Audition report--

There was a time, about a year ago now, when I was reading through a script called Oh Grow Up and I got to a point in the script where the dog barked and what the dog was saying was translated into English and shown as a subtitle for the audience. I was concerned. I wondered if the dog's subtitles would make it into the pilot. Then I wondered if they would be kept once the show got picked up. Then I just wondered. Of course, Mom and her subtitles lived as long a life as the rest of us. For 13 episodes she barked out her feelings and many people let their feelings be known in return. By and large, Mom was not a hit. Yes, she had her ardent supporters, but I would say that most of the feedback was negative.

There was also a time, about 24 hours ago now, when I was reading through this script, Dog Years. No later than page three, we see the neighbor's dog barking incessantly at dawn, people clamoring for it to shut-up. What we find out in subtitles is that he's barking out the morning financial report. That was just about where I stopped reading.

I'm glad I didn't. It was a great script. Mind you, I don't know that any network would ever put it on the air and try to make a series out of it, but it was really fun to read. The two main characters are women who work as Foley Artists, creating sounds and sound effects for television and movies. The other main characters are all dogs. They all speak English but are careful only to talk to each other. It's the great dog-secret that humans must never find out. Silly? Yes. But there was a Look Who's Talking trilogy because if it's done with any cleverness, it can be pretty funny.

My character is only a guest-star in the pilot. He is the ex-boyfriend of one of the leads. He is a director/producer of some sort and comes back into their lives with the movie he needs sound effects for. Anyway, the scenes were cute and fun and this would be a great job to have. My audition went well, but Cara's comments as I was leaving were a little disturbing. "You look very clean and put-together," she offered, "And NICK's more of a slacker, kind-of grungy director type." Ouch. Slacker grungy type is a tall order for a little East Coast conservative Harvard guy. The callback is Monday. I hope the producers have an open mind on this one.

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