Bring Back Jerome to Lost! - Auditioning for ABC's Lost

Help me bring back my character to the ABC series 'Lost'

I was originally cast as 'Jerome' but he was cut from the series this season (writer's strike, ugh!). I think the storyline could use another fleshed out character or two, don't you?

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Realized that you can't send me your comments through Tumblr (bummer), so I set up this email to reach me. I could use your support.

Auditioning for ABC's Lost

I just want to start today by thanking everyone for the support and for the inbox activity. In a few days we could be a pretty mobile operation, my friends. Hehe, let’s not get ahead of ourselves but seriously though I’m feeling the love everyone. Sorry for taking a couple days to post again, its tough making this a regular habit.

So yeah, you all voted and clearly want to hear more about my experiences auditioning for Lost. Well here goes. A wise person once said, acting is in the choices. Or something close to that, I’m not really sure about the wording. When I went in to audition, my choice was to memorize all four of my lines, and to wear glasses. I walked into that waiting room and though I’m pretty sure that lots of those guys were off book, I didn’t see a single pair of glasses. It’s hard to say what the auditors saw in me, hard to say why birds fly, why the sky is blue, why some chips have ridges and some don’t, but I’m pretty sure my glasses made a good impression. Let’s just say I got the part.

I felt pretty solid on most of my stuff, hit the dramatic pause I’d planned, stumbled a bit when I said “over there” - but get this, when I stumbled, I did the ol pensive glasses readjust, and smoothed over the bump. Helped fill out the humanity of my character, just a nice little trick my Acting the Mystery coach bestowed upon me.

Unfortunately, the tactic hasn’t been quite as effective lately. After landing Lost, I made glasses my “thing.” Sort of like a the daytime Jack Nicholson was what I envisioned. I started wearing them to every audition. Bought a few different pairs. I don’t actually need to wear glasses, I have 20/20 vision, so I get headaches occasionally, but I figure it’s worth it cause no pain no gain, right? I get asked to take them off a lot, but I consider that an icebreaker to more conversation, and a hidden window to success.

So for next time, what do you think? Horn rimmed or wire frame for the role of “crackhead #2”? All ideas are welcome. No actor is an island.