So today’s auditions went marginally better than yesterday.

I started with the workshop audition for rags and was asked to read for Saul and Nathan. For Saul I had do a New York American accent which I have previously experienced, however the role of Nathan was slightly more difficult in terms of voice work as I had to achieve a mixture of American and Yiddish to reflect the length of time that the Yiddish born character had been residing in New York. This was extremely challenging however I believe I did well to achieve a happy medium between the two accents. However, I was then asked to present a monologue with a Southern Irish accent for the part of ‘Big Tim Sullivan’. My accent decided to take a journey to the Scottish Highlands and the West Country, barely touching base with Ireland. It may not have been successful but I am proud of myself for putting myself out there and giving it my best shot.

I had a long break in between my Rags and Fiddler on the roof auditions which was not good for me as it allowed me to have time to overthink. However when I eventually got round to doing my audition for Fiddler on the Roof, I settled my nerves and went in with no preconceptions of what I would be asked to do. Thankfully I was only asked to read for Motel and Tevye with no added surprises (first time for everything). I also believe that my Yiddish accent had improved dramatically since yesterday as I had spent time working on it and controlled my nerves.

In all parts of my auditions I do believe that the quality of my acting suffered due to my primary focus being placed on the accent work. But what is done is done and no amount of dwelling on the past can make any difference.

My biggest battle I now have to face is to not let my mind overthink and stop thinking ‘what if’ in regards to all of my acting choices. Reflection is a good thing, however I believe that it is also healthy to live in the present day and look forward to the future.