Homoerotic Hunters

In honor of The Hunting Wives just dropping on Netflix, I figured now is the perfect time to share my audition for it!

I went out for the role of “Lana” — which, come on… that’s literally my name. Fate was flirting with me. Lana is the tattooed, effortlessly cool, college lesbian roommate of the main character. The scene was short and sweet but packed with great dialogue and personality — a total dream. I felt super connected to her. I even got sent to producers but alas… to no avail. C’est la vie!

Now that I’ve seen the final product, I genuinely think the casting was great. The actress who played her crushed it. She had the chill, the charm, the quiet power. The whole show is really good — dark, twisty, and super addictive. Maybe next season someone will finally hire me to be a cool lesbian. I’m right here. I have tattoos. I’ve been to college. I own a flannel. I kissed a girl and I liked it. Let’s go.

As for my audition, looking back, I’m actually proud of it. If I could change anything, I’d just… do less. You know that old acting note: less is more. Somewhere, a thousand theater kids just shrieked in horror. But it’s true. Film is subtle. Film is small. Film is “stop acting.”

Anyway….enjoy this peek into what could’ve been.

PS: this year has been really slow and very difficult. Here’s to staying hopeful and knowing whats right for me is just around the corner.

Laina