Audition

Here I am! Yes, it’s been ages (in blog time, at least), but I had to snap myself out of my post-holiday blogging doldrums to say how giddy I am: earlier tonight I auditioned for The Arlington Players’ production of Ragtime, one of my favorite musicals. Now, I had known about these auditions for a while, wavering on whether to actually try out, and even as late as this morning, I had decided to pass on it. It’s been years since I’ve sung or danced with any regularity, so I didn’t think I was in any shape mentally or physically. I told various people about it, and with their encouragement, I finally thought, well, what do I have to lose?

I chose “Anthem” from Chess as my audition song. I worried about reaching the high notes, as my vocal range has become shaky at both ends from disuse, but it’s surprising what a little adrenaline will do. Even as the butterflies were in my whirring in my stomach, I seemed to hit the notes all right. (Okay, so I forgot a few of the words. Fortunately I picked it up a couple of beats later.) And the dance part of the audition went well, too.

We’ll hear about callbacks and casting soon, but honestly, I don’t care too much about whether I get a part or not. Seriously. I’m just so glad that I decided to try out (even if it took me forever to see the light). It was a fun experience in and of itself.