>From: Gib Wallis <gibster@m...>
>3. The LA Opera put a casting notice in Back Stage West,
> the local trade paper for actors. It said that
> all roles were open. Do regional opera houses
> really hold open auditions for everyone and anyone
> to show up and yodel?
I wouldn't say "show up and yodel" necessarily. The regional companies in
the SF Bay Area usually ask auditioners to at least call and make an
appointment. Some ask that we send in a resume and headshot first.
"All roles are open" means that the ROLES have no official occupants, not
that the auditions are necessarily open. The notices in "Callboard" (Bay
Area theater magazine) will occasionally have a line on the order of "All
roles open *except* Harold Hill," or "Carmen and Don Jose cast, other roles
available."
Some companies have "season auditions" that are true cattle calls for anyone
and everyone. (It's required for theater companies with Equity contracts.)
But the chance of actually getting hired from one of these auditions is,
well, maybe a little better than hitting a multi-million-dollar lottery.
>
>4. Are you having a good day?
Not really. I'm at my REAL job. If I could just find an opera company that
will pay my health insurance.... But the "Butterfly" I'm in is a hit, and I
have a terrific gig for June-July.
>
>Best!
>
>Gib
Elizabeth Finkler
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