Prima donna
Aug. 19th, 2009 01:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
astra_nomerSomewhere along the line, I seem to have become a theatre person. I also seem to have unleashed my inner prima donna.
So, I'm in this musical this fall. I totally flubbed my audition, so I didn't get any of the lead roles, which I suppose is just as well, since I'll be busy applying for jobs. Now, we're still early in rehearsals, but it looks like I have only one spoken line and no solo singing, which has me miffed since I think I'm a better actor and singer and dancer than most of the other women in this show who have better bit parts. (I could go on the female-male ratio of actors versus roles, but that's universally true in community theatre, so insert your own rant here.)
I have to remind myself that part of the point of this group is the social aspect, so I ought to just chill and take it in stride.
My mood is probably also affected by having shown up to rehearsal last night, only to be told, "you're not in this scene, go home." Also, the director totally rubbed me the wrong way when I first met him.
Or, maybe I'm just another fat-headed actor who thinks she's got way more talent than she actually does. See? I really am turning into a theatre person!
Anyway, I just needed to get that out of my system. I'm sure the show will be fun, and it will all be for the best, yadda yadda. Maybe someday I'll get my spotlight on the stage, just not this time around.
So, I'm in this musical this fall. I totally flubbed my audition, so I didn't get any of the lead roles, which I suppose is just as well, since I'll be busy applying for jobs. Now, we're still early in rehearsals, but it looks like I have only one spoken line and no solo singing, which has me miffed since I think I'm a better actor and singer and dancer than most of the other women in this show who have better bit parts. (I could go on the female-male ratio of actors versus roles, but that's universally true in community theatre, so insert your own rant here.)
I have to remind myself that part of the point of this group is the social aspect, so I ought to just chill and take it in stride.
My mood is probably also affected by having shown up to rehearsal last night, only to be told, "you're not in this scene, go home." Also, the director totally rubbed me the wrong way when I first met him.
Or, maybe I'm just another fat-headed actor who thinks she's got way more talent than she actually does. See? I really am turning into a theatre person!
Anyway, I just needed to get that out of my system. I'm sure the show will be fun, and it will all be for the best, yadda yadda. Maybe someday I'll get my spotlight on the stage, just not this time around.
