More often than not, auditions can feel thankless and ineffective. Actors may convince themselves that they did not get or were not right for the part and move on to the next audition. For Genia Nunez, simply showing up to read for one part was the key to ultimately landing another: the role of Cristina Zabala in the independent feature film “Baseball’s Last Hero: The Roberto Clemente Story.”The trek began for Nunez in February 2010 when she submitted herself online through Back Stage. She knew she was right for the role of Vera Clemente, wife of Roberto Clemente—the first Latino to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. “The part [of Vera] attracted me, the breakdown, everything that described the role,” Nunez says. “I said, ‘I can do this.’ ” Nunez auditioned in August of that year, was called in again in September, and had a final audition in...
- 3/17/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Michael Coughlin)
- backstage.com
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