. says ezht. Is hurt? Andy, are you okay? Hey, guys, totally off topic, but who started the trend of finding hidden meanings in the messages?
~Wolfgirl67 signing off.
(March 11, 2010 - 3:27 pm)
I've never acted before (well, except for the fifth grade school play, which really doesn't count), but I've been to the theatre a lot and always thought it would be interesting to act. Today I got a pamphlet from our local theatre advertising summer camps for teens, and I'm actually debating going to one, but I have some questions for all you "acting people" here on Chatterbox. First of all, most of the camps/productions require auditions, which scares the heck out of me. It says to prepare a "one-minute comic monologue" and "16 bars of a song (equivalent to a verse and a chorus, theatre music preferred)". First of all, what's a comic monologue? I know what a monologue is, but not a comic monologue. On that note, where do you find monologues? Second, do you just choose any music you want to sing? What's an audition like, exactly? Do you think it would be possible for a beginner to actually get in or should I just sit back and wait for another time?
(March 20, 2010 - 7:13 pm)
@ Allison: I only know how some auditions are like. Musicals. The first one I tried out for was just singing (in front of people. Like, all the people that were also auditioning.) and then someone had me read lines. I got in. The second one was just singing, no reading lines. And I also sang in front of everybody. I did not get in. The third, I sang in a room with the directors, and they did not have me read any lines. I did not get in. And the last one (Aladdin Jr.) I sang my song in a room with the director and two other people. No lines. And I got in.
It depends on the director. All directors are different, they do auditions differently. My first thing I tried out for I got in. The other two I did not. if the directors want you in the musical/play, then you'll get in, I would think. Sometimes they want you in, but there are too many people they want in, so you don't get in. or something like that.
You never know what the auditions gonna be like until you do it. And it feels very good after you try out. And it feels even better if you get in.
the directors that I have met don't really care what song you sing. A little girl sang a Hannah Montana song, and got in. Someone sang happy Birthday, and I don't know if she got in...
As for the comic monologue, um, maybe a funny monologue? I don't really know.
Hope that helped, at least a little. :D
And I've found out how I'll be a carpet! My sister and I will hold two sticks that are holding a carpet up. It will touch the ground and the genie and Aladdin will sit on it, and they'll act like their flying. And on the Whole New World part, Aladdin and jasmine will sit on a table desk thing, and the carpet will be laying n it, so they'll look like their flying. And I don't know how we'll do the Ali Ababwa part, flying around. I don't think we can move and look like we're flying.
When the winds from the east, and the suns fro the west, and the sand in the glass is right... Come on down, stop on by, hop a carpet and fly, to another Arabian night... Arabian nights------ Like Arabian days------ More often than not, are hotter than hot, in a lotta good ways....... Arabian nights------ 'neath Arabian moons------- A fool off his guard, could fall and fall hard, out there On the dunes----------
Goodbye,
~Meadow de Weirdo
(March 21, 2010 - 10:10 am)
A comic monologue just means funny, I believe. I personally think a comic monologue is much easier than any other monologue to pull off well, but maybe that's just me.
I have found monologues on the internet, edited one myself from Harry Potter, and found a few "Monologues for Kids" type books at the library.
I can't help you with the music part, as I've never yet had to sing a prepared song at an audition.
An audition is usually presenting the monologue, song, or dance (depending on what is required for the audition) you have prepared in front of a small audience. This could be in a room with the director (and usually stage manager), on a stage in front of the director and stage manager, or in a room/on a stage in front of the director, stage manager, and other people who are auditioning. Sometimes the choreographer is there also, but that's only been my experience once.
When I have gone to auditions, I have gotten there, filled out a form about my age, grade, allergy information, who to contact in case of an emergency, etc. Then someone brings a small group of kids auditioning into the area where the director etc. will observe. Then we tell our names and present our monologue. At the Peter Pan audition, we also learned a simple dance and sang "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" as a group. At the Aladdin audition, we learned a simple game. At the Pinocchio auditions (I've been in two different Pinocchios) we just did monologues.
I think that if you want to, you should go for it. The first thing I auditioned for was Peter Pan, and I didn't get a part, but knew what to expect for next time, when I ended up getting a part. (Actually, the first thing I auditioned for was a Pinocchio, but I was guaranteed a role no matter the audition.) So, though it was unsuccessful, it was a useful experience.
...I hope that wasn't terribly boring...
(March 21, 2010 - 3:23 pm)
*These are my experiences with play auditions. I've never had to audition for a class. The last paragraph was supposed to mean that even if you don't end up in the class, it will have improved your chances for next time, when you have the experience.
(March 22, 2010 - 9:58 am)
Thanks for your comments, Brynne and Meadow. Anyway, do you just stand up and start performing your monologue? Is it scary?
@Brynne: It's what's called a "production camp", where you'll actually perform the play at the end of the two weeks. So it's kind of a class and a play. Also, do you take acting classes?
(March 22, 2010 - 5:16 pm)
Ah, yes. Acting classes. I have done more of those than I can count. They are waaay fun, and even though I don't *technically* need the teaching part so much anymore, I still take acting classes almost every chance I get. :D In my opinion, the ones that don't end in a performance are more fun, but the ones that do are also quite awesome.
As to your monologue, there is usually a system for presenting them. Like, the director will ask you to present in alphabetical order by first name, or whatever. They're usually pretty fun about it, and at the auditions I've been to they always applaud you at the end ("they" meaning the director etc. and the other people audtioning), no matter how well you did or didn't do. It was pretty nerve-wracking for me in the days leading up to the audition, whenever I thought about it, but the actual experience wasn't very scary.
When are the auditions you're thinking about?
(March 23, 2010 - 6:56 pm)
...Allison?
(March 27, 2010 - 1:51 pm)