In high school I was the girl that was in every organization, a regular social butterfly. I was in everything from Crime stoppers to student council, one activity I was big in was Drama club (Treasurer 99-00) My senior year we did a joint production with the Choir of A Christmas Carol, now usually I was a “behind the scenes kind or girl, my junior year I did costumes and sound, but this year I had a part. A real-deal walks on stage part with a name in the program (Not just cast member number 2 or townsperson). Janet was my name and I was the wife of Scrooge’s nephew. I had two on stage parts, the first was when Scrooge is being drug by one of the Christmas ghost and they look upon Scrooge’s nephew’s house where we are hosting a Christmas party. My husband and I are playing a game where we have to guess what people are talking about, and my line was “tight like your Uncle Scrooge’s purse strings.” --- are you waiting for more, well there was none, that was it for that scene and I delivered that semi-line beautifully! My next scene was a bit trickier I had to walk arm and arm with my husband across the stage and get stopped by Scrooge himself (this scene is after he decides he has been a douche his whole life and he is telling us he would like to partake in dinner with us after all. My line: was “We’ll be glad to have you”. Ok, so my friend Nate (who played my husband) and I are arm and arm we start walking, Scrooge comes up,
Scrooge: (not exact ---that was over 10 years ago) Hey nephew I will be able to make it to your dinner party I will bring a boiled goose.
Nephew: (again not exact) that is great…Janet isn’t that great
Janet (That’s me) long pause …..Deep breath …. Wait for it “We’ll be happy if you were there” or some crap like that!!!!
I totally choked, now I don’t think it was noticeable or at least no one called me out on it, but really you have two measly lines in a play and you are bating 1-1 on delivery-----SERIOUSLY!!!! I guess I won’t be giving any acceptance speeches for any Oscars anytime soon and that’s ok, I’d probably botch that up too
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