The Thought Process of a Stimulated Mind

So at physical therapy (I'm going twice a week because of my knee surgery) today I had some time to think, and what did I do with that time? I stared blankly off into space and did absolutely nothing useful with it! But, I guess that's just how I work when I'm on electric stimulation getting who knows how much electricity put through my leg.

But that's not the point, the point is, I'm getting to the next point in my life in the theatre...

So, I think I said that we moved to Missouri, and that my mother had had the foresight to email the theatre teacher here to get information about their program. Well, that resulted in me being pretty much immediately integrated into their program. As a matter of fact, the play that they had started a the beginning of summer, their fall play, had just lost some members in the tech crew, and the teacher had me turn in an application. So, I was a proud member of the tech crew of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker. You can imagine how excited I was to be back in the theatre mix. The immediate acceptance and friendliness of the people in the group was also amazing. Anywho, the show was performed, and I was extremely happy that I could just have been a part of it.

Now, I think I should explain that back in Colorado, there was no real theatre program. Basically what their program consisted of was the poorly directed fall/winter play, and that was all. Now, in this little podunk town in Missouri, however, there were classes, a drama club, a program to integrate older people with newer people, at least three plays a year, and theatre classes, which I found myself in quite a few of this year. More on that later, though. Needless to say, this felt like a huge change for the better in that area, but it just wasn't the same without my friend.

Anyway, the timeline continues with Little Shop of Horrors which we performed February 12, 13, and 14. Yes, that's right Valentine's Day. I auditioned and was cast as Mr. Mushnik, the shop owner/man with visions of grandeur. I absolutely loved the role of Mushnik. He was evil, yet likable all at the same time, quite a paradoxical character. But there was a difference with this play. That difference was that I wasn't helping with the tech aspect. See, in Colorado, everyone helped with tech, but here, there were designated crews. And I see why it had to be this way, but I still felt useless. So, here's where things get confusing.

First semester I was scheduled in one theatre class, the intro to theatre class. Second semester, I was originally supposed to be scheduled for one, and that was for the theatre two class, but I had an opening in my schedule, so I was scheduled for the Intro to Acting class, which was the continuation of the intro to theatre class. These fell on the same day, but an hour apart (I had a physical education class in between). During my frist day in the physical education class, I had an episode of a heart condition that I have had for quite a long time. Needless to say, I couldn't continue in the class if the exercises were going to continue to be that strenuous, so I went for a schedule change... It just so happened that the technical theatre class fell on that hour. So, I jumped on the opportunity. I no longer had to feel useless knowing that I was standing at rehearsal with nothing to do, because I was helping with the technical aspect of the show in class. So, for the rest of the year, I had math, then theatre, then theatre, then theatre again. An awesome schedule, to say the least.

So, the performances of Little Shop of Horrors went very well, and we found ourself in the class play for theatre two with auditions for the children's show Charlotte's Web right around the corner. So, I auditioned for both, and I got the part of Templeton in Charlotte's Web. Now, for the class play, we did something a little different. We performed a Green Show, which is basically a pre show to a Shakespeare-era play, which just so happened to be Hamlet, which I was also a part of as a player and a pall bearer. It was fun to say the least.

We then performed Charlotte's Web, and we wrapped up the school year with auditions for the play we are currently working on: The Diviner's. A brilliant story about a young mentally challenged boy who is afraid of water, and his pastor friend's quest to clean him. So, I guess there's the background... Three long-ass posts and ten tired fingers later.

I guess I'll keep updated as events happen now.

If you're reading, thanks, though I highly doubt anyone is.