Auditions

We (my musical director and I) held our second night of auditions this evening for our school's fall musical show. There are a lot of very talented kids who've tried out. Now it's a matter of casting, fitting the right actor with the right part. It's been said that if you do a good job of casting your show, it's 75% done, and I kind of believe that. One of the problems with this particular show is that not everyone who tried out will be able to get a part. With most musicals, everyone can at least be in the chorus if they don't get a speaking part or larger role. In this show, there's no chorus. I feel really bad when kids try out and I'm unable to cast everyone, but that's life in the theatre, I guess.