Monday, September 27, 2010

YAY!!!

Hey Everyone!!

So as promised, i'm going to update you guys about the outcome of my "Urinetown" audition! the first audition went really well, and i ended up getting a callback for one of the leads, Penelope Pennywise to be exact. you have no idea how excited i was about being considered for any role, especially a lead!!

For the callback, the director had us read some scenes from "Urinetown" for each specific character we were called back for. i was only called back for Pennywise, so i put my all into it! i even dressed up like Pennywise would. The reading went really well, so now came the waiting. luckily, we only had to wait one day for the cast list to come out!

So the day the cast list came out, everyone was nervous. you could just tell everyone just wanted to see that piece of paper! the director waited to post the list til right after school ended, and we were all waiting for him. i didn't want to be one of thoise annoying kids who would badger the director when he went to post the list, so i went to the restroom. when i came back, i saw the director walking out of the building where he posted the cast list. so many people were crowding around the list, so they already knew my fate (i know i'm being dramatic). i walked into the building and pushed past everyone's way. I was the second name on the list. I GOT PENNYWISE!!!!!!!!!! i felt really more relieved than excited at first, and my mom felt the same way when i called to tell her that i got Pennywise. but then the excitement set in, and i'm sure i looked like a fool because i was so excited.

Last week, we finally got our scripts, i highlighted my lines and have already read through the script once. the director told us to read it atleast 3 times, which is what i plan on doing to get a good understanding of the role and the show. we officially start rehearsals next monday, but we're supposed to start music rehearsals this week.

i will try to do another post in a couple of days!!

XOXO
Rachel

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Well Hello There!!

Hey Everyone! Sorry it's been almost a month since my last blog post!! I've been getting really busy with all kinds of stuff lately (which i will talk about in a second!) so i kind of forgot about this blog for a couple of weeks!

School is going pretty well right now, there's nothing exciting there since all i do is take Physics and English whenever i'm there.

So onto a more interesting subject. As you all know i didn't get in the production of "Hairspray" that i auditioned for back in July. But, since it's such a big dance show they needed singers to be in the orchestra pit to supplement any singing that was absent when the actors were running out of breath from dancing so much. so i volunteered to be one of those singers! I now go to rehearsals pretty much every day they have them and i'm having such a blast!! The songs are so much fun to sing and the cast is so nice!! i was kind of afraid we (as in the pit singers) would be shunned from the rest of the cast because we weren't actually in the show performing on the stage, but it's completely the opposite! i've already made some new friends and we've only been going to rehearsals for about a week or two! This is definitely going to be a great production because everyone on that stage is so talented! The show itself is also great!!

Something else i'm getting excited about is NOCCA's fall musical. They're doing "Urinetown" which is one of my favorite shows quite honestly!! Auditions are on Monday and i;m beyond excited about it!! I'll definitely do an update on here telling you guys whether i get a callback or a role or anything like that!!

XOXO
Rachel