Hi friends! :) I had my Entertainment audition last Friday! It was fantastic. I unfortunately got cut after the first round BUT that doesn't mean I didn't get in, that just means that the casting directors had seen all they needed to see. We should find out in November whether we got in or not. But regardless of whether I get to be a Character Performer or not, I'M STILL GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!! :) So here's how my day went yesterday:
I woke up at 3am to catch my flight in Gulfport at 6:20am. I flew to Atlanta, GA, and then to Nashville, TN for the audition. It turned out that 2 of the fabulous people who I have video chatted with over the summer were going to the Nashville audition too! (from the DCP Facebook page. If I haven't mentioned it already, the FB page is a FANTASTIC way to meet people ahead of time!) Katie, Kyle (nicknamed KP), and I all met at the airport and decided to take a taxi together to the audition. Due to the fact that we got in at 10am and the audition would last through lunch, we asked the cabbie to go by somewhere to eat....and we ended up going to McDonalds...in a taxi...BUT not just any taxi; a MINI VAN taxi...lol it was so funny! When we finally made it to the audition place, we were the first ones there and the lady in charge of the ballet studio thought we were in charge of the audition! HA! But anyways, Katie and I changed and got freshened up, and by that time, several ppl had arrived. Katie, KP, and I were all joking around and picking on each other. Then we started getting strange looks...we realized that everyone there was meeting for the first time, whereas we had known each other for like 5 or 6 months. We had to explain that we already knew each other from FB.
Anyways...so the when the audition started, we lined up and signed in. Then, they measured us (Disney is very strict on heights) and took a headshot of each of us. There were 79 at my audition. After the main guy introduced the casting directors, we started learning the dance! It was really easy (I was in show choir for 6 years in high school so I pick up on dances quickly). One of the things I loved about the audition was that after each person performed in front of the casting directors (we did the segment 3 times through), the rest of the people clapped for them. It was just a little vote of confidence knowing that no matter how bad you thought you did, there were always people supporting you :)
After the dance, there was....ELIMINATION! Don't worry though, it's not intimidating or anything. The main guy came into the holding room and said "ok, if your number isn't called, thank you for coming and you will get an email sometime in November. If your number IS called, we need to see you for the next round." Unfortunately, Neither Katie, KP, or I got called for the second round, but that doesn't mean we didn't get it!! I'm still holding out hope! :) and regardless of whether I got this or not, I'm still going to Disney next semester and I have an AWESOME role! :D :D
So, after we were eliminated, me, Katie, KP, Trey, and Mitch (they were coming to pick Katie up to go to Disney World and they lived close by) all went to Taco Bell for some lunch! We had SOOO much fun and SO many memories were made! Even though I didn't make it past the first round of the audition, it was TOTALLY worth it to go! :) Anyone who has an audition for the rest of the entertainment tour, GOOD LUCK and STAY POSITIVE! :)
Magical things will happen if you just believe! :)
