The Boards, Sunday - Auditions for the Winter Showcase!

[furnaceface]

Jonothon had managed to get his hands on coffee, this morning. Instant coffee, granted, that he'd thrown together while trying to juggle breakfast (cereal, quick and easy) and getting everything in order for ... whatever the hell these auditions were going to be like, considering the state of the weekend. He hadn't actually gotten around to getting any of it as far as his mouth, yet, but he suspected that he'd made the coffee strong enough to sit up and bark, and if that didn't floor him, it would probably be a good thing.

In the window of the Boards, he'd hung a sign:

AUDITIONS
FANDOM ISLAND WINTER SHOWCASE
Give the rest of the island a taste of your winter traditions from home!

And, hell, he'd even managed to get someone at Pizza Planet to answer the phone who was over the age of ten, so there was pizza set out on tables on one side of the lobby area. Tables which he'd laid tarp down under, because there was no way in hell he was going to clean those carpets already. The place had just finished renovations, after all.

[OCD is up! If you've got a small child for the day and you'd like to audition, anyone and everyone is welcome to, but please let us know in the OOC thread if you actually want a role or not!]

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Arrive/Mingle!

[furnaceface]

Young and old! Students, teachers, townies, whatever! Come in, look around, grab some pizza and (sugar-free) juice!

Please, no pushing, screaming, running with pizza and juice through the theatre seating, wetting yourselves, colouring on the walls with crayon, or biting.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

After practicing (http://its-theclimb.livejournal.com/5456.html), Miley could hardly wait to come in to audition! She ran in and darted around the room, meeting people and getting food and being very careful not to spill juice everywhere and only kind of succeeding. This was so exciting!

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Juliet was looking longingly at the pizza, but not eating any. She didn't want to get tomato sauce on her tutu dress before her audition; that wouldn't be professional at all.

She took a juice box and sipped it carefully, experimentally dabbing a bit of the red juice around her lips. She was certain it would look just like lipstick when she was done.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[stars_and_money]

Jeremy was eating pizza. So far, he hadn't managed to get any on his vest but it was probably only a matter of time.

He gave Juliet a curious look for the juice. "What're you doing?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[knight-fatali.livejournal.com]

Seifer wasn't going to audition. He was just going to sit in the front row near the director's chairs and watch. all. the. crazy.

It was like, lots of Selphies. In one room.

Scary.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[angelo_wings]

The bestest puppy ever was still herself, and could still identify scents. Which was why Angelo was sniffing idly at Seifer, then barking. A little confused, because Seifer wasn't usually so small, but everyone else had shrunk, too, and this was definitely a Seifer-scent. So ... hello?

Rinoa giggled at the blonde boy. "My puppy likes you."

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[stars_and_money]

Jeremy was only here because Juliet was here, to be honest.

But the pizza and the juice helped. A lot. He was indulging in those like the healthy, growing boy he was.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa and her bestest puppy ever were totally there to audition. The bestest puppy ever had ribbons in her fur and was very, very patient today. She also towered over most of the little kids, here.

Luckily, Angelo was awesome. Rinoa was going to owe her huge on Monday.

"Is this a recital?" Rinoa asked, clapping her hands. "I wanna do a recital!"

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[oncourtandstage.livejournal.com]

"Not yet!" Troy said -- after swallowing his mouthful of pizza, because somehow he managed to maintain some sense of decorum whilst at his current age. "We're doing AUDITIONS." That last pronounced very carefully. If loudly. "An' if you're good enough, then you totally get to be in our show!"

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Considering that Surreal couldn't read very well - and only the things Titian thought important enough to teach her - the sign meant nothing to her.

The smell of food, however, did, and there was a scrawny little street-rat darting in to swipe swipe some pizza off the table before scrambling up into the balcony to eat it. Since Titian wasn't around (which wasn't uncommon), Surreal had been spending the past day or so holed up in one of the abandoned warehouses. Her mother would come find her sooner or later, after she was done working. She always did.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[furnaceface]

Yeah, Jono couldn't help but notice that little blur of kid that zipped by, grabbed the pizza, and then took off for the balcony like a cat with her tail lit on fire. It was probably against his better judgement, but after a minute or two, he shrugged, pulled himself up from his seat, and grabbed a half-full box of pizza and a mostly-full jug of juice and made his way up toward the balcony.

"You know, normally I'd be upset that somebody was eating around th'new seats," he noted, wryly, as she came into view. "But I don't suppose I can fault anybody who appreciates the pizza that much."

Rehearse!

[furnaceface]

Or set up, if you have props. Or get into costume or something, if you're some kind of super-prepared keener. Or figure out what you're going to actually do up on that stage.

Audition!

[furnaceface]

Audition format is easy enough! The Winter Showcase is looking to include examples of all forms of winter traditions, from all cultures, including carolling, dancing, dramatic readings, whatever. If you don't have something prepared to show off, just let the directors know, and they'll give you something to read, or suggest a song to sing!

... Well, Jono would give you something to read. And then hope desperately that you were old enough at the moment to read.

Please, be descriptive with your auditions! The more you give us to work with, the better an idea we'll have as to your character's level of talent!

Re: Audition!

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

Miley ran onto the stage with all the eagerness in the world once it was her turn, and gave the audience the biggest smile ever.

"Hi!" she exclaimed brightly. "I'm Miley Stewart! I'm five and I wanna be a rock star, okay?"

Okay, Miley. It was okay.

"Okay! I'm gonna sing. I wrote this song ALL BY MYSELF this morning." Or she was going to forget three-quarters of it and make most of it up now. Details, really.

And she proceeded to do just that, dancing energetically around the stage and singing a song that was even worse than the songs she would go on to write as a teenager. She did have a nice voice, though! And the fact that she had managed to get so much glitter in her hair was probably Very Impressive to the directors. Right?

Re: Audition!

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

"Hi!" Juliet said as she bounced onto the stage, tutu dress, punch-stained mouth and all. "I'm Juliet Darling and I wanna be in your show."

She didn't exactly have an audition piece, so she'd stand here and twirl and fluff up her tutu until somebody told her something to do.

Re: Audition!

[furnaceface]

"Hello, Juliet," Jono said, smiling faintly and leaning forward a little. Oh, this one was absolutely adorable. "Are you going to be dancing for us today? Or singing, or telling us a story, perhaps?"

So many options to dump onto a tiny child, Jono. But he couldn't assume, just because she was wearing a tutu, that she was going to be performing something from the Nutcracker Suite, really.

Re: Audition!

[angelo_wings]

"Hi!" Rinoa bounced to the stage excitedly. "My name is Rinoa Heartilly and I wanna play the piano. I'm awesome at the piano."

Very helpful, Rinoa.

Talk to the Directors!

[furnaceface]

When they tag in, naturally!

Re: Talk to the Directors!

[furnaceface]

Jonothon had staked out a seat front-and-centre, and was clasping his untouched coffee to his chest like a lifeline.

He'd slept on the floor last night, and now was now swearing up and down that small children were never to be given sugar before bedtime again. Never.

Important life lessons with Jono.

Re: Talk to the Directors!

[oncourtandstage.livejournal.com]

Troy was totally there, ready and waiting to watch all the REALLY COOL AUDITIONS.

While drinking out of a juice box.

[And now I fleee for work -- I will pick up any pings in a couple of hours!]

OOC!

[furnaceface]

We totally knew that these were going to be on weetiny weekend! If you're looking to actually audition and you have a small child this weekend, feel free to have your sprog enthusiastically tear up the stage, and then let us know here if you'd like a callback when they're not tiny!

If you don't want them to get a part, but you'd like to play along today, let us know here, too!

We'll have more auditions this Wednesday, and a second attempt at a Sunday audition date next weekend, to make up for the lost day thanks to weetiny shenanigans!

Re: OOC!

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Juliet will come back when she's bigger for an actual part, though I can't guarantee that her talent level will increase any.

Re: OOC!

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, Miley would also like a callback.

AND SORRY TO JONO'S EARS AND HAND. SHE DOESN'T MEAN TO BE A CRAZY PERSON.

Re: OOC!

[oncourtandstage.livejournal.com]

Aaand for the record, I return, after the longest game of the season. That started an hour later than I'd been told. Oops?

Re: OOC!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa would love a callback, because she's going to be in MUST DO ALL THE PAPERWORK EVER mode starting Monday and will need to be dragged kicking and screaming into participating zomg.