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Theatre And Life A Day At A Time Caitlyn: She/Her Avatar pic: Me as Mary in The Secret Garden

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Ayeeeee who remembers this account✌✌

I graduated High School and I have not done a show since Early 2020 I feel like a fake theater kid

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Happy treason day

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I hear all these stories of drama clubs being able to get away with any show because their schools just didnt care enough and it makes me think back to sophmore year where we had to change the word "slave" to "servant" in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum because it wasnt "family friendly" but then the school didn't advertise it at all so no families showed up anyway

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Oooo heres another one

So in my drama club we have two directors for the musical our director director and our music director

Last year we did a production of Godspell and during the song "Light of the World" our music director wasnt sure if we would be allowed to have our Judas yell "Let's have some wine!" So we spent a good amount of our rehearsal trying to figure out alternatives

We ended up convincing her we would be fine with saying wine solely because it was "A Jesus Musical" and two year prior we had a group of kids act completely drunk on stage during Jesus Christ Superstar

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Lol heres another one

So in december we closed Annie and in it I played the iconic character of Miss Hannigan

It's no surprise that Hannigan is a raging alcoholic

Guess who didnt get to play an alcoholic on stage and all those lines at the beginning of the show where she says "Its Medicine" had to be cut.

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MY DIRECTOR MADE ME INTO A FREAKING MEME

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Today I turned 18

And everyone's like "oh you can vote" (which is 100% important please vote) or "you can buy lottery tickets" but all I'm thinking is

I can be in 18+ shows now

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Hi a thing happened at rehearsal tonight so I thought I'd make this post.

Before you touch anyone in a way that may make them uncomfy

ASK IF THEY ARE OKAY WITH IT! And if you do the touching and they ask you to stop

DONT DO IT AGAIN!

Theatre is really cool, we have people from all walks of life in a single show, this is means you get to meet people who have had really cool experiences as well as people with not so cool experiences. Always make sure whoever you touch, whether is be a hug or a booty tap, make sure they are comfy with it.

If they arent comfy with it it isnt cool, so dont do it

This has been a PSA from a drama mama who is .5 seconds away from flipping on a cast mate

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Me in jail: so are you guys familiar with the Cell Block Tango

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So I was walking out to my car last night after Annie rehearsal finished up and from behind me I here my director and like 10 other kids yell "We Love You Miss Hannigan" and I started running it scared me so bad.

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Tomorrow I have rehearsal for Easy Street and as of rn I dont know if my Rooster or Lily will be there because of our Mixed Show Choir rehearsal happening at the same time -_-

We love when the directors dont coordinate

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True pain is putting all your music into IPA

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Guess who has a show friday and no voice

[nerdytheatre]

I hear all these stories of drama clubs being able to get away with any show because their schools just didnt care enough and it makes me think back to sophmore year where we had to change the word "slave" to "servant" in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum because it wasnt "family friendly" but then the school didn't advertise it at all so no families showed up anyway

[nerdytheatre]

Oooo heres another one

So in my drama club we have two directors for the musical our director director and our music director

Last year we did a production of Godspell and during the song "Light of the World" our music director wasnt sure if we would be allowed to have our Judas yell "Let's have some wine!" So we spent a good amount of our rehearsal trying to figure out alternatives

We ended up convincing her we would be fine with saying wine solely because it was "A Jesus Musical" and two year prior we had a group of kids act completely drunk on stage during Jesus Christ Superstar

[nerdytheatre]

If I hear one more "I LOVE YOU MISS HANNIGAN" in the hallway while I'm going to class I might cry

[nerdytheatre]

I hear all these stories of drama clubs being able to get away with any show because their schools just didnt care enough and it makes me think back to sophmore year where we had to change the word "slave" to "servant" in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum because it wasnt "family friendly" but then the school didn't advertise it at all so no families showed up anyway

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I just got my senior pictures and this one is of me in my show choir costume from last season and its hitting me how much I'm gonna miss Show Choir when I graduate 😭

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The fall/winter is the worst time to be a vocal performer

Literally everything can hurt your voice.

Too cold? Boom your sick and cant use your voice.

Use a heater so its warm? Boom the moisture is sucked out of your room and your dying.

DRINK WATER AND STAY HYDRATED. WATER AND TEA IS YOUR FRIEND. STAY SAFE MY PERFORMERS.

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Heyo friends as we get closer to fall this is becoming relevant again. Take care of yourself lads

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I'm reminiscing about Secret Garden so have a quick story time

I. Love. Chicken. Ask any of my friends and they can vouch for me that when I go out to restaurants I will always get something containing chicken. When my mom asks me what I want for dinner I always respond with "chicken". At random points in the day I will randomly announce how much I love chicken. I. Love. Chicken.

So what does this have to do with Secret Garden? Well it was the first show I have been it that I was the lead in. I had a bow all by myself (which is rare in my drama club my director likes to group people up so bows goes along faster), so my mom kept asking me what kind of flowers I wanted as she was very proud if me landing such a big role. I told her repeatedly up to opening night that i did not want flowers, no i wanted a rotisserie chicken. Everytime i would bring up rotisserie chicken over flowers i would immediately get shut down as "a chicken wouldnt last that long!" Or "(Directors name) doesnt like food in the auditorium!". All my Hopes of getting a rotisserie chicken were destroyed. That was until closing night.

I was going to the front of the stage to take my final bow it what has been my favorite show to perform in. I take my bow. Audience applauding. I come up to see my mom standing right in front of the stage holding a whole rotisserie chicken from walmart. The audience goes silent. My mom has never been one to be a "stage mom" so none of the fine arts parents knew who she was. I grab the chicken from her hand. My cast behind me is cackiling because they had heard my tired rants of not getting a rotisserie chicken. I throw a punch into the air in victory. Slowly and confused, the audience starts applauding again as the company takes its final bow.

I got my rotisserie chicken.