Callbacks
Monday, February 5, 2007
It's amazing how a term seems so understandable to me now, yet when I heard it for the first time I was totally clueless.
It was in Grade 9. The school musical that year was Anything Goes. Despite my distaste for cruise ships, I thought I was destined for Broadway and auditioned so that I could be in the chorus.
The audition went well as the panel asked me to sing another song: Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
Bonnie: Seriously?
Director: No, do it with a little chutzpah. Pretend you grew up in the Bronx.
I was glad he added in that second part since my Yiddish was totally rusty.
The next day, there was a sheet taped to the wall outside the drama room with the word "callbacks" at the top and a list of character names with student's names beside them.
I found it really odd when my name was there, along with one of a girl three grades ahead of me, for the role of Bonnie Latour — Moonface Martin's attractive but not-so-bright girlfriend.
When the older girl snubbed me in the hallway, I kind of got the picture. Especially when my drama teacher congratulated me on it.
Teacher: What are you going to sing for your callback? Did they give you any lines?
Bonnie: Uh, was I supposed to talk to somebody about it?
Okay, so I was a bit too much like Bonnie Latour at that particular moment, but that was okay. The other girl did a fabulous job with the role, as I saw it from my position in the chorus line.
And, being that she was graduating that year, I knew that things were going to be opening up for me real soon.
It was in Grade 9. The school musical that year was Anything Goes. Despite my distaste for cruise ships, I thought I was destined for Broadway and auditioned so that I could be in the chorus.
The audition went well as the panel asked me to sing another song: Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
Bonnie: Seriously?
Director: No, do it with a little chutzpah. Pretend you grew up in the Bronx.
I was glad he added in that second part since my Yiddish was totally rusty.
The next day, there was a sheet taped to the wall outside the drama room with the word "callbacks" at the top and a list of character names with student's names beside them.
I found it really odd when my name was there, along with one of a girl three grades ahead of me, for the role of Bonnie Latour — Moonface Martin's attractive but not-so-bright girlfriend.
When the older girl snubbed me in the hallway, I kind of got the picture. Especially when my drama teacher congratulated me on it.
Teacher: What are you going to sing for your callback? Did they give you any lines?
Bonnie: Uh, was I supposed to talk to somebody about it?
Okay, so I was a bit too much like Bonnie Latour at that particular moment, but that was okay. The other girl did a fabulous job with the role, as I saw it from my position in the chorus line.
And, being that she was graduating that year, I knew that things were going to be opening up for me real soon.
posted by Bonnie Staring at 12:50 AM
4 Comments:
Yea, my daughter is learning the term this year with her school play. She was cast as a flower and was devastated. Trying to consol her that at least she hadn't got a monkey part didn't help much, she'd wanted the lead.
Ooh, I feel her pain scribbit! Tell her she can use the feelings she has now in her future acting roles. ;) Thanks for dropping by!
It's amazing how silly we were in high school. What's even more amazing is that most of us were having s..e..x..
Scary stuff.
Hey, watch yourself S William! I have parental units reading this blog and would rather not have them asking me any questions...
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