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Yesterday was the first full dress rehersal for the play I am in. Anyone like to hazard a guess as to what it might be? Anyway, I got to wear false eyelashes for the first time in my life. Not only that, they were lined with rhinestones. My eyelids have never looked so blingy! You can't really see them in this pic, but I'm assured they look amazing under the stage lights. My friend (standing next to me) was bound and determined that Glinda was going to sparkle, even on her eyelids.
The best part is, I get to dress up like a fairy princess for several more dress rehersals and six performances. Living in cattle country, I don't often get the chance to dress up really girlie and I'm lovin' it.
I'm an active member in our local theatre. We are so lucky to have a real theatre in our tiny town. I believe it was built in the 1920's. But when I found out they were doing my favorite musical this year, I did everything, short of bribing the director, to get the part I was born to play. Performances start next week and I'm so excited.
Being in the theatre surrounded by all that creative energy is something I relish. I decided to give my writing a whirl during rehersals while not on stage. To my surprise the story just flowed with all that energy around me. I open up my laptop and my fingers just fly across the keyboard.
There's usually a fun anecdote or two to share during this time, also. For example:
Something chuckle-worthy happened at rehersals on Monday. I haven't lost any of my English accent, even after living in the States for 10 years, so playing the part of Glinda enables me to 'ham it up' a bit on stage. Well, backstage I was talking to one of the Munchkin's mothers when a teenage lad (who obviously didn't know me) butted into our conversation with "You can stop talking like Glinda now, you're not on stage anymore." When I told him "this is how I talk" he gave me a strange look and walked off. I'm still not sure he believed me.
Do you have any all time favorite characters you would like to play?
I had to really think about this one, which is why I am just now commenting. I don't know about actually playing a character, since I've never been big into acting and all... but I have read some books and sort of wanted to "be" the character I was reading about. I love Menolly from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsinger trilogy. That's probably the best answer I can give... but I'm too old now to ever play that part! lol. About 13 years too old!
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