whoosh! three months are gone like that

Whoa, I can't believe it's been three months since my last post. Yeesh. I seriously need to get better at this blogging thing. My apologies to all of those who... uh, don't follow me. I hate that pretty much every one of my latest posts have been just one big update, but when one is a stellar blogger like me and writes so frequently that is the sort of thing one must write about. Luckily for you, this big update will be an exciting big update... unlike the last few big updates.

First... I'M HERMIA IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yuppers, really excited about that one. :D I think this was the first time ever getting a part that I wanted badly. I wanted one of the Pigeons in Odd Couple quite a bit, but that was all kind of last minute, so there wasn't as much tension beforehand. With Hermia, though, I'd been looking forward to this show for over a year and I wanted her so ridiculously bad. I shouted into the phone when I got the news and actually started to cry a bit. Can you imagine what it'll be like if I ever make it to the big time? Lord help us. I just got home from blocking the big mix-up in the woods which involves me crawling, clawing, screaming, hobbling, and, for a brief instant, being airborn. This is gonna be SO good.

Second... I got the part of Pam in The Full Monty. This was a show that I wasn't even planning on auditioning for, but decided to last minute. I didn't really know the show very well so on my audition sheet I just wrote that I wouldn't do ensemble and, whaddya know, I come out with a decent part! Pam's the ex-wife of the main character, Jerry. She's also the mother of a.... uh, twelve year old. I'm going to have to put a lot of work into the makeup and hair. It's easy to age oneself forty years, but ten is a bit of a challenge.

Third... As some of you who met with some difficulty when attempting to purchase tickets know, Cats played to a mostly sold out run!! This is almost unheard of with the current economy so, needless to say, we were all quite excited. I also heard something of rumour that Cats had the biggest number of attendees ever for a show at The Center!! Pretty damn spectacular, I'd say.

So that is it, my update. I shall try to post more regularly from now on. And, with luck, you can expect some photos from Cats and some of my other recent shows. Ta-ta!

Practical Cats, Dramatical Cats

ओउर दिरेक्टोर टोल्ड उस तो

...Hmmm, well I'm not at all sure what happened there. Apparently I was typing in Hindi. What I was trying to say is our director told us the other night at rehearsal that she wants us to start practicing our makeup. Since my character is usually played by the same actor that plays Mistoffelees, I got to make up my own design. It's not quite what I want it to be, but I'd say I'm off to a good start.

Here's a bit of Cat trivia for you: whenever you see Mistoffelees not in his light-up jacket (so in other words, the whole play except for his song), he is actually another cat named Quaxo. This musical is filled to the brim with all sorts of confusing things like this (In case a bunch of acotrs crawling around on the stage floor like cats and then shooting up some old lady into the sky on a tire wasn't confusing enough.), it's quite... uh, confusing.

Apparently there's a whole cult following as well- No, not cult following, that's too cool a term for these geeks... A nerd culture!! Yes, that's better. These people write fanfiction and make up soap opera worthy backstories for the cats in the show. I could understand if you were actually in the show and made up a backstory in an attempt to give your character more depth (we've done that in ours), but no, it's just sad people that waste there time thinking up this shit. I just want to shake thes sillies while screaming into their ears "IT'S A SHOW ABOUT A BUNCH OF CATS!!!"

one heluva update

Good lord, I'm certainly not the best blogger the world has ever seen. Ah well. I guess then that this post will be just one big update.


Cuckoo's Nest, as I said before, went well. We averaged about a half full house I think (don't quote me on that). I had mixed feelings about it closing. It was such a fun character to play, but I was exhausted and stressed out of my mind by the end of it due to being the costumer's assistant. It was one of the few productions I've been a part of where I was treated like an actress and not some sweet, clueless child and so I think (as cheesy as it sounds) it won't be one I'm soon to forget.

Here are a couple slideshows our Scanlon made of the photos taken during the last dress rehearsal.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1521222262783
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1521239223207
Sadly, it wasn't my night to rehearse, but if you just look at all the photos of this lovely lady and pretend they're me, you'll get a pretty good idea of what I did.

Odd Couple opened two weekends ago, so it's just this coming weekend left. I'll be quite sad to see this one go. It's been such a fun ride. Everyone in the cast and crew get along so well, I feel like all we ever do is laugh. Since there's not much else to do for the all but ten minutes I'm not on stage, my fellow pigeon and I goof off and attempt to make the guys laugh (while they're on stage, of course). I won't go into our antics here, as I'm not sure which of my young cousins will read this. I'll just say that we're quite hilarious and leave it at that. ;)

Christmas Carol opens the weekend after Odd Couple closes. It's been a bit of a rough ride with this one, but I think it's pulling itself together. By opening night I'll think we'll have a smoothly running machine and enough Christmas spirit to kill Santa Claus. The nerd in me is quite excited about the costumes for this one, even if they span a good three hundred years of fashion history. Ah well, that's the joy of community theatre.

I bombed my Bye Bye Birdie auditons. No, I'm not being modest, seriously, it was one of the worst auditions I've ever given. Not surprisingly, I didn't get cast. The cast is full of some of my favorite people though, and I'm looking forward to being an audience member. I decided not to audition for Lion in Winter as... (drum roll please) I got into Cats!! It's one of my favorite directors and several favorite people are in the cast as well others who I've heard so much about and can't wait to act alongside. I'm only ensemble for this one, as this is not exactly the sort of show I'm cut out for, but I'm just happy to be a part of it (there I go being all cheesy again). And oh by the way, Josiah got the part of Mr. Mistoffelees! In case you're not familiar with the show, here's the song.

Yeah, super excited for him! He'll be the cutest little kitten ever. Besides how kick-ass will it look to have on his resume that he played Mistoffelees at the age of fifteen?!

We love you Conrad, oh yes we do!

I just wanted to drop a quick note about tomorrow... Bye Bye Birdie auditions! Sooooo excited and quite a bit nervous as well (yes, already). I'm actually better prepared than I've ever been (for a singing audition, that is). I should be okay, except there's that one note... Anyways, keep me in your thoughts/prayers/whatever it is you do and I'll let you know how it goes.



Oh and Cuckoo's Nest went well. The plan is to write a post expanding on this sometime in the near future. I just needed some recovery time. It's been an exhausting last few weeks.

Reviewed!

Cuckoo's Nest was reviewed opening night. The night I performed!! It's exciting, even if I'm not mentioned.

P.S. I decided last minute to audition for A Christmas Carol and got Fred's wife. Looks to be a particularly Christmas-spirity Christmas.

Another Opening, Another Show

Tech week is over, opening night is tonight, and I'm absolutely pooped. Exciting news though! Due to the preview performance being cancelled, I ended up getting to be the Candy for opening night. I'm super excited, but, at the same time, super scared. Usually I feel a bit more prepared, but sharing the role meant not as many rehearsals. I'm just trying not to think about it. Wish me luck! (Or a broken leg, whichever you prefer.)

A Tribute to a Beautiful Face

Rest in peace, Mr. Curtis.