Peggy Lane Theater Stories, #2

Peggy Plays Off-Broadway

First casting calls are so difficult, Peggy Lane said, looking ruefully at the fifty or more actresses and actors who milled about nervously, chatting with one another, or sat on the few folding chairs trying to read. With only nine roles to be filled, she continued, it doesnt matter how good these people are; most of them just havent got a chance. I cant help feeling sorry for themfor all of us, I mean. After all, Im trying for a part, too. Peggys friend and housemate, Amy Preston, smiled in agreement and said, Its not an easy business, honey, is it? But the ones I feel sorriest for right now are Mal and Randy. After all, they have the unpleasant job of choosing and refusing, and a lot of these folks are their friends. I wouldnt want to be in their shoes. Peggy nodded thoughtfully, and reflected that it must, indeed, be more wearing on the boys. Mallory Seton, director of the new play, had been an upper-class student at the Academy when Peggy had started there, and he was a good friend of hers. She had worked with him before, as a general assistant, when they had discovered a theater. It would not be easy for him to consider Peggy for an acting role, and to do so completely without bias. It would not be a question of playing favorites, Peggy knew, but quite the reverse. Mals sense of fair play would make him bend over backward to keep from giving favors to his friends. If she was to get a role in this new production, she would really have to work for it. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 55815
Author: Hughes, Virginia
Release Date: Oct 26, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Leone, Sergio (Illustrator)