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Joldo
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My high school's doing West Side Story, and, well . . .

I was panicked after auditions, mostly because I can't sing or dance--I'm only an actor. Panicked more because though the callback list isn't necessarily cast list, I wasn't on it.

And today, I find out I made cast. More of a minor role than I wanted, but hey, like I said, my talents aren't perfect for musicals. I'll be A-Rab, one of the Jets.

When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day.

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Evie3217
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Hey, being a Jet is awesome! A-rab, if I remember correctly, is the one who gets his ear cut by the sharks. Heck, I would have been glad to have been a Jet, or any character with a speaking role. I instead played Nibbles, a Shark. I would also like to point out that I am a girl, so this was a bit of a stretch for me.

But, I digress. Congrats on your part! Have fun learning how to stage fight. That's my favorite part.

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Teshi
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Toniiiiiiiiiiiiight toniiiiiiiiiiiiiight...

Congratulations and have fun! I really liked being in High School Musicals [Smile] .

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Joldo
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I can't wait, I really can't. And my best friend is one of the Jet girls--I finally managed to pull her into drama this year--so I've got a carpool, too.

Actually, half the people in the play are in all my classes. This leads to us trying to stage fight in math . . . and in the hall . . . and at lunch . . . we were a bit too excited. I think the administrators would have broke up the fight, except that we were singing and they must have just figured we're drama geeks.

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Teshi
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Also, playing a Jet is good because you're on the stage a lot.
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Joldo
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And considering I'm very pale, I'm not sure I'd be a good Shark.

Of course, my friend Christine is Maria--excellent voice, trained for opera--and she's very white with vivid red hair. Bernardo, her brother in the play, is black.

This shall be interesting.

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Awesome, congrats! [Smile]

I LOVE West Side Story.

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Tante Shvester
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I miss the days when street gangs would battle by seeing who could dance more beautifully.
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Joldo
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Oh, they still do that in the Bronx. I think the current fad is seeing who can do the best waltz in those baggy pants.
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T_Smith
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When you're a jet, you're a jet all the way from your first cigarrette to your last dying day!!

I was a Jet.

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Hey, congrats!
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