Okay, so this is what happened,
Some years ago (6? 7 years ago, I think?) there was a pirate exhibit at the state museum. We had actual artifacts from the Queen Anneâs Revenge, creepy wax dummies, historical costumes etc, it was awesome.
I was really into Pirates of the Caribbean at the time, because I played the mmorpg with some high school friends of mine (and some of their parents sometimes, who also got addicted to it), so of course when they announced âPirate Night at the Museumâ, in which visitors were encouraged to dress up, I was over the moon. So Iâm there with my friends, my parents, and my sisters, running around the exhibits after the museum is technically closed.
They replaced the creepy wax dummies with people in costume at this point, and it was pretty epic.
The highlight of the night would be a showing of The Princess Bride. The movie would play on the big screen while actors would be on a stage below, acting the whole thing out word for word and shot for shot as it happened. Any audience members who knew lines were encouraged to shout them out as they heard them.
Hereâs the thing. My parents love that movie. Like you donât understand they were quoting it to us in its entirety when we were still in highchairs. I could reenact the battle of wits scene before I ever actually watched it. So my family sits in the front row, behind the railing, quoting everything right along with the actors and film.
And then comes the part in the Pit of Despair with the Albino.
And the cast didnât have anyone on the stage with Wesley.Â
I donât know if the Albino couldnât make it that night, or if theyâd never cast him, but it was really weird to see Wesley just lying on the stage awkwardly while the Albino is supposed to be treating his injuries.
I started twitching. My mom and sister look at me and theyâre like âdo it.â And one of the ushers is like âyou know the part? do itâ
So I launch over the railing, run up onto the stage, and take over from there, doing my best impression of the character. Being that I was a 5â˛2âł blonde girl in a corset and puffy sleeves, Wesley had some trouble keeping a straight face.
Then they got to the scene with Humperdink telling the guard to clear out the Thievesâ Forest, andâŚthey didnât have the guard either. So my twin sister up in the audience is like âhang on, I got thisâ and then she launches over the railing to make sure Humperdink isnât just sitting awkwardly talking to thin air.
This meant that yes, I got bopped on the noggin by Fezzik, and yes, my sister got to do the
âGive us the key.â
âWhat key?â
âFezzik, tear his arms off.â
âOh, you mean this key!âÂ
They made up stay on stage and take a bow with the cast when it was over, it was hilarious. Then the next year, since they still had the exhibit, the museum called my sister and was like, âSoâŚ.that was super fun last year. Do you and your sister want to be audience plants and do it again this year?â
The answer, naturally, was heck yes. Since we had new volunteers playing Count Rugen and Inigo this time, this also led to my sister actually choreographing their fight scene herself. Which was awesome.
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