Break

October 29, 2024

I ran down the street, trying to get to the audition on time. I could feel the seconds tick by as I dodged the people on the way out of the theater three doors down from the backstage entrance I was to be at three minutes ago. The very little that I had heard about this director all pointed to his deep desire for punctuality, but between the subway breaking down on the tracks and the amount of people who were here for their spring break, it was a miracle I had gotten here this early. Over and over I had thanked myself for leaving a half an hour before I needed to, and for wearing practical shoes, to this audition. It was the last one to play the role as Glinda on Broadway and with the movie coming out this year, it felt surreal to be able to audition for this role at all. I had fought tooth and nail to even get seen by this team, but getting a call back! This would be life changing. Today would be a chemistry read with a couple Elphabas, for the final three Glindas, myself included, and they wanted us to be as in character as possible. So, as you can imagine, I was running down the street in all pink, with my blond wig curled to perfection ( or at least it was when I left the house ).

As I came up on the door, I slowed down and took a deep breath, hoping that it was still cool enough outside that I hadn’t sweat through my hot pink dress, or that my exhaustion would show. I yanked open the doors and found myself perfectly on time and the rest of the readers were getting settled. I pulled the script and my water bottle out of my emerald green bag, and tried to still my heart rate. This was it. This was going to be my big break, and I was not about to mess it up.