Amphibian Stage Productions

Posted by Jen in Australia…

When I first arrived in Sydney I did a mass mailing of headshots to all of the theatres in town introducing myself and begging them to keep me on file for that moment when they realized they needed an American for one of their shows. I’m working on my Australian dialect, but it’s pretty crude. As everyone knows, the Aussies are fantastic at American accents, and it’s a must have item for all Australian actors. Anyway, I got this big list of theatres and away my headshots went. Last night I got a call from a lovely sounding woman who wanted to tell me how much she liked my picture and how impressive my resume was. She went on to tell me she was running a small community theatre and I must have gotten her address by mistake because surely I was looking for professional work. Indeed, I told her, I was. This delightful lady then told me she assumed as much but just wanted to call because she didn’t want me to think that they didn’t like my picture. Then she said, “All right then dear, we’ll be looking out for you in the papers.”