Just another day in NYC...

So today I:

• Got pooped on by a bird. (thankfully just on my skin. And PTL for Purell and tissues I had in my purse)
• Got spit on by an angry homeless guy. (I reached out in front of him to grab a napkin as he was speaking vehemently)
• Auditioned.
• Heard "Nice job. Cute Song" (in so many words) from the accompanist. Which surprised me. I can't remember a time when an audition accompanist commented to the auditionee. Or. At least to me. Maybe this guy likes to comment, and so it wasn't anything special. But. It made me smile. :)
• Went to a taping of David Letterman.
• Walked many blocks.
• Lugged a 20+ lbs backpack all around the city. (painful) (why can't I pack light?)
• Saw Sister Act.
• Heard "Excuse me Ladies and Gentleman" followed by a spiel by two different people looking for money on two separate subway rides. (when I don't remember experiencing that before). At least one was a fairly entertaining duo rap act.
• Was approached by two different people looking for money in McDonalds.
• Stopped at at least 10 separate box offices trying to get rush tickets for a show. Any show.
• Bought my first tickets at TKTS (Sister Act).
• Got the "You look familiar. Have you been here before?" line from a guy for the first time. Though. He probably meant it.
• Won the ticket lottery for the David Letterman taping. First time trying. I heard others say they've been trying for a long time to get tickets. Thank you, Lord. :)
• Was on "Paul's Gold List" for the ticket. Whatever that means. Paul might have been the one who thought I look familiar. Who knows. I didn't interact with him again. :)
• Called a kid, "Kid".
• Wished the Box Office people wouldn't at least come across as condescending when I was asking for rush tickets. Usually I don't notice it. Maybe it's just 'cause I kept getting rejected. But.... don't they understand "I just graduated I have lots of loans I'm not paying $120 to see a show"?

All in all it actually was a pretty good day. I felt decent about my audition. They're going to call us if we're called back. I'm kind of thinking I won't be getting a call. I felt shaky, and a little weak at the start of the song. A few bars in, I saw the Casting Director make a mark on my resume. Then he just sat and watched and listened. He seemed engaged, but, it was almost like he already made his decision. I felt like my second half of the song was stronger. But it might not have made a difference. I could continue to analyze the audition. But I won't. Over and done. And who knows. It could simply be a matter of being the wrong size for the costumes.

In the end, I felt decent about the audition. And I DID come away with was a new audition lesson.

Non-Equity actors are allowed to show up at Equity calls! I did not know that. If we talked about that in Auditioning in the Biz class, that must have been when I was sick or something. (Sorry, Mark.)

I was talking with a couple girls and I got the scoop.

Non-eq can show up at an Equity call at the sign-in time. Equity people show their cards, sign up for a time, then leave and come back. There's a separate sheet for Non-Equity. If there are time slots that aren't claimed, or no-shows, then they'll see the Non-Equity people from the list.

There's no guarantee you'll be seen, but...it's good to know.

SO! I'm staying in the city tomorrow and doing a chorus call for Phantom. If I don't get seen, at least I'll get to check out the scene and see what it's like. It'll be an experience regardless.

Now, I'm unsure if it's that way for ALL Equity Calls. We'll find out. :)

...and I just realized I didn't talk about my time in VA. I will try and do that in the next couple of days. :)