Day 91

So....got cast in "The Foreigner"! Huzzah!

It's nice to be in a show again. And it was one of those auditions where you know you nailed it. And walking out when it was over, I just knew. Just that gut feeling. But I'm super excited! The part I got I probably would never get outside of the community theatre relmn. Technically it's an ingenue with attitude. I never get igenues. Like...ever, lol. So this will definitely be an interesting experience. We've already started rehearsals for a little over a week now, and they've been going very well. Everythings been going pretty smoothly and we're almost done blocking the whole show! Now the fun part can begin...actually building a character. I love to get blocking done as quickly as possible so I can learn my lines and then start from ground zero (not the NYC version however).

I've got one bitch of a monologue though. And I'm sitting THE ENTIRE TIME. Do you know how hard it is to talk and talk and talk just sitting there. I went through it the first time the other day, and I wanted to stab myself in the eye. I kept moving around in my chair and changing positions, while all the while, in my head I was screaming I WANT TO STAND UP DAMNIT! But, it doesn't make sense in the context of the scene, so I sit. Now, I've been given monologues of death before. What comes to mind...in "Cabin Fever" I had to give the "I'm talking to the audience like Andy Griffin to tell the meaning of the show" which about killed me. Then there was "We Won't Pay!" where I gave a humongo monologue about the backstory of what was going on. This is no new thing to me. But sitting...the whole time...gah, it's hard. I've started memorizing my other lines and skipping over that scene. I just have to tackle it. I'm so angsty about it because I'm afraid that it will be boring. I don't want my monologue to be the time everyone checks their phones. It's important to my character because she basically opens up for the first time to show she's not a complete bitch.

I dunno. It means a lot to me for this one. I want to really nail it. But, more updates as the show progresses. Tally ho!