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staff writer kU FREEMAN
Theater people. You know wl
mean, that strange subspecies of
mans. They feed on the normal food
other humans, but seem to have
affinity for coffee, cigarettes and a
thing prepared quickly.
Theater people are always at
brink of something amazing or, m
often, some great tragedy. Theater j
pie can be spotted easily at a pai
wearing black and either distar
observing the others while leanin)
a threshold or animatedly telling i
ries amidst an entourage of onlo
ers.
How can you be initiated into 1
strange tribe? Through what anci
ritual must you go? Audition.
Luckily for you, if s the onset of
semester and on-campus auditions1
be plentiful. There are many steps
preparing for an audition that I will
tempt to summarize.
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Find out about auditions. For
this, theater people at USC take pil- way
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hu- tion, the Longstreet Theatre elevator, go to
s of People who actually want to ride this
an elevator for transportation are often ge^ j
ny- out of luck because ifs filled with dazed meir
young actors reading audition postings ]y aj
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.ore on cast lists. usus
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ny? formatipn are The State's WEEK- tiple
*}y END section, The Gamecock and flyers nigK
Iin on campus. Most of the mainstage pro3t?~
ductions being done by the department t]e ^
?*" this semester are already cast, but there ^in|
will be lots of other opportunities. are ^
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ent pet Regime, the student theatre orga- An a
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Puppet Regime, which meets at ^ ^
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there at the starting time. Re- The monologue. 1
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ig girl, he or she Auditioning is difficult and can be ^
una o! person really frustrating, but it's an acquired
seconds to pre- talent. Even if you don't get on stage,
think of auditioning as your big chance
lone pieces. It s to perform ge honest and open and
3e are, especial- , .
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'eryday, but ask
ater people for As any theater person will lament,
auditions aren't always fun and cerhing
from Star tainly not always fair. But thus is the
vary of Neil Si- cruel world of theater. Maybe that's
hers can easily why they are so melodramatic all the ^
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