Dear Nurse Ansalong:
I would really like to join a cast, but I'm really shy. I don't think I'd mind being onstage in my underwear as much as getting up the gumption to ask the local cast if I can audition. The location is great and I think it would work out really nicely, but it seems like this particular cast is not in desperate need of any new cast members - they switch off Janets, Columbias, and Magentas for every few scenes. I am a senior in high school and I don't have the time, energy, or money to even think about starting my own cast. What should I do?
-Hoping Against Hope

Hope, what you should first do is introduce yourself to the cast. When you do, tell them that you'd like to join the cast, and, if all of the parts that you want to perform are full, you'll do something else. It could be lights, security, or whatever, but you should volunteer. That way, the cast leaders will get to know you and, if or when someone quits the cast, they'll know that you're reliable enough to take the person's spot. This way could take some time, but it could also open up different jobs for within the cast. While you're doing this, start putting together your costumes. Try and ask the performers for their advice and show them your progress. When they see the time and effort that you're putting in, it could speed up your getting on stage. However long it takes, definately try not to give up. The more time and effort you put in, the better chance you'll have to get up on stage.

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