Michelle obviously has received some ballet training. She just posed, did some low-difficulty rotations, and stood up without any problems. But she was exposed in the final Arabesque pose.
In the Arabesque pose, the dancer raises both hands horizontally, stands on one leg, and stretches the other leg back to a right angle. Michelle did the less difficult version, which still did not look very good. If she was asked to do the high-difficulty version on tiptoe, she would not look like a ballet dancer at all.
It seems that for this role, a ballet dancer who can act must be chosen rather than an actor who can dance ballet.
If Meg's back had not been injured, Hillary's role would have been very suitable for her. Ronald thought.
Michelle walked out of the audition room, and Ronald went out to call the next person.
"Drink this, Michelle, it's vegetable juice. Vegetarianism can make your body healthy and help you quit alcohol, cigarettes, and other addictions."
Ronald noticed that the agents who accompanied Michelle seemed to be a couple, and they were talking about the benefits of vegetarianism.
Seeing Ronald, Michelle smiled bitterly and began to drink the green paste.
Ronald could only shrug his shoulders, minding his own business.
Hillary's audition was over. Ronald began to call candidates for Leroy.
Leroy was a talented dancer from the slums. He was illiterate and came to the interview with his female companion. As for the result, the female companion was eliminated, and he stayed.
"Patrick Swayze" is another strange last name with two consonants stacked together. 'Fortunately, I asked Margaret how to pronounce it before I came out.'
"Please go to the locker room to change into your training clothes, and then go in for the audition. Thank you."
"Thank you."
Patrick thanked him politely.
Ronald noticed that his eyes were narrow and he looked very masculine, but his face was a little old.
Sure enough, he was already 27 years old, according to his resume. It was a bit difficult to act as a high schooler at this age.
But Patrick's ballet skills were first-class. He could easily complete the big jumps and double jumps in ballet. According to Margaret, it was at a professional level.
The performance was also good. Unfortunately, there were already wrinkles on his forehead, making it hard to believe that he was a high school student.
Ronald wrote down the comments of the director and producer and asked Patrick to go back and wait for news.
Another person who came to audition for Leroy was a pillar of the American Ballet School. It was said that he had been spotted by Balanchine, the director of New York City Ballet. In addition to his parents, he was accompanied by an agent and a manager, who surrounded him like a star.
When he was called in, his mother wanted to follow him. Ronald hurriedly stopped him. This was the rule. No matter how big the actor was, only one person could go in to audition.
The mother was very unhappy and was still saying that some people in low positions knew to use their power immediately when they had a little power. Her son was destined to become a big star. His mother should not be deprived of the right to see her son take the first step on the Avenue of Stars.
Ronald shook his head with a wry smile. They came from a wealthy family, and Ronald knew it would be hard for the guy to play Leroy.
During the audition, the ballet part was completed smoothly.
But the performance part was scored very low. This mama's boy was unable to play a character born in the slums of Harlem.
Leroy joined a gang, was illiterate, and was interested in ballet. He earned money for ballet lessons by picking up trash.
The performance of the mama's boy was like a Barbie doll wearing an apron to cook.
It was fake everywhere. The temperament was mismatched.
As expected, Alan gave a very low evaluation. The mama's boy had no chance at all.
This audition required acting skills, dancing skills, appearance, and temperament. All aspects had to meet the requirements. Not even one of them could be missing.
The next role to be auditioned was Montgomery. It was the role of the student who was professional, sensitive, had a secret (gay), and whose mother had schizophrenia.
Ronald started calling the numbers and found that the actor with messy teeth in the photo yesterday was not there. He was about to skip him and call the next number.
The last boy sitting in the waiting area stood up, "Is it my turn?"
"Well, it's you? Your teeth?" Ronald found that he was the actor with messy teeth. But now his teeth are very neat, and he looks like two different people from the original photo.' No wonder I couldn't recognize him.'
"Uh, did you went to a dentist? Didn't you see the audition notice? We are looking for a student majoring in acting who has low self-esteem, so we chose you." Ronald pointed to his teeth. He couldn't help but feel sorry for him in his heart.
"Oh, God. My agent just asked me to see a dentist and get false front teeth. I didn't know about this in advance."
"Please, if the director needs it, I can remove the dentures and replace them with a pair of cheap dentures bought from the supermarket so that they will look suitable. Please, please." The boy said, putting his hands together and making a gesture of begging. "
"Where's your agent?"
"He's busy with other business. I came alone today."
"It doesn't matter, I'm just an assistant. The final result is decided by the director. I will tell the director about your situation. Don't worry. "
Ronald saw that he came alone, unlike the others, without an agent. He was willing to act ugly for the role, so he felt a little sympathetic and hurried to accompany him in.
He whispered to Alan about the orthodontic treatment, and Parker nodded and agreed to let him have a try.
However, Alan was helpless about his corrected teeth. After the orthodontic treatment, his temperament changed drastically, and he didn't look like Montgomery at all. Makeup couldn't solve this problem.
The acting business is very strange. Sometimes, being ugly is an advantage.
After an afternoon of auditions, no role was chosen. Producer Da Silva's face was a little ugly, especially since Michelle Pfeiffer, whom he recommended, was not selected. He chased after Alan to discuss.
"Isn't Michelle Pfeiffer very good? We can use a stand-in for those difficult actions..."
"No, she has a lot of medium shots, so we can't use a stand-in..."
"Is this normal?" Ronald asked Margaret.
"It's normal. Sometimes, for a protagonist, there are months of auditions. Some directors cancel projects because they can't find the protagonist they want. "
So we are counting on the big auditions at the Performing Arts School this weekend?"
"Yes, there will be 1,400 students auditioning, including graduating classes and seniors."
...
On the weekend morning, the crew walked into the gate of the Performing Arts School.
However, the teacher who received them did not take them directly to the auditorium but invited all the members to the principal's meeting room.
The principal and the school directors were already waiting inside.
After the crew had sat down, they had no time to greet each other.
The principal took out a piece of paper and began to read:
"Given the slander and defamation of the character of our students in the script of the movie 'Hot Lunch', the school board and the New York Board of Education have decided that before the script is corrected, the performing arts school will no longer cooperate with you in casting, nor allow students in the school to audition for the crew, and will no longer rent school venues for filming."
Something big has happened!