UPTAs!!

UPTAs went great. I nailed my audition piece. I didn't get quite as many call backs as I originally wanted, but that's ok, I got some really good one. I got called back to:

Cumberland Theatre
Commonweal Theatre
National Theatre for Children
Lexington Children's Theatre
Warehouse Theatre
Playhouse on the Square
Bright Star Children's Theatre
Praire Fire Children's Theatre
New Stage Theatre
Dollywood
Walnut Street Theatre

...and 7 more.

I'm glad I got called back to so many children's theatres. That was what I think I was shooting for.

UPTAs themselves were crazy. I woke up at 5am that morning to begin warming up. I had to be at the playhouse at 7:30 to check in, and then we had an actor's meeting. Then I had some down time before my audition. Then a little more downtime before my callbacks. Once those started though, oh man!
I got out to the Holiday Inn - Airport Suites at 4:30 and was there til quarter til one in the morning. I got 18 call backs and had to then go room to room and sign up for call back slots. Which was really confusing because some call backs took longer than others and not all companies did call back til really late at night. I also had 2 dance call backs to attend. Which was just crazy because I was running from end of the hotel where I was nicely singing to the other end to dance. And while running I was stripping into my dance clothes and changing pants in elevators and etc. It was pretty cool.
There were people there, too, from all over the place. I met a girl from California and a girl from New York. People really go all the way for these types of things.

I was so tired by the end. My feet were hurting and my voice was sore from singing/talking all night. One my last call backs of the night was Playhouse on the Square and they were so nice. I got there at about 12:20 and they were like, "Jim, you can't possibly be good anymore" and they were right, I sucked that late at night. So I actually had to go back the next night to finish my last two call backs.

It was exhausting but I'm so glad I did it. I'm glad it's over but I wish others from Rhodes would have done it with me, cause for nothing else, it was certainly an experience!