March 31, 1998
I got the call from Mara in the middle of the day today for this WB teen-angst pilot. The middle of this day, however, was spent on the set of Encore! doing my little four-line guest-star role. So arrangments had to be made for me to slip out and get to this audition. As I picked up the sides in Jeff Greenberg's casting offices, Cathy Reinking warned me, "You better lose a couple of years there before going in for this one." I looked at the breakdown for it: "JACK, 18-24 to play 17" Seventeen! This guy is a high school senior. Well, it will be nice to see Janet Gilmore, anyway. Say hello. Check in.
The two audition scenes were short and sweet. They went well, but c'mon, seventeen? Well, as long as I could make it to Studio City by the end of the day, I had a callback.
And yes, I was graciously allowed by my Encore hosts to go to the audition and I made it back with plenty of time to spare.