Afterglow

So I had my audition and callback for R & J this weekend. To my surprise they had me read for Romeo. There was a lot of people there so they were moving things through pretty quickly but I read Romeo and Mercutio (II.iv) and Romeo and Friar Lawrence (III.iii). Then they had me read with 3 others the immortal scene from Act I Scene v which follows here:

A hall in Capulet's house.
Musicians waiting. Enter First Servant & Second Servant.

First Servant:
Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away? Heshift a trencher? he scrape a trencher!

Second Servant:
When good manners shall lie all in one or two men's hands and they unwashed too, 'tis a foul thing.

First Servant:
Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou lovest me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell.
(Enter Anthony and Potpan.)
Antony, and Potpan!

Anthony:
Ay, boy, ready.

First Servant:
You are looked for and called for, asked for and sought for, in the great chamber.

Potpan:
We cannot be here and there too. Cheerly, boys; be brisk awhile, and the longer liver take all.


It always strikes me as strange when I read for something like cause I think I'm much more of a character actor than an ingenue. But wouldn't you know it; it's either Romeo or Servant 2, that sounds about like me.