Now Cast : DINO - STAGE

The school play has officially been cast and rehearsals have begun. It's been two weeks since this activity has started and there's a lot to reflect upon.

First off, my "goals" for this activity have changed. Why, you ask? Well, I have become unable to be the Lights/Sound Manager due to a last minute decision to audition for the show instead. I wasn't planning on auditioning, considering the work I have going on with my classes and the IB. But then on Thursday when I showed up to watch and get a feel for the show I couldnt help my self. I filled out the audition form and was auditioning for a role.

The cast list went up the next day (although there was an issue that I'm going to address in just a few moments) and I was cast as the lead role. This was a huge moment when I found out and I was extremely excited and proud of myself. The only thing that bothers me slightly about it is that I'm afraid that I only recieved the lead role because I am a senior and devoted to the STAGE program. I've been assured that this is not the case, and that I've earned the role because of my talent and potential, but I cannot help but feel like that.
The issue that came up was that the night after I auditioned I recieved a call from Chelsea Corners, our Stage Manager. She told me of my potential role. It was potential because she was calling to tell me that I needed to meet with her, Mrs. Botsford and Brian Paul to discuss the situation. Brian and I have not been friends lately and are currently on very bad terms. They needed to determine if we could work together. Anyways, we werent supposed to know of our roles, so it put me in an awkward situation when people found out. Now, I'd like to point out that I had no idea I was not supposed to know. Regardless it still put Mrs. Botsford, Chelsea, myself, and Brian in an awkward situation. It has since been worked out.

So rehearsals have started. There have been 4 so far. We did a complete read through of the play in the first two days and it went extremely well. We all were so into our characters and the show. It was a great start. Then we started blocking some of the act 1 scenes, and that went pretty well. I've never personally worked under Mrs. Botsford as an actor, so it's really interesting and different to be doing so. She has a completely different directing style than Mrs. Yalden, who has been my main "director" of shows/skits/scenes/etc. We've been doing more blocking and working on the scenes and it's going really well so far.

More to follow at the end of this week. I will blog on a weekly basis, not on a daily. That way I can reflect upon the week as a whole, seeing how we rehearse twice a week.