"it's not just play, it is what I want to do."

Today Z went on her callback for her audition. The director wanted her to do the scene with two different women playing her mother. That is a good sign.

Now don't get too excited. Getting to the callback stage is good in itself, but it doesn't mean she has the job. It means she was chosen out of hundreds of kids to be one of 10 or so to come back and be seen by the director again. Out of the girls that were there during the call back Z was the only one to work with two "mothers".

On the way to the callback Z's agent called and asked asked her to go to another commercial audition this afternoon. This one was at a fancy hotel in Westwood. Z went in with 5 other girls and since she was going to have to change clothes I got to go in with her.

First the director talked to the girls, joking around with them and checking out their personalities. Zoe told them that she doesn't watch Kim Possible but likes SpongeBob and Jimmy Neutron.

Then they asked us all to stand outside in the hall. A few minutes later the came out and asked Z and two other girls to come back in to try on the clothes - they sent the other girls home. We had a separate room for changing and first Z tried on a golden formal holiday outfit, then a casual three piece outfit with jeans, a long sleeve shirt and sweater. Z was the only girl to try on more than one outfit and so we were the last to leave the room. When we left Z said thank you and as we were walking out the door I heard the people in the room saying "She's so cute!" and "I just love her!." Again, that doesn't mean she is going to get the job but both auditions were very positive today.

Later I was explaining to Z that acting is not like math or science, it is not something she has to do but something she gets to do. I guess I was trying to explain to her that she should be grateful to me for driving her all over the place. *grin* But Z answered with "it's not just play, it is what I want to do."

*sigh*

I am still concerned that acting will some how mess her up - I worry that it will make her too conscious about her body image or that it will make her insecure to have to be "selling" herself all the time. But boy, she is really into it. And so far no damage has been done.