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This is the fourth time through for Martin, the sixth for Walleck, and both have developed strategies to psych out the directors, waiting until the end of the week to audition so that directors have time to feel out the competition. Directors and producers have seen them—often acted with them—before, meaning that their presence at an audition registers...
...Martin acknowledges that the experience can be "political" and that it helps "to know people." But he praises the efficiency of the process. "I think it’s kind of the perfect way to organize the college theater process," he says. "When you’re doing it, it kind of sucks—you’re so tired and jumping around from thing to thing, trying not to piss directors off—but looking back on it, it’s really...
Both Walleck and Martin have cast their net wide, trying out for eight or nine shows. They are hesitant to name particular parts they are gunning for, although it is clear that the Mainstage productions—"Knock" and "The Playboy of the Western World"—have caught their attention. Martin even requested a copy of the "Playboy" script in advance to familiarize himself with the plot, character motivations, and difficult Irish language that trips people up throughout auditions...
...Martin and Walleck have been called back for everything for which they auditioned...
...must have five overlapping auditions. It’s really annoying because I on purpose tried out for less shows," says Martin, who has described callbacks as "two days of hell...