Humble Pie: I can't believe I ate the whole thing!

I crashed an audition on Saturday. The audition notice asked for headshots and resumes to be mailed for an audition slot, but as I had only seen the notice the night before, there was no time for that. I just got dressed the next day and went.

The monologue I chose to perform is one that I have been working on for years, but due to it's length I rarely perform it. This time, it was well received (even the parts I didn't think were the funniest) and I got a callback. But I'll end the suspense right now: I didn't get cast in the show.
Sometimes, even recently, I know that I am the best person in the room. That doesn't mean anything. In the case of last night's callback, I must say I felt a bit humbled. There were probably 20 guys (maybe more) in this three hour callback and any one of them could have been cast. Same with the women. The play, though new, was incredibly well written by the director. The actors all seemed quite comfortable with their surroundings. Many of them new each other. I felt out of place.

I'm not down about it. Sure, it would've been nice to get, but I didn't feel as if I made myself stand out from the crowd. But boy, it's never fun to learn you're not as good as you think you are. I have a lot of work to do, and a lot more auditions to attend, before I'll feel comfortable with my ego again. It won't be a difficult journey...auditioning is very easy. It's the growth that's going to take some time.

Hmm.

P.S. As and interesting side note, I thought it was a good sign that the music they were playing before the audition began was the same music I was listening just before I left the house for the audition. Signs are highly overrated.