Dedication, fearlessness, and the ability to be in the moment helped Michiko Sasaki land the role of Sachiko in "Nightshift," a feature-length musical comedy to be shot in Cologne, Germany, this summer. The producers plan to apply for a Screen Actors Guild Ultra Low Budget Film Agreement."I had actually had several auditions before this audition on the same day," Sasaki says. "I think I was just in a state of frustration at the time, and I didn't really prepare myself to do it like I would normally.... I really just thought, 'I'm going to wing this.' "The audition required a short dance, a song, and a monologue, and part of what made Sasaki's performance successful was her ability to improvise. She says she "screwed up" the monologue "a little bit, so I went ahead and just improvised, and once I started improvising, it took me to another emotional state…...
- 4/14/2010
- backstage.com
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