David Chiu

Another apropos project title for my life at this moment.

I just received notice of a last minute theatrical audition for TONIGHT. It’s a recurring guest spot on the show - which I think is a new action/drama pilot. This is the kind of opportunity I’ve been waiting for. No pressure of course. There’s 5 pages of sides for the audition and this is just a pre-read with the casting director. This is where the training kicks in. I need to break down the sides, make some choices and plan out my actions. At the very least I need to show the casting director what I have to offer as an actor - even if it might not be right for the part. This is a pretty big casting agency so if I can impress them they will remember me for future projects.

I feel pretty good momentum with my acting this week. On Sunday, since my scene partner was not in class, I performed Vin Diesel’s monologue from Boiler Room. I received a very positive critique from my acting coach who was impressed that I was able to memorize that amount of text within two days. One of his few criticisms was that, as a person, I have an essence of culture and refine-ness and no matter how tough or how harsh I act, even though I’m able to pull it off, you can still see that essence of culture and refine-ness. He said that after working with me for a year, he sees me more as an Asian Pierce Brosnan than some street-tough guy I’m always trying to portray. Personally I never would have thought that. But after telling H, she agreed. I guess I’ve been really fighting against my “true self” trying to be something I’m not as a result of my insecurities. In the past I found strength in trying to be “hard”, cold and indifferent. Now I’m finding out that I will find true strength in letting go of and just being myself.

I just find it so ironic that for months I’ve been working on a play called “Doubt” and now that I have been working on my own personal feelings of doubt I now have an audition for a show called “Daybreak”.