Whenever I talk to friends across the country, they always mention Zach and how great it is for him to just hang out and audition for parts.
Yes, he does get his fair share of auditions but there's more to the life of a busy teen actor than "hanging out". I was challenged by a fellow blogger to share a typical week in Zach's life.
Strap in because here we go!
1. Monday:
*Up and off to college at 8am. It's time for midterms and today is the final study day/prep day for his classes. Zach normally gets out at Noon but is staying until 3pm today to earn some extra credit.
*Home at 4pm and then a quick dinner because he has acting class from 6pm-10pm. The timing of the acting class came in handy since he landed two audition notices today via email.
2. Tuesday:
*The first audition was for a Nickelodeon show. He's auditioned a few times for it/the casting director but nothing has landed yet in the "booked" pile. It's a good sign they keep calling him back to the casting office. It means they like him but haven't found the right fit (yet) for him. The audition is in a building with super comfy chairs in the lobby so it's one of my favorite spots.
*There was no time to rest after the Nick audition. Zach had to get home to write a 6-page essay about Michael Mann and the climate wars, a 3-page essay about women in the 20th century and also learn 6 pages of dialogue for his next audition (a movie with A-List backers and producers).
*We wrapped homework, scene study and a late night snack by 1:30am. Which leads us to....
3. Wednesday:
*Up and off to college at 8am. Midterms until 12:10pm.
*Off to North Hollywood by 1pm for a private acting lesson before the audition.
*Back to Sherman Oaks to change clothes and get ready for the audition.
*Drive to the audition in Hollywood. We arrived at the casting office to a note telling the actors not to enter. Just sign in and someone will be out for you in a little while. A casting associate appeared after about 15-minutes and took Zach away to another floor. I spent my time waiting for him making up answers to any question I was asked by strangers. "I think the insurance office has moved to the 6th floor." "They've already left for the day but said to leave any packages outside their door." "I'm pretty sure I saw Chris Evans and the Russo Brothers just leave for a meeting to discuss the new Spider-Man."
*Hit Jack In The Box next door to the casting office for a soda after the audition. Run into good friends and spend the next 20-minutes discussing acting, churros and cosplay.
*Head straight to his acting class after we chat with our friends. Zach takes a power nap while I make my way through Laurel Canyon traffic.
*Pick him up at 10:15pm (after acting class ends) and finally call it a day
4. Thursday:
*What should have been an easy day turned busy thanks to another audition with lines to be learned. That task had to wait since Zach had a stand up gig that night.
He's been so busy with school and various classes that he had yet to find time to write a new stand up set. Not only did he have a stand up show, his girlfriend was planning on seeing his show for the first time.
No pressure to be funny!
His show went well that night with the other comics enjoying making fun of Zach and his teenage posse. The teenage posse was starving after the show so it was time for a trip to In-N-Out Burgers. Thankfully his audition was late on Friday afternoon so we decided to save studying the lines until the morning.
5. Friday:
*The last day of school work before spring break! A quick essay about some English subject I don't remember and then time to study for the audition.
The audition was in Studio City so it only took us 15-minutes to get there. I finally realized there were two separate auditions going on because I kept seeing men in their 70s (and above) walking out of the casting office wearing bathrobes. I hope it was for a different audition because I don't remember that character in the script!
That's a typical week for the kid.
Success in acting is not something that just falls in your lap. You have to be prepared to put in the time and effort to get noticed enough to land an audition. You also have to be ready to rearrange your schedule at the last minute to make the audition. It's kind of a crazy lifestyle but worth it if your actor is having a good time while getting better at his craft.
It also helps if there are good places to get snacks near the casting offices!
This Actor Is On Spring Break
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