Two posts in one day?! Say it ain't so!
Oh, it's so.
I made my list and now I'm making my first post to check something off said list.
Boom.
Mic drop.
Pick the mic back up...
Back in 2nd grade we did a production of Sleeping Beauty. It went about as well as a bunch of 7 year olds could be expected to perform. I was the understudy for Sleeping Beauty who did indeed fall ill before the show so I got to fill in the star role.
So celebrity.
In 6th grade, we did Pirates of Penzance. It was super fun!!! My little 11 year old heart couldn't wait to sing and dance and wear a pretty dress (I was Mable). It didn't hurt that my crush was the main guy and my character's love interest.
No acting required.
In 7th grade, I moved to Texas and my school offered a theater arts class. Sign me up! We had a few little scenes and one act plays we did through the year. I auditioned and was accepted to the 8th grade theater arts class for the next year.
Guys. I was hooked. I loved it.
Auditions.
Studying lines.
Creating characters.
Costumes.
Watching the scenery and props come together.
Seeing everyone get off book and the show really becomes amazing.
Opening night
It's magical to be in a play. It really is!!!
In high school, the theater opportunities diminished to nearly zilch.
Graduating took me out of the direct line of theater, too.
Now here I was.
13 years since my last stage performance.
Feeling sad and bored and blah.
Enter the weird Facebook post that happened to pop up on my newsfeed.
Local theater group was having auditions for Robin Hood.
Shut.
Up.
It took a LOT of reassurance from multiple sources, but I tried out. I got the part of Maid Marian's handmaiden, Cassandra.
Not having any of your sass, Marian
If you've seen the Disney version, I was the chicken.
From the moment I auditioned, I felt amazing. I had REALLY missed this!
The majority of the cast were under the age of 16, yet I quickly made friends with the guy playing Robin Hood and the girl playing Maid Marian. We bonded over Hamilton, mostly, and general theater silliness.
"Rumor says, Sherwood Forest is where he was made an outlaw...so Sherwood Forest is where, RUMOR SAYS, an outlaw he shall be."
After a month and a half of rehearsals, opening night rolled around. We had 8 shows which went by way too quickly.
Before I knew it, we took our last bow and I hung up my costume.
The feeling of being on stage was renewed though. This is something more than a passing fancy.
I'm not running off to Broadway.
But I am looking into more show opportunities locally.
If you haven't done any kind of theater, but wanted to...
DO IT.
If you've done it in the past, but want to try again...
FRICKIN DO IT.
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