Open Calls, Closed Hearts

There are a lot of open calls happening right now; theaters are casting for their summer seasons! Today's auditor just wasn't in the mood! Normally I try to get the first audition slot after their lunch break, so they are fresh! Today I had such a spot. I walked into the room and the woman actually sighed. Then she looked at her list and said, "You're number 78 today." Um, okay. I said, "Oh, well, I guess that's an okay number, right?" What did she want me to say? Was I supposed to sympathize with how tired she must be? Should I have taken pity on her, and just left?! Really! And you know, she wasn't a director, she was a producer. Perhaps I should cut her some slack...right!