Friday at Screenland 2015 - Disney Auditions

So many titles could have gone into place for this post. I decided to keep it to the point, show exactly what happened.

Friday at Screenland Studios - Disney Auditions 

Screenland Studios. Where Disney dreams go to die.

Audition #1 I was 3 inches shorter in height parameters, but "W" was going up for both auditions so I decided to tag along to the early dance audition. 

Apparently (decent pirouettes + pretty good battements)(too short) = cut after 15 minutes

Hipster Coffee shop I lived at for 3 hours

I went to Moby's around the corner to wait out for the next audition later that afternoon. As far as coffee shops go, it blew Starbucks out of the water.

Moby's served a great mango smoothie.

I usually just laugh and shake it off when I'm cut because it happens like 99.9 % of the time. But my pride was a little damaged being cut with the all visibly/noticably awkward people, so I downed my sorrows in a mango smoothie and Nutella for a few hours.

People who want to be princes and princesses.

Audition #2  Disney has heights considered "dead heights" depending on the venue you are performing. My stature of 5'1 was a dead height for the roles they were casting, but as any good audition'er' knows "Go! even if you don't match what they're looking for."

I decided to fudge my height a little taller by slightly standing on my toes and tilting my chin. And they measured me 61 inches exactly. I did the math really quick = 5'1. I seriously can't be a true 5'1.

Next, they gave us an animation task, in which we had to act a scene followed by a 16 counts of ensemble type dancing. I whispered to "W" that I only knew how to perform the acting exercise via modern dance.

The 16 counts of dancing required only basic jazz skills, so I had that all covered.

And yes. Flawless. Even my acting was pretty good.

Then they picked some dreadfully awkward girls to move on, all of them princess height, with big teeth and wide smiles. And they cut me on the spot. 

Bakery of all Bakery's

I decided to go to Portos. It's tradition. It's the bakery of all bakery's. And great for post audition sorrows. "W" and I both got deserts and decided to save them for when we got home.

3.5 hours in LA traffic

Insane traffic happens every time "W" and I go to auditions. I was at my wits end around the 2 hour mark and began to seriously question my friendship with "W". Sitting on the 405 can make or break a friendship.

My Portos cupcake didn't survive the drive home.

We made it home and I dramatically collapsed my self on the living room floor. After a few minutes of quiet reflection I joined "W" at the table and discovered my cupcake hadn't survived.

Reenacting my scenes from the audition.

"W" and I went to beach. It was the happy ending to a pretty terrible day. For the sake of our friendship, I told "W" we shouldn't do anymore Disney auditions together. Our friendship is better suited for beach trips, shopping and food. "W" agreed whole heartedly.

I'm still pretty cool as far as Kung Fu and I go.

It's like I'm back to the beginning. Kung Fu didn't get me into Disney, even though I' d say these auditions were better than the pre- Kung Fu ones. So looks like in addition to fighting Korra style,  I'm going to have to start something new.