[katy]

hi i am rubbish at auditions.

i think its a waste of time me going but i usualy do and get no success, unfortuantley i have no confidence i try to fake it.

i graduated with merits from college 2 yrs ago in acting and mus theatre. and my confidence has gone completely. i never used to get nervous in front of my classmates, and tutors and some of them were really critical yet they always were very pleased with me. i was at the top of my year (not sounding big headed or anything at all - im not like that) the last part i got was sandy in grease (a dream come true!)

as soon as i walk in i feel like ive lost it i just get nervous and cant even smile alot, i dont even want to look them in the eye (i do smile just not that beaming, confident way) as im sooo nervous.

then when i give my music to the piano guy, i get soo neervous as im scared that i wont know when to start, and ill lose the timing with him. and then i dont have that much confidence in my singing, (i know ive got it in me)

but everytime its a knockback, whether this is because its my singing or just because they've seen too many ppl, i dont know.

one audition i went to last year i phoned up for feedback they said my singing was very good but dancing wasnt as good.

trouble is i go to open auditions as i dont have an agent and there can be 600 ppl, its impossible yet that part of me goes for that slither of a chance.

i dont know what i can do to be memorable and different?? short of doing cartwheels in front of the desk??!!

i dont know what to do?

please help me im a mess in auditions!

[JIJane]

Please read my article on open calls.

http://www.thestage.co.uk/connect/acblack/yearbook08.php

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