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11-09-2012, 09:39 PM
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| Wishing an actor good luck
I know you're not supposed to say good luck to an actor - that you're supposed to say break a leg. Does that apply to an audition too? I want to wish a friend good luck with an audition but don't knw what phrase to use!
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11-09-2012, 09:42 PM
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I would say Break a Leg for auditions as well. We are a suspicious lot.
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11-09-2012, 09:46 PM
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In bocca al lupo!
(in the mouth of the wolf)
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11-09-2012, 10:54 PM
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I can never say the "wolf thing" correctly so I say toi,toi,toi.
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11-09-2012, 11:42 PM
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Regarding theater superstitions, I recently became aware of the rule about referring to Macbeth only as "the Scottish play" to avoid a curse on one's production (any production, not just Macbeth). I was also told that the equivalent of "break a leg" for a show's tech staff is "burn a cel". Live and learn!
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11-10-2012, 01:43 AM
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11-10-2012, 09:31 AM
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For an audition, I would appreciate someone saying good luck, especially since a lot of people don't know the break a leg thing. But if someone said break a leg I would feel all warm and fuzzy  | |
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11-10-2012, 10:02 AM
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Break a leg!
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11-10-2012, 10:12 AM
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Dancers say "Merde!" and some actors know about that too. As I understand it, the Japanese version of "break a leg/good luck" is "ganbatte ne."
"In bocca al lupo" is mostly said to singers, I believe.
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11-10-2012, 10:20 AM
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At least in community theatre, it is often tradition to kiss someone on the crew before the curtain rises. Or maybe ours is just yanking our chains...
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11-10-2012, 10:55 AM
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It would think that yanking your chain deserves more than a kiss.
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11-10-2012, 11:23 AM
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^ going on my list of best lines ever on CC.  | |
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11-10-2012, 12:15 PM
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An audition? I would say "break a leg"... either that, or "Try not to screw up again!"
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11-10-2012, 05:35 PM
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"Break a leg" is appropriate prior to an audition. As is "Merde!"
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11-10-2012, 05:53 PM
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True story. I was cast (sorry for the pun...read on) as the lead in a musical. The following day I broke my foot, and spent the entire rehearsal time on crutches with my leg in a cast. The LAST thing I wanted to hear on opening night (five days after having the cast removed) was "break a leg". Merde!
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