Jekyll and Hyde callback was intense. Ooof.

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A few weeks ago I decided to work toward getting back into theater. I found an audition for Jekyll and Hyde about an hour away, and I figured it would be a good one on which to test the waters again. To my surprise, I got a callback for Lucy, the female lead originally played by Linda Eder. No way on this earth do I have a voice like hers. People who know me would peg me for Emma (the more wholesome soprano) rather than the vivacious and intensely vulnerable prostitute Lucy. But I sang “Someone Like You” and flashed the tattoo, so maybe I actually can pull off a whore when needed

Callback was tonight. We started with about 10 girls for both Lucy and Emma combined. After we worked on each song, they would send people home — it’s been a while since I’ve gone to that kind of callback. Innnntense. And of course almost everyone there, except another girl and me, already knew the directors and were giddily being, well, theater people…It’s been a while since I’ve been in that kind of environment, too.

The music is vocally demanding, and I won’t lie: by the end of the night, I was raspy and ready to cave. Fortunately, it was over. I’m glad to say I survived all the cuts to the end, however this unfolds.

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