The One With the Avengers Casting Call

Date: 4/16/2025

I’m back in school — possibly at CCA — walking from class to class in a big group. I end up in what looks like a dark cafeteria with the tables folded and lined up against the walls. I walk past a man and a couple of women have set up a table with papers all over it. I smile at them and the man stops me, claiming to the women that I have “the face of” some Russian character he’s trying to cast in a movie. He tells one of the women to get my information. I’m tickled by this, but also confused. I say, “I’ve never done any acting…” but the man is very determined that I audition. Someone shows me a piece of paper with the character on it and I ask what movie this is for. Not even looking up, the man says, “The next Avengers.” I’m stunned and suddenly feel like this opportunity might be too good to pass up. I end up at a desk with Brody, who is unsubscribing from some family magazine to show me that he supports my decision to audition for the movie.