Today I went to a double-casting audition and CSMT for The King and I and Bye Bye Birdie. The King and I will be at CSMT and Bye Bye Birdie will be a The Art City Playhouse.
It was awesome because I left at 7 PM and was back by 7:20 PM. The only time I spent waiting was while I was filling out my audition sheet.
Everything was the same as my A Christmas Carol audition. I sung the same song (Once Upon a Dream), I forgot to list my dancing experience (and Sharilyn had to ask), only Sharilyn and the accompianist were in the room and the audition was in the green room. That's all the similarities I can remember but that's pretty much everything the same. So hopefully I'll make it in the cast!
Oh yeah, they told me to come back on Saturday at 4 for callbacks. (That's another similarity!)
03 March 2006
Cat's Vet Visit (Thur. 16 Feb.)
This morning Sanno's ouwie on his upper-arm-shoulder was almost completely closed off but inside was swollen or full of puss so it was like an egg. So our cats finally got to go to the vet which Brownie has been needing for a very long time. Mom took them while everyone was at school.
Sanno:
The vet thinks his ouwie is a bite, and I think that it probably came from Brownie. His ouwie really was so small when he got it; it wasn't more than a scratch but retarded Sanno can't leave the dang thing alone so it turned into something major that required a doctor. Anyway, he got a shot of antibiotics and he has to take antibiotics three times a day.
Brownie:
He has upper-respritory infection which can't really be cured but it's what is causing him to cough, sneeze and have a super stuffy nose. It also caused him to have a swollen forehead because of his infected nasal passages. It also caused anything else that was wrong with him. He also has tooth/gum problems. Brownie got a shot of something and also has to take antibiotics three times a day.
Even a day after he went to the vet, Brownie was feeling so much better. He's become more rebellious and does more than just sleep all day because he can actually breathe and smell. It's so lovely, it's almost a good thing that Sanno got his ouwie otherwise Brownie would still be suffering.
Sanno:
The vet thinks his ouwie is a bite, and I think that it probably came from Brownie. His ouwie really was so small when he got it; it wasn't more than a scratch but retarded Sanno can't leave the dang thing alone so it turned into something major that required a doctor. Anyway, he got a shot of antibiotics and he has to take antibiotics three times a day.
Brownie:
He has upper-respritory infection which can't really be cured but it's what is causing him to cough, sneeze and have a super stuffy nose. It also caused him to have a swollen forehead because of his infected nasal passages. It also caused anything else that was wrong with him. He also has tooth/gum problems. Brownie got a shot of something and also has to take antibiotics three times a day.
Even a day after he went to the vet, Brownie was feeling so much better. He's become more rebellious and does more than just sleep all day because he can actually breathe and smell. It's so lovely, it's almost a good thing that Sanno got his ouwie otherwise Brownie would still be suffering.
26 February 2006
Grading the Franklin Elm. Science Fair (Thur. 2 Feb.)
Today the AP Biology students took a field trip during the morning to grade the science fair at Franklin Elementary. They gave us lots of yummy treats. It was hard because I didn't really know how to grade so I ended up scoring really high. But we didn't really judge them by that anyway. It'll make the kids feel good when they get their judges cards back anyway... *shrug* It was a very cool experience and I learned lots of interesting tidbits and facts. One partnership did a project where they put mentos in a 2-liter of diet coke and it would explode. She had to take me outside to do it and I was the only judge who got to see it. I didn't know you could make a cool fountain in that way and that mentos and diet coke would be so explosive. The girl got completely soaked but quickly assured me "don't worry, I brought spare clothes." There were also other amazing projects. We got to hand out the awards which was fun.
26 January 2006
Clint's stolen bike (3 Jan.)
Today I was playing Mario Party with Clint and Janessa while Crystal was sitting on my parent's bed. She saw through the window a man come onto the front porch and make off with Clint's bike. She told us this and Clint was just going to let it go even though it just barely happened. I made him get up and run with me.
We followed the guy all the was until he turned left at the end of our street where the street ends. Then we couldn't tell which direction that he went. We kept running but we couldn't figure out which way to look. By this time we were about 5 1/2 blocks away and I was to the point where I couldn't breathe anymore. I sat on the nearest lawn on the corner and sent Clint for a bike while I tried not to die.
After 5 or 10 minutes, Janessa showed up on a bike. She let me sit on it for the trip home if I went slow enough that she could walk beside me. I don't think I would have been able to breathe yet if I had to walk so soon.
When we got home, the only thing to do was wait so we played Mario Party until my parents got home.
When they did, my mom called the police. They must've not had much to do because an officer was at our house to make the report in about 15 minutes. Yup, it was pretty exciting. My mom had the serial number so we had good chances.
A couple of days later, my dad thought he saw Clint's bike several blocks away abandoned on a front lawn. My mom went to see and sure enough, it was Clint's. So we got lucky and we got Clint's bike back.
It was probably good that I went after that man but didn't actually catch it. He may have ditched the bike because he saw me chasing him and was scared that I would call the police. If I would have caught up to the man, I would have attempted to get the bike back. What if he punched me, beat me up, or worse kidnapped me or something crazy of that sort? Scary stuff. Obviously the adreniline was pumping. If you know me, would the be any other possible reason that I would run at all, let alone 5 1/2 blocks away from my house?
We followed the guy all the was until he turned left at the end of our street where the street ends. Then we couldn't tell which direction that he went. We kept running but we couldn't figure out which way to look. By this time we were about 5 1/2 blocks away and I was to the point where I couldn't breathe anymore. I sat on the nearest lawn on the corner and sent Clint for a bike while I tried not to die.
After 5 or 10 minutes, Janessa showed up on a bike. She let me sit on it for the trip home if I went slow enough that she could walk beside me. I don't think I would have been able to breathe yet if I had to walk so soon.
When we got home, the only thing to do was wait so we played Mario Party until my parents got home.
When they did, my mom called the police. They must've not had much to do because an officer was at our house to make the report in about 15 minutes. Yup, it was pretty exciting. My mom had the serial number so we had good chances.
A couple of days later, my dad thought he saw Clint's bike several blocks away abandoned on a front lawn. My mom went to see and sure enough, it was Clint's. So we got lucky and we got Clint's bike back.
It was probably good that I went after that man but didn't actually catch it. He may have ditched the bike because he saw me chasing him and was scared that I would call the police. If I would have caught up to the man, I would have attempted to get the bike back. What if he punched me, beat me up, or worse kidnapped me or something crazy of that sort? Scary stuff. Obviously the adreniline was pumping. If you know me, would the be any other possible reason that I would run at all, let alone 5 1/2 blocks away from my house?
23 December 2005
More A Christmas Carol Happenings
Friday 16:
Today there were like 7 people sick. So everyone had to move up to fill in the parts. Stacey, who usually does the poulterer lines (I am a poulterer too but I'm just an assistant and don't have any lines) took the park of Ghost of Christmas Past. (Which is a very large part.) So I moved up to take the poulterer lines. It was so super scary. During my normal costume change, I had to get a mic on too. And I've never worn or used a mic before. I ended up running to the stage, but I got out there at about the right time. I took my book out in my chicken basket. When I walked off stage, Gavin was right there and I gave him this "I don't know" kind of look. I don't know if he noticed though.
Saturday 17:
Matinee:
We got Sydney B. to come over and come to the matinee with Janessa. I got to be the poulterer again so that was cool so they could see me in that role. They told me that my mic was off but they could still hear me. That's pretty sweet, but I'm sad that my mic was off.
At the beginning of the second act I was sitting backstage. When I started to stand up, my shoe made this big squeek. It was really awful. And Sherilyn was sitting right next to me.
Evening show:
Gavin told me that I did a good job with the poulterer part. That makes me so happy. He wasn't there for the matinee when I did the poulterer part so he was referring to the first time I did it on Friday. He couldn't see my acting because he was backstage, but I think he was just happy that I was loud enough. He was worried that I would be my quiet self because he told me to be loud or the mic wouldn't even pick me up at the cast meeting before the first time I did the part. I was so happy to know that he approved. It was awful seeing him and not knowing what he thought.
Near the end of the show I was so scared of getting sick. There were so many sick people around--pneumonia, colds, flus, and stuff that we don't even know it's name. I was hand sanitizing every few minutes.
Mon. 19:
We had a full house. Most people liked it but I didn't really. It made it so hot. I about died when I had to stand there forever onstage as a monk.
Bryce (Scrooge) is way too nice. He went around at cast meeting and gave everyone a gift. I got a Ten Virgins lamp. It is so cute.
Tuesday 20:
Today Gavin asked me to give the word. It ended up being "I don't wanna say anything" becuase that's what I was thinking. I knew that if I said "I don't know" they would use that so I sat there for a long time before I said "I don't wanna say anything". Oh well. What did he expect?
I did the poulterer part again and I screwed up my lines. I said "Something else then?" twice. I don't think the audience noticed because I repeated the lines when I was supposed to say "Coupla chicken legs?" and it was after Tiny Tim sung this little solo thingy. Still, we were filming the show and that's going to bug me forever.
Wednesday 21:
I was the poulterer again and I got my lines correct and guess what? They re-filmed it! The cameraman re-filmed it because his microphones were picking up noises from backstage. How awful. But it bought me a second chance. I heard that he is going to splice the recordings together so hopefully he notices that my lines were correct on the second night.
The monks who bring in the large coffin during the graveyard scene tried to put it next to me, not even close to the center of the stage. It was really really annoying.
Thursday 22:
I was the poulterer again and I got my lines correct. Yay! Tomorrow is closing night... Buh. I'm going to miss the show so so very much.
Today there were like 7 people sick. So everyone had to move up to fill in the parts. Stacey, who usually does the poulterer lines (I am a poulterer too but I'm just an assistant and don't have any lines) took the park of Ghost of Christmas Past. (Which is a very large part.) So I moved up to take the poulterer lines. It was so super scary. During my normal costume change, I had to get a mic on too. And I've never worn or used a mic before. I ended up running to the stage, but I got out there at about the right time. I took my book out in my chicken basket. When I walked off stage, Gavin was right there and I gave him this "I don't know" kind of look. I don't know if he noticed though.
Saturday 17:
Matinee:
We got Sydney B. to come over and come to the matinee with Janessa. I got to be the poulterer again so that was cool so they could see me in that role. They told me that my mic was off but they could still hear me. That's pretty sweet, but I'm sad that my mic was off.
At the beginning of the second act I was sitting backstage. When I started to stand up, my shoe made this big squeek. It was really awful. And Sherilyn was sitting right next to me.
Evening show:
Gavin told me that I did a good job with the poulterer part. That makes me so happy. He wasn't there for the matinee when I did the poulterer part so he was referring to the first time I did it on Friday. He couldn't see my acting because he was backstage, but I think he was just happy that I was loud enough. He was worried that I would be my quiet self because he told me to be loud or the mic wouldn't even pick me up at the cast meeting before the first time I did the part. I was so happy to know that he approved. It was awful seeing him and not knowing what he thought.
Near the end of the show I was so scared of getting sick. There were so many sick people around--pneumonia, colds, flus, and stuff that we don't even know it's name. I was hand sanitizing every few minutes.
Mon. 19:
We had a full house. Most people liked it but I didn't really. It made it so hot. I about died when I had to stand there forever onstage as a monk.
Bryce (Scrooge) is way too nice. He went around at cast meeting and gave everyone a gift. I got a Ten Virgins lamp. It is so cute.
Tuesday 20:
Today Gavin asked me to give the word. It ended up being "I don't wanna say anything" becuase that's what I was thinking. I knew that if I said "I don't know" they would use that so I sat there for a long time before I said "I don't wanna say anything". Oh well. What did he expect?
I did the poulterer part again and I screwed up my lines. I said "Something else then?" twice. I don't think the audience noticed because I repeated the lines when I was supposed to say "Coupla chicken legs?" and it was after Tiny Tim sung this little solo thingy. Still, we were filming the show and that's going to bug me forever.
Wednesday 21:
I was the poulterer again and I got my lines correct and guess what? They re-filmed it! The cameraman re-filmed it because his microphones were picking up noises from backstage. How awful. But it bought me a second chance. I heard that he is going to splice the recordings together so hopefully he notices that my lines were correct on the second night.
The monks who bring in the large coffin during the graveyard scene tried to put it next to me, not even close to the center of the stage. It was really really annoying.
Thursday 22:
I was the poulterer again and I got my lines correct. Yay! Tomorrow is closing night... Buh. I'm going to miss the show so so very much.
22 December 2005
A Christmas Carol happenings
Friday, 9 December:
Backstage there is a very narrow passage to get to the left entrance. Well, today I was trying to get through there in my poulterer skirt and get past another actor. The back of my skirt velcrows and then there is a bit of a hole. Well, that caught on the handle of a door prop and totally ripped my skirt all the way down about to my knees in the back. I didn't make it on for the main poulterer part, but it wasn't totally essential that I was there. I quickly changed into another poorish costume and made it on as a poulterer for the ensemble scene. Besides that incident, a handle on the inside of my fur almost broke and one of my dress' zippers got stuck.
Saturday, 10 December:
Matinee:
My whole family came to see the show and I finally got a program because Janessa brought me one. The program is so flippin' sweet.
Between the shows my whole family went out to eat at Los Hermanos. A whole bunch of the teenagers/kids from the cast of A Christmas Carol came and ate there too. It was really weird and really funny.
Evening show:
One time I walked out of the dressing room and didn't zip up the back of my dress. Yeah, that was sorta embarrasing. I noticed right when I came out so only the actors there noticed. (What if I went on stage like that?!?!) At the end of the show we had a man propose. It was very cute.
Backstage there is a very narrow passage to get to the left entrance. Well, today I was trying to get through there in my poulterer skirt and get past another actor. The back of my skirt velcrows and then there is a bit of a hole. Well, that caught on the handle of a door prop and totally ripped my skirt all the way down about to my knees in the back. I didn't make it on for the main poulterer part, but it wasn't totally essential that I was there. I quickly changed into another poorish costume and made it on as a poulterer for the ensemble scene. Besides that incident, a handle on the inside of my fur almost broke and one of my dress' zippers got stuck.
Saturday, 10 December:
Matinee:
My whole family came to see the show and I finally got a program because Janessa brought me one. The program is so flippin' sweet.
Between the shows my whole family went out to eat at Los Hermanos. A whole bunch of the teenagers/kids from the cast of A Christmas Carol came and ate there too. It was really weird and really funny.
Evening show:
One time I walked out of the dressing room and didn't zip up the back of my dress. Yeah, that was sorta embarrasing. I noticed right when I came out so only the actors there noticed. (What if I went on stage like that?!?!) At the end of the show we had a man propose. It was very cute.
21 December 2005
Opening Night (Thursday, 1 Dec.)
Yesterday (Wednesday) was the comp night dress rehersal. My grandparents and my mother and sister came. Yup, it was nervousing.
Anyway, on Thursday it was opening night. Our show was kind of screwed up. I finally got a poulterer basket and Beth got a pot and Mark got a rolling pin so when we are cooks people will at least know who we are. The first act was pretty good but the second act was a train wreck. It was really weird because Christmas together, which is usually really crappy, was very good. It was the best that it's ever been. Dancing on your grave was awful though. I got Dan's cape thingy (he had to get a special one that's like a foot longer than everyone else's because he is so tall). At the beginning of the second verse, we kinda started singing and then no one knew it so we didn't even sing anything for a few stanzas. Also, everyone forgot to circle around the stage and taunt Scrooge--except for me. I started walking and got to about the center of the stage when I realized I couldn't go any further because everyone else was in the way because they had not gone. And my cape was dragging and getting caught on everything. To get back to my spot, I had to get my cape across a coffin. It was pretty difficult. So because everyone else screwed up, I was the one who looked like an idiot.
Anyway, on Thursday it was opening night. Our show was kind of screwed up. I finally got a poulterer basket and Beth got a pot and Mark got a rolling pin so when we are cooks people will at least know who we are. The first act was pretty good but the second act was a train wreck. It was really weird because Christmas together, which is usually really crappy, was very good. It was the best that it's ever been. Dancing on your grave was awful though. I got Dan's cape thingy (he had to get a special one that's like a foot longer than everyone else's because he is so tall). At the beginning of the second verse, we kinda started singing and then no one knew it so we didn't even sing anything for a few stanzas. Also, everyone forgot to circle around the stage and taunt Scrooge--except for me. I started walking and got to about the center of the stage when I realized I couldn't go any further because everyone else was in the way because they had not gone. And my cape was dragging and getting caught on everything. To get back to my spot, I had to get my cape across a coffin. It was pretty difficult. So because everyone else screwed up, I was the one who looked like an idiot.
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