Extra extra, read all about it!

So I signed up to an extras casting agency today. Yvonne of Y.H. Casting says its a good time to register as things will start to pick up for the summer. It brought me right back to the good ole days of posing for a quick photo for my file (just like they do before auditions) and filling in my "skills", type of roles that I can play and languages that I can speak. I found this last one to be an interesting question for an agency that employs people specifically no to talk.

The whole experience really got me excited about being on set again. I decided to try my hand with extra work as I figure it will give me a good chance to be on set, re-acquaint myself with the "rules of engagement" but not be under a lot of pressure to perform. The days can be long and extras are often herded like cattle and treated like slaves but hey....work is work. I'd rather work on a set that in an office.

Gary came with me and signed on as well so hopefully one day soon we'll be appearing in the background of some locally shot tv or movie and we can finally say that we "acted" together. One of the questions they asked us at the end as we were just about to walk out the door was "Oh...are you a couple?" We responded that yes we were, married in fact to which she asked "Are you willing to do work that requires you to kiss?", to which Gary responded, "Sure, especially with each other." He got nothin', just a blank stare. Apparently all they are really interested in is 15% of the pay our Actra Union membership entitles us to.