Why Did He Get a Separate Sheet of Paper?

Shane tried out for the school musical.

He loves acting. He had a bit part in last year’s musical, and he had a big part in a movie that was filmed by college students and (six years later) has yet to be released. He thinks acting is great fun.

So we all wish the best for him when he’s auditioning.

When he came out of the audition this year, he said he remembered every word of the song. “But I forgot to project,” he said. (Dylan taught him to project, to sing from the gut.) He was worried because he didn’t know what was most important.

Of course, no one knows what’s important. Acting is such a subjective thing. Shane’s drama teacher is the absolute best. She really tries to give everyone a role that works for them – even though (this year) 90 people are auditioning for the play.

“There was one interesting thing about the audition,” Shane said.

“What?”

“Well, when I was walking out, the teacher took a new piece of paper out. And I saw her write ‘Shane’ on it. I don’t know what the new piece of paper was for, and I didn’t think I should ask her, but my name was the only one on the piece of paper.”

My mind raced. With 90 kids auditioning, why did he get a separate piece of paper? Maybe she was just listing names, and she’d run out of room on the other piece of paper. But Shane was second-to-last that day, so I can’t imagine she would have started a whole new piece of paper for just two people.

It’s amazing how easily a little act like writing down one name on a piece of paper can become the Dark Mystery Of Our Time.

We are all anxious to find out what it means. My guess: it means nothing.

But who knows?

Auditions are always stressful.

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