Auditions That Resulted In Rejections

by emily

Audition: Honey Dew Donuts commercial.
Likely Reason for Rejection: Smile not toothy enough.

Audition:  Community theater production of a Tom Stoppard play.
Likely Reason for Rejection: Not good enough at acting, palpable bad attitude.

Audition: Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy buddy cop movie.
Likely Reason for Rejection: Headshot misleadingly presents me as somewhat dangerous-looking.  Am not, in fact, dangerous-looking.  Unless you’re looking for somebody who’s dangerously irresponsible about long-term financial planning.  Or who drives through metro Boston like she’s starring in 5 Fast 5 Furious.  Not, like, somebody who would insult a cop.

Audition: Verizon Wireless corporate video.
Likely Reason for Rejection: Took direction to “not be over the top, just conversational” too literally.  Voice is monotone and bored-sounding.  Also, smile not toothy enough.

 

Auditioning is fun when I imagine the blog I’ll write about it later!