David H. Lawrence, XVII (Heroes, Lost) is an actor and voice-over specialist who has developed a nifty iPhone app to use in memorization, refreshing your lines and rehearsing your interp. The video explains it better than we can, so take a gander. THIS is the actor’s killer app.
You’ve gone through auditions and finally the director calls and offers you NOT the part you really wanted, but something else. A chorus part. A small supporting role. A (gasp) non-speaking role. Hey, it’s happened to everyone in community theatre. But how do you handle it?
In this episode, the geeks talk about how to deal with those times when you’re asked to take a role other than the one you wanted (and for which you geared your audition).
NOTE: Dave’s sorry this episode is a few days behind schedule. He’ll try to do better in the future.
Episode 10.5? Sure. Dave decided to shoot out a quick little reminder to enter our fill-in-the-blank theatre quote contest and try to win a free Theatre Geeks cap.
We’ve all heard the famous phrase, “There are no small parts, only small actors.” We’d like to know how YOU would fill out that phrase? Humorous or profound, send us your completion of “There are no small parts, only _______________.” The winner will get one of our spiffy Theatre Geeks caps!
Enter as many completions as you like. You can send them to us at john, dave or marcia (at) theatregeeks.com or tweet them on twitter using the hashtag #smallparts.
We’ll use the best entries in a future episode of the podcast, too.
John, Dave and Marcia, plus Dede the Honorary Geek, discuss dos and don’ts of theatrical auditions, what to expect and how to make the most out of your next try-0ut.
Send us a link to your community theatre’s website and we’ll post it as part of theatre links here on the website! Send your link using our contact form here or tweet it to @theatregeeks.
If you’ve got an audition coming up, the next episode of Theatre Geeks podcast should help. Dave, John and Marcia, along with honorary geek Dede Lovejoy, talk about some of the pitfalls of auditioning, auditioning styles of directors and a few tips to make your next audition experience more fun and productive, whether you get the part or not. Look for it the weekend of March 27!
The Geeks plus honorary Geek Deirdre Lovejoy discuss character development for community theatre players as well as professionals. And Dede wants a damn HAT!
The geeks discuss well-known superstitions related to the theatre, including those surrounding “the Scottish Play”, whistling backstage, and many lesser known beliefs. Also: Theatre ghosts.
Deirdre Lovejoy
Joining John, Dave and Marcia this time is Marcia’s daughter actress Deirdre Lovejoy. Deirdre has been seen on Broadway, in regional theatre and many television appearances, including five years on the HBO Series The Wire.