An actual *LIVE* audition tonight!

Matt Prather

Wish me 'break a leg", folks --- I have an actual in-person audition tonight. (Remember those?!)

It's Gilbert & Sullivan (a modern-day parody rewrite of "HMS Pinafore"), so it's right up my alley, but I'm still kinda nervous. I don't think there will be too many other basses going for this, and not too many of 'em can blast their way through a 50-piece orchestra on a low F, all of which works in my favour. Still....

I just wish I knew why all my friends keep telling me, "Matt, you were born to play the part of the villain!" Wink

Best,
Matt

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 17:19 (GMT) Post subject:

Break a leg, Matt!

Robert Jadah · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:08 (GMT) Post subject:

Go get 'em, Matt.
Do your thing.
Just focus on yourself and what you're doing. The rest is out of your hands.
(yeah; listen to him....as if he knows...movie audition Wednesday and has heard nothing yet but that ominously legthening hush...)

Scott Pollak · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:11 (GMT) Post subject:

Yes, break a leg AND a vocal chord, Matt! Be sure to let us all know how you do!

Mind if I hijack your thread (as I am so prone to do) to put in a plug for a show I'm in that opens up this week? I have the male lead (Of George Hay) in the hysterical comedy "Moon Over Buffalo" at the extremely gifted community theater that I've been active in for over a decade. (I don't do musicals. While I'm a capable musician, I do NOT sing well at all)

More here:

http://newnantheatre.com/

Kathleen Keesling · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:35 (GMT) Post subject:

Break a leg, Matt....

Remember, they can't EAT you!

Let us know how it went, please. laola

And, Scott..awesome part! Break a leg.

Matt Prather · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:40 (GMT) Post subject:

Y'know, this may be the first audition I've had where I've been expected to supply a cat-o'-nine-tails as a prop! Shocked

Great part, Scott! Knock 'em dead! (And as for not doing musicals: you think Harvey Fierstein can sing??! Hasn't slowed him down a whole lot... Wink

)

Best,
Matt

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:51 (GMT) Post subject:

Gee, as long as the flood-gate's been opened...

I'm off to perform as Dr. Lyman in Bus Stop at Glendale, CA...

Supposed to have reviewers and judges from AACTFest there, I believe.

Send me some love!,
Joe J Thomas
www.JoeActor.com

p.s. there's gonna be a lot of mending legs next week...

Keith D. Milby · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:51 (GMT) Post subject:

Break a Leg Matt. Just make sure to wear clean undies in the event you actually break a leg and end up in the hospital.

Tom Greenlee · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 18:52 (GMT) Post subject:

Break a leg Matt! You'll be great!

Joe....good luck man

Lynne Alston · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007, 19:08 (GMT) Post subject:

Best of luck to you Matt, hope you blow them away...

Good luck to you too Joe.

George Karnes · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007, 02:42 (GMT) Post subject:

Matt-
Go get'em!

I think I mentioned this somewhere, I just finished a role as Tevye in Fiddler on the roof.

It was fun fun fun!

I don't think I would ever do it as a career, but I have always had this creative bug. Singing, acting and I include VO in that.

I was so busy earning a buck for twenty years I just never explored it. I am really enjoying it.

Anthony Williams · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007, 04:10 (GMT) Post subject: Good Luck matt

Good Luck Matt

you'll do well!

Brad Venable · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007, 04:26 (GMT) Post subject:

Break a leg,

Pop a vocal cord,

and let's not forget...

Merde.

Wink

Matt Prather · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007, 09:07 (GMT) Post subject:

Arrrrrrrgh! So they're being very coy about this. Haven't announced results yet, but everybody seems to think I"m the odds-on favourite.

Tonight, we sang through the score, with each song (as full cast) inviting everyone who had auditioned for a principal part to sing that part when we got to it during the run-through. Well, I was the only one singing the part I auditioned for, but I don't know if that means everybody is assuming, "Oh, Matt has the part!" or what --- although several cast members did tell me I sang the hell out of it.

Audition? Acted the &*($%^# out of it, sang it pretty well but botched the count in a couple places. (Nerves --- although I managed to recover...)

So who knows? But. how many basso profundo VO guys, who sing opera and musical theatre, are out there in Sam Clam's Disco, anyway??!

*sigh* I hate waiting around for callback results....

Will keep y'all posted....

Best,
Matt

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007, 17:22 (GMT) Post subject:

Let us know, Matt.

I can totally empathize on the nerves thing.

We'll send positive thoughts your way...
Joe