Lifelines

After Theatre Puget Sound auditions, I usually get a few follow-up cards from actors. Two, maybe five. They usually have the actor's photo, plus some words of thanks for seeing their audition. This trend started about four years ago. These cards don't do much for me. I don't know the actor, and I still don't know them, other than that I now know they are willing to sit down and write 50 thank-you cards, so I give them higher marks for determination and action.

This year, I got a different one. It didn't talk about them, it talked about me. The actor discussed the project I was casting for, said they had read my blog -- and had some specific comments on it -- and said they would like to work with me. Now, my blog isn't listed anywhere. The only way you find it is by googling me.

I called back, and set up a coffee date.

Lifelines work both ways. It is as oxygenating and life-saving for a director to hear, "I want to work with you. I like the way you work," as it is for an actor to hear, "I want to work with you. I like the way you work." This is how conversations begin. This topic is always a long conversation, sometimes a lifetime long. 

I am off to said coffee.