<p>The other thing I thought worth mentioning is fatigue. This youngster was at school for a special practice at 8:30 a.m. then went off to audition in the afternoon and had a final audition at 8:00 p.m. or so…that is a LONG day…and especially with the angst some get over auditions anyway. </p>
<p>Agreed with others…if the timing of the medications is an issue, it might be good to figure out what to do for future times when the day is longer than 12 hours. In college…that will be most days.</p>
<p>The rehearsal actually started at 7:40 am. There were actually kids in other voice parts auditioning at 9:30 pm. The director’s heart was in the right place, but it probably wasn’t the best idea to have that 7:40 am rehearsal, for fatigue reasons alone.</p>
<p>Audition “days” for these festivals can be very long. Typically the kids leave their school early in the morning and don’t arrive home until the evening. Fatigue does factor for many kids, especially those later in the day and especially those who are there ALL day.</p>