Boom Chicago Auditions

Rachel · Post by **Rachel** » October 30th, 2007, 3:39 pm

DollarBill wrote:I just realized that Ace and I have pretty much the same resume, address, and I'll be borrowing one of his shirts for the audition.

that's awesome!

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » October 30th, 2007, 3:46 pm

get the red plaid one with the little silver flecks. that's boom gold.
shit, now i'm nervous and i'm not even auditioning.

TexasImprovMassacre · October 30th, 2007, 7:35 pm

can I borrow Ace's resume?

DollarBill · Post by **DollarBill** » October 31st, 2007, 12:58 pm

One down! I got the halfway cut.

But I still had fun and felt good about what I did. I swear I got the most laughs. I guess I just wasn't what they're looking for. I think Ace will get a callback for sure. He's perfect for this. Anyone wanna move into his room when he's gone?

vine311 · Post by **vine311** » October 31st, 2007, 1:02 pm

DollarBill wrote:Anyone wanna move into his room when he's gone?

Maybe

ratliff · Post by **ratliff** » October 31st, 2007, 1:05 pm

vine311 wrote:
DollarBill wrote:Anyone wanna move into his room when he's gone?
Maybe

Don't even think about it, Vines.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » October 31st, 2007, 1:08 pm

DollarBill wrote:One down! I got the halfway cut.

I'm shocked!

Of course, Dave did say that they send people away sometimes when they've seen enough to know they want a call back...so you didn't necessarily get cut.

Roy Janik · Post by **Roy Janik** » October 31st, 2007, 1:10 pm

I'm still in denial. I'm gonna go with this quote of Dave's:

Dave wrote:Conversely, just cause you get "excused" first doesn't mean you don't get a callback. If I know I already want to give someone a callback, I might excuse them right away and spend the rest of the audition time looking at people who I am on the fence about.

slappywhite · Post by **slappywhite** » October 31st, 2007, 1:16 pm

If any of you guys don't make it don't feel bad... I hear they're getting rid of the "coffee shops" and the red light district anyway...there was a story about it in Time. I mean what would be the point? Then it's just...a city...

nadine · Post by **nadine** » October 31st, 2007, 1:47 pm

slappywhite wrote: Then it's just...a city...

With wooden shoes, tulips and windmills.

And lots of Indonesian food.

Lindsey · Post by **Lindsey** » October 31st, 2007, 3:18 pm

And lots of smoking and naked chicks on boats.

DollarBill · Post by **DollarBill** » October 31st, 2007, 3:20 pm

kbadr wrote:Dave did say that they send people away sometimes when they've seen enough to know they want a call back...so you didn't necessarily get cut.

I'm not holding out any hope. I wasn't that good. The 4 people who made the cut were Chicago vets. They were some of the more popular performers at iO and Second City. Except for one of the guys who, during hitchhiker, did an impersonation of Will Ferrel doing an impersonation of Harry Caray. Based on Buckman's comment about rehashing SNL bits, I thought he'd be cut for sure.
I wish I had made the cut just cuz I was actually having fun in the audition. Ah well, live and learn, and then get loves, and then go to a movie in them so you don't have to worry about getting up half way through to pee in a "real toilet".

Marc Majcher · Post by **Marc Majcher** » October 31st, 2007, 9:12 pm

vine311 wrote:
DollarBill wrote:Anyone wanna move into his room when he's gone?
Maybe

I'll fucking cut you.

TexasImprovMassacre · November 1st, 2007, 12:57 am

DollarBill wrote:
kbadr wrote:Dave did say that they send people away sometimes when they've seen enough to know they want a call back...so you didn't necessarily get cut.
I'm not holding out any hope. I wasn't that good. The 4 people who made the cut were Chicago vets. They were some of the more popular performers at iO and Second City. Except for one of the guys who, during hitchhiker, did an impersonation of Will Ferrel doing an impersonation of Harry Caray. Based on Buckman's comment about rehashing SNL bits, I thought he'd be cut for sure.
I wish I had made the cut just cuz I was actually having fun in the audition. Ah well, live and learn, and then get loves, and then go to a movie in them so you don't have to worry about getting up half way through to pee in a "real toilet".

My father gave me advice, which is rare for him;

kick its ass.

yes sir.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » November 1st, 2007, 7:42 am

Just for the record... I auditioned 3 years in a row before gettting a job as an asst. director my fourth year... plus my ex-roommate who was already in the cast did some talking me up

And at Second City I auditioned 2 times over 4 years before gettting hired as a director.

If I wasn't interested in the director track, I might not ever have been hired at either place.

These are hard gigs to get.
Boom typically sees 500-600 people in two cities for 36 callbacks and maybe 2 hires
Seecond City typically sees 1000 people for maybe 24 callbacks and maybe 4 hires

AND they like to see people progress over the course of a year or two to make sure they are getting better, not slowing down.

I'm sure Bill was great (as he always is) and will be even better next year.