‘Hello, may I have Dr. S__’s extension please. Oh, okay. Thank you. Good Morning Dr. S__, this is M__, and I’m calling because I was at an audition yesterday for a Broadway director, and he was complaining because he was having very severe back pain, and I said that he should make an appointment with you. His name is F__, so if you hear from him, please remember that I called and that it was me who told him about you, and give him an appointment please. Okay, thank you, and have a good day….
‘Hello, I just called for Dr. S__’s number because I had an audition for a Broadway Director yesterday, and I wanted to get him Dr. S__’s number so that he could…. This is M__, and what’s your name? Well thank you very much J__. Have a good day.
‘Hello, F__. This is M__ from the audition yesterday, how are you? Well, I’m just at Equity, and I have just called Dr. S__ to tell him about you. Oh, well, your welcome. Well, they are usually open until 7 or so… Just tell them that I called about you. Oh, you’re welcome. I told them that I had an audition with a Broadway director and that you were having back problems. They’re good there, like I was telling you yesterday, when I went in with my back last year. Yeah, so just give… just give… I’m sorry, I’m at Equity and I can’t hear you that… Just give him my name… Can you… can you… Equity, I’m at Equity. Yeah, thank you, thank you. So just, just give him… tell him I told you to call. Yes, okay. You’re welcome. Thank you.
‘Hello, may I have Dr. S__’s extension please. Thank you. Hello Dr. This is M__, I just called and left a message a few minutes ago, but I’m at Equity, and the reception isn’t very good sometimes, and I wanted to make sure that you understood me. I had an audition for a Broadway director yesterday who was having a lot of back pain, and I recommended that he call you for an appointment. So please, if you hear from F__, remember that he’s a Broadway director and that I told you –this is M__ by the way- so if you hear from F__ please remember that he is a Broadway director and that I sent him your way. Okay. Thank you, and have a good day.’
What an actor needs to hear from across the room at the Actor’s Equity Association’s Audition Center:
His name.
While the second floor at 165 W. 46th Street is referred to as the Equity Lounge, it’s not a social club. It is the Audition Center, and that’s why actors go there. An actor needs to hear his name called for his appointment, especially if that actor is on the alternate or EMC list. If an actor does not hear his name called he misses his audition, he cannot be seen and therefore, cannot get the job. There are other places to go if you need to talk on your phone, this is where the actor must go to audition. Show some respect for your fellow actors, your profession and yourself. Take it outside.
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