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Authors: Audrey Harte
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only a few minutes, the woman finally cleared her throat and looked at the girls again.
“Okay, ladies. One-twenty-four and one-twenty-six—thank you both for coming, but unfortunately, you aren’t quite what we’re looking for today.” The two girls standing on either side of Annie thanked the producers for the opportunity. Both of them had tears shining bright in their eyes as they left the room. That left Annie and Keri standing there, wondering what was coming next.
One of the men addressed them next. “One-twenty-three and one-twenty-five, we’d like to hear something else. Do you have another song prepared?” Keri and Annie exchanged glances and nodded at the producers. “Okay great. One-twenty-three, if you can please step to the side. One-twenty-five, please take the center stage and begin whenever you’re ready.”
As Annie moved to center stage, the cameraman sprang into action and pointed his lens at her. Trying to ignore him and the fact that she felt like she was about to puke all over the stage, she began to sing the Sara Bareilles song she had practiced, starting at the second verse. Letting the emotions show through the inflections of her voice, Annie closed her eyes for a moment as she let herself get caught up in the melody. This time, they let her finish the rest of the song without interruption.
When she finished, they asked her to step to the side while Keri took her turn. She had chosen to go with a classic, Son of a Preacher Man , and Annie fidgeted nervously as she listened to Keri sing. The girl had some mad vocal skills, and Annie started to worry that she was going to be cut next. As Keri sang the last note of her second audition piece, the three producers were already huddling again and whispering furiously amongst themselves.
Finally, the woman addressed them both. “Ladies, thank you for coming today. We’d like you both to continue to the next round. Go ahead and follow Jacob here who is going to take down your information. We’ll need you to return later today, so please report back here at two PM sharp.”
Annie and Keri thanked the producers and followed Jacob out of the room. After providing the necessary contact information, they were given passes that would guarantee them entry back inside when they returned later that afternoon. As they walked out of the building, the girls started to bounce up and down excitedly and gave each other a big hug.
“Oh my God, I can’t believe we made it to the next round!” Keri squealed, dancing from foot to foot as she did a pirouette.
“I know! I can’t believe it either, but I am so stoked. This is the best day ever!” Annie said happily with the biggest smile threatening to crack her face in two. She spotted Alex who was a little ways down the sidewalk, chatting with a cute guy who was still waiting in line. She walked over to them and decided to tease him a bit.
“Hi, honey,” he said as she approached. “How did it go?”
Annie looked at the ground and sighed, doing her best to look utterly defeated. “Well…”
“Aww, that bad?”
“Yeah… I hope you don’t have anything else planned today, because, well…
I got through to the next round and I have to be back here at two PM sharp, so don’t plan on getting home anytime soon!” she finished in a rush, unable to hide her excitement any longer. Alex let out a whoop and swept her forward in a gigantic bear hug.
“That’s my girl! I knew you were gonna knock their socks off!”
“Well, we’ll see about that. But at least I made it to the next round!”
“I’m so proud of you,” he said with a smile. He turned back to the guy and said he’d call soon, then winked before turning back to Annie. “Come on, honey. Let’s go find some lunch so we can get some nutrition in that body of yours before you have to be back here.”
“Okay, sounds good to me!” she said. Linking arms, they walked down the street, heading back to Annie’s car.
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“Okay, ladies. One-twenty-four and one-twenty-six—thank you both for coming, but unfortunately, you aren’t quite what we’re looking for today.” The two girls standing on either side of Annie thanked the producers for the opportunity. Both of them had tears shining bright in their eyes as they left the room. That left Annie and Keri standing there, wondering what was coming next.
One of the men addressed them next. “One-twenty-three and one-twenty-five, we’d like to hear something else. Do you have another song prepared?” Keri and Annie exchanged glances and nodded at the producers. “Okay great. One-twenty-three, if you can please step to the side. One-twenty-five, please take the center stage and begin whenever you’re ready.”
As Annie moved to center stage, the cameraman sprang into action and pointed his lens at her. Trying to ignore him and the fact that she felt like she was about to puke all over the stage, she began to sing the Sara Bareilles song she had practiced, starting at the second verse. Letting the emotions show through the inflections of her voice, Annie closed her eyes for a moment as she let herself get caught up in the melody. This time, they let her finish the rest of the song without interruption.
When she finished, they asked her to step to the side while Keri took her turn. She had chosen to go with a classic, Son of a Preacher Man , and Annie fidgeted nervously as she listened to Keri sing. The girl had some mad vocal skills, and Annie started to worry that she was going to be cut next. As Keri sang the last note of her second audition piece, the three producers were already huddling again and whispering furiously amongst themselves.
Finally, the woman addressed them both. “Ladies, thank you for coming today. We’d like you both to continue to the next round. Go ahead and follow Jacob here who is going to take down your information. We’ll need you to return later today, so please report back here at two PM sharp.”
Annie and Keri thanked the producers and followed Jacob out of the room. After providing the necessary contact information, they were given passes that would guarantee them entry back inside when they returned later that afternoon. As they walked out of the building, the girls started to bounce up and down excitedly and gave each other a big hug.
“Oh my God, I can’t believe we made it to the next round!” Keri squealed, dancing from foot to foot as she did a pirouette.
“I know! I can’t believe it either, but I am so stoked. This is the best day ever!” Annie said happily with the biggest smile threatening to crack her face in two. She spotted Alex who was a little ways down the sidewalk, chatting with a cute guy who was still waiting in line. She walked over to them and decided to tease him a bit.
“Hi, honey,” he said as she approached. “How did it go?”
Annie looked at the ground and sighed, doing her best to look utterly defeated. “Well…”
“Aww, that bad?”
“Yeah… I hope you don’t have anything else planned today, because, well…
I got through to the next round and I have to be back here at two PM sharp, so don’t plan on getting home anytime soon!” she finished in a rush, unable to hide her excitement any longer. Alex let out a whoop and swept her forward in a gigantic bear hug.
“That’s my girl! I knew you were gonna knock their socks off!”
“Well, we’ll see about that. But at least I made it to the next round!”
“I’m so proud of you,” he said with a smile. He turned back to the guy and said he’d call soon, then winked before turning back to Annie. “Come on, honey. Let’s go find some lunch so we can get some nutrition in that body of yours before you have to be back here.”
“Okay, sounds good to me!” she said. Linking arms, they walked down the street, heading back to Annie’s car.
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