When you get called into an audition, sometimes it is the last minute, depending on the casting directors coming through Chicago. I remember my mom calling me at school, though cell phones were not allowed, and telling me she got a call from my agent, Tanisha. My mom told me I had this audition for this huge movie that was going to be filmed in Chicago, called Divergent.
I had a less than a week until the audition, so that meant I had to read the book. I quickly read the book over a 24 hour period and imagined myself in the movie, fighting with Shailene Woodley, who had already been cast. I kept thinking to myself, "this could be the biggest opportunity of my life."
It is easy to get obsessed with Divergent after you read it because it is such a good book. So the fact that I was going out and buying clothes to look like I was a part of Dauntless, wasn't that weird, especially since I was auditioning for the role of Molly. If you haven't read or seen Divergent, Molly is the tough, mean girl who like Tris, the main character, switched in Dauntless and is trying to prove she is there to stay.
When my agent sent over the sides, I was excited to see how they fit into the storyline of the book. Sometimes for auditions, you are only sent the sides (scenes) a couple of hours before. So that leads to quick memorizing in the car on the way to downtown Chicago for the audition. I was lucky, for Divergent I had the sides for at least 24 hours before my audition. The kids in my fifth period English class loved going over the sides with me, though they probably didn't believe me that I was actually auditioning for Divergent.
I arrived to the casting director's office early, like you always should for auditions. As I checked, I quickly scanned the other names of actors who had checked in throughout the day. No one had yet signed in for the part of Molly, which meant I had the first time slot. Being first, that usually means you are one of the top actresses they are looking at for a part.
I saw the other girls walk in one by one, and I secretly gave them nicknames in my head. They were my competition and I wasn't looking to make friends. I recognized some of them from different shows around Chicago, one woman who was there kept beating me out for teenage roles in musicals, when I was an actual teenager and she was in her thirties.
When my name was called, I walked confidently into the room and was introduced to the casting director. I was being taped, so I had to slate my name, age, and what role I was auditioning for. I did the scenes a couple of times with the woman in the room reading the other parts. I got asked a couple of questions and within minutes left the room. My big chance at being in a huge feature film movie was over, so I was hoping it went well.
Long story short, I did not get cast in the movie. I found out that only five girls were called in for this part and I was one of them. When the movie eventually came out a couple of years later, I liked hearing that the girl who played Molly did not play her well. The girl who ended up getting it was an intern for the casting director, so I don't really feel like I was beat out. I learned a lot from this experience, mostly is furthered my opinion that the acting world isn't always fair.
I had a less than a week until the audition, so that meant I had to read the book. I quickly read the book over a 24 hour period and imagined myself in the movie, fighting with Shailene Woodley, who had already been cast. I kept thinking to myself, "this could be the biggest opportunity of my life."
It is easy to get obsessed with Divergent after you read it because it is such a good book. So the fact that I was going out and buying clothes to look like I was a part of Dauntless, wasn't that weird, especially since I was auditioning for the role of Molly. If you haven't read or seen Divergent, Molly is the tough, mean girl who like Tris, the main character, switched in Dauntless and is trying to prove she is there to stay.
When my agent sent over the sides, I was excited to see how they fit into the storyline of the book. Sometimes for auditions, you are only sent the sides (scenes) a couple of hours before. So that leads to quick memorizing in the car on the way to downtown Chicago for the audition. I was lucky, for Divergent I had the sides for at least 24 hours before my audition. The kids in my fifth period English class loved going over the sides with me, though they probably didn't believe me that I was actually auditioning for Divergent.
I arrived to the casting director's office early, like you always should for auditions. As I checked, I quickly scanned the other names of actors who had checked in throughout the day. No one had yet signed in for the part of Molly, which meant I had the first time slot. Being first, that usually means you are one of the top actresses they are looking at for a part.
I saw the other girls walk in one by one, and I secretly gave them nicknames in my head. They were my competition and I wasn't looking to make friends. I recognized some of them from different shows around Chicago, one woman who was there kept beating me out for teenage roles in musicals, when I was an actual teenager and she was in her thirties.
When my name was called, I walked confidently into the room and was introduced to the casting director. I was being taped, so I had to slate my name, age, and what role I was auditioning for. I did the scenes a couple of times with the woman in the room reading the other parts. I got asked a couple of questions and within minutes left the room. My big chance at being in a huge feature film movie was over, so I was hoping it went well.
Long story short, I did not get cast in the movie. I found out that only five girls were called in for this part and I was one of them. When the movie eventually came out a couple of years later, I liked hearing that the girl who played Molly did not play her well. The girl who ended up getting it was an intern for the casting director, so I don't really feel like I was beat out. I learned a lot from this experience, mostly is furthered my opinion that the acting world isn't always fair.