{"id":1298,"date":"2013-05-10T05:41:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T05:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/1298"},"modified":"2015-05-24T07:07:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T07:07:13","slug":"a-personal-letter-on-a-drama-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/1298","title":{"rendered":"A personal letter on a drama audition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey Chris,<\/span><\/p>\n

How are you? \u00a0Are you having an enjoyable summer vacation? \u00a0Well, I bet you are! \u00a0Please send my regards to Uncle and Auntie. \u00a0I haven\u2019t seen them for years! \u00a0Anyway, do you still remember I told you that I went for an audition for a major role in Romeo and Juliet? \u00a0Guess what? \u00a0I was rejected and had no chance of being a beautiful Juliet. \u00a0Don\u2019t feel sad for me. \u00a0I\u2019ve learnt a meaningful lesson from the audition. \u00a0Let me tell you what happened in the audition first.<\/p>\n

The audition started in the morning at a theatre. \u00a0I was amazed by how crowded the theatre was. \u00a0The candidates all shared the same purpose as I \u2013 taking a major role in Romeo and Juliet. \u00a0I saw some of the candidates practicing different facial expressions. \u00a0They looked very professional when compared with me. \u00a0All of a sudden, the administrator asked us to pick a random number and assigned us to sit according to the numbers. \u00a0I was startled after picking the number, because I was the first one to stand on the stage. \u00a0This was totally different from the Drama Club in school. \u00a0I thought I was a nobody among all the candidates, though I was the Queen of the Drama Club in school.<\/p>\n

When I was struggling whether to leave the theatre, the director came and sat down. \u00a0He was a very fat man with a beard. \u00a0He looked very serious and said, \u2018Miss Lee, can you please perform how grateful Juliet was when she saw Romeo?\u2019 \u00a0I said \u2018Okay\u2019 swiftly.<\/p>\n

Although I had prepared for the audition, my hands kept on shaking violently, as that was my first audition. \u00a0I was so nervous that I couldn\u2019t do anything but stood on the stage blankly. \u00a0I was speechless at that time, even though I knew I should have uttered something. \u00a0The next second, I broke into tears. \u00a0When the director saw me crying on the stage without any reasons, he stood up unpleasantly and said, \u2018Miss Lee, I\u2019ve no idea about your performance. \u00a0I guess you may need more training. \u00a0What I see in your performance is NERVES, NERVES and NERVES. \u00a0This is unacceptable for a professional actress! \u00a0Anyway, thanks for your coming. \u00a0You can leave now!\u2019 \u00a0I knew that I was rejected right away. \u00a0I even didn\u2019t say thanks to him but kept on crying when leaving the theatre.<\/p>\n

His words pierced my heart completely, but he was right. \u00a0I wasn\u2019t professional enough, and that was the prime reason why I was rejected. \u00a0I was too nervous during the audition. \u00a0When I saw how brilliant others were, I thought I was nothing, despite the fact that I had prepared well for it. \u00a0I should have stayed calm. \u00a0Also, it was terrible to cry in front of the director. \u00a0It indicated that I was lacking in confidence. \u00a0If I wasn\u2019t confident enough, how could I take the major role like Juliet? \u00a0This was totally impossible! \u00a0Though this was the first time I went for an audition, there was no reason why I had to panic in front of the director. \u00a0I should have hidden my anxiety, but unfortunately, I didn\u2019t have this sense at all. \u00a0And that was also the main reason why I was rejected.<\/p>\n

Although it was a bitter lesson for me, I felt thankful about the whole experience. \u00a0Don\u2019t get me wrong. \u00a0I\u2019m not hiding my sadness. \u00a0What I tell you is indeed my true feeling. \u00a0There\u2019s no doubt that I didn\u2019t devote much effort to performing the best I could, but I\u2019ve known more about myself because of this experience. \u00a0Through the experience, I\u2019ve realized that panic can help nothing, but get me in great trouble. \u00a0It\u2019ll only affect my performance! \u00a0Also, I should believe in myself more. \u00a0It\u2019s undoubtedly true that there are many potential actresses, but I shouldn\u2019t look down on myself, thinking that I\u2019m inferior. \u00a0I should remember how I love acting so much, but during the audition, I totally forgot my passion for it. \u00a0It was disappointing that I didn\u2019t try my utmost to show off my talents, but this experience has given me a valuable lesson \u2013 believe in myself.<\/p>\n

So don\u2019t worry about me! \u00a0It won\u2019t discourage me from being a professional actress. \u00a0This bitter lesson is only a hiccup to me. \u00a0And I don\u2019t see this as a failure, because I eventually know what my biggest weakness is. \u00a0I promise you that I\u2019ll NEVER feel nervous, anxious, panicky and the like anymore! \u00a0I won\u2019t miss any chances to show my inherent potential to the audience, especially the directors! \u00a0I\u2019m full of energy right now and I\u2019m going to rock the business!!\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to practise my acting now. \u00a0Talk to you later! \u00a0Write back as soon as possible! \u00a0Enjoy your days in Canada.<\/p>\n

Yours,<\/span><\/p>\n

Pat<\/p>\n

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Hey Chris<\/span><\/p>

How are you? \u00a0Are you having an enjoyable summer vacation? \u00a0Well, I bet you are! \u00a0Please send my regards to Uncle and Auntie. \u00a0I haven\u2019t seen them for years! \u00a0Anyway, do you still remember I told you that I went for an audition for a major role in Romeo and Juliet? \u00a0Guess what? \u00a0I was reje.........<\/p>Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":8474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","language-en","schoolyear-34"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3198,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions\/3198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}