# Dead Eyes

with [Connor Ratliff](/content/search?q=%22Connor%20Ratliff%22/index.html)

## 02 - Tristesse

1/30/2020

A 10-year-old Connor acts onstage in a 1985 production of _Oliver!_ and has a seemingly disastrous first television interview. Years later, a 17-year-old Connor stars in a production of _Ordinary People_ across from Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm ( _Mad Men, The Town, Baby Driver_), who was a senior in college at the time.

Connor and Jon look back on their time working together and recount their highs and lows in various audition rooms.

Plus, a recreation of Connor's _Band of Brothers_ re-audition scene featuring [Nicole Drespel](https://twitter.com/nicolemtherese) (UCB, _Broad City, 30 Rock_), and a candid conversation about the audition process with a real New York City casting director.

- See 10-year-old Connor's [appearance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHuo6o7I5Io&feature=youtu.be) on KRCG-TV's _Showtime._

[Episode Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmh3-s7tAbE_wTV2wcDgNBxxdlbC5CB2W6RBWDKJeXQ5z_UQpoNErk7hxMCpDMrypCJYmmE2MPlbjA/pub)

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