Rejection

Hello everyone!

I know none of you are writing any comments about my blog, and that's ok. As long as you guys are reading it so far. You guys especially have to read this post because the topic is REJECTION. How many of you have heard that word? I'm sure all of us have heard it: in auditions, relationships, etc. This post is important because I want people to read this and go "oh, rejection isn't really that big of a deal." IT REALLY ISN'T!!! When someone tells you "no" or "thank you for auditioning at this time, but we couldn't cast you in this production," don't be alarmed! That doesn't mean you aren't good. That just means that wasn't the right guy for you or really THAT WASN'T THE RIGHT PART FOR YOU. There's nothing wrong with that! Let me tell you my experience with rejection:

As you know, from my last post, I have been acting for years: 17 to be exact. When I got my first acting rejection, I was very upset. It was for the show The Crucible. I went into the audition and I thought "I'm gonna rock this audition!" I thought that because for 1: I love the book/play and 2: apparantly I'm good at being dramatic haha so I thought Why not? This will be fun. I was mortified because I felt I wasn't as prepared as I should have been. I started freaking out, I wasn't confident enough in myself anymore and confidence is key, people! You have to have confidence to at least do well in an audition or have confidence enough to BS the audition(I wouldn't recommend that by the way). But the problem was, I lost my confidence, even to BS it. Then, I didn't get the part; I was rejected. That was fine, I thought "ok i will try out for the next show." Then, a boyfriend came into the picture and I was screwed because I lost focus. During the time with him, hence we are not together anymore, I wasn't going to as many auditions as I used to. Then, another show came along called Dancing at Lughnasa and I really loved the show. I went ahead and auditioned and I felt really good about it. Then, the cast list went up and of course again, I didn't get a part. I was very bummed and my boyfriend at the time went "oh that's ok you'll get the next one or maybe, you're not cut out for acting." I was sooo hurt by that comment I wanted to cry because then I thought "OMG maybe he's right, I'm not good." In a way, if you think about it, he rejected my confidence which made me lose my confidence all together. Then, we broke up a few months after that incident and a couple months after we broke up, I went to the bahamas and got my confidence back. I came back home and then I auditioned for Steel Magnolias. I was sooo excited when I got a callback, I wanted to jump up and down screaming(but then again that's just a callback, that doesn't mean necessarily that you'll be in the show). Then, at the callbacks I felt soooo confident ! I was prepared and ready to go and then, on my birthday, I saw the cast list and I was Truvy Jones. That was one of the most exciting times of my life.

There ya have it ladies and gentlemen. That is why you should not take rejection seriously, I mean if you think about it, it's just a word :Rejection. It means absolutely nothing, if you have confidence in yourself that is. So, please when you get rejected for a part, just think positive and say "I'll get the next one." The only way you'll know is if you show up to an audition, right?

About Me

Hello,

My name is Carrington Rowe and I am a professional actress. Let me tell you a little bit about myself:

I was born on September 10, 1990 in Cincinnati, OH. I was such a theatrical child, probably while I was in the hospital in my baby bed, I was a theatrical child. I officially started acting when I was three years old in a little christmas production in my preschool. Ever since then, I got the bug(let's face it, I really liked the attention) but I still got the acting bug. When I attended elementary school, I kept auditioning for everything I could from little shows in our classroom to just performing for the choir teacher by myself. Then, one day, one of my teachers came up to me and said that they had a certain role for me that they could see me playing. It was the character of the Narrator from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I was ecstatic! I have never been a huge role before(I was only in 3rd grade and this was a 5th and 6th grade production). It was very exciting, and then of course I met everyone and I felt so cool to be with the older kids. Then, in 5th grade, I got in the chorus for Oliver Twist and that was fun. In 6th grade, I got the part as Minister of Style in The Emperor's New Clothes and that was a fun part for me. Then, I attended Middle School and those were fun years for me. Don't laugh at me when I tell you what part I got next: 7th grade, I was a Flying Monkey in Wizard of Oz. Then, in 8th grade, I got the part as Mrs. Merkle in Bye, Bye Birdie. Then, High School came around and those were fun 4 years of my life as well. In 9th grade, I was in the Ensemble for Beauty and the Beast and I had a blast! In 10th grade, though, I wanted to try something different so I did Crew. I was properties crew in Much Ado About Nothing, I was make-up crew for Into the Woods, and I was Running Crew for The Crucible. Then, 11th grade, I did crew again: I was Assistant Stage Manager for Godspell, I was Assistant Stage Manager for Dancing at Lughnasa, and then I got into the acting again by being in the Chorus for The sound of Music. Finally, in 12th grade, I got the part as Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias. That play was soo much fun to be on. Then, unfortunately I gave up acting for a little while to focus on my studies. Then, I graduated from High school and I am acting again while I am in college, so it's a little tough but so much fun.

Currently, I go to Cincinnati State for theater and I am with Heyman Talent Agency as an Actress. I am currently filming a movie called OMG WTF and I play Susan(supporting), and I am doing future productions such as: Paranormal Hunt(Amanda)-Movie, Gold(Alexis)-Movie, and The Mousetrap(Mollie Ralston)-Theater. So much more to come so stay tuned!