Audition process is Bonkers

The audition process started on Sunday 14th and Monday the 15th. this was the first time I was behind the table and I felt weird because I was not nervous at all. All the directors and writers were called few minutes before the audition and we all knew that if we friendly to our friends and classmates, it might scare the new people who are auditioning. We totally had 25 roles to offer to the people and on Sunday only 19 people showed up. The amount of people scared me and my director, we were worried about double casting. The reason why we were worried is 'the scheduling'. So, on Sunday we saw some amazing talent and everyone were doing great. The audition process on Sunday went smoothly. On Monday, all the directors and writers had a hope that to the auditions there are going to be more people. So exactly like Sunday we went to the auditions early and hoping more people would show up. 7 more people showed up. we calculated it and realized there were total of 27 members who auditioned. The audition process on the second day went pretty well. We told the students that the cast list will be up on Wednesday. Me and my directors had one day to worry about the scheduling process and choosing the cast who have free time to work with each other. My directors Wendy had picks for each of my characters. For Andrew(main) we had two picks and we couldn't find  anybody else who would portray the role perfectly. For Linda(main) we had five top picks. we knew that we need a strong Andrew and Linda for a strong show. For Jimmy(sub) we had 8 picks because we figured we can help any actors bring jimmy to life. For Paul we had 10 choices. We knew that anyone can be portrayed Paul as he is a small character and has short stage time. After all the thinking has finished, we all met again in our directors/dramatists class. We all gave our top picks and surprisingly, I got most of my top pics except for Linda. For Linda we were that upset because the women we got for Linda, showed us some great potential to play Linda. The Cast list was up and there was a relief that we didn't had to hold the secret for a longer time.

Now that the cast list up, i cannot wait to get to work and see how my play is going to come to life.

Have a wonderful day,

Srimanyu Ganapathineedi