In the months leading up to these auditions, I'm not ashamed to say that I was genuinely considering leaving the industry. Rejection is always a part of this job, but I felt like I couldn't evade it no matter how hard I coached and worked to be the best version of myself in every audition. Self-tapes that I was so proud of wouldn't make it passed a prescreen and I kept feeling gatekept from rooms that I deeply believed I had a place in. After finishing my chapter with SIX, I was ready to level up, try something new and completely different, and make big things happen for myself once I got home. But after 6 months, I felt like I was most likely out for the season and needed to find a day job to make ends meet and potentially pivot long-term. When the audition came through for Operation Mincemeat, I wasn't sure it was in my wheelhouse, but at the time I figured it couldn't hurt to try something outside of my comfort zone. From my first audition and interaction with the team, I got very attached and grew to really want it. I coached on the material and dialects endlessly with my fellow Aragon sister, @Chloe Hart (a person I don't know I could've done this without) and through every step of the process I fell more in love with the show and the roles I was going in for. After my final callback and meeting the full team, I went home, sat on my couch, and sobbed. I cried because it was out of my hands and because it was the riskiest and boldest I've ever been in an audition room. I was proud of myself for being brave and caring less about “getting it right” and more about communicating a story and having fun with the people in the room. If you know me, you know that is not easy for me. I was raised to be an overachieving perfectionist, but shockingly enough, that doesn't make you the greatest artist. Now here we are, almost 3 months to the date of that first audition and I'm watching tech from the mezzanine of the Golden Theatre absolutely smitten with this special thing we have. If I may be so bold, I’d say that I’m not quite sure if Broadway is ready for it, but I guess only time will tell. 😏 Cheers, Geri P.S. Am I a proper Brit now? @Operation Mincemeat Broadway
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