Tuesday, September 12, 2006

but we were on a break!!

So, today I found out that I got a part in a play called Life with Father, that goes up in November. This is another SCT production. Should be fun/interesting - fun, because it's theater, and interesting, because I'm actually playing four different parts. In this show (which is very charming and old-school - it was written in the 1930s, I believe, and takes place in the 1890s), there are four different maids that come and go throughout the show. As a way to make these little parts more appealing to someone who is auditioning, the director decided that he was going to have one person play all four roles, develop four different personas, accents, movements, etc. So, what was four small parts becomes one medium-sized part that is actually quite challenging. I've never done anything like this, morphing from one character to the next in one show. So it should be quite the experience! Rehearsals start Thursday night, but I will only be able to make the tail end because I have to work Thursday night.

The reason I titled this entry the way I did is because I've already gotten flack from my friends who told me that I promised I would go on a theater hiatus for a while after Into the Woods. To those people I say - hey, what was the last month for? That was the break! Oh, you were expecting something longer? Do you know me at all?

In other news, I have a cold. Did I already complain about this? I can't remember.

3 comments:

Alan said...

Congrats on landing the roles! I'm sure you'll be able to find the different characters. Maybe one can be Canadian! Eh? Can't wait to see you on stage!!!

Alan said...

Congrats on landing the roles! I'm sure you'll be able to find the different characters. Maybe one can be Canadian! Eh? Can't wait to see you on stage!!!

Amanda said...

Thank you! But, after the read-through last night, I realize that while there are four parts, they are very small parts, and they all add up to - a pretty small part. The good news is, I don't have to devote all of my free time to learning lines (like someone else I know!).