It's been since february since i've done any sort of blogging. since then i've had two canceled shows and one that finally came to fruition. Those of us who were in the secret garden started out with a very hopefull vision. it is after all one of the coolest musicals ever. we soon discovered that our director had bitten off way more than he can chew. our director, mr. monkeyman (i'll name him that for his ability to climb scaffolding and the like. not for large ears or any high-pitched screaming) told us his vision for the show and some of us were hooked. theater in the woods! mist! dancing ghosts! topiaries on wheels! as long as we get this music down, we'll be awesome! wow, the music is pretty challenging, i bet everyone in the cast is a great vocalist!
*tsk*... how quickly things turned icky-poo. I looked around and saw many people in the cast were not only my friends and fellow otterbein alumni but super good singers. THEN, as we rehearsed the music, i realized that a few of the people were FUCKING TONE DEAF. seriously, couldn't match pitch. maybe you can get away with this sort of thing when you have a really large chorus to work with, but we did not have that luxury. ...and other people can't carry their weight when you're trying learn EIGHT PART HARMONIES AND ROUNDS. it is my belief that mr. monkeyman made a couple casting faux paus. two tone deaf dreamers and the devil's spawn starring as mary lennox made the trinity of pain complete.
the very existance of the show was on shaky ground, but we were all like, "sometimes shows feel crazy, but we'll pull it together, right?" well, about 2 and a half weeks before showtime, there were whispers of mutiny.
more next time.
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oh how I love learning about my friend's lives via their internet blogs...kudos to you and good luck with the 30 posts thing! You have inspired me. Cheers.
I agree with your summary of the show so far except for the description of "devil's spawn." To be fair, she acted as I would expect any 10 year old girl would act if she felt like most of the adults around her either a.) wanted her to fail because they didn't like her or b.) couldn't help her out because they didn't know what THEY were doing.
however, monkeyman is a funny name...proceed.
oh, it's me...Cindy
I agree with anonymous A. I want to hear more.
Can't wait to read your 30 blogs! That's going to be crazy! By the way, my name is Dailey not Daily. :) Most people make that mistake at first.
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