I auditioned for Titus Andronicus last week and got cast!
Interestingly, I auditioned for the role of Saturninus because it seemed to fit and presented me with some opportunities to develop aspects of my acting that I had already worked on like presense and authority. Instead I got Demetrius, one of Tamora’s sons.
After the usual initial disappointment of not getting a role I had my heart set on I realised that rather unwittingly I had been presented with an opportunity that offered me more of a challenge than Saturninus and a chance to develop on the advice I had been recently given by Cynthia the director of Helen.
Rehearsals start this week, so I’ll write more about this when I’ve discussed my ideas with my director Chris.
Tags: demetrius, derby shakespeare theatre company, helen, saturninus, shakespeare, tamora, titus andronicus