As I sit and wonder how my last two auditions went, I seem to be reflecting on my journey to where I am today. You see I always wanted to be an actor but when I was younger I just seemed to believe it would just happen by some miracle like the red sea of Hollywood would part and welcome me in with open arms. So I honestly did nothing to pursue it. I worked and I lived and I just let time slip by. Finally after I was laid off from a company that was closing its doors, I decided I would really set my goals towards reaching my dreams.
I enrolled in some acting classes at a great school in Montreal called ASM Studio. Basically you get classes with people who act for a living, whether it be theatre, film or a combination of the two. So my journey had started. As I mentioned before I had been doing voices since I was 4 so I took a microphone, hooked it up to my pc and recorded myself doing over 70 voices. Celebrity, impressions, cartoons, accents…you name it. I started looking around to see what I could do. It was at this time that I decided to bring it to Cinar studios in Montreal. This is where I met Andy Gryn. He was responsible for casting and I brought him my cd which he was kind enough to listen too. He decided to give me my first audition and it was on a union production. (I will write more on getting into the union later). Needless to say, I had my first audition. I nailed it and got my first part which was doing a voice for a cartoon. I was now a union member.
That first gig was something to behold. My calltime was 10am. They were running behind so I was kind enough to let some people in a rush go before me. Then the star of the show arrived and what do you know…he was in a rush as well. The director (a woman) ran to greet him with open arms and even offered to read with him. They had a blast for 2 hours. Laughing and joking, a real good time. Finally cam my turn behind the mic. I start doing my lines and the director, who apparently was all laughed out at this point, kept saying “It’s just not funny.†She didn’t realize I was able to hear everything they were saying because the tech had left the studio mic on. She didn’t like any of it. Lucky for me I already had my first credit to get in the union so I was set but word to the wise, try to never have to follow the star…..EVER!
I will leave the story off here for today. But trust me, the journey continues. Have a great day and came back for more!
