I should probably have something more substantial to say about my last foray into high school drama than "I had fun". But I really don't. I had a lot of fun and that is that. I enjoyed being together on stage one last time with the veterans (Chazse, Mark, Katie, Rachel), and acting with the newcomers (Eric, Jacob, Audrey, Alyssa, Jared, Jake, Seth), and even some senior newcomers (Adam and Blake). It was a great cast and even though there were really bad moments, there were some really good ones, too.
The best things that happened were not expected or in the script. For instance, Eric spilling root beer EVERYWHERE. Blake catching the tablecloth on fire on stage during performance with the red fire. Mark and his accordian. There was also the time-honored traditions of the backstage cast camera, the opening night can-can by the girls of the cast, adding to the script for laughs, and applying of make up to the boys by the girls.
Best examples: Chazse was involved in all three. AKA The Chazse and the Speech Stud, Chazse is a great guy and a not-too-shabby human being. Friday night Chazse flubbed his line, "I told them I was Mr. Martin Vanderhof Jr" (concerning how he got out of paying 24 years back income tax). He started by saying, "I told them I was Mr. Anthony Kirby..." which is another character in the room at that time. There was a long pause as Chazse tried to figure out his line, wherein Alyssa and Audrey covered by saying weakly, "Who were you?"
Second examples were both in Act II tonight, the last night. For those of you who haven't seen the play, the Kirbys (a normal rich family, whose son is engaged to the youngest Sycamore daughter) come to the Sycamore's (an unorthodox and rather offbeat family) house for dinner one night early. They recover best they can, and soon the mother has them all playing a game -- she calls out five words, and they will write down the first thing that comes to their minds. Her last word is sex, and then she yells, "Everybody got sex?" of course, referring to if they have the word, not the actual act. So, Katie says her line, and Chazse, Grandpa, says, "Not since your mother died." XD Personally, I think it was just an improvement on the script.
Further along, they have read Mr. Kirby's paper (which is rather dull, with the following: Potatoes -- Steak, Bathroom -- Toothpaste, Lust -- Unlawful, Honeymoon -- Trip, and Sex -- Male ["Of course... you are."]), and are reading Mrs. Kirby's paper aloud. Hers is a bit more exciting. Potatoes -- Starch, Bathroom -- Mr. Kirby ("You spend quite a bit of time in there, Anthony. Bathing, and shaving..."), Lust -- Human, and Honeymoon -- Dull ("All I meant was that Hot Springs was not very gay that season. All those old people on the porches in the afternoon, and nothing to do at night --"... "That was not your reaction at the time, my dear."). At this point Chazse yells, "BURN!" which is a favorite expression of people of our persuasion (read: theater nerds) when one has been insulted. This was possibly quite out of character, but it was hilarious. (And to just keep you out of suspense, the last response is Sex -- Wall Street. ["You talk about Wall Street all the time, Anthony! Even when we -- !"])
Maybe the best non-cast related part of the play was that Alex ripped up his arm rest from the theater (accidentally) and then took it, and had us all sign it. :D
The cast party was more fun, once more people left and the only ones left were Mark, Jacob, Katie, Blake, Luke, Kate, my brother, and I. All of the seniors fit on the couch, with Chazse laying across all of our laps. Therefore, we were laid by Chazse. Kate, Jacob, and then Chazse again followed. It was fun. Other highlights included Adam Pascal in "School of Rock", Jacob flopping around on the floor eating Skittles off the carpet, Jacob nearly knocking over the trashcan only to wind up hugging it tightly to his chest, Jacob somersaulting between the chairs in front of the TV (are we noticing a pattern here?), and the homoerotic innuendo that seemed to slip into every single conversation that was started. And usually from the mouth of Jacob. What a kid.
I'm going to greatly miss acting with all these people. I have formed friendships through this play that I do not with to be torn asunder from. Katie was my first real friend, she was the first person to talk to me when I moved here in the first grade after a friendship that wasn't really a friendship at all. Mark was my first crush, all the way back in the second-third grade. Blake, Kate, Adam, and Chazse (another crush of mine, ninth grade) are just cool kids all around. I shall greatly miss them, but maybe if it's meant to be, then we will be fortunate to work together again.
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