Auditions, Adriano and Awkward

So I have spent my entire weekend attending auditions (as the messy state of my flat would attest to.) Yesterday's was for a short film, and took place at Sydney film school, which is decorated more like an indie café/bookstore than an educational facility, but it's really cool. I was asked to take a seat, and nearly missed the wheelie chair. After my reads, I was told that I brought a very strong awkward quality to the character (which I'm pretty sure I bring to every aspect of my life,) but luckily, they said they thought that it really suited her. It was a good experience, but I was quite glad to leave the hipster room and the evil wheelie chair. I decided to celebrate my survival by going to the happiest place on earth.
Adriano Zumbo's lab. For a sugar-aholic, a masterchef fan and a loving amateur cook, there is no more amazing place. Let me share with you some of the mouthwatering sights I saw there.

 

Once greeted by this sign, I am not ashamed to say I started fan girling, and squealing internally. (I actually can't promise that it was internal, so sorry to the random strangers on the street that my have thought I was insane.)

 

As this was my first visit, of course I went all out on the Macarons, and the natural first choice of dessert was this giant cheesecake and berry compote filled macaron with marshmallow on top.

 

Next up was this amazing (and normal sized) Berry Brulee macaron. The girls next to me were probably a little confused at why I literally did a double take and stared lovingly at this baked item after my first bite, but eat one, and you will understand.

 

This is a chalk drawing on a wall. It's exciting because it says Zumbo.

 

This was my impulse purchase as I left the store, and the guy behind the counter was like, "you're back!" with this all knowing look on his face, and I didn't even feel guilty. This is called a Chocaron; a day old macaron, dipped in chocolate, with an added (edible) smiley face for effect. It was a salted caramel macaron, and it was my favourite of the day.

 

Seriously, if you ever want to be happy, visit this place. Don't worry about the cavities, or getting fat, just do it. (They also make truffles and ice cream, and savoury pies.) JUST DO IT!!!

On my way to a friends house, I passed through Newtown, and saw a business with a transparent sign. This sign was also filled with water and rubber ducks, and now I feel like driving the streets of Newtown just to find it again. No matter what type of business it is, I think the ducks could entice me to go in. I'm that single minded about birds of the Anas Platyrhynchos variety.

Today I had another audition for the upcoming Snow white pantomime, starring Magda Szubanski as the wicked queen. It was an open call designed for publicity, as it took place in the middle of the Westfield shopping centre. Sign up started at 9am, and my morning didn't start off well. I drenched my CV while trying to hastily down a Berrocca, and then as I got to the car, I realised I had left my headshot downstairs, and literally hopped around as I threw my heels off onto the front lawn and sprinted back down. If the auditions were for the worlds least graceful princess, I would have nailed it. After a sprint to Officeworks (where I stood outside the front door looking stressed and forlorn) the staff took pity on me and let me in 5 minutes early, I printed my CV and rushed back to the shopping centre.
The audition itself was quite fun, although after I sang, I jelly legged it back to my seat, tripping over all the other girls feet, and I'm highly surprised I made the chair again. For the call-back we had to learn a short piece of dialogue, and I must have looked mad as I learned my lines in the food court, figuring out my approach and practising staring dreamily into the distance. Despite my less than graceful start, and ridiculously ungraceful stage dismount, I had a great day, and one day, I will be a Disney Princess (that moonlights as a pastry chef at Adriano Zumbo's store.)
Now I'm off to clean my very messy flat. Yay
                                                                            Xx, Little Duck