“Bye! Thank you so much!” I bid farewell to the polite lady sitting at the desk in the front of the building before pushing open the large, glass doors - it was always good to be polite to everyone around an audition, not just to make a good impression, but because it was a nice thing to do. I walked out onto the pavement and breathed in the fresh air. I felt oddly optimistic after the audition. I believed that I had performed well, and the rest of the panel seemed to like it. I felt like I got my personality across and everything was very friendly. But I didn’t want to get my hopes up too high, because there was a high chance I wouldn’t even get a call-back. David told me at the audition that he would personally be in touch either tonight or tomorrow if I had won a call-back. If I had

