Okay guys, I'm sorry I haven't updated in a month in a half. :( I've had so much going on, I'm gonna start with the play I mentioned in April :)
I had a leading role in a student-directed play at school! I played Jan, a waitress in her 30's who cares very much for her two somewhat frequent customers, known as Man and Woman. She notices that they like each other during her 4am shift and tries to get them to talk to each other with the help of sleazy, nosy always-there customer Doc (played wonderfully by my best friend Lane). It was such an amazing experience!
I had my lines memorized in three days, and we had about a month before our first performance on May 11th, & a second the next night. I had some costume mishaps, such as losing my first dress and hating the second, only TWO DAYS before opening night, so I ended up wearing one of my own, which was fine with me! Lane & I took lots of pictures, it was great bonding time for us. :) I also got to know some of my cast members better, some I'd known since freshman year & others I had just met. They were all so wonderful! We took a cast bonding field trip to Waffle House one day after a more emotional, personal bonding circle thing where we confessed the best moment of our lives, the worst moment of our lives, our biggest hope & our biggest fear. "What happens in cast bonding stays in cast bonding." I wouldn't tell anyone what any of my cast members said, anyway.
I also brought in my coffee pot from home to use as a prop! On opening night, I accidentally spilled coffee on the table :( but apparently nobody noticed! The crowd was amazing that night, they laughed and groaned in all the right places. I got to hold Lane's hand and bow and it feels so amazing to have people cheering for us with makeup and costumes on with the stage lights illuminating us. Such a great feeling. My friend Nicole brought me flowers! & other friends came too. The second night, the crowd was boring. That was the night I gave Merryn my iPod to film for me :) then all the casts went to IHOP after, not just as theater tradition, but also because it was Gabbi (my director)'s birthday & the next day was Angel's, who played Woman.
It was an amazing experience. I might even say it was better than Annie, because I had a chance to learn real lines and become a real character, not just some background member. Hopefully I'll get a bigger part in Seussical! :) I'm gonna audition for fall show, musical & spring show & I'm writing a play so I can direct next year's Lions in the Limelight. SO READY! Senior year man :)
Get ready for part two!
xoxo, Erin
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