Thursday, March 26, 2009

out of the frying pan...

...and into the fire!

And I mean that in a good way.

So, at the closing of Children of Eden, the man directing Civic's next (and last) production of the season asked me to come in and read for one of the parts. Tonight I went in and did the reading with a couple of other people called in for some of the other parts. And the director liked what he saw and heard, so I'm on to the next show, which is very thrilling!

The play is Private Lives, and it's very funny. I will play the role of Amanda, a recently remarried woman who runs into her ex-husband while on honeymoon and decides to run off with him.

Oh, and everyone in the play is British, so I will be learning how to speak with an English accent.

That's just one reason I'm kind of scared out of my mind to do this show.

The other reason (and the main one) is that I've never done a straight play like this. The only non-musical production I was in was a play version of "The Nutcracker" at my high school when I was 13, and that had a large cast and a lot of dancing in it.

This cast is made up of five people. Almost every scene involves interacting with only one other character at a time. No singing or dancing to hide behind. And no escape from the critical eye of Mr. Dick Jaeger, whenever he happens to come watch the show and write up his review.

Gulp.

I think I'm going to learn a lot; I'm excited and intimidated, but I think it's going to be a great challenge for me. I've never really thought of myself as a good "actor," just a good "performer." So I guess we'll find out once and for all this time around, huh? And this is also the first truly "adult" role I've ever had. I think this is going to be a growing experience.

Anyway, that's it for now! There's a pizza in the oven with my name on it! Until later!

4 comments:

Joey said...

You were made to do stuff like this... Don't fret my pet you'll rock everyone's socks! :)

Unknown said...

hey I had pizza last night too! haha

you will be AWESOME!! and do NOT worry about Dick Jaeger. you will be fab, as usual. :)

Sara said...

Congratulations! I'm so excited for you. Oh my gosh, you're going to have so much fun. And you're going to be English! How could this be better?

Bethany said...

Good luck!! Sounds like sooooo much fun!!!