Funny Bones

Funny Bones was started in the beginning of 2008 with the intention of bringing laughter and joy to children currently admitted at Children's Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park through Short Form improv games.

From the CIN Post

• Auditions will be held Monday, November 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 at Second City.

Sounds like a great cause - check it out and email for an audish!

Classes!

ComedySportz Classes are now enrolling for November. Check it out- lots of fun options:

Fundamentals of Improv
Scenic Improvisation
ComedySportz Games
Musical Improv

PSA

Today I had an audition for a PSA - one of those 'go get your GED' spots. Often Public Service Announcements come off as cheesy or condescending, but this one was good. Many voices speaking for different parts of a person's life, from hard luck to turnaround to the success of getting her GED. EHMS* for sure.



*Extreme Home Makeover Syndrome

Harold Auditions

Harold Auditions are happening!

Auditions for available spots on Harold teams will be held Saturday, October 31st with callbacks on Sunday, November 1st.
To audition you must have completed your 5B show and graduated from the iO Training Center. No exceptions will be made.
If you would like to sign up, calls will be taken starting on Wednesday, September 30th at 11AM until slots fill up. (773)880-0199.

Free Workshops!

The Playground Theater has a great program of FREE classes called the Improvisor's Studio. I just got an email that there are still spots open in two classes: "Giving & Receiving Gifts" and "Monologues."

Check it out!

Another Dialogue Audish

Another Dialogue Audish today, and it turns out I was reading with a guy that I worked with about a year ago on my first real vo job, a radio demo. In that spot he was my 20/21 yr old boyfriend and I was 19 and I didn't know how to fix my car. This time around, we were on our honeymoon in Hawaii and in our late '20s. Oh, how time flies!

Character Descriptions:
Woman: More of an actress. Can go from flirtatious in the beginning to disgruntled. Not gruff but assertive.
Man: Masculine and firm but not a baritone. Young husband.
AVO/legal: Male, masculine, deeper voice than male actor but not booming.

If you haven't guessed already, by the end of this :60 spot the wife is annoyed and threatens divorce. I love these character descriptions because they capture the essence of vague yet specific reasons why any one actor is chosen over another.

Dialogue Audish

Sometimes I get a call from my agent for a Dialogue Audish- which means that I will be reading with another person. Most of the time I just read my lines and pause when the other person would be speaking.

Today I had an audish that felt like deja-character-vu: I was the 18-20 yr old daughter going to college who is annoyed/embarrassed by Mom. The other character was the Mom. I wonder how many times I have read a line like this:

"Mom. Seriously. Stop."

I must be good at sounding like a bratty girl, because we only did one take.