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I received an edited short that will be submitted to festivals this week, it is always exciting to see what the editors did. They have so much power.

I auditioned for a union show of the secret garden and I was most excited to audition in a yorkshire accent, which is actually incredibly difficult. It was one of the first auditions I went to where accents were encouraged. I spent 5 days on youtube preparing the accent and making sure my monologue had all the right lilts. Amy Walker is an incredible help for learning new accents, I deeply admire her work.

I'm sure there couldn't have been a greater contrast in my enthusiasm for my monologue and their disappointment. To be fair I am a little old for the role of martha, however the "thank you" I received was far too polite. AGH! I hate polite "thank you"s! But the takeaway is I did a difficult accent and a grand acting job, I felt totally relaxed and confident in the room.

I am getting better at the technical side of submitting videos, since so many more auditions these days are video submissions that I tape myself. It's a whole new market I'm adjusting to and learning to stand out in. I sent one in tonight and I am quite proud of myself no matter what it yields.