properly discussing each show my high school has done since i've been there :3 (and ones to come next year; aka my senior year). based purely off of reasons. not based on how they were/will be casted unless that plays a MAJOR part in why not to do the show.
this will be updated as shows occur <3 (aka the senior year ones will be updated cus they aren't set in stone). also no hate to our director if he sees this. i just need to genuinely yap about why i think we should do certain shows.
last year; (my sophomore year)
frozen jr; it was a perfect show to start off the school's theater company and begin to get jr high and older involved in the plays. it was well planned and the costumes were wonderful. everything worked out pretty nicely and was overall fun. there were no downsides. while the cast was pretty big, it didn't feel overwhelming.
midsummer night's dream; again, a fun show to do for my first year there. i wasn't expecting the role i got and was expecting to be cut but i wasn't. the cast was small and tight knit but that was perfect because it created no drama. enough people to fit the roles + extra fairies to create a vibe.
beauty and the beast; an appropriate show for the ages of everyone involved. gender didn't matter in most roles and it even actively encouraged some more guys to audition and get themselves in the shows. it was pretty nice minus some of the drama (all of which ended up resolved well). however, the director didn't give the silly girls their bow together which made us feel like we weren't as important as he wanted to show us to be. he gave everyone bows (even minor characters) minus us. also he doubled the three in the movie into six. and then double casted it. (i genuinely do love double casting but yknow. that's a lot of silly girls.) still really fun overall.
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this year; (my junior year)
crucible; eeeee a more risky show but overall really fun and powerful! i love learning about the salem witch trials and by doing this show i connected more with a topic i already found an interest in and created something (in my opinion) entertaining. the cast was wonderful and no drama really occurred because like midsummer, it was a tighter knit cast. and the director was able to give more people an opportunity by including an ensemble to be in the court scene, giving others more chances to be included. also i barely had any lines so i was chilling a lot of the time and enjoyed myself. i didn't know who to try out for and at first was a bit disappointed in what i got but i learned to love it, plus i memorized like all of act one while i was there. while it did stir some controversy amongst some parents, those who saw it did enjoy it. especially since we warned them not to take their children.
annie jr; we have a cast of mostly girls, as most theater departments do. therefore, this was a perfect show to do. there were so many orphans and since it was an all girls orphanage, it was practically one of the best shows for us to do. the only problem was that most of the orphans were older which made the older kids feel like they wouldn't be able to get any of the other roles. (like they couldn't get named orphans or annie because they were too old.) obviously they could get the adult rules but still. it was still a really fun show (even though i almost died multiple times during hard knock life. and didn't even get to perform at the end anyways.) but i watched it on the opening show and really enjoyed it! no drama (minus a couple comments in rehearsal but it got fixed so all was good)
taming of the shrew; i'm going to be honest. i have no idea because i was not in this one. this show was kind of the moment im like 'okay im going to take a break because i've done a lot of shows in a row and i'm drained.' but overall i think it is pretty good for our high school to do!
little shop of horrors; this show has yet to be done by us and the cast list comes out tomorrow. i do think it is an appropriate show for us to do though and i am excited to see who gets what. however.... director PLEASE allow gender bent casting. seymour can be played by a girl, it's not crazy. like if they have the talent CAST THEM. PLEASE. okay. sorry im biased a little because my pookie is the best but yknow.. .also though, im actually so confused on what my director is thinking and i genuinely want to know. he says not to copy the og performers when portraying a character but yet he's going to give the audrey the cheesy blonde wig and is going to make her talk and sing the exact same way? like i understand but also it feels so hypocritical.
legally blonde ; AHHHHHH I wanna do this show so so so bad! i wanna be either enid, elle or paulette!! i think it's perfect for our school because we have a lot of females auditioning and legally blonde has a huge female cast. we have some diversity so it wouldn't be like casting all white girls and it would just be a super fun show to do! idk i feel like it'd be the best choice for us and it wouldn't create much controversy because it doesn't have a lot of problematic moments. also again director if u cast my pookie as emmet pleaseee cast me as elle. we have chemistry (despite 100% not being interested in each other like that). anyways ya this choice is better than music man for our school. PLEASE. also this would be a dream senior year show frfr.
music man (if we don't do legally blonde); okay. i understand our director wants to get more guys into the theater but here's the thing. this school is new. if we want a mostly male cast, it's going to take us a couple more years to build the program to do that. casting this show would probably be fun but also the girls would be fighting for their lives even more than usual to try and get a role. and idk it just feels weird to not use the talent you do have.
little mermaid jr; this feels like a good show for our school. i dont have much to say but i'd be fine performing in this show for my senior year. no critics on this one.
play that i don't know the name of yet; i don't know what it is. so im unable to form an opinion. but i hope it's clue or the play that goes wrong.
I will be teasing you about 🦩🦩 for a very long time
AHH DONT DOX ME 🫣🫣
but this is a good reason to explain my inactivity, I’ve been performing in Frozen all week! Last two shows are tomorrow and I actually just had one today. I’ll be back with some art and a new found time 💙💙💙
WHAT SHOWS!????? IM SO PROUD OF YOU FR IM GRINNING LIKE AN IDIOT
OKAY SO WE'RE DOING FROZEN JR, AND I AUDITIONED FOR BOTH ANNA AND ELSA (cuz I didn't have the material learned in time for Olaf or Sven ahghf) AND I GOT TWO CALLBACKS FOR TWO DIFFERENT ANNA SCENES, SANG LET IT GO EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST TIME (to which everyone screamed TvT) AND THEN GOT A YOUNG ELSA CALLBACK SHGJDNGJDH AND THANK YOUUU!! 😭💜 YOURE SO SWEET BESTIE SHGHDJGJ
I'm Heartbroken, my little brothers schools production of Frozenjr was just officially canceled because of quarantine. He was going to play Sven. It was also the first production I choreographed. I'm so upset, and I know my kiddos must be heartbroken as well, we've all worked to hard.
Here's my lil bro in the costume we made,, taken during dress rehearsal just 1 week before we were supposed to open, before all this covid 19 stuff happened.
Hey guys!! I got into the show I auditioned for and I’m really excited! The show was frozen! Although I didn’t get one of the parts I wanted (Anna or Elsa) I got into the snow chorus, which is the personification of Elsa’s magic powers! There’s only 6 people in the snow chorus and I absolutely can’t wait to get to put my 7 years of ballet to use and maybe learn some new skills, as I stopped ballet when I was 12. I’ll keep you guys updated, rehearsals start January 7th!
