The Boards, Sunday all day - Auditions!

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Drac was hoping that Jonothan was resting up and that the noise wouldn't bother him as today was the second day of rehearsals for the upcoming play!

And yes, DAY. Just don't ask him to go outside or open a window or anything. That's why the lights were on! (and yes yes, electricity was much better than candlelight, yes yes. Move on.)

The place was a little cleaner than it had been the last time, but mostly because of Drac and his magic. Apparently there was a shortage of zombies in this town. He would have to look into that; who else was qualified to do the work?

But anyway. A cleaner, brighter theatre awaited those who trekked in and auditioned for the Count today. Outside since the predawn hours, Jonothan's sign from the other day was again present. A minor change made:


Auditions Today and Sunday!
Jekyll & Hyde
Bring a Monologue and a Song
Rehearsals on Wednesdays and Sundays, Performance Friday, Nov. 29
Cast and Crew Wanted!


Drac had asked for catering and been sent fruit and vegetable trays! And... flavoured water? He was going to have to complain. There wasn't even any scream cheese!

[Open auditions are open to all!]

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Arrive and mingle and eat

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Fruits and veggies and various cheeses and flavours of water.

Human food, for which Drac will apologize. If you needed something else, he probably had it in his office?

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[justlurkinghere]

Derek lurked in the background if the theater. See, he'd make a great tech person with his ability to disappear into the shadows like a creeper. See?

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[bluhblahbluh.livejournal.com]

No. Drac did not see. Drac wanted Derek to be a role model... and a role model needed a role. Or at least to try out for one.

Also, he totally needed lessons in lurking.

Drac emerged slowly from the shadows to stand beside and slightly behind him. "Thank you for coming."

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[justlurkinghere]

Whoa now. Derek was a pro at lurking.

And you just wanted him to glower at people on a larger scale. It would just end in tears. And mockery.

Derek just turned enough to look at him out of the corner of his eye.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[furnaceface]

Were you here to beat Jono at his own lurky game, on his home turf, Derek?

Because he saw you there. Lurking. And he was raising an eyebrow at you. Though he did raise his chin a little in a sort of 'I acknowledge you here in my building' sort of way.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[justlurkinghere]

Derek raised his chin right on back in a vague 'I acknowledge your acknowledgement, but we are both too manly and repressed to show more emotion than this' sort of way.

It was the beginning of a lurky friendship.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[sharp_as_knives]

After checking his voicemail and hearing Drac's rather colorful and frantic message, Hannibal shook his head. Fortunately, there were enough recipes that were better for sitting a while that he wasn't completely unprepared.

He took some braised beef cheeks from the refrigerator, sliced some blood sausage he'd made earlier in the week, and took a few minutes to whip up a steak tartare and grab a bottle of good wine, then packed it all away neatly and headed down to the theater.

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Drac was staring down a stalk of broccoli. Or trying to. The broccoli was looking like it would win.

THE THINGS HE SUFFERED FOR MUSIC AND CHILDREN!

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[sharp_as_knives]

"You look quite thoroughly horrified, Count," Hannibal noted, trying not to laugh. "Perhaps I can interest you in something more to your taste?" He held up his bag.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[furnaceface]

Hey, people walked into his theatre on an audition day, Jono was going to approach them. Particularly if they were people that he had an office next to. Staying on good terms with the neighbours was always important.

"Afternoon," he greeted with a nod. "Here to visit my co-director today, Doctor, or were you looking to audition?"

Please audition, Hannibal. Jono wasn't certain he could divide fourteen roles between four teenage girls.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[sharp_as_knives]

"Good lord, no; just visiting." Hannibal nodded at the food he'd brought. "Would you care for some of this, or a glass of wine perhaps?"

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Fruits and cheese acquired, check.

Hmmmmmmm. Maybe sucking Priestly back into this with more catering?

Kenzi was around. Plotting. Muahahaha.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[nomoresportscars]

Why was Jackson here? Maybe he'd taken a wrong turn somewhere while texting Danny. Even he wasn't entirely sure.

His wary look around was just immediately making him think it was probably a bad idea.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[justlurkinghere]

"You're auditioning." Sorry he wasn't sorry, Jackson.

Re: Arrive and mingle and eat

[nomoresportscars]

"What?"

He did not understand this language you were speaking, Derek.

Audition

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"Please step up and stand center of the stage, yes." Drac waves you forward with a fangy but welcoming smile. "Now, introduce yourself."

He waits, possibly asking you to repeat it a little louder. The acoustics on a stage are a bit different from what you're probably used to, and he's a row or two away, you see. "And your monologue and your song?"

Remember, the more you act it up, the more the directors have to work with while casting you! Be... expressive!

Re: Audition

[nomoresportscars]

"Jackson Whittemore," Jackson introduced himself, with the total lack of enthusiasm befitting someone who'd just been forced into this by Derek Hale. "I don't have anything prepared."

Because he was not a theater geek. And he hated Derek.

Re: Audition

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"Mr Whittemore, welcome!" There was all the glee in Drac's voice today. All of it. "Nothing prepared is fine. Will you perhaps share a song with us, today?"

Speak with the Directors?

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Yes there are two. A master and an apprentice!

When they ping in, please :)

Re: Speak with the Directors?

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Drac didn't have a guitar, sorry. If you needed musical accompaniment... He could call the zombies from the bar?

Re: Speak with the Directors?

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Someone looking like she'd raided his or Mavis's closet popped up next to Drac suddenly.

"So you're our co-director? Musical guy? Count Dracula?"

Re: Speak with the Directors?

[furnaceface]

Jono, of course, did end up making his way down to watch the auditions with a guitar in hand. He would probably never part with his guitar. It was practically an extension of his soul.

... Or, if not anything so profound, it was the easiest way he had to create music, shy of turning on a radio.

He was there, because like hell he wouldn't be, and was actually fairly impressed at how organized Dracula was with this thing.

Re: Speak with the Directors?

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"Are you resting?" Kenzi asked, sitting down next to him. "Here, I brought you an iced frappuchino. Chocolate chip."

Re: Speak with the Directors?

[selfhelphero]

Since Kenzi had likely brought coffee, Billy had armed himself with scones from the bakery. "Hey," he said with a little wave. "How are the auditions going?"

OOC

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If the world ended, who would come see the play???