/tags/direction/Recent content in Direction on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSat, 20 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2003/09/20/the-audition/Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2003/09/20/the-audition/<p><strong>Casting Notice:</strong> Female (20-30 years old); Young wife/homemaker type for non-union national commercial. Must be under 5’2”, flexibility a must. Multiple spots, $20,000 buy out. Open call, bring photo/resume 134 King St. East. Saturday 9:30am</p> <p>It almost seemed too good to be true. Michelle had come to the city six months ago, hoping to follow her dream of becoming an actress. In those six months, she’d lived in seedy apartments, worked crappy jobs, and had door after door slammed in her face. She couldn’t get into the union; she couldn’t even get an agent. It wasn’t that she wasn’t talented and she certainly had the look.</p>