My Worst Audition

My Worst Audition, Episode 7 with guests Travis Mitchell and David Ingber


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Actor/improviser Travis Mitchell (https://www.travistravistravis.com/) and writer/performer David Ingber head out to my suburban NJ backyard to join me for a special in-person episode of My Worst Audition. Dave discovers very early in his acting journey that he has much more to offer on the other side of the camera (4:26). At the 8:47 mark, Gary brings up Dave’s great Boston accent and Dave obliges with a few lines. Travis and Gary attempt and fail to follow suit. Sometimes we "s*** the bed" in an audition but did you know it's also possible to "s*** the floor"... literally (11:10)? At the 12:00 minute mark, Travis regales us with the stories of his two worst musical auditions - the first when he got the materials a week in advance and didn’t bother looking at them until the day before and the second where he thought it would be a good idea to go up an octave in the middle of his song. Dave offers some valuable insight from the other side of the casting table (20:00). At 25:15, Gary recalls the time he reeked of fanboy desperation in his audition for Sacha Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” and then again fanboyed out when working with Lone Star himself Bill Pullman (27:34). Travis shares how Mariska Hargitay was kind enough to take the blame for his line flub (30:18) during his time on Law & Order.


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My Worst AuditionBy Gary Lee Mahmoud