GSA Audition

Hello World! Hopefully everyone is staying warm...there was definitely a bit of drama here in NYC with "Blizzard Juno".

Today I had my GSA audition which has honestly been my favorite audition thus far.  It was a very ensemble based audition and we were never one on one with the panel.  I personally really enjoy working in an ensemble so I felt very comfortable and relaxed performing with everyone in the room. There were three people from GSA on the panel, one of which was conducting the audition, and in total there were about 13 of us auditioning.

The first hour of the audition was what they called an "acting class".  We started by moving around the space and focusing on the tempo and rhythm of movement and then did a few different exercises that involved being aware of the other people in the space with you. Then we did an exercise where we all stood in a big square and two people would be inside at a time. They would have a conversation using only the lines from the monologue that you selected to perform (we were asked to bring two monologues but only performed one-I performed my Eurydice monologue).  People on the inside would get tapped out by people on the outside as they felt that the energy of the scenes dropped.

Then came to performing our monologues. We split the group in half and lined up our chairs on either side of the room with the panel at the far end.  We were then told that we were to perform the monologue to the other performers in the room and create this "show" made up of 13 small episodes.  We were told to make bold choices, use whatever part of the space that we wanted to, and allow ourselves to be spontaneous and surprised.  There was no order and we just got up and performed when we felt that it was our turn.  I really liked this way of performing the monologue as it allowed me as an actor to react to real things and people in the room. After we performed he asked us how we felt about performing our monologues in that manner and how it was different from a traditional audition.

The last part of the audition was the interview.  The panel came out from behind their table and we formed a circle as they opened it to any questions we had about the program and university.  Overall, it was an incredible learning experience and a very positive and relaxed audition.  They then informed us that within the next two weeks we would be informed of either a rejection or if we had made it to the final round which for overseas applicants is a skype interview with the head of acting.  Which is incredibly considerate knowing all of the travel that we will be doing for other auditions.

Tomorrow I fly home and on Saturday I will be doing my LAMDA audition on Saturday, so keep your eyes out for that one!