I was supposed to be on set today with a well-known actor. I say "supposed to be" because I wasn't. The production had a requirement of a negative COVID test. However, the way it was worded, I interpreted it as I was supposed to get the test more than 72 hours before the shoot, which I did, and sent to the email address listed in the instructions. Yes, I did think that was rather odd, but I relied on what the wording said. I didn't ask the question and I didn't do it both ways to cover my bases. All of this is VERY unlike me.
After waiting all day yesterday for my call sheet, I contacted production who informed me that my test was not in the time frame required.
I have been beating myself up all day; I wanted to cry; I wanted to scream - what I did do was nothing: I didn't do any work; I didn't look for casting notices; I didn't do any auditions; I didn't do any voiceover - I watched tv and took a nap and alternated between blaming the production team and blaming myself.
Lesson: ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ask the question. If something seems odd or off or not right, just ask.
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