I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Sean Hayes

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Channel: theatermania · 2016 · Entertainment

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When Sean Hayes went in to audition for an Aflac commercial, he wasn't sure what to expect. But when he sat down behind the glass, prepared to read his voiceover text, he was surprised to find that instead of a few sentences of copy, there was only one word. Sadly for commercial viewers across the world, his delivery of the two-syllable term wasn't what Aflac commercial creators had in mind.

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