HISTERIA!!!!!!!

I hate being stressed.
I hate it.
I hate feeling like I have no time to do the things I need to do, which are sometimes more important than the things I want to do, which kinda sucks.
I want to sleep in, but I have to get ready for work.
I work til 3 today.
Then I have my last musical theatre classes before the recital starting at 6.
Between 3 and 6 I have to go to the theatre and finish painting the front of the stage.
That'll take forEVER.
Mom also wants to get together for dinner before class.
Probably not going to happen.
After classes, I will want to collapse and go to bed.
I have to do more work towards the graduation party, organizing this, pulling down that....
BLAH.
No rest for the wicked.
Friday night, after the dress rehearsal, I'll probably be exhausted and ready to kill.
I imagine I'll also want to get a nice, tall bottle of wine to consume with or without mom.
Either way, the goal is demolishing its contents.
I'll probably just trudge home.
Saturday and Sunday may both go really well or be total nightmares...
argh.
On top of all of this, I don't think I'll be able to audition for Midsummer...
double argh.
BUT, I do have to get prepared for the auditions for the children's show.
Auditions are May 30th and 31st....
Lord, help me.


The wind drawls curls in the smoke
mixing your cologne...
I lean my head back and try to think,
think about another place...
But there's nowhere else I'd rather be...

Somuchtodosolittletime....

The summer is nearing, and the school year is ending.
That means soooooooooooo many things for the Maynard household.
-Junia is graduating on the 17th, so we are attempting to get things ready for that day and all its celebratory needs.
-The drama club's yard sale fundraiser is fast approaching, which means I must attempt to sift through all of my personal crap and weed out the uselessness.
-The recital is soooooooooooooo close!!
I officially hate Beauty and the Beast and cannot wait for the 16th.
-Junia's last Cabaret is this Friday.
-The RTP banquet is coming up on the 13th.
-The May Board meeting will be next Monday, and, GOD WILLING, we will finally vote on next year's season, including the summer show, which, GOOOOOD WILLING, will be my kid's show I submitted.
In this household, Summer also means Shakespeare in the Park!!!!
Several trips up to Schiller Park for picnics and plays!!!
I already warned Josh that we would be attending soooo many shows in the next few months.
He seemed okay with that.
lol

For this week, I am focused on finalizing choreography for Be Our Guest on Thursday, going to see Little Shop of Horrors (Or, for Danielle's sake HArrors) with Josh on Friday, and PR's Cabaret on Saturday.
Somewhere in there I will attempt to continue weeding out my stuff and fit in time with Madison and Grace.
*SIGH*

Theatre Theatre Theatre.....

Last night, I was transformed into a giant teapot.
Yes, the freaking Mrs. Potts costume.
Ugh.
Tonight is the studio photo shoot.
ARGH.
Not only do I have to dress up and look snazzy, but I have to put on that ridiculous costume.
Don't get me wrong, it's a cute costume, and the kids liked it.
BUT, after taking it off, I found myself COVERED in tiny gold glitter, and, as we all know, glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.
Because I have been under the weather all week, I couldn't sing.
I sounded like a croaking frog, slowly dying...
Luckily, the kids all have their inanimate object costumes as well, and Sean and Jake have their Lumiere and Beast costumes, and all of the Belle dresses are done, so we will have a nice cast picture.
Now, if I could just figure out the rest of the choreography for Be Our Guest....

Tomorrow, Josh and I will be joining Danielle to watch Emerald City Players' Cliffhanger, whatever that may be.
I've never heard of this production, but I always try to remain optimistic.
Last weekend, mom and I went to see Bread and Circus' The Chalk Garden, which was really good.
The great thing about doing these reviews is that I get to see all these obscure and unknown productions, stuff of which I've never heard.
AND I get to write about said shows.
Fabulous.
I'm really pumped because NEXT weekend is PR's Cabaret AKA Junia's LAST Show Choir Cabaret EVER.
Then Josh and I are going to see Westerville High School's Production of Little Shop of Horrors on Saturday.
AGH!
I have always wanted to see a stage version of Little Shop, so I'm really pumped.
I am going to get me some theatre this month!
The following Monday is the next board meeting, in which I am sorely hoping we vote on next year's season, if not just the summer show.
That way I can start telling kids and parents alike to get ready and I can start organizing what we need.
*SIGH*
So much theatre.....
I love it.

Don't judge me by the baby....

For the past 24 hours, I've been toting around a 18 month-old.
It has been absolutely bizarre.
I took her to Wal-mart, and received the condenscending smile from older women (the one that says "Aw... Look at the little slut...).
Then, I have the immense pleasure of taking her to the theatre for play practice.
She did quite well in the theatre.
She followed me around as I moved props about on the stage, and found a new hiding spot inside the mast.
Once Carol (the Tech Goddess) arrived and started playing music, Nevaeh gave quite a show of doing her little baby dance onstage as I clapped and thumped along.
After rehearsal, she became slightly demonic and I brought her home.
Bathing a small child proved to be quite a task, to be sure.
lol
After combing her hair and giving her a bottle, I wisked her away to her crib.
This morning, we had to go to Kroger to get chinese food ingredients.
I loath taking a small child into a big store like Kroger or Wal-mart for the simple fact that I know I will be judged.
Especially in Circleville.
A younger woman, with a young child, sans wedding ring = Somebody's baby mama.
Nevertheless, we made our way to the store.
I found it interesting that I received different looks from the total strangers.
Normally, I'm just a young woman, doing my own thing.
But, today, as I asked the employee to point me in the direction of the rice, I received a smile as the eyes darted from Nevaeh to myself.
Again, I found that pushing the cart, and narrowly missing an impact with an elderly lady, my apologies were met with not a snide "It's okay," but a "Oh, it's alright, dear. Go right on ahead."
Strange.
When I asked a male employee for the green onions, I did not receive the "How you doin'?" smile I tend to get, but the "They are right here, Ma'am."
VERY strange.
I guess the adorable little girl, chugging her bottle, and I in my peacoat and Vera Bradley purse, wearing an expression of urgency, kinda gave off the "married woman doing her morning errands" vibe, and not the "White trash baby mama" vibe.
Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I was in Kroger and not Wal-mart...
Hmmm...
Coming from a sociological standpoint, I realize that people (especially those who inhabit a small town) tend to pass automatic judgement and predjudice on others, such as young women toting around a child or two.
It is hilarious to think on, yet I know that I too am guiltly of such immediate assumptions.
It's just another example of NOT judging a book by its cover...

Watch out world... We've just fueled the fire...

Last night, the fabulous Josh and I ventured up I-270 yesterday evening to watch Bread and Circus Theatre Company's production of Macbeth.
My dearest friends Danielle and Manny (From Lear) played the insatiable and insane Macbeth's.
The play was set in the deep south Bayou country, in the 1920's.
The majority of the cast did a really great job using their skill of cajun and creole accents to go along with the story.
FABULOUS because I find that accent to be quite attractive when coming from the right lips.
Apparently, part of the director's vision was to accentuate the weird sisters' presence in the production, which I can respect.
But, I was slightly disappointed by two things where these characters were concerned.
1.) I found their presence onstage to be a bit...
excessive?
They were onstage moreso than I am personally used to....
2.) The Voodoo sisters were... white.
As in Caucasian...
I was expecting a bit more realistic voodoo soul....
Call me a purist...
I will say they did a good job at their roles and worked off of each other well.
And Kudos to the director, Mony, for thinking outside the box.

"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Macbeth Quote (Act V, Scene V).

Blocking.... the bane of my existence....

Little Johnny Jones opened last night.
All I'm going to say is that it lived up to all the expectations I had gained through peeping in on rehearsals...
Yep.

So Treasure Island rehearsals start on Monday.
How amazing is that????
I am excited to get started just so we can get the blocking over and DONE with.
Ugh.
I don't think anyone really likes blocking....
It is so tedious.
Plus, everytime we've done blocking in the past (as an assistant Director), I couldn't give real notes.
AND I HATE THAT!
I want them to start thinking about volume and emotion always!
However...
I know they have get the blocking first.
THEN, the REAL acting can begin...
UGH.
We'll be blocked by the end of February...
That may change depending on how these first two weeks go....
And by change I mean we may be blocked sooner than that and have moved on to doing rehearsals act by act...
We WILL be COMPLETELY blocked by the end of the month.
My actors will know their blocking by the end of this month.
Hopefully they will know their lines too.....
One might think that is pushing it a bit, but I know for a fact it can be done.
I had to memorize 120 lines in a two week span to fill in for Junia a few years ago.
And last year, I had to learn a part in Pinocchio.
I found out Tuesday and had to do the character Friday.
It can be done!
And I'm going to work with all of them to learn their lines.
These people will either love me or hate me...
Then, as soon as Little Johnny Jones is finished, I'm going to tear that theatre apart looking for costumes, props, and set pieces.
I really want to be prepard ahead of time so the actors can get used to using their props and working around a set.
I'm even planning on making/building a camp fire.
AUGH!
It's going to rock if I can get it just right.

Another thing I need to learn is DELEGATION.
I'm going to be very hands on with everything, but I need to remember that I have a lot of people willing to help.
Plus, James will need stuff to do.
lol
I'm going to ask him to find Pirate-y music to play during before and after the show, and during intermission.
I've already to everybody that we're all getting together on the 28th for set building and painting.
That's going to be fun.

Hizzahs all around!

HIZZAH!
An interesting murder mystery that sounds a lot like clue, but isn't!
Actually someone told me that it is kind of a spoof on the movie, even though the movie was kinda spoofy itself.
Anywhoo...
YAY!
http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1011

I must insert that the cat is currently sitting in the kitchen vocalizing....
It's this "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrollll.... Aaaroowl....Arrrowl...Aaaarrrroll...."
Argh.
Anyways...
OH!
MAJOR HIZZAH for the fact that the scripts are in!
They are with Jane, the president of the board, and she's gonna have her husband Barry bring them to the Table.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
and only 18 days away.....
You had better believe I am counting down...
I am ready to get started!

That's all I have for now...
I must buzz off to work...
Bleh.
Driving in snow....

Will someone please give me a CLUE?!?!?!?!

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20051006/ai_n15805357
http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=168765&year=2007&month=7
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_sound/arl/entertainment/33856914.html
www.communitytheatre.org
So, I'm being the crazy stalker chick tonight.
I've sent a couple of half-crazed emails to total strangers across the nation, looking for anyone, ANYONE, who would have the rights for a straight stage production of CLUE.
Great movie.
And apparently a great musical.
BUT, I want the straight version.
The NON musical version, if you will.
So far, only one person has emailed me back from the Dark Room Theatre in San Francisco.
They, unfortunately, are a pirate theatre and basically wrote their own version.
ARGH.
BUT, I haven't used up all my resources....
I'm also stalking several High School directors in my search...
I'm feeling kinda like a mad woman....
Kinda scary...
lol

2009= 2008 + more...

Wow.
after 360-some odd days, it's hard to believe there are less than 6 hours left in the year 2008.
It's also interesting to think that I am not the only person thinking about it right now...
Here in the final hours of 2008, I find comfort in the fact that I am not alone in this universe...
That millions of others are also speculating what 2009 will bring, and what 2008 presented....
for me, I can sum up my 2008 in a few words...
FREEDOM.
-I stopped working for Wal-mart at the beginning of the year.
-I turned 21. HA!
FAMILY
-Junia started her senior year....
AGH!!!!
-Mike, Tammy, and the girls moved down to our neck of the woods.
-Madison started Kindergarten.
AGH!
-Nevaeh turned a year old.
AGH!
-My goofy cousin Eric got married!
So sad I was sick and couldn't go...
But it still happened...
FRIENDSHIP.
-I started working at the Tuscan Table and found soooo many new folks with whom I could cavort.
-I also found several new amigos with the cast of Lear.... Fabulous, fabulous!
-I feel I have renewed my friendship with Tyler....
It's almost a co-dependent relationship now...
lol
LOVE.
(I hate that word sometimes...)
-Though Stephen and I are still friends, our relationship ended in May.
TOTALLY for the best.
-Ray remarried...
4th times a charm. ;-)
-I watched Junia agonize through three relationships over the course of the year, all of which ended with her tears....
-All of our friends rejoiced when Sam finally dropped Cole.
SO happy that is over....
Except for the whole baby part of it.
That will be exciting.
-Sam is having a baby girl!!!!
That is one more special person for us to love.
-I fell more in love with Shakespeare.
Big surprise...
-I was finally successful in kicking an agonizing crush to the curb, so to speak.
I finally had a moment of "This is never going to go anywhere..."
A moment of clarity, if you will.
And that is all it took.
Hizzah!
(That could actually go under the freedom category as well....)
-I realized a love interest or two that I didn't recognize before...
Potential, anyone???
THEATRE.
(Surprise, surprise...)
-I got to work with some super cool people at Wagnalls family Theatre with their children's production of Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe.
-I was the assistant director for Pinocchio at RTP, which was A-mazing.
-I became the musical theatre instructor for the Charmion Performing Arts Center in Circleville...
Totally WOOOT!
-I got an audience appreciation award for Mad Woman of Challiot with RTP.
-The board at RTP voted Treasure Island for the children's production for the 2008-2009 season, meaning I get to direct!!!
-I fell in love with another amazing production by that crazy Bard, Willie S., and I got to really stretch my wing in the deliciously malicious role of Regan.
-I fell in love with another deliciously amazing cast with King Lear.
-I finally got to see a live production of RHPS...
Hated it, but I got to see it...
-I helped with TVHS' production of MacBeth...
Totally B.A.

2008 was an active and productive year for lil Miss Tahrea, I must say.
And what of 2009?
I wonder what it holds...
I can expect several blunders of various sorts.
Theatrical happenings.
Many more friends and acquaintances...
More anger.
More laughter.
Maybe more love, which will more than likely result in more despite if I choose the wrong person.
Again.

I guess...
2009 will be more of the same...
and more.

The year without sanity.....

Ah....
First weekend down.
It went well.
Friday's audience was well received, and, likewise, received the play with much laughter and applause.
We were definitely pumped and full of energy.
Saturday's audience.
UGH.
They laughed and clapped....
sorta...
They failed as an audience.
'nough said.
Yesterday's audience surprised me.
Actually they surprised us all.
It was a good sized audience for a Sunday Matinee, and it wasn't all little old people as usual...
And we were overwhelmed with such an uproar of laughter, we were on top of the world.
It was a really great weekend overall.
I'm still waiting to hear back from Mr. Williams about what they have decided as far as this whole musical director thing goes....
As any of my family members can tell you, I have nooooooooooo patience.
I do not score well on the wait-and-sit-on-my-duff 'O meter....
Oh no...
Mix 7 oz. of my lack of patience with 5 cups of I-hate-surprises and 4 teaspoons of anxiety, and let it stew for a about a week.
Voila!
You have me.
Stewing away....
Tonight I'm heading back up to Groveport to add myself to yet ANOTHER cast of characters.
I have NO idea who is in this one...
Nor do I know the director.
But I will after tonight I guess.
I'm kinda worried about who might be there....
Could be veeeeeeeeeeery interesting.
Hopefully there is at least one or two people who aren't short of a bob or two...
I read a synopsis on the Tempest so I have a general idea as of what is going on story-wise...
Other than that, I have no idea what this guy wants me to do....
Guess I should get my sparkling personality out.
I'll dust it off and shove it in my pocket before I leave in case I need it...
I guess getting as much experience as possible is good...
I just can't believe I've just jumped from Lear to Playing Away and now to the Tempest.
THEN, I won't have anytime to breath when it comes time for Treasure Island.
Good Grief!
I'm not gonna get any rest from theatre til.........
Um....
MAY!!!!
Holy Crap!
Even though Treasure Island ends in the beginning of April, I'll have the studio's show/recital to work on, and that goes up on the...
16th of May....
And if I get this musical director position, the musical will go up in the end of April...
Good Golly Miss Molly.....
No rest for the Wicked...
WOW.
I have totally booked myself solid with Theatre stuff.
Wowwy-wow-wow.
AND!!
AND, there has been some talk of doing a children's production of sorts during the summer at RTP....
AND I know the studio will have some sort of camp thing going on.
HOLY CRAP.
I really need to stop looking ahead for a second...
NO social life for the wicked, either I guess...
It will be a straight year of theatre...
lol.

Victory! or My search for a musical....

Have you ever had a moment where you know you've just won a small victory, or the word "BOOYAH!" goes through your head as you walk away from a situation, feeling highly triumphant???
I've had a couple this week, and I gotta tell ya, it feels gooooooooooood.
If you're like, lacking in patience, these small spurts of VICTORY can help tide you over til the real triumph occurs.
AH....
I love it.

In other news, I've been looking at musicals.
For the High school gig.
Not that I've gotten it yet....
Just preparing...
You know...
Jane mentioned "Godspell" tonight, which I know little to nothing about.
I just came acrossed "Bye Bye Birdie."
lol
I love Ann-Margaret.
But I hate High School Musical.
I swear.
Everytime I google any combination of the words High, school, and musical, THAT is what pops up.
ARGH!
I've done "musicals for high school students" and "musicals for high school performances."
ARGH.
Danielle suggested Grease.
HA!
That's gonna be a bitter tasting word for way too many of these kids....
And it'll probably be that way for a year or two...
But I digress.
I wonder how hard the Music Man would be.....
Meh...
I should just suggest Rocky Horror Picture Show and be done with it.
lol.
Yeah.
That'll get me the job....

Tonight was the last of my classes for 2008.
Ah....
A month without musical Theatre...
What will I do with myself????
HA!
Plenty, I'm sure...

Our play opens tomorrow.
Should be interesting.
Rehearsal was special tonight.
But, I guess a crappy Dress Rehearsal makes for a great performance, right?
At least, that's the hope.........

Another day in the life...

Ugh.
It's kinda blah outside today.
Meh....
I am really just in a blah mood.
And I have to deal with my musical theatre kids at 5.
UGH.
There's nothing wrong with the kids.
I'm just not in the right mindset today.
I'm sure it'll change once I get there.
Maybe.
Both classes wanted to do a number of songs, but I don't think I'm gonna have them do all of them.
So far the first class has "Rudolph," "Silent Night" (Words learned but no movement), and "Jingle Bell Rock."
The second has "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer," "All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth" (Words learned but no movement), and "Santa Claus is coming to town" (Words learned but no movement).
Hah.
The first class also wants to do "Winter Wonderland."
The second wants "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus."
lol.
I think I'm gonna annex those two.
'Cause I'm like that.
Reason being, each class has an hour today, 5-6 and 6-7, then they are coming Thursday for their regular scheduled classes, 6-7, 7:15-8:15, and that's when they are supposed to perform for their parents.
SO, having some songs learned but not completed, I'm making the executive decision.
It'll probably tick a couple of the kids off, but whatever.
I'm Miss Tahrea.
They are the students.
That's life.
And I'll totally say something like, "Well, you shouldn't have goofed off in class last week, huh?"
Guilt.
My favorite modivator.

What's really gonna be bugging me is the fact that I can't go to the auditions today to spy out who else will be auditioning...
That always bugs me.
When I can't see who else is in the pot...
I only get like this when auditioning for a musical.
Or for a part I really want.
It consumes me.
lol.
If only I were joking.
But you had better believe I'll totally be there tomorrow.
OOOOh, yes.
momma's gonna be on the lookout.
I might actually buzz over there after classes today and pray they are still auditioning.
That would be sweet.
I mean, they start at 5:30, so it wouldn't totally impossible for auditions to still be going on at 7-ish...
Maybe...

Last night went well btw...
This group is a new one, starting in August.
This was their third investigation, and they did really well.
Nice people, as usual.
Though I guess, like theatre, you've got to be a special kind of person to get into the paranormal field.
I mean, I haven't met an investigator I didn't like, you know?
I mean, there have been some weird people, like the people who see something or feel something EVERYWHERE.
But the majority of the people I have met have been really cool.

BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Auditions went well.
I did great.
The acting bit was okay.
The dancing bit was slightly painful but I survived.
Slightly.
I can't go to tomorrow's auditions because of my musical theatre classes are 5-7 and the auditions start at 5:30.
I'll be there Monday though, at 5:30.
Then I'll just stay for the board meeting at 7.
The practice after that.

I'm leaving in a few to go to, surprise surprise, the theatre.
Another group is coming tonight for an investigation.
RIP from Roseville, Ohio.
I guess it's north of Zanesville.
Should be fun.

Life's a Funny Proposition

I am about to do the unthinkable.
Well, not unthinkable...
Well...
Okay, I'm auditioning for another play.
And mom isn't totally pleased.
As usual.
BUT, I'm only auditioning for one role.
HA!
Oh, it's Little Johnny Jones.
A musical.
At RTP.
Chances are, I'll get a part.
I wonder how good my chances are that I'll get the part for which I'm auditioning....



Here's a synopsis of the play, in case you are wondering....



A brash, patriotic American jockey, Johnny Jones, goes to England to ride his horse, Yankee Doodle, in the English Derby. Jones falls in love with Goldie Gates, a San Francisco copper heiress, who follows him to Britain, disguising herself as a man to discover if Jones really loves her. Anthony Anstey, an American who runs a Chinese gambling establishment in San Francisco, offers Jones a bribe to lose the race deliberately, but he refuses. After Jones loses, Anstey spreads rumors that he threw the race intentionally. Jones' detective, pretending to be a drunkard, searches for evidence to clear Johnny's name and finds out that it was Anstey that framed Jones. Jones tells his friends who are returning to America, "Give My Regards to Broadway," but he stays in London to try to regain his reputation. Jones returns to America with his name cleared, eager to propose marriage to Goldie, but he finds that Anstey has kidnapped her. He and his detective search for her in San Francisco's Chinatown, eventually finding her.



It sounds cute.
And the character I want, Goldie (Surprise surprise) is a Alto-Mezzo Soprano AKA MY RANGE!!!
AHA!

Here's a song list:

The Cecil in London - Jenkins
They're All My Friends - Timothy D. McGee
Mam'selle Fauchette - Goldie Gates
'Op in the 'Ansom - Cabbies and Reformers
Nesting in a New York Tree - Florabelle Fly
Yankee Doodle Boy - Johnny Jones
Off to the Derby - Company
Girls from the U.S.A. - Florabelle Fly
(Sailors of St. Hurrah - Sailors
Captain of a Ten Day Boat - Captain Squirvy
Goodbye Flo - Goldie Gates
Good Old California - Henry Hapgood
A Girl I Know - Johnny Jones and Goldie Gates
Give My Regards to Broadway - Johnny Jones
March of the Frisco Chinks - Company
Life's a Funny Proposition - Johnny Jones

Should be fun.
I think I'm gonna sing "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man."
Same solo I used for my LTOB audition.
I just know if I don't get Goldie, the director will probably want me to be an extra or whatever to help with singing.
NOT.
It would be cool to be a leading lady for once...
Seriously.
Lord knows I've got the Diva mentality down.
I've used it enough times.
Just not in the musical sense.
Regan was just chalk full of it at times.
(AW, I miss Regan....)
This leading lady is probably a goody-goody one though.
THAT will require some acting on my part.
Not that it will be a problem or anything.
LOL...

OMG!!!!! What may be the greatest opportunity I've gotten yet.....

Just listened to a song called "Twelve Pains of Christmas" by Bob Rivers...
Hilarious.

Anywhoo...
You know the saying "Opportunity Knock?"
In the past year, everytime an opportunity has come along for me, it has this way of just tearing the door down and announce its presence, rather than a simple knocking.
yeh.
Yesterday morning my manager, Jen, almost pounced on me during one of our usual conversations.
"Oh my gosh! I have something important to tell you!!!!"
lol.
It turns out she saw a notice in the Circleville Herald that Logan Elm High School is looking for someone to fill the High School Musical Director position for their spring musical.
*MAJOR GAY GASP!!!!*
After she told me she didn't bring the paper with her, we looked to the internet to find out what the details were.
Luckily, after 10 hasty minutes of searching, we found that one had to contact a Tim Williams.
After another minute of perusal, we found that Tim Williams is the Principal.
Ah.
The BOSSMAN.
I was already a nervous mess just thinking about it.
SO, Jen shoved the phone in my hand and told me to call.
I did.
I had to leave a message on his machine.
Meh.
THEN, he called me back 15 minutes later.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG was my only thought.
Still, I thought I was quite calm and collected as we spoke.
He was a nice guy.
He explained that the position is for someone who will direct the spring musical for the high school.
Apparently there had been some confusion as to what the position, and folks actually thought it was the choir director position.
*SLAP THE FOREHEAD!*
Seriously???
He explained that they would start doing interviews next week and, gave me the address for the school and told me to send both my work resume and theatre resume.
AGH!
I spazzed out once I hung up with him.
I spazzed out all day, actually.
It's a really exciting thing for me, and this could be a HUGE break for me as well...
We'll just have to hope it works out...

So, my face now looks as if someone started to brand the osu logo on my right cheek but didn't finished the job.

Yeah.

I've scrubbed the outline of the freaking tattoo onto my face.

I'm a scabby fanatic....

YAY.

I laid out all of my Treasure Island stuff and started working on it some more and realized something.

Okay, I personally don't write my blocking in the script.

I can remember it.

Not that hard.

With Lear, I did write my exits and entrances because it was slightly confusing at time, not dealing with an actual stage and all.

That and the fact that Shakespeare really didn't write out stage blockin in his scripts.

Otherwise, I just highlight my lines and I'm good.

I just don't like doing it and I don't need to do it.

SO, you can imagine my perturbation when I realized I had to actually write the blocking for ALL the characters in my script.
ARGH.

I was highly irritated.

When I told mom about it, she said, "Well, you need to. You aren't going to be able to remember what you want the kids to do in when you start next year."
"Yes I will." said I.

"The blocking... for all of them?"
"Yeah."
"I don't think so."
ARGH.

I started doing it last night despite my... despite for it.

And I realized I need to start working on the schedule as well.

ARGH.
SOOOOO many things still left to do.

ARGH.

Now, I have to get ready for practice....

ARGH.

ARGH! I be excited.... Part two

AH!
Another snag in the mix...

Some of the cast members will be using the cutlass, which, according to wikipedia, is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard.

They'll also be using guns and knives as well, being that they're pirates and all...

AND there's a fight in the beginning of the play with Bill and Black Dog where *GASP!* they each use their cutlass...

Hhhhhmmmm....

Now where, O where, shall I find someone who will teach us all the art of swordplay for kids???
Hhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmm....

Oh, where could I find such a man????

Hhhhmmmmmmmmm.......

I've decided to start emailing kids and parents alike and start getting together a following now.

That way I'm sure to have a crowd at auditions.

AGH!
So excited!

BTW, one of my families that are always involved in the children's production is currently going through the adoption process.

Here's a link to their blog all about it.

They are a real blessing to the theatre and to me and I know this baby will be raised with nothing but love.

And the fabulousness of these people, of course.

http://warneradoption.blogspot.com/

http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinetexts/treasure/pictures.shtml

http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinetexts/treasure/island.shtml

AH!
A depiction of Dr. Livesey, Jim, and Squire Trelawney.

ARGH! I be excited....

I must say how impatiently I am waiting for the new year to come.
Well, I guess part of me really hates seeing time fly by so fast.
The other part of me can't wait for January, and for the adventure of Treasure Island to commence.
I'm am all a twitter preparing for my first stab at directing, and I am uber excited to work with another children's production.
As of right now, I am reading up on the back story of the story of Treasure Island, so I can be ready with tons of fun little facts about Robert Louis Stevenson and whatnot.
I'm also looking at different costume designs and trying to figure out what an 18th century doctor would wear.
http://anniescostumes.com/eighteen.htm
http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/jacob_wismer/fourth/colonies/clothing.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/people/academics/wear
For a moment I actually considered setting the play in modern time.
HA!
Silly me.
Where is the fun in that?

I've already got my set design, prop list and character list.
I've broken down the scenes and sound cues.
Now all I need to do is get my sounds.
And cast.
And props.
And everything else that goes with a children's production.
Man, just talking about it gets me all crazy excited....
But I have to wait through this production, Playing Away.
And the next production, Little Johnny Jones.
THEN!!!
THEN my dream will come true!!!!!!!
AGH!
So excited!!!!

EXTRA EXTRA! British comedy makes dramaqueen go against her word... read all about it!!!

Yesterday I received a very interesting text message from one of my RTP friends, Kim.
The text message basically asked me to do her sister's part in the latest RTP production, "Playing Away," since, apparently, her sister had dropped out and they needed someone to do the part.
There was a twinge of desperation in the message, so I called her.
MAN, was she ever pissed.
Apparently, her sister "flaked out" on the role and Kim told Barry, the director, that she would call me and ask me to do the role.
I, being the silly girl I am, obliged and said I would be at the theatre last night at 7.
She said it was a small part and that the lines weren't that much.
It opens the first weekend of December, so I have plenty of time to memorize lines.
No sweat.
Well, I went.
And I loved it.
It's a great play.
Plus, we're doing british accents!
AUGH!
I spend 80% of my life walking around doing a british accent so I was pumped.
Talk about fun.

Mom was less than thrilled at the idea of me doing yet another production for which I wouldn't get paid....
Blah.
She'll come around...
Eventually.
And if not, she'll just have to hate me for the next couple of weeks.
*SHRUG*
Sacrifices, sacrifices...

I have no part to call my own...

Being the overly dramatic person I am, I just wrote this.
It's a poem, but I imagine a VERY dramatic character in some dramedy singing this song in lament...
It would be along the same lines of "Diva's Lament/What Ever Happened to My part" from Spamalot, now that I think of it....

I have no part to call my own...
The play is over...
I have no home...
The crowd's applauded...
the curtain is drawn...
I have no part to call my own...

For many months,
I had a name...
I was someone else...
For many months,
I had a second family.
Now, of course, I find I am lost
What's a diva to do?
without a play...
without a part...
without direction...
Without a clue...

I have no part to call my own...
The costume's hung...
Somehow I have to move on...
We took our bow...
Everyone has gone home...
I have no part to call my own.