Opportune Means?

A few weeks ago I campaigned hard for a principal role audition in the upcoming Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz flick currently called the “Untitled Wichita Project“, and I actually got it.  In fact, I got to audition for two roles, both of which were airline ticket agent types.  It is currently filming in Worcester, MA, and I feel confident in stating I have not been cast as an airline ticket agent in any capacity, despite my adorableness.  (I haven’t heard from anyone, you see.)

The two auditions consisted of varied reads:

Role One Read one line three times.  Smile.  Look cute.  Be a prop.

Role Two Read four pages.  Be interesting.  Be curious.  Be obvious-and-yet-not-so.

I found Role One difficult.  There was not enough information for my taste.  I like detail.  I like expository data.  I wallow in TMI.  But since when has my preference governed an audition experience?  I’ve been a prop before: I once played … Read more »