I believe I made an offhand reference about a month ago to going on an audition, getting called back, and not getting the part. The expanded version of that includes details like how the callback audition was three hours long, so we had quite a bit of time in front of the director.
Tonight, I went back to that same theater to audition for a couple of one-acts. The Northern Virginia Theater Alliance has a one-act festival every June, and all the theaters around town usually put together an evening of one-acts in May and then pick one to send to the festival. I actually saw a couple of people I know at the audition, one girl from the class I took last year, and one girl from the callback who I also saw the next week at a different play. (I love that I am now in a position to realize that community theater is a small, small world.)
The auditions were in a rehearsal room so they had us wait in the theater, where a bunch of people, including the director, were busy building the set of the show I didn't get. I was obliviously reading my scenes when a few minutes later I looked up and saw the director sliding across the row of seats in front of me. He stopped when he got to me, put out his hand to take mine, leaned over, looked me square in the eye, and said quietly, "Listen, I'm directing
Picnic in the fall. Please, please make sure you come and audition for it."
So, yeah, how cool is that? The audition was like five weeks ago, but he saw me, remembered me, and made a point of coming up to talk to me (and my ego demands that I mention that he passed right by the other girl from the callback). Woo! (And
Picnic takes place in Kansas, people. I'm a shoo-in!)
The one-act auditions went well, I think, but frankly I always think they go well, so who knows. The two shows are both very funny and I haven't had a chance to do a straight-up comedy yet, so it'd be really interesting for me. Callbacks will be tomorrow night if they need them, and they did stress that everyone gets a phone call either way, which I always appreciate. Watch this space for further details!
ETA: Still haven't heard anything (as of 10:30 Wednesday morning). I like to think this is because the directors are haggling over which one gets me in their play, but the likelihood is that I am a second choice and they won't call to tell me no until they have a confirmed yes from their first choice. Alas!