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. Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
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.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Toniiiiiiiiiiiiight toniiiiiiiiiiiiiight...
Congratulations and have fun! I really liked being in High School Musicals .
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
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.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Also, playing a Jet is good because you're on the stage a lot.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
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.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Awesome, congrats!
I LOVE West Side Story.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I miss the days when street gangs would battle by seeing who could dance more beautifully.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
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.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
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.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
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