The past week has been consumed with auditions (a good thing), the actor making new friends at our apartment complex (a good thing) and getting him enrolled in school in California (good for the dadager...a necessary evil for the artist).
One of the main ways to get him seen by a variety of casting directors is attending workshops. The workshops vary in their focus. Some of the sessions deal with commercial work while others are geared towards movie and television acting.
All of the workshops have one constant feature---Parents who want to tell you how talented their kids are and how the kids got all of the talent from them.
In the past 7 days I have met:
***One "39 year old" mother who launched into a long monologue about her budding rap career and her amazing level of street cred.
***A dad who is convinced that his son is the second coming of Tom Hanks (even though Tom Hanks has not left us).
***A woman who likes to print out audition choices for her daughter and place them on the floor. The final audition choice is made when their dog picks one of the sheets off the floor.
Welcome to Hollywood...Where everyone has a say in the careers of young actors!
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