You spent all weekend studying those sides, preparing for that audition. And then, when the day comes, you NAIL IT! You head home feeling great, certain you got the role. You tell your friends, you significant other, your mom (She’s been a longtime fan). You're feeling great! 2/
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
You’re shocked, angry, depressed. Perhaps this is the final straw and you’re considering throwing in the towel, giving up those dreams of stage and screen for that full-time position in the accounting department of your uncle’s wholesale-retail-import-export company. 4/
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Maybe they brought something delightedly unexpected to their interpretation of the character. Or maybe, in some inexplicable way, they were a better fit for the role. And that doesn't mean you weren't great in your own way – just not what we were looking for at the time. 6/
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Actress Ayisha Issa, who lost out on the part, nevertheless made such an impression that I ended up creating a role just for her, the character of Solara Shockley who appeared in the show's third season 8/
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Because she was too good for the single line part. I told our casting director to tell her agent that we wanted to bring her back for a meatier role in the near future. And, a month later, I wrote that meaty role and I asked to see her again. 10/
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
My point is – It’s not you; it’s us. Or the other guy/gal.
THAT’s the case 90% of the time. The other 10% of the time, it IS you. So please try to avoid these auditioning faux pas… 12/— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Don’t gesticulate wildly.
Nothing diffuses a performance faster than windmilling arms and frenetic hand gestures. On the other hand, nothing quite impresses like a composed, controlled delivery. As my old friend director @RealPDeLuise used to say: “Use the stillness.” 14/— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Please, no funny accents.
Unless the role calls for one, or you are asked to do one on the day, please avoid the Clouseau-esque delivery – especially if you’re auditioning for the part of the extraterrestrial curator of some alien world. Trust me on this one. 16/— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Fortunately, this isn’t a dealbreaker as the magic of make-up has come a long way and this can be undone. Witness this wizardry firsthand – as you undergo the process at approximately 4:00 a.m., every day you're on set, a good two hours before everyone else. 18/
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
Don S. Davis told me that auditioning is like fishing. Worrying about the ones that got away is a waste of time. (Paraphrased from memory)
I’ve often wondered with some of my favorite shows, who else tried out for certain parts. I think it would be interesting to know but they seem to keep this a secret unless someone confesses themselves what they auditioned for a part and didn’t get it. My favorite part in The Fabulous Baker Boys is the audition for the new girl singer. A couple I thought would work until Suzy Diamond walked (stumbled) in. Lol
It boggles my mind that people would show up to what is basically a job interview either drunk or stoned. Now that I think of it though, there were a few interviews that I was part of where we basically cut the thing short because yeah, nah. No sense wasting their time and ours.
I don’t know if the Twitter (X?) integration is working properly on this page. I only see the even numbered tweets (Xes?) except for the last one (#19) which appears as a screenshot. Normally I see a screenshot for the odd numbered tweets and text underneath for the even numbered tweets.
The same thing happened on your “Breaking into the industry” post.
Is it just me or anyone else?
A very interesting thread!
I had a friend stay with me last weekend. We shopped/ate our way through the area.