Friday night, I had the exciting opportunity to appear in a short film that a senior Cinema major is directing here. The film is called Hysteria and is based upon the Muse music video of the same name. I left Oswego at approximately 4:00 PM, got to Syracuse after 5:00 PM and had such an amazing time. I auditioned for the film two to three weeks ago, and although I was really hoping to get a lead role, I still had a lot of fun being an extra.
I have an interest in acting but unfortunately don’t have a lot of experience to know what my real talent is. When I was in eighth grade, I played Motel at my middle school’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. Apparently, that was good, because the critics that came to the school to review our performance said that they enjoyed it more than they did on Broadway. However, although my role was pretty important, I’m not sure how big of a factor I played in that critique.
When I went to high school, I tried out for the ninth grade play, Meet Me in St. Louis, hoping to obtain a lead role like I had in eighth grade. I didn’t receive a lead role, but I was asked if I wanted to be an extra, and I agreed. My mom, however, told me that I couldn’t be in it since I didn’t get a lead role. I tried making my claim and telling her that I wanted to be in it anyway just for the acting experience and to have fun, but she refused. My next tactic was to try being in the drama club, but that didn’t work either, because my mom put an end to that after a while as well, telling me that there was “no reason” for me to do it.
I don’t remember what happened in tenth grade (Once on This Island), but in eleventh grade (Little Shop of Horrors), I wasn’t going to be in town (not in the state, in fact) the weekend that the call backs were taking place. For my senior year, the play chosen was Thoroughly Modern Millie, and there were fliers around the school which said that you had to tap-dance, and that turned me away. My interest in acting was thus thwarted by fate for four consecutive years.
I am hoping for some opportunities here at SUNY Oswego. So, if any Cinema majors have any projects they’re working on, let me know. I can’t guarantee I’m what you’re looking for, but I’d be happy to audition, even if I only get an extra role.