Don't give up - invitations go out in groups and maybe you're in the next one. At least that's what I'm telling myself.BigDaddyMatty wrote:I hate to sound whiny, but I'm really starting to feel like I've somehow been blackballed from auditioning. It's one thing not to get an invite year after year despite passing the test. That's explainable by bad luck. It's quite another not to get an invite despite passing the test and being referred by one of this season's contestants. What's the point of asking for referrals if you're not going to use them?
I have vented. Carry on. Congrats to those who have received The Email for OKC. Go get 'em.
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Still no word out of Minneapolis??
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Wondering the same thing... hope springs eternal. Also for those who have had auditions, are they typically weekday or weekend affairs? I am out of town one weekend a month and would like that to not be the weekend of the Minneapolis tryoutsnklotz wrote:Still no word out of Minneapolis??
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I haven't auditioned, but I follow the discussions here. It appears that most auditions take place on weekdays. However, this year's Detroit auditions were held the second weekend in June.kmwest wrote: Wondering the same thing... hope springs eternal. Also for those who have had auditions, are they typically weekday or weekend affairs? I am out of town one weekend a month and would like that to not be the weekend of the Minneapolis tryouts :)
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Does anyone know if any auditions are taking place in Chicago this summer? I'd like to pop in and say hi and thank you to Maggie or Glenn if they were in town.
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I once had an audition on a Sunday. I was grateful, because I had to travel, and it saved me from taking a extra day off from work.Blue Lion wrote:I haven't auditioned, but I follow the discussions here. It appears that most auditions take place on weekdays. However, this year's Detroit auditions were held the second weekend in June.kmwest wrote: Wondering the same thing... hope springs eternal. Also for those who have had auditions, are they typically weekday or weekend affairs? I am out of town one weekend a month and would like that to not be the weekend of the Minneapolis tryouts
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I got the call! Taping August 15-16 (I was at March 2016 San Francisco Auditions)
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I think the ship has sailed and I'm not on board.earendel wrote:Don't give up - invitations go out in groups and maybe you're in the next one. At least that's what I'm telling myself.BigDaddyMatty wrote:I hate to sound whiny, but I'm really starting to feel like I've somehow been blackballed from auditioning. It's one thing not to get an invite year after year despite passing the test. That's explainable by bad luck. It's quite another not to get an invite despite passing the test and being referred by one of this season's contestants. What's the point of asking for referrals if you're not going to use them?
I have vented. Carry on. Congrats to those who have received The Email for OKC. Go get 'em.
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Don't think I'm on board either although I'm not giving up hope for OKC. Just can't understand how TPTB don't find my personality perfect for taping....earendel wrote:I think the ship has sailed and I'm not on board.earendel wrote:Don't give up - invitations go out in groups and maybe you're in the next one. At least that's what I'm telling myself.BigDaddyMatty wrote:Congrats to those who have received The Email for OKC. Go get 'em.
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Mine is perfect for duct taping. Just ask my wife.Golf wrote: Don't think I'm on board either although I'm not giving up hope for OKC. Just can't understand how TPTB don't find my personality perfect for taping....
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I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
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Grats!BigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
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Like a friend says to me, "shots on goal"!BigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
Go get em!
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YES. Go get 'em.BigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
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Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck and hope to see you on a TV near me soon afterBigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
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I wish you well. Congrats!!!BigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
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Many congrats!BigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.
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Online test: mid-April 2015
Audition: Oct 7 2015 in Boston
Got the call: early July 2016
Taping: early August 2016
The audition was interesting. I had just returned home from a business trip, had to pack and fly out that next morning to Boston. I packed my wife's slacks instead of mine (I had to pack in the dark and we share a closet), so I wore the jeans I flew in to the audition. Made for a nice story.
I got what they called "a tough question" right during the mock play, so perhaps that's what got me in. I probably only got 40 out of 50 on the written test, so I don't think that got me on.
Audition: Oct 7 2015 in Boston
Got the call: early July 2016
Taping: early August 2016
The audition was interesting. I had just returned home from a business trip, had to pack and fly out that next morning to Boston. I packed my wife's slacks instead of mine (I had to pack in the dark and we share a closet), so I wore the jeans I flew in to the audition. Made for a nice story.
I got what they called "a tough question" right during the mock play, so perhaps that's what got me in. I probably only got 40 out of 50 on the written test, so I don't think that got me on.
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Matty, you will be awesome! Can't wait to see you on the show!BigDaddyMatty wrote:I got The Email! OKC, here I come!
Many thanks to Jillyjill, without whose persistence this likely would not have happened.