execute the steps correctly. When it’s time to perform, project confidence. Not everyone gets cast in a show. If you are not cast, don’t take rejection personally. It isn’t a reflection of your ability, but your suitability. Sometimes you’re simply not right for the part. However, don’t be discouraged. There are always new things to learn from each audition. Need inspiration to persevere? Jennifer Aniston was being rejected time and time again as she desperately waited for her big break. Feeling defeated, she asked Warren Littlefield, president of entertainment at NBC at the time, if her dreams would become reality or should she just quit. Years later, Littlefield shared the conversation he had with Aniston. “[It’s] 10:30pm at night on Sunset Boulevard,” he said. “I’m at the Chevron station gassing up, and Jennifer is over at the other island, and she comes over, and says, ‘Is it ever going to happen?’ and I say, ‘We believe in you. I’m sure it will.’ A few months later, we handed her the Friends script.” It’s a good thing Aniston persevered and walked over at that gas station. Imagine a world without “Friends”. Young performers are making powerful, lifetime memories at Mo’olelo Studio, which operates out of the Dr. Richard T. Mamiya Theatre on the campus of St. Louis School. We produce four musical productions a year - in the spring, summer, fall and one during the Christmas season - with auditioning opportunities for all within an appropriate age group. When cast in one of these productions, the skills you develop at our studio will be further nurtured and tested on stage in rehearsals and during performances in a professional setting. A wonderful opportunity awaits all who try out and earn a role in the cast. July/August 2024 HAWAII PARENT 79 “There are always new things to learn from each audition.”
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