New discovery

You know, I was looking at the Urinetown music yesterday, and you know what I discovered? I can hit a high A, which is good, since that's how high I'll have to sing. For those of you who don't know music that well, high A is near the squeaking zone. Or at least my squeaking zone.

So can you tell my character (Hope) is a soprano? Gee, I wonder.

Leading Lady...

You're reading the blog of the leading lady of Urinetown! I'll send out more info as I learn it!

Not going

Okay, everybody, I decided this about a week ago, but I just have way too much stuff going on to be able to go to the Irene Ryan's, and it's too expensive. Harvey ended up saying it was okay for Cyn to go, but I talked to her and we agreed that it was just too much for both of us. I'm going to be directing a one-act play this semester, I'm taking 17 non-theatre units, Cyn's play opens one week after the Irene Ryan's, and I don't think we'll have the time to memorize the parts. We can probably keep the scenes handy, just in case I get nominated again, later on.

On a lighter note, I tried out for Urinetown (the musical) yesterday, and I made callbacks for tomorrow. There are often a few people at auditions that aren't ready, but there were a few more this time than usual. You'd think that would make me more confident, but it didn't. I got a horrible case of the shakes afterwards, but everyone told me I did well. Today, the director told me that I nailed the audition, so I think it bodes well for me. Oh, and Cyn nailed her audition, too! I was so proud of her.

Sean started school yesterday, and he's trying to get into ROTC, since OTS (officer training school) in the airforce has been cutting back lately, and ROTC will help him get a spot. But because of that, he has to get in shape by this weekend for push-ups, sit-ups, and a mile and a half run. I know he can do it. Sean's also getting flying lessons, since that's one thing he has to take to be a pilot. I'll see him on the weekend. I miss him terribly. But I'll be okay; I'm busy enough most of the time to keep my mind off it. It's only when I get home and start thinking again that I get rather melancholy. I expect I'll get used to it in a few weeks, or at least I'll get so busy that the time will fly by to each weekend. I know I'll be fine. Besides, if he makes it into ROTC, he'll be gone for 8 weeks in the summer. We'll get through it. I know he'll be able to call.

This is kind of a long post for me. Hmm. Well, I haven't posted anything juicy for a while, so this makes up for it.

I'm better

I talked to the director, and he basically said he had to think about it. He has to see what the implications are of having three characters out for a while. I'll make sure to have Cyn and I rehearse a lot so that I can make really sad puppy-eyes at him if he decides to not allow Cyn to go.

SERIOUSLY PISSED OFF

OOOH, I'm PISSED!! I asked Cyn to accompany me for a week-long theatre competition, knowing she's in a play, but also knowing that the lead of the show is going to the same competition. Cyn asked her director, who said I need to find someone else because of the play. He is going to hear from me.

More on Disneyland

I'm a little bored right now, and don't want to clean, so I'll post in my blog. Um, more about Disneyland, we started driving down at about 3 am on New Year's Eve. That caused a bit of a commotion, since it started off that we were gonna leave at 10 am, and suddenly people wanted to go at 1 am. With all the commotion, and everyone getting packed in a hurry, we didn't leave until 3. Sean got a 2-hour nap while everyone was duking it out-- I got half an hour, since I was manning the phone. We all finally got on the road, the six of us in two cars. Sean was heavily medicated, so he got to sleep in the back, while I did my bit to keep the driver awake. You know, I'm so used to seeing the sky grow dark that it's completely weird to see the sky grow light. Luckily, in leaving at 3 we bypassed most of the rainy weather that had been plaguing the area all week. We got to the park a couple hours after it opened, but few of us brought enough warm clothes into the park with us. Of course, by lunchtime it was raining. Profusely. After we miraculously found a table to eat lunch at that was COVERED, we ended up getting into an argument about clothes. Sean wanted all of us to go to the hotel, check in, and get changed, I just wanted to go to the car and get warmer clothes, and Ryan didn't want to leave the park, since there was the possibility of getting locked out if the park reached capacity. Trouble was, we needed Ryan for checking in, since he was the one who made the reservation. Sean was being belligerent, Ryan was being sullen, and I was just plain wet, while the other people stayed quiet. Finally, Anthony sided with me, and everyone listened to him. Ryan and Cyn stayed, while Missy went w/ her boyfriend, and Sean, Anthony and I went to the cars and changed to more waterproof clothing. We got back into the park fine, and ended up watching the fireworks without a hitch (since the rain stopped at about 11). I'll tell the rest later.

Disneyland

Went to Disneyland with my boyfriend and a bunch of friends, which was fun. I got hurt a few times, which was pretty funny. Um, let's see, I banged my knees up when I tried to copy Sean and go up a short escalator the wrong way (I fell at the top), Sean accidentally hit me in the face on Indiana Jones and gave me a bloody nose, and I got soaked from cold rain on our first day there. But other than that, the trip was pretty fun.