Hello again!
We are well into the second semester of the school year, and my last semester here at Wayne. It’s surreal… let me tell you what’s happened in these past few months.
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, the children’s show at the Bonstelle Theatre I was a part of last semester, opened and closed successfully! It was a cute, fun show, with some great audiences, costumes, and actors.
And hats. Lots of hats.
With six shows in three days, the last weekend was a bit stressful–but great practice for the end of this semester. I’ve been cast as Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, which will be the final show at the Bonstelle this semester! It’s a fantastic role and I am incredibly excited to begin rehearsals a week from Monday.
Otherwise, we’re still gearing up for showcase. I’m singing a cut of “Crowded Island,” a song by Stephen Schwartz, and performing a hilarious scene by Shel Silverstein called “One Tennis Shoe.” It’s less than one month away and I am BESIDE MYSELF.
What else is happening… our two touring shows, Motor City Cabaret and Performance Exchange, are both coming together. We have a performance of Motor City Cabaret (which is really more of a revue of movie musicals) on February 21st on the third floor of Old Main, so that’ll be fun. Performance Exchange, which involves creating a show from the ground up and then taking it out to local grade schools where we integrate them into the curriculum by working with a lesson plan for the students after the performance, is really shaping up too! We will go out to the schools starting in March, and I can’t wait to see the kids.
Motor City Cabaret
Finally, my Devised piece is also taking form! Working with an ensemble of five other actors, I’m building a show from the ground up–writing, staging, and producing it. We finally got our plot down last Thursday and we’re starting to stage on Tuesday… more on that to come!
Alright, that’s all for now… Look for some more posts from me this week.
Onward and upward.
Long Time No See: An Update is a post from: Quixotic Ramble