ComedySportz Audish

Here's a great audish over on CIN-

ComedySportz is looking for performers of diverse ethnicities for upcoming professional engagements in Chicago and other major cities. These engagements require performing short-form improv and facilitating improv workshops with high school and college aged youth.

Auditions will be Monday, June 8th, at The ComedySportz Theatre at 929 W Belmont.

Click here for the original post and all the details.

Fun!

What would you do....

My most recent VO audish was for a cross promo between the McGolden Arches and a baseball team- buy a value meal, get a cute discount on tickets.

The copy was a fun list of things you would do for tickets.... or you could just go to McGolden Arches!

This was a fun audish, but it was also another Crazy Cabbie day.

When my cab driver dropped me off, he said, "What is in these two buildings? I come here many times dropping off pretty ladies."

"Well, that door is a hair salon according to the sign. And this door is for a talent agency and a modeling agency, so you are probably seeing models."

"Oh that must be it."

"Yea, I actually have a voice over audition, so..." I said as I waited for my change, trying to imply that I needed to leave and that I was also a pretty and talented lady.

"I mean, I get some pretty ladies in my cab but some of these women I am just like, oh my God, they are so gorgeous I have never see such beautiful women." He was not interested in my voiceover career.

"Yea, that's because they are models. Could I get a receipt?"

We repeated this same exchange a few times before he gave me my change and the receipt.

I am definitely going to deduct this cab ride as a business expense on my taxes.

Writing Audish of the Day

I do have a VO audish to post about and I'll get to it shortly.

But first, for all of my sporty improv friends- check out this c-list ad for a sports show:

The Jim Rome Show and Jim Rome Is Burning are looking for a writer(s).

Lots of improvisor are also writers, so if that's you & you're into sports, go for it!

AuDish of the Day: Rec League

Lots of fun audishes and classes over on CIN, here's my fav:

Rec League at ComedySportz

Improvisers and Improv Students are encouraged to try out their short-form chops in upcoming auditions for REC League.

Great chance to practice and perform shortform games!

The Funnest Classes Ever

Lucky you- Second City has another round of Music Improv classes starting up. I am currently in the final level and we're preparing for our run of shows in the Skybox. I truly believe that these are the best classes ever. And they are competing against my voiceover class so you know it must be good. Of course, if you don't like musicals or singing then none of this applies to you. But if you do love music, singing, and dancing, then call now!

From the CIN Post...

The Second City Training Center's

Musical Improv Program

Learn how to create musical songs and scenes through improvisation in this five-term program. Class meets once a week for three hours. There are performances at the end of each of the five levels including a 5-performance graduation showcase.

Auditions will be held Saturday, April 25th in the afternoon.

To sign up, stop by or call the Training Center at 312-664-3959.

Green Shirt Studio NEW Coaching Services

My friends just started a cool new actor coaching service. Details below!

Due to many requests, Green Shirt Studio is launching an actor coaching service. Combined Qualifications Include:

• 2 M.F.A.s in Acting
• 3+ years teaching acting & voice at university level
• 15+ years combined acting experience
• Over 7 years monologue coaching experience
• Chicago's only certified teachers of the Meisner technique and founders/teachers of Green Shirt Studio Meisner Acting Training
• Students of ours have gone on to appear on national television series, booked national commercials, have been accepted to prestigious graduate acting programs, among many other successes!
• We are the only teachers in Chicago to be recommended by Larry Silverberg, renowned teacher, actor, director, author and Meisner guru!

Services Offered:

• Scene work
• Monologue work
• Audition technique
• Cold reading technique
• Actor "life coaching"
• Meisner repetition work (for partners)
• Last-Minute "Oh sh*t, I have an audition coming up, help me!" Sessions
• Or a combination thereof

Rates may vary depending on the service, please inquire for details, and we'd be happy to send resumes upon request.

Sommer Austin & Andrew Gallant
Green Shirt Studio
www.greenshirtstudio.com

Reasons You Did Not Get Cast

I found this on Lauren's blog and it explains so many things:

http://youdidntgetonaharoldteambecause.com/



ps- I did a whois search and it's registered to some guy in NYC. So I guess it's not a Chicago thing but it could be.