VARIOUS THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN WILMINGTON DRAMA LEAGUE’S RIDE THE CYCLONE:
(out of order and i’ll probs add more later since i’m just writing things in the order i remember them)
Jane Doe had a green ribbon around her neck, in reference to that short story about the girl whose head falls off after her lover removes the green ribbon from her neck. My jaw literally dropped when I saw this I was so happy to see it!
I already said this before, but they gave Ricky back his mobility aids during Uranium Suite and his bumper!
VERY IMPORTANT: When Noel and Misha were drinking and Noel said they’ve never kissed a man before, Misha leaned over and gave them a little kiss on the head, after which Noel said “thank you” IT WAS ADORABLE
Each character got an outfit change for their song! Obviously there was the NL, SABM, and Talia fits, but Ocean had this incredible sparkly leotard and giant sparkly officer hat that came completely out of the blue. Misha had a chain and pimp jacket during TSIA. And Constance had this stunning sparkly gold leotard and white shawl.
After Jane and Ricky’s talk following TNBD Song, you could see Ricky infodumping to Jane about zolar. Then after Noel and Misha’s scene, Misha gives his vodka to Ricky (who takes it) and Jane (who refuses) and then he tries to give some to Karnak.
When Jane pulled the lever to show her photos, that little logo with the gray person that appears when you don’t have a profile picture popped up instead.
Also can I just gush about the ORCHESTRATION of this show god the timbres the instruments sounded absolutely amazing I could feel them in my bones
And the vocal harmonies were SUBLIME
During Misha’s bumper, his adopted parents stood up on this raised area on the stage to make it seem like the were looking down on him in the basement, and during this part Misha was making very nonchalant and halfhearted middle fingers at them
CONSTANCE’S FUCKING ACTRESS WAS SO INCREDIBLE HER JAWBREAKER MONOLOGUE WAS SO SUBTLE AND PERFECT. plus before her recorder solo she said “here we go!!” and it was so cute
Instead of Noel’s taco bell picture just popping up on screen, it slowly and ominously faded in while they were talking
Also Noel jumped up in front of the screen to try and hide it it was very funny
During It’s Not a Game/It’s Just a Ride, they did choreo that called back to the choreo of each of the kid’s songs (cat hands for SABM, guitar for Sugar Cloud etc.)
Also during Sugar Cloud all the kids had instruments and were playing for her it was so cute this show is so fucking-
Ricky’s SABM outfit was great it looked like something a scenemo therian kid would sew for halloween
RICKY’S ACTOR HAD ME CRACKING UP he would do these subtle, almost cartoonish or cosplayer-esque facial expressions and body movements and it was great
He also did some great breakdancing before he said his catchphrase
All of the actors were so good at delivering their lines in a subtle and genuine way, rather than a cheesy and corny way, which I think is often an issue in rtc productions. The acting never once made me want to roll my eyes
Misha’s actor was especially good at this his deliveries were kinda deadpan and had me cracking up
Same with Noel and Jane and ALL OF THEM THEY WERE ALL GREAT
The guys had coneheads instead of cat ears during SABM
While Ricky was pretending to play Harry Potter during Noel’s bumper he said “AVADACADABRA” super fast and it was so funny
Instead of Misha and Noel kissing aggressively during Noel’s Lament, they had a short, soft kiss and I appreciated it it was cuteness
The projection footage during Talia didn’t just show Talia, but it also showed Misha with her and their whole simulated wedding
They had this kind of float platform on wheels thing that would come out for some choreo, for example Misha and Jane (as Talia) came out on it during Talia. After SABM the kids all floated backstage on it while Jane’s bumper music started and it was so auraful
Misha was on his knees at the front of the stage at the end of Talia, and after his last note he slumped forward onto the floor #mybaby
After Talia, Noel hugged Misha first, and then everyone besides Ocean joined in for a group hug :)
I WILL MAKE A SECOND POST WITH MORE WHEN I REMEMBER MORE BUT I’M STILL REELING AAGHAHSHDSJSK
