Audition: Jury Duty @ Burbank Court House

I got the call to fulfill my civic obligation. Right after I found out that I had to report, I got an audition for a FedEx national...naturally. I reported to the courthouse and decided against postponing my service since I have no way of knowing if one week will be more convenient than the next (auditions, work, etc.). I decided to just go with it and figured I'd be vetoed by the lawyers anyway based on my fairly closely-held beliefs in personal accountability and my ability to see through BS. When I finally got into the courtroom, the judge told everyone that the trial was expected to last at least 2 and a half weeks and that he would hear excuses or "hardships" from the potential jurors. As he went around the room row by row, people had the usual...single income household, contractors, childcare problems, etc. No actors, until me, the last person in the room. I made a quick joke about being surprised to be the only actor in the room, then just explained my situation and that while I'm happy to serve, the length of such a trial would damage my ability to develop my business which depends on short-notice availability. In particular, it would hurt at this time of year when things are so busy. He asked me some questions, and, after consulting with the attorneys, excused me. This afternoon, I got another audition for tomorrow. I'm glad it worked out.