DAY ONE--- The Audition

All I have to say about today is WOW. This is the most challenging job I have ever had in my life... So today we pull into Napa, CA and walk into the Opera House (which is stunning) and find a room full of 95 children all DYING to be a part of the Jungle Book.... The amount of fear and anxiety that washed over me at that moment was unreal. Probably because in the next 100 minutes, Katie (my touring partner) and I were going to have to find 57 able children to cast in the show which, by the way, we had only just learned how to do in training 3 days prior. Now this was sure to be a monumental task because not only were we going to have to make 95 children behave for 2 hours, but their parents as well...You see, in the acting world we have these mother's called Stage Mom's. Stage Mom's are the wonderful people who demand that their little Susie has the best voice in her school and must have a leading role or they'll find out where you sleep.
By the grace of God, 2 hours later we had our cast and after announcing all 57 of them, there was a cacophony of laughter, temper-tantrums and tears.