AwesomeBird Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Theseus, beautiful! I have zero going on right now, well, I'm doing a staged reading next week, but I'm so terrible I don't even remember what play. It's for a local theatre; a friend just asked me last minute. That's how consumed I've been with this grad school process... I had no problem maintaining (TOO) busy during application/audition time, but this waiting thing makes me want to just stare at my email/phone 20 hours a day and do nothing else. I did Our Town a couple months ago (Emily) and then Trouble in Pantoland (Snow White ) after. Do you get a lot/any film work down there? It seems there has been a lot picking up in that area in terms of film/TV... whenever I get into a conversation with someone in the business about relocating (to LA, typically) , that area and "the south" in general always come up. I always feel, though, that in terms of location filmimg, they cast in LA (or NY) for the primaries and then have day players/extras/reccurring roles cast locally. Edited March 27, 2014 by AwesomeBird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMUnaware Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yeah, I think that's about right. I really just do theatre, but I'd love to do TV work. There's some in Charlotte (about 3 hrs west) and some in Wilmington (about 2.5 hrs east). It's hard to tell what's bull crap from what is a real audition etc without an agent, but I need to get off my butt and really figure that out. I don't think it's really the kind of place you'd go to launch your movie career. I think most of the work you get booked for here is still very extra/day player stuff, which doesn't really build a resume, but even that would be fun. I have a full time job though, so theatre is much more geared to my schedule. Nothing here pays (at least no enough to have it be a primary source of income) so theatre rehearsal schedules are after work/weekend hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EG326 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Well guys, got my final rejection email from UCLA today. I had a feeling that would be the case since I didn't hear from them after the URTA auditions. I'm okay with that though, I'm really happy with my decision to go to ASU and I think I'm going to have a very well-rounded experience there! And for those of you who didn't do the URTA auditions this year, I would highly recommend you participate next year! It really opened my eyes to a lot of excellent programs that are out there (with lots of funding!) that I may not have considered had it not been for URTA. As amazing as programs are like UCSD, Yale, etc, they are NOT the only schools that can offer you a great MFA training program. I have friends that went to USD and Yale and they may have had a slight advantage post-grad school, but in reality, the pedigree of the school you went to isn't what books you a job. And that's my two cents. Good luck guys. I think you're all amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeBird Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) I also got my UCLA rejection today, along with my USD rejection. UNC is doing this thing where it acts like a frat boy pretending he never liked me... so I have to assume that is a rejection as well. Sad, yes, but I'll keep moving onward. This means it is time to pack up my bulldog, whatever else I can fit in my car and head west. I know I'll be seeing some of you out there and to everyone else, break 'em! Don't let them break you... Edited March 27, 2014 by AwesomeBird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMUnaware Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yeah, got my mail from USD yesterday too. Time to start working on my set for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeBird Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Figured I would post here for any applicants for next year looking for answers like I was just a few months ago. UNC offered me a spot in their program. Two days ago. A week before the start of the semester. No, they didn't give me anybody else's spot. I made an initial impression, I kept in contact, and remained enthusiastic about the program and receptive to any communication. They made room for me when there was none. Now, I am officially an acting MFA student. Well.... when I repack my bulldog and whatever else I can fit in my car and make it back East I will be... ~deep breath~. Anyway. Keep the faith. Hold on to your hope, even when there's only enough to fit between your pointer and your thumb. When you least expect it, He shines his light. grlwithadream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMUnaware Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 WOW! That's Awesome Awesome Bird! :-) I'm prepping for the 2015 auditions and I logged in to see the thread from last year... and I saw this. So cool! Glad to hear it. I'm in the area. Maybe I'll see you around. I'd love to chat and meet your bulldog. I really like some of the folks at UNC. Ray Dooley is just a magician on stage, and Katheryn Hunter-Williams - never seen her give a bad performance. Aces. I'll be heading to NYC again in January. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Button Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I also just saw this post from August. Congrats Awesome Bird!! How's it going so far? IMUnaware, how did your NYC audition tour go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMUnaware Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hi Button, Went pretty well. The only school I directly applied to was USD. I focused more on URTAs this year. Got a good amount of interest. Got follow up interviews from Temple, Indiana, WVU, UGA, Catholic University of America. I also dropped in on Case Western's auditions (no audition fee, walk-ins welcome. They didn't call me back after the URTA satellites, but I'd auditioned for them already so I assume that means they already saw me and didn't need to (though it might be a bad sign?? who knows). I don't think my USD audition went particularly well (thought it went better last year) but lots of interest from URTAs gives me hope something will pan out that I actually am interested in. Now I just wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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