Just Some Things

I auditioned for Dracula in hopes of being called back for Mina or Lucy.  It didn't happen.  I was confused and hurt.  I was called back as a Bride or Thrall and felt disappointed that it seems I get cast for my movement abilities.  Then I realized I might not make it into the show at all.  And then the pressure disappeared.  I wanted to own whatever role is given to me.  I thought, 'If I don't make it in, that sucks.  I'll have to find something else to do.  If I do make it in, that's great.  I'll learn something from the experience.'

I made it in.  So.  I've been to rehearsals only a few times.  I'm in three scenes.  I'm off book already - here's my line "And tonight?"  Yup.  That's that.  I realized that last year I would have been thrilled to get in the show in any role.  I've been spoiled.  That's what I think.  I wasn't cocky.  But I was used to being the star.  But you know, there is no stress.  I'm working in the costume shop.  I'm having fun going out with friends.  I have time for homework and time to procrastinate.  All is well.  Oh yeah, and the director decided to cut the Thralls from Act II.  Also, I feel like a rapist for the entire three minutes that I'm onstage in this show.

This is short because I'm finding myself at a loss for words.  Strange doesn't happen often.  Might have something to do with illness that has decided to try to take me down.  I'm fighting it with all I've got.  This is what I know.  These are two dudes that I miss a lot.

I am going to be the top of the pyramid in the Homecoming games in two weeks.  I am also a pro at talking people through the human knot.  I also bet I can do the jump roping part of the obstacle course relay while speeding through the Pledge of Allegiance.  This is what I look like as a statue.

I need to get groceries in the morning.  Desperately.  I keep almost drinking my paint water.  Workshopping creative writing stories is a painful experience.  My room is a sick disaster.  Tea has been my friend this weekend.  Coffee tastes delicious.  I wish that eating oatmeal took longer because it is yummy but a single serving is gone far too quickly.  I like cookie dough a lot.  Here's some art I did this weekend.

This is all I have to say.  Cheers.  Also I must say that I get to see Uncle Vanya at the Guthrie on Sat.  Super super excited/geeking out.  Awesome stuff.

Introducing.... The Bimbo

This is A Little Off the Top for which I also did costuming.

It is the story of two balding bachelors who, looking for love, invest in a toupee.  To be a little bit more specific, they time share this toupee.  All seems well in love and war until the two lovely love interests show up on the same night...

Hubert, a toupee salesmen offers a Hitler-esque piece which Jerry tries on.

Steve isn't sure about how Jerry looks in the
"up and jumping 'I'm younger than anybody' model"

Hubert, a man with more hair than anybody.
He ends up selling both Steve and Jerry a used toupee
which he stole off the dead guy at his funeral
(They were going to bury him in it and it wasn't even paid for!)

Lisa, that's me, is a sexy, ditzy young woman who works in a novelty shop
(not the balloons and stuff kind) and pursues older men with money.  J
erry, a plummer lies about his profession and Lisa goes for the kill in the supermarket.

Things get hairy when both dates show up on the same evening
as well as some friends of the bachelors!

A few days after the chaos of the dinner with friends,
the two ladies again show up on the same day and this time,
the bachelors don't do so well keeping their bald heads covered.

Lisa, upon discovering that her 'boy'friend is bald, runs screaming from the house.
Cheryl, the nurse, is a bit more understanding.

And we bow.

This was a fun show, save for the fact that some people never ended up memorizing their lines and screwed everything up night after night.... Also, that crazy dude who made life a little hellish was in it.  He's the one who Lisa pursued.  Let's just say that he's sixty and I had to sit on his lap.

Theatre for Youth

This is "The Tortoise and his Hair"

Thomas the Tortoise wakes one morning to find hair on the top of his head!  He goes on an adventure to the edge of the forest where Barbie's Dream Salon is located.  This is necessary because Shanakulam, the fierce-some lion and ruler of the forced has decreed that no one is allowed to cut their hair.  Along the way, he meets up with his oldest, most loyal friends and even makes some new ones too.  It is a delightful little production about embracing what makes you unique rather than being ashamed.  Full of songs and quirky characters, this show is a hit with children 3 to 13.  Adults didn't seem to mind it so much either.

Frizzie the Cat.
Played by my beautiful mother.
Frizzie is a bit spastic when it comes to shiny things.
She even sings a song about how much she loves them!

Sammie the Bird (who thinks she's a dog!)
Played by yours truly.
Sammie is the best friend of Thomas.
She encourages him to break through stereotypes
 (like Tortoises being slow or not having hair)
and tries to help him be the best version of himself.
I ALSO MADE ALL THE COSTUMES!!! (and designed hair and makeup)

Thomas the Tortoise.
Wants a haircut because he's afraid his friends and family will tease him.
Eventually he comes to realize that he has been acting silly and
 embraces what makes him different.

Barbie the Barber
A slightly ditzy doll who wonders why such a unique tortoise
would want to be the same as everyone else.

Dug Dog (he has know idea what's going on)
Played by my adorable little brother.
Dug, although not the brightest, knows what real friendship is.

Shanakulam (the Hare)
Shanakulam used to be best friends with Shanakulam (the lion)
but since then has had to run from the lion because
 she kidded her once about her long ears
 saying she would make a good rabbit.

Shanakulam (the Lion)
Hey, it's a common name!
Ruler of the forest who eventually learned to change
by getting a haircut and embracing her big ears.
She even becomes friends with the hare again! (They're like the same person!)

Cheers

I have a billion production photos from the shows this summer, but I'll try to make a post for each show as time allows.