TELL ME, did you sail a c r o s s the SUN ? did you make it to the ( M I L K Y W A Y ) to see the lights all FADED, and that heaven is OVERRATED. tell me, did you fall for a SHOOTING STAR? one without a PERMANENT scar and did you miss me while you were L O O K I N G for yourself out there?
He watched her play, his hand covering his mouth at her end result. He hated being proven wrong yet theree he was standing in shame. “You’re not human. No one can put four out of five in a ring toss, it’s just not right.” The brunette boy judged, unwilling to take his own loss. He eyed the rows of stuffed prizes hoping to find one he could like. “Get that one. It’s fat and fluffy.” He pointed at a larger sized Nemo stuffed doll.
“ then i will have the nemo, please ! ” she asked the attendant, squishing the toy once they handed it to her. “ you’re right, it’s cute. ” the girl smiled and crinkled her nose slightly, carrying the stuffed animal by its fin. after turning away from the booth, she looked around the carnival, analyzing what else they had to offer. “ where to next ?? ”
“If that means you’re going to give all your prizes to me then be my guest.” He replied before suddenly finding himself already at a ring toss booth. “I doubt you’re that great at it. We’ll see whose better.” Elijah stuck his tongue out. Paying the attendant, he was given five rings to score as much as he could to the bottles laid out. His first throw luckily got on one, but missed all his three other shots, with the last one on to another bottle as well. “Ok - this game’s rigged.” He laughed, finding an excuse for his bad performance.
“ please, i’m keeping the prizes to myself. but i am going to make your carry them if you don’t behave. ” she joked. clara payed the attendant, calculatedly throwing each ring and scoring four out of five, wincing when she missed the last one, but quickly regaining composure. she then turned to elijah with a smirk. “ you were saying... ? ” she asked smugly. “ you know what, just because i’m so nice, i’m letting you pick the prize. just this once, so choose wisely. ”
Shaking his head, he tried to keep his composure together, hoping to let go of his little slip-up but her reaction obviously said otherwise. Again, unable to find anything to respond back he quickly turned to walk away, hoping that she wouldn’t see the grin on his face. “Shut up, Clara.” He muttered before walking out the door. Taking the bus, it wasn’t long until they reached their destination. Elijah couldn’t help but take notice of a little carnival fair there. “We are definitely going there first.”
“ are you gonna win me a cute little stuffed animal and finally declare your undying love for me ?? because i’m warning you now that i plan on beating you at everything. ” she told him as they walked towards the carnival. it wasn’t long until she spotted the ring toss, and smiled like a little kid in a candy shop. “ let’s go there first !! ” she said, pointing to the booth. “ i’m great at that game. ” the girl stated, grabbing his wrist and excitedly dragging him behind her.
He raised his eyebrow, a look of exaggerated disbelief on his face. Rolling his eyes, he dismissed her comment as for once he couldn’t think of anything to respond with. “Anyways, I was checking the map and there’s this boardwalk near here. Nice views, shops and places to eat, I thought we could check it out.” He explained, genuinely smiling of excitement. “You better be a good friend and let me have a good time today.”
clara smirked, biting her lower lip in order to hold back her laughter. “ hey. elijah. ” the words were said in a childish voice while she poked him. “ you called me a friend. because you loooove me. ” unable to contain herself anymore, she threw her head back laughing. “ it’s okay. i promise i won’t tell anyone. ” she nodded solemnly. “ and the boardwalk sounds nice. we both know you’ll have an even better time accompanied by my illustrious self. ”
Standing at the hotel’s lobby, he was hoping to get himself into some sightseeing, being it the first time he was there. He was waiting for the one person he found himself spending time with more often than he thought he would, but a part of him didn’t really mind that. As the girl came into his sight of view, he couldn’t help but smirk. “Did it take you so long to come down because you were trying to impress me?” The boy teased as he crossed his arms.
stepping out of the elevator, elijah was the first person she saw. she wasn’t quite sure why the two had been hanging out so often, but the thought of being around him wasn’t as bad now as it once was. the girl raised her eyebrows at his greeting, putting her hands on her hips and tilting her head to the left, mouth open slightly with disbelief, but a smile still painting her features. “ my goal in life, really. ” she rolled her eyes playfully. “ but hey, it clearly worked. ” she teased back with a shrug.
1) show us a picture of yourself that you’d like to be in the yearbook (preferably from the chest up).
2) give us a quote that you’d like to be put under your picture.
“ look, i made a hat... where there never was a hat ! ” - sunday in the park with george, stephen sondheim
3) when were you born?
january 3rd, 1999
4) do you have any siblings and if so, do they go to this school?
i have an older brother, but he studies law in brazil.
5) when did you know that you wanted to act, sing, or dance?
i’ve always kind of known, ever since i was a little girl i would say that when i grew up, i wanted to be an actress and a singer. but then, when i was six years old, i saw this production of phantom of the opera in são paulo. the moment christine sang think of me, i knew i was destined to be on stage !
6) what was the first production that you were ever in? who did you play?
the first production i was ever in was the sound of music, and i played gretl !
7) are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
i’d say i’m an ambivert, inclining more towards introvert.
8) what’s your favorite thing about laapa?
i think the fact that i get to expand my craft, and share my passion and my dream with all of my friends.
9) who are your favorite students?
i do not play favorites for the simple fact that i’m afraid of leaving someone out.
10) who are your favorite teachers?
see above !
11) what’s your most embarrassing memory that happened at school?
this one time all my friends failed to tell me my pants were ripped, so i had to walk around like that all day until i got back to my dorm and realized it. explains the weird stares i got that day.
12) how do you normally decorate your locker?
i don’t ? sorry, i fail as a human being.
13) what would you like to do/be for a living after you graduate?
well, it would be pretty nice to be a broadway actress.
14) what do you think the senior pranks should be this year?
i have absolutely no idea. the closest thing i’ve probably done to a prank was throwing stink bombs in my brother’s room once. i was grounded for a week after that, but it was totally worth it.
15) what are your favorite movies?
west side story, funny girl, the wizard of oz, my fair lady, grease... do you sense a pattern ??
16) what are your favorite musical artists/bands?
my taste in music outside of showtunes is weird and extremely diverse. i like seu jorge, caetano veloso, legião urbana, ivete sangalo. but also luciano pavarotti, and anna netrebko and andrea bocelli. and j. cole and kendrick lamar and nicki minaj. and carole king and alanis morissette and fiona apple. i could go on all day, but i’ll spare you the pain.
17) what are your favorite musicals?
hardest question anyone could ever ask. in no particular order: in the heights, next to normal, sunday in the park with george, ordinary days, vanities, dogfight, spring awakening, parade, west side story, gypsy, the color purple, hamilton, waitress, bring it on, bare: a pop opera, a little night music, bridges of madison county, the light in the piazza, carrie, elisabeth, fun home, the last five years, merrily we roll along, the unauthorized autobiography of samantha brown, she loves me, and i should probably stop here, but i’ll start crying soon after remembering one that i’ve left out.
18) who are your favorite dancers?
the ensemble of newsies, totally counts, right ??
19) who are your favorite actors?
did you see what happened when i answered favorite artists and favorite musicals ?? we’re not getting into this again. but sônia braga and fernanda montenegro get a special mention for being awesome.
20) who are your biggest role models and why?
i’m gonna say sara sarres. for one, she was my first christine, so she indirectly inspired me to pursue musical theatre. not only that, but years later, she performed on the world tour of phantom ! it’s not often that you see brazilian actors make it outside the country, so the ones that do inspire me a lot, and she’s only one of them.
21) do you think your family is proud of you for making it this far?
definitely ! they’ve always encouraged me to pursue what i love and i know they’ll always be cheering for me from the front row.
top left: hotel outfit // top middle: disneyland outfit // top right: showcase outfit //
bottom left: disney backlots masterclass // bottom middle: california adeventure outfit // bottom right: bikini for the hotel pool
elijah: someone’s in love with my eyes
elijah: wink wink nudge nudge
elijah: but hey, they’ll have my charm for sure
elijah: i mean i got you to fall in love with me :-)
clara: See, that’s why I don’t compliment you
clara: I mean, that and the fact that there’s nothing to compliment
clara: I hope they don’t get your ego
clara: Otherwise I’ll throw them off a cliff
clara: And that’ll just make me seem like a bad mother
elijah: sure and we’re going to have 3 kids!
elijah: lmao i’m joking
elijah: i just want 2
clara: I’m giving them my last names. All three of ‘em.
clara: If they’re lucky, they’ll get my everything.
clara: But I mean, I guess it might not be so bad if they get your eyes.
clara: Just the eyes, though. The rest sucks.
“I’ve been on stage since I was five, so I think I skipped the nerves phase,” she chuckled. “I do get it sometimes, the little bit of nervousness in the pit of mu stomach. But I’ve noticed that those tend to be my best performances.”
“ i do have to agree with you there. i’ve been performing since i was six, even if not professionally. i didn’t really skip the nerves phase, but i think after a while you learn how to make the anxiety work with you instead of against you. ”
