then I got in the audition room and suddenly
without warning the character who I was not
auditioning for took over my body and voice
seriously, some other character who decided
she was needed in that moment started talking
and walking around and making up words that
were not on the paper...
gesturing to imaginary people
breaking the 4th wall and ignoring the reader
who was great by the way
laughing where it wasn't funny
dancing when there was no music
crying for no apparent reason and then it was over
I got my body and voice back
stared at the casting director for a few minutes
who stared back at me...then simultaneously
we said thank you and I left...I left feeling like I did that...humph
that's what happens when you haven't auditioned
in over a month and the 1st chance you get
that role you played of Lady Macbeth back in 1996
seems to be the only thing that makes sense...
oh that don't happen to you...
oh so I'm the only one channeling Lady Macbeth at the exact wrong time...
oh ok...but I was prepared for that audition...I was...no I was
by Shonnese C.L. Coleman
