"God, I hope I get it!"

I have an audition tomorrow morning for Barrington Stage Company's production of West Side Story and I think this may very well be the most nerve wracking audition I've ever prepared for.

West Side Story is the musical that made me want to become an actor. I remember sitting in music class in seventh grade watching the film version and realizing that what I wanted to do for the rest of my life was sing and dance. I can actually pinpoint the exact moment in the film when this realization struck me. My whole life I have wanted to be in WSS and this is my chance.

When I was perusing the character breakdown on the Equity website I saw a character description of one of Jets that read, "A tall, thin, bespectacled youth." Well, you can't get much taller or thinner than me, and without my contact lenses I'm practically blind... so aside from the "youth" part (which I can fake) the character of "Big Deal" seems perfect me. I can't sing high enough to play "Tony", I can't dance well enough to play "Riff", and my penis stops me from being able to play "Anita", so "Big Deal" here I come!.... hopefully.

I don't pray often, but the past few days I've been oiling my joints trying to bargain with God for a role. I just hope my voice and nerves hold up until tomorrow at ten minutes to eleven.