Buti nalang talaga lagi kong dali yung TSR ID ko. May pasubali akong nagagawa. Ipinasok ko sa bag ko yung ID after ng confrontation sa gate. Gaya nung pagpapakilala ko sa Police Station, ganon din ginawa ko. Hinihingan pa nga sana ako ng recommendation letter o kahit Gate Pass Letter lang, buti nalang may nakasabay akong professor. He told the guard that maybe I'll be auditioning for the role so they just let me in.
Tuloy tuloy lang ako sa pagkalkal ko sa bag since I need my camera right now. Napatigil ako nung bumunggo ako sa likod ng isang tao. Pero, not being a bully or whatever you call it, stereotyping, he's too thin for a guy, I even mistaken his figure for a girl if I hindi sya humarap. He looked at me with a worried expression.
"Goodness, I'm so sorry. Nakaharang ako sa daan." he said while helping me pick up my stuff along with my glasses na nalaglag nung bumunggo ako sa kanya. Well, I probably just hope na hindi nagasgas yung lens ng glasses ko.
"No it's fine, it's my fault since di ako nakatingin sa dinadaanan. Anyway, thank you and pardon my intrusion." I said and bow. He just chuckled and nod before saying goodbye.
Sinuot ko ulit yung salamin ko, buti nalang walang gasgas. Anyway, he's oddly familiar. Di ko lang matandaan kung saan at kelan ko sya nakita. I just continue walking around their campus, na kung hindi pa dahil sa mga signage and arrows, maliligaw talaga ako. I'm not really good with directions so I'll probably need guide instead of map. Reading books is definitely much better than reading maps.
I followed few students wearing uniforms from both schools, they're entering an average building with a huge cemented letters on the roof. The academy closed-stage theatre. I headed inside despite being unsure of what exactly to do.
Medyo marami rami na din yung mga tao, occupied na din karamihan sa front seat kaya sa pangalawa akong row ng upuan naupo. Completed na din yung panels sa front which is I think sila yung magdedecide kung sino yung ilalagay sa role.
Few minutes later, the argute sound resonates from the audio room to the whole building.
"We will start the audition process in a short while. We would like to welcome our guest from Act Foothill Academy, thank you for coming students and panels. As of now, we will be distributing the script so you can read the description of each character, as well as each scenes summary and some important parts of the story." it's a voice over from the audio room echoing all over the room.
Linapitan ako nung isa sa nagdidistribute nung script, akala yata niya isa ako sa students na magauaudition. Tinanggap ko nalang din so I'll have something to read before the audition start.
THE TALE OF ARTAJERJES
That's the title of the script. Tiningnan ko yung set of characters, syempre nangungunahan yung main characters along with their descriptions.
Amelia Bingham is the heroine of the story, a typical lady with a saintess attitude. One who's a ray of sunshine. Adored by everyone, despised by one.

I saw a familiar name, under the category of antagonist. Cossete Syldonia.
Cossete is a noble woman, daughter of Duke Ernest Syldonia from the Capital of Agricultural Prestige Land, Sophillia. She's described as someone who can be compared, metaphorically to "bacon-cooler story" type of lady, you know if you’re eating breakfast while reading the paper, and a story is so surprising that the bacon on your fork remains uneaten and cools down, you know it’s compelling. She had a pair of vibrant cerulean eyes, an elegant and slightly upturned nose, paired with her dark curvy bloody hair. A Porcelain skin, "as soft as feather, as white as a snow" known in the capital for being the trademark of Syldonia's Bloodline.
"Sa description palang we already know na she's one of a kind type of lady. The description is too delineated and vivid that even I, can imagine her face. Well, not entirely." sabi ko sarili ko habang patuloy na binabasa yung ibang characters description at ibang part ng story.
Advantage for having a photographic memory is almost memorising the entire script for just merely scanning and simultaneously skimming the texts. Few important events are indicated on the script, and I'm sure, performing this will surely takes lots of time.
"The Tales of Artajerjes is a historical fiction centered and focusing about Aminour, the name of the world, as well as the journey to noble life of Amelia Bingham. It is also a story that tackles about death of the noble lady, known for her extremely rude behaviour, Cossete Syldonia who died due to false accusation. We will now start the audition for the roles. Stand by before we call for your name."
Marami pa silang sinabi bago magstart yung audition. Both panels and students are well known and notorious when it comes to theatre acting. Some of theme were featured in one page of Morphine Times Magazine. Not that I'm a fan, the mag is for referencing during my college days, sole purpose? For the output. Some of them are even included in the famous stage play, internationally.
After how many minutes, nagstart na yung audition. Magagaling naman sila lahat, pero pili lang din yung nag eexceed. Iba iba din sila ng part na ginawa. Medyo marami rami na yung nagtry kay Amelia at Cossete pero wala pa din akong makitang karapat dapat sa mismong description, especially sa role ni Cossete. Natapos na yung isa sa nag audition, time for another one.
"NO!"
Halos mahulog ako sa inuupuan ko nung biglang sumigaw yung nag au-audition. Since malapit ako sa stage, obvious na obvious yung pagkavisible ng tendons niya sa leeg, the face is turning ashens, white and pallid. Physical signal of fear. Bukod pa don, namumugto ang mga mata niya na parang mula palang sa pag iyak habang nakaluhod sa stage habang pinagkiskis yung palad niya na parang nagmamakaawa. Kung hindi lang ako nasa Theatre Academy, baka naniwala na ko sa ginagawa niya. Kapansin-pansin din yung kaputian ng skin niya, tipong kung medyo malayo ka lang wala kang mapapansing flaws.
"The exact definition of 'as soft as feather, as white as a snow' porcelain skin." I murmured to myself while focusing on the actor.
"I'll do everything, just please, please don't kill me! Golds? Gemstones? The crown of Mariposa?" obvious sa boses niya yung tremor, acting as if they're actually talking to a person, namimispronounce niya yung mga words while breathing and whimpering heavily.
One thing that I know about Cossete upon reading the script, is she's actually a rude type of noble, uncooperative, but a coward. The actor on stage really portrayed Cossete well.
Sa lahat ng nag audition sa kanya ako nagtuon ng pansin, halos lahat ng tao sa stage tahimik at nakikinig sa susunod na sasabihin niya. Nakikita ko kung pano nangangatal yung bibig niya habang nakatingin sa kawalan na parang may kinakausap. Humalakhak din ito na parang baliw kasabay nung pag tulo ng masagana niyang luha sa mata.
"I'm not doing anything wrong! I promise! Please spare me, spare my life. I still want to see my Sophillia! Let me go! I'm not an intruder of my own home!" halos mangilabot na ko sa last line na binanggit nung actor, lahat ng yun may diin na parang pinagkukuhaan ng sama ng loob.
Para sakin, kung papipiliin lang ako, super fit ng role sa kanya. Sya yung lubos na nag stand out. Wala nang iba. Bukod sa physical appearance niya na fit sa description, katangi tangi din yung pag akto niya. No doubt.
Natapos na mag audition yung iba para sa ibang role, now is the time for the role selection. Of all the people inside this room, I know how visible the results are. Not unless, there are qualifications or... the whole event is a cheat chess piece.
"Now for the role of Cossete..." the eyes of the announcer seemed to be so confuse as he keep on repeating on flipping the pages of the card. He stared at his co-host before clearing his throat.
"Congratulations... Maureen!" the announcer even hesitated for a moment, natigilan din ang mga tao sa pagchecheer, nawala pati yung ingay. They seemed to be schocked. Tila ba hindi nila inaasahan yung result, ako din.
"That's unfair, obvious naman kung sino yung nag exceed sa audition diba!" sigaw nung isang student, sunod sunod na sumangayon yung iba pang guest sa kanila.
"Number 10 is the best bet and actor we have! Bakit iba yung pinili? Ano ba yan obvious naman yung gap between the two. It's a competition, and international stage doesn't need a product from the cooking show!" reklamo pa nung isang student.
Naaawa na ko don sa Maureen, she's pretty, she's not your average type of girl when it comes to visual, but her acting is pretty awkward. It does not carry any emotion of what Cossete actually feels. I can't blame the guest, these will be an international stage competition, they should pick someone na kahit bukas isabak, ready na.
"Actor number 10 is a very good stage actor, however, we can't bring someone as Cossete kung hindi naman naaayon sa biological ng character." one of the staffs stood up from the stage while holding a microphone.
The whole place is filled with confusion. Some are silent, some are murmuring.
"George, is gay. We can't let this audition affect our stage play." That remark made the guests gasp upon knowing the entirety. Even I, is confused of what's actually going on. I stared at the actor on the stage. His petite figure seems familiar.
"Oh! The man from the entrance." I mumbled to myself before nodding.
Sya yung nakabunggo ko nung papasok ako. Hindi ko lang nakilala dahil humaba yung buhok niya dahil sa wig, even I thought that he's actually a woman. Enough to deceive the viewer if not for the disqualification with regards to his sex. Nakayuko lang sya sa sulok, that might be painful. That might be...
However, now is not the time to express grief and sympathy. I've got work to do, and this time I'm already at the 80% part of the case.
Time to catch something down the rabbit hole.