GOT A DREAM

stage name: Kaz Martyn. 19. thespian. Theater major at ASU and son to a man who loves me as much as he loves his ceramic unicorns. i'm an actor, a singer, a dancer, and a dreamer.

[kazmartyn]

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Peyton: You mean the 2005 version? Because after seeing Rent Live this past winter, I really don't find the film to be quite as much of an affront as I once did :-p

Peyton: We can't let any musicals flop, unfortunately. Even if they're critically slammed, the fact that they're being made at all is important, so I think we should stick to it. And any excuse for a date with you, of course. I'm sure people see our public appearances as us showing off, but we ARE the best couple in Auradon, why shouldn't we? :-p

Peyton: Tom Hooper directed Les Mis, did they learn nothing from that? That movie didn't even have anyone but Samantha Barks and Aaron Tveit with musical talent! HUGH JACKMAN WAS ATROCIOUS IN IT!!!

Kaz: LOL OUCH! Well, that just goes to show adaptations of Rent are destined to suck. What a pity, what a sin. You wonder if our troupe could pull off the cursed play?

Kaz: I want to inspire and encourage the fine arts though, not CGI human faces on weird cat bodies! BUT I know you're right :( and I'd rather watch it with you than anyone else. We can start critiquing it when it gets too bad and that's great for the both of us. Oh, or we could make out to distract from the film! We could always do that too now, given our newfound couplehood lol just saying. And so what if the public thinks I'm showing off? I am. We're too good to contain!

Kaz: WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP CASTING HUGH JACKMAN IN SINGING ROLES, BABE? IT'LL KILL ME SOME DAY.

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dizzybydesignx‌:

Hannah Montana says life’s what you make it, and that makes a lot more sense than life’s a competition. Because I’m not here to compete! Everything on the Isle was competition, we had to fight to survive. I’m tired of competition, I just want to make pretty things and help people!

If life's what you make it, I make it a competition, boom, done, wham bam thank you ma'am. It doesn't have to feel like a competition for it to be true that you're competing, Diz. You can relax and make your pretty dresses and help people but at the end of the day, humans want to categorize what's worse and what's better. After all, you wouldn't take poorly crafted medicine to cure a lethal illness no matter how well the doctor meant, would you?

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kayavazquez‌:

Enjoy the cute name now, because when I find my bae our ship name is going to blow yours out of the water. Okay, um, memorizing sounds super hard? But! I look good in everything and would, like, totally bring a little je ne sais quoi to the stage! Plus, like, my daddy’s loaded. Think of how amazing the cast parties would be!

Okay, sure, but if your bae's name ends in -zton somehow, you can't have the ship name, its ours! Memorizing does take a certain skill set but it gets easier with practice and hey, we always could use more extras. You know, background actors. Our cast parties are already amazing but I don't think anyone would argue with maxing them out to the extreme! I'd highly encourage you signing up for the club if that's what you want. Just don't expect it to be easy.

[kazmartyn]

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Peyton: What if we went... and watched with our eyes closed? I know that's essentially the same as just listening to the soundtrack but we could have movie snacks (not popcorn, I hate trying to sing if kernel flakes get stuck in my throat, but you know that already because you're the most wonderful boyfriend slash best friend slash performing arts soulmate the world has ever seen) and the ambiance of being in a theater chair, at least.

Peyton: And that Taylor Swift, who gets by with incredible songwriting talent but a voice that leaves much to be desired, thought she could keep UP with said talent???

Kaz: And give our money to that enterprise? I know that more movie musicals make this genre more accessible to the masses but I don't know how I feel about supporting watered down movies. You remember Rent, don't you?

Kaz: Then again, from your description, that sounds like a hell of a date! The ambiance, the theater snacks (that don't kill our lovely vocal chords), and the music. Its not like the story ever had a plot anyway, just going to listen to the music is all we'd be able to do.

Kaz: TAYLOR SWIFT SHOULD JUST HAVE A SONG AS A SONGWRITING! SHE'D BE SUCH A GOOD ONE! Whoever cast them to be in the same movie though... big mistake on their part. Then again, what about this movie isn't a mistake? I'm just shaken truly at everything I know about it.

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kayavazquez‌:

Oh good! So glad it worked, because like, how sad would it have been if it didn’t? Like, seriously, that would have been so sad. But think I could join the club? I’ve been like, totes thinking I should get more involved or whatever in school stuff, I guess.

It would've been WAY too sad; I might've given up and then the world would've been deprived of Kazton. That's a cute couple name, isn't it? I think it's perfect. And you can join the club if you have the right stuff, sure! Do you love big productions and memorizing lines and parts and the camaraderie of the stage and costumes and storytelling and committing your time to it?

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dizzybydesignx‌:

I’m… pretty sure that’s not true. I mean, you guys are great sure! But everyone’s special in their own way. I haven’t watched Project Runway. I don’t like fashion contests, someone always gets made to feel like a loser and that’s not what fashion is about! Fashion is about building people up, not tearing them down.

Everyone's special in their own way, sure, but we're special in the most special way, it's really not that hard to understand, is it? I didn't think I'd have to simplify that sentiment further but I'll try. Life is a contest though; some designers sell more than others and some are losers who can't get their lines off the ground. At least a competition show tells them what they're doing wrong and provides time and training.

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Peyton: Should we see the Cats movie, or should we not see the Cats movie? I feel like this is going to take us months to decide on, so we may as well start pondering now!

Kaz: I'm torn! On the one hand, we are THE theater kid royalty, isn't it kind of our obligation? On the other hand, the trailer alone made my stomach hurt lol.

Kaz: Can we also talk about how so much talent let themselves be swayed into what's sure to be a mess? Jennifer Hudson's beautiful voice wasn't meant for Memory!

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kayavazquez‌:

Blonde can be supes alternative! I’m talking like double platinum, blonder than Queen Elsa even. If you can really call that blonde, which honestly? Not really sure if you can. Let’s call it what it is sweetie, you went gray super early. Oh, so the whole taking someone to the wedding to make her jealous thing worked? That’s, like, so awesome!

I definitely would never call Queen Elsa "blonde" -- she's a platinum beauty, a silver queen! And I'd still vote for blue over that for you, just saying. Yes, yes, it worked fabulously. I owe you one, Kaya! Remember you've got a friend in the drama department.

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dizzybydesignx:

Not for everyone in theater, duh! That’s a totally different case, and way to make me only feel more jealous of everyone that has a someone special thanks! I mean, I guess? I haven’t even really sat down to think about it but maybe like a textured type of fabric? I don’t know yet!

Oh, you don't have to feel jealous of that; no one but me and Peyton has a someone special, honestly. It's not any of your faults, she and I are just a cut above the rest. Huh, a textured kind of fabric, interesting. Like a velvet texture? Leather texture? Lace, even? It's like you've never even watched Project Runway.

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littlehanako‌:

Maybe they’d planned for a second movie but there’s no knowing how well something will do enough for a third movie. Like that one movie that was like the Hunger Games but not…obviously did well enough for me to remember the name, hah. There’s no stumping you, is there? I will gladly accept that answer and view it as canon. She’s very morally grey. I hate that the originals tried to paint her out to be an almost complete villain because she’s not. If anything I would be frustrated if I’d worked that hard to be good at something, only for someone else to waltz in and take it from me without putting much effort. But I don’t agree with her methods either. 

I don't really deal with movies that don't have stage adaptations so I wouldn't be able to guess your Hunger Games-esque movie if you paid me but the premise holds, I assume. And no, no stumping me, at least not about this kind of stuff. I personally think Sharpay veers more into anti-hero category than anything else but I'm intrigued by your take. What exactly do you find off about her methods? Because if anything, she was the one victimized, I think.

[kayavazquez]

Okay, so like, I know “new year, new you” is supposed to be like a New Year’s thing but who says it can’t apply to a new school year? I totes say it can and I’m thinking it’s time for a complete makeover. I just can’t decide on hair color… do I want to go blonde, blue or shock and awe all of you with my gorgeous natural color? Hm… decisions, decisions… Anyway, I totes need a shopping buddy while I’m reinventing myself, preferably someone with big strong arms that can carry a lot of stuff for me?

[kazmartyn]

I say go with blue. You've made yourself known as that girl with the alternative but fabulous hair and that's how you stay on brand. And I'd be your shopping buddy, but I'm not about carrying your bags -- that's what boys do for their girlfriends and all of Auradon knows who my one and only is.

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racheladale‌:

“Agent Rainbow Squirrel!” Rachel replied instantly, beaming at the thought of him calling her that. It was so cute, wasn’t it? She could be tiny and hairy and climb things and swallow nuts basically whole, and she’d look like a rainbow doing it! “And yay! I don’t think they would break, but let’s find out for sure!” Rachel said as she grabbed the edge of the table cloth and gave it a very solid tug, whooshing it off the table before Kaz’s eyes. 

"Agent Rainbow Squirrel," Kaz repeated with all the solemnity of an age-old spy veteran. "It's perfect for you. I'm Agent Spotlight. Normally I don't tell people but you seem very trustworthy." He was trying so hard to have just mindless fun and forget that there was someone he wanted to be essentially stalking on her "date", and Rachel at least made it easier. "Wooooah," he enthused, clapping his hands together once. "That was amazing! Now let me tie it on and we can spin like everyone is watching!"

[peydavis]

kazmartyn‌:

“I thought about getting an entire fake girlfriend!” Kaz admitted. “But my top candidate was Dizzy and I feared for her life if I did; I mean, I wasn’t nearly as composed as you think. I thought about trying to ‘take down’ Casper multiple times, whatever that means. The only reason I didn’t is because I couldn’t get famous from jail.” He laughed, holding Peyton closer and feeling the most himself that he had in a long time. It was himself enough to feel entirely removed and even a little ashamed of the guy he’d been while they’d been separated.

Thankfully, he’d never have to be that guy again. He knew that even before Peyton came back with an enthusiastic yes, he knew it as sure as he knew anything. Sometimes, some things were crystal clear. And sure, he’d probably get mad at her one day, or she’d get mad at him for no good reason except to cause drama, but they knew that about each other and loved each other no matter what. Wasn’t that what mattered?

And god, it felt good for her to blame herself but Kaz shook his head at it anyway. If they didn’t start as equals, they’d end up feeling unbalanced the whole time and that was no fun for anybody. “I messed it up too, but it made way for this! And I want this,” he intoned, kissing her forehead again to punctuate his point, “more than anything.”

He felt comfortable just holding her a few more moments before looking out onto the dance floor in the distance and realizing they’d both come here with other people. “Do you want to get out of here?” Kaz asked with a laugh? “Watch musicals in my hotel room and just try this out? Or we could go out onto the floor and show everybody how it’s done,” he suggested with a laugh. That would certainly be brazen and dramatic of them, but he didn’t care or mind. He’d do anything as long as it meant they were together.

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littlehanako‌:

True and it’s not like they knew that it would be a big enough hit to score two additional movies, and a spin off. I really liked your theory but I do have one question and it’s because you’re such a musical whiz that I have to ask…where does the camel fit in in your theory? Have I? Have I?!?! Pfft of course I have. 

They probably hoped it would be that big but you're right, they had no way of knowing; how lucky we are that it was, though! And the camel, really?! That's what you get hung up on? Its clearly just a prop from another play; in the theater, there's stuff to move around all the time. In my theory, it means nothing. And good! You wouldn't be a true HSM fan in my eyes if you hadn't. Do you agree or disagree with the take that Sharpay did nothing wrong throughout the series?

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dizzybydesignx‌:

Yeah, but it’s not the same kind of love! I’m talking about romantic love, not just like, love like that. But I totally get it! It’s fun in its own way! Um, I don’t really know yet, I guess I have to really research the type of suits, but maybe a three piece? They’re just more formal I think, so maybe focusing on that would be a good starting point.

You'd be surprised; I think Peyton and I are proof that it totally can be the same kind of love, just saying. Three piece suits are nice and formal. How would you maybe embellish them? Fabric choice? Patterns? Colors? Textiles?

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littlehanako‌:

It’s less fun when it’s a make believe musical specifically for the movie though. But you’ve alleviated my worries that they never came up with a musical for one of my favourite musical trilogies - okay it’s probably the only musical trilogy I know - because that would just make it feel like they’d left a huge plot hole in the movie. Huh…I like that theory, the New York move one I mean. The other one hurts my head too much. 

It is less fun, but it makes sense; buying the rights to use a real musical within another musical is expensive and honestly, based on their costumes, HSM didn't have a high budget to start with. I'm glad to have calmed your qualms -- I don't mean to brag or anything but musicals are kind of my super power. The New York move plot feels especially correct and meta if you've seen Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure. Have you?

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dizzybydesignx‌:

Nooo! There needs to be another one now! It was just so fun and exciting and just being surrounded by all the love… it was so great and I can’t get enough of it. You know I could… or maybe do something for the guys? I mean, you guys just get pretty much basic suits, you could all use a little more glam! And I totes had fun picking out a look for Diego, maybe I should do suits instead of dresses!

Theater cast parties have a whole lot of that excitement too! Just throwing that out there, especially the whole surrounded by love part -- love for the show! But you know what? As a guy, I have to encourage your forward thinking. We have way too few options! What kind of suits were you thinking?