Horror of an Audition for a Horror Play

I recently got a call to come in and read for a company I'm very interested in working with. Of course, the audition was the morning of the weekend the detective and I had planned on going away! Luckily, the director said he'd try to start early so I could be on my way. Second quandry: He wants to hear one of the following: me tell about my favorite horror movie, me tell a story relating to something paranormal, or memorize one of the monologues from the show. I was feeling ambitious, and realized I did have a little tale to tell. So I wrote it out perfectly. And I practiced telling the story aloud, spooky tone included. It was good. Everybody liked it. But I wrote this Thursday, and the audition was Saturday morning. I thought I could improvise if I forgot the exact lines as I'd written them. But I'd practiced it sitting down, as we'd be doing it in the actual show. Well, I got there and there was no chair. And I was distracted by what to do with my hands. And...I got lost in my own transitions! The director let me blank the first time; the story came back and I kept going. But when I blanked the 2nd time, he stopped me. I'd never blanked so badly before during a monologue! It happens to the best of us. It happened to Cherry Jones during her long run of Doubt. I guess that makes me feel a little better...but this definitely tops the most embarrassing list. Speaking of which...!