The Wait

Two hours.

That is how long I waited at a callback this week to be seen.  My time was around four o'clock and I got there early being the good lil' actress I am and then....

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I couldn't believe it, definitely tied my record for longest wait at a call.  I don't understand why production feels it's OK to disrespect our time? Maybe someone can explain it to me.  Yes, I don't expect to sign in and go right in every time and blessedly SAG has a time limit that requires it's actors to be paid after being made to wait an hour past their scheduled time but still I don't get the general long waits.  Did they call too many folks back? Did they start late but still won't hustle slightly to catch up?  But the big question that nags at me - do they really just not care about actors and our time?  That's what it feels like sometimes. That we are all that desperate because believe me this was no big time money.

Still, what can I truly bitch about? I am one of the ones that stuck it out, sat around and waited till my name was called.  I went in and as it always is you are faced with anywhere from one other person to a room full of people. This can consist of just the director, just the producer or everybody and their mama plus two intern PAs.  Sometimes the room is friendly and sometimes it is most definitely not.  Lucky for me they were all really cool people and low and behold I was kept around and actually ended up being looked at for three different roles!

This makes the wait worth it.

After all what do we spend a lot of time doing as actors - waiting. Whether it be for the audition or the callback or the booking we have to wait for many others to choose us as their representative for the public commercially or as that character they believe we are theatrically.  It's so supremely frustrating and sometimes you just want to yell - "HURRY THE F***K UP! I HAVE A LIFE TOO YA KNOW!"
But you can't do those sorts of things, especially if you want the job.

Which I do.

Which I booked.