Dear professional auditionee readers:

I write to you openly to solicit your advice and input on what seems to be an ever-more-present issue in my performance life–my look. Truly, I tell you my look seems to be a mounting hurdle to any success I may have in the entertainment industry. Here are a few examples:

• AmRep invited me to audition for a new show they are producing. In their response to my audition, they noted that, while my singing was lovely, my look was wrong for the show. (As an aside, I’d like to say I think I do resemble Simonetta Vespucci, after whom the character was modeled.)
• I auditioned for a WGBH-produced movie about the life of Lousia May Alcott. While I received high praise from all parties regarding my audition, my look and, in particular, my hair color was identified as wrong for the part of May. The CD called me to apologize … Read more »