# My SO is auditioning for the CIRQUE DU SOLEIL on FRIDAY!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 2002, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850 "2002-09-10T21:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/21 "2002-09-11T21:28:24Z")
Next time I see his wife, I’ll ask her how to go about it. He’s been doing it for 25 years and makes a bundle (plays guitar though). ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/22 "2002-09-12T00:25:50Z")
That is way cool, I hope Mr. Dreamer gets it. Crosses fingers. Maybe, let us know where he travels so we can see the Cirque de Soleil perform I have never been, and it would make it even cooler that a Doper was in the orchestra. What instrument does he play? ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/23 "2002-09-12T12:24:31Z")
Thanks **Intaglio**. He is a guitarist (actually he plays other instruments as well but for Cirque it would be only guitar). Thanks again **EchoKitty** 🙂 I’m taking him to LAX this morning so as soon as I know any info I will post. You guys rock!! ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/24 "2002-09-12T12:32:13Z")
Thanks **Intaglio**. He is a guitarist (actually he plays other instruments as well but for Cirque it would be only guitar). Thanks again **EchoKitty** 🙂 I’m taking him to LAX this morning so as soon as I know any info I will post. You guys rock!! ---
**Author:** ![JerseyDiamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JerseyDiamond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyDiamond)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/25 "2002-09-12T19:41:16Z")
That is so cool dreamer. best of luck. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Juliet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@Lady\_Juliet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Juliet)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/26 "2002-09-12T20:34:26Z")
Very very awesome. Good luck to Mr. dreamer! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/27 "2002-09-14T02:03:50Z")
An update… **Mr.dreamer’s** audition went very well!! The other candidate turned out to be a Flamingo/Classical style guitarist while **Mr.dreamer’s** background is mostly rock and I think that is what they are looking for. After **Mr.dreamer’s** audition the Band Leader said if it was entirely up to him, he would choose **Mr.dreamer** for the job! I’m sure he and the rest of the band have a say in the matter, but the final decision is made by casting in Montreal. They videotaped an interview with him as well as the audition and are sending it there for their review. So now we wait. In the interview **Mr.dreamer** put in a good word for me and also gave the band leader a Cirque song that I learned in Italian that he and I recorded together. You know that saying…What is behind every good man??? Yes!! a good ( **dreamer** ) woman!!! I’m not taking any credit here, but it _was_ I who sent in his resume and video over two years ago! 🙂 I’m hoping we hear from them the first of the week so keep those good thoughts a’comin! And thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/28 "2002-09-14T02:23:03Z")
**dreamer** , that’s very awesome! Please convey my best wishes to **Mr. dreamer**. If he is the guitarist mentioned on the band’s website, then based on his stated musical influences he should get a kick out of my user name. (It’s true!) And yes, my pra… er, “thoughts” are comin’ your way 😉 (As an aside, my wife took me to see _La Nouba_ here in O-town last year and it was in-freakin-credible.) Cya Mars ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/29 "2002-09-14T04:02:18Z")
I saw La Nouba in Orlando for my birthday two years ago. I still have the soundtrack - in fact, I was listening to it this afternoon. Very cool show. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/30 "2002-09-20T00:36:18Z")
Well, I posted this at the beginning of the week - Monday I guess. But just so you all know **Mr. dreamer** did get the job! :)🙂 He signed the contract this morning and he will be playing in Sacramento with **Dralion** from October 4th through the 18th and possibly a few days more. I plan on being with him though I haven’t landed an usher job yet or found out if it’s okay if I stay with him. But I’d totally sleep in my car if I had to just to share this experience!! Thank you all for your kind words! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![welby1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@welby1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/31 "2002-09-20T11:58:35Z")
Congrats to Mr. Dreamer! I love Cirque, the wife and I have seen La Nouba in Orlando 9 times, and it’s still great. Best of luck to him and you! ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850/32 "2002-09-20T16:04:03Z")
Congratulations!! That is awesome news. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-is-auditioning-for-the-cirque-du-soleil-on-friday/127850.md?page=1)