Audition Jitters Give Way to Growth Opportunities for Drama Students
Stephanie Canesssa ’92
can almost still feel the jitters she had when auditioning for her first O’Dowd production,
Amadeus
. “The audition was in the Drama room, next to the baseball field,” she said. “I was very nervous as I had never auditioned before. I sang
The Star Spangled Banner
and prayed that my nerves would not get the best of me,” she said.
As auditions for the spring musical,
Working
, got underway earlier this month, we reached out to alumni who were active in performing arts and asked them to share memories of their experiences.