Hey everyone!
I just want to state now that friends are God's greatest gift to human beings! I love 'em, I really do. Before I began performing in these shows, I really couldn't say that I had a friend simply because of me. I mean, I had friends, but not because I'd met them on my own; they were all through someone else. My cousins introduced me to people, my parents, my sister, Bethany Ancina (formerly Hylton, whom I grew up with in Exeter), etc. Not anymore! Theatre friends are great, too, because they're such a strange bunch.
Last night, I was going to see Clue at the Brewery Arts Center. Stephanie and I had decided to go together. Then, yesterday at school, Ann told me that Jennifer was coming! YEAH! Oh, side note here, they think the baby is a girl. The name will be Kristen, and they don't know the middle name yet. I keep pushing for Lynette, but she just laughs at me! ;) Well, Dave Tillet was there when I got there, so he agreed to sit with me and help save seats. I learned we had to save seats for: Karen and Kenzie (Dave's wife and daughter), Jennifer, Stephanie, Marcus, Leoney, and Merci! I loved that I know all these people now, whom I didn't about two months ago. Dave and I walked in, and Domenic said, "Dave, you've gotta sit on the aisle!" Oh, boy!
When we got into the theatre, it was set up to be a smaller audience than when I saw Annie Jr. there in Feb. I saw Pam P. (my fourteen year old elbow girl), Katie, and Darian. Of course I had to say hello! The show ended up being sold out. Marcus and Stephanie weren't able to come in.
When Leoney did (as one of the last people), it was funny! He saw Merci, Jenn and I waving to him, because I still had that seat for him. He started walking up to us, and I heard a male voice yell out, "Leoney, up here!" It was Chris and Warren (the punks who are NOT doing Carousel!). We kept saying, "No Leoney, over here!" There was a slight tug of war, and the audience was very engaged. When Leoney said, "Chris, buddy, I'm going with the girls," the entire audience cracked up. The theatre for the BAC is not very big, and they can rearrange how they want the seating. This was a very small stage and audience setting, to say the least.
The show was silly, but a lot of fun. The music, well, let's just say it was a Sondheim wannabe. Much to complicated, and not nearly as good. Sondheim can do it and make it work! Galen Blum, Wayne Barker, and Vinnie Martucci could not. Enough said? There were some very funny lines. Ann said I was the first person she's heard laugh at Tony (Mr. Snow in Carousel, Mr. Green in this one) when he said, "I'm a jack of all shades." There were some very funny lines. By far, my favorite character was Mrs. White, played by another English Teacher, Jason Macy. He was hysterical! It was an entertaining show.
I think I'm caught up in my grading!!!!!!!!!! Happy dance break! The quarter is winding down, fairly rapidly. It's over on the 28th of this month. "Why a Thursday?" you may wonder. I'll tell you why--Nevada became a state on October 31. We always get off Nevada Day, and you won't hear me complaining, either! :) I need that three day weekend to figure out everyone's grades!
Okay, well, I think that's all I wanted to mention. The title comes from a Cole Porter song called "Friendship." It was originally used in DuBarry was a Lady, but thrown in to the 1960s revival of Anything Goes and has since there been stuck. A thoroughly amusing song, too, I want to add.
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