Urgh. I know I’ve been bad about keeping this thing updated. I’ve had a lot going on but I can’t talk about it until the dust has settled.
In the meantime, I auditioned for Cannibal! The Musical at Unexpected Productions. I wasn’t expecting to get cast… my reading was okay but my singing was pretty awful; the accompanist played my piece quite a bit slower than the tempo I gave him and I actually wound up running entirely out of air in one of the phrases. Plus I kind of forgot how to act while singing. Let’s just say it’s been a while since I’ve auditioned for a musical, and it showed.
Anyway, I was offered the part of Humphrey, one of the miners. Thanks to nepotism and my good standing as an ensemble member at UP I’m not too surprised I was offered a role in the show in spite of my bad audition. What has surprised me is that after watching the movie I’ve discovered it’s a fairly principal role, even with a couple minor solo singing lines here and there. I’m really not looking to take on another show at this time but after some consideration I’ve decided to do it. It’s a relatively short rehearsal period and run, it’s at a theatre I would already be spending a lot of my time at for Theatresports, and it looks like it’ll be a ton of fun, which is always good.
Also: I get to play on a recorder in the show, which is just about the only musical instrument I can still play to any significant degree, in part because it’s the instrument that’s so simple they get kids in 4th grade to play it. I have no idea what the director has in mind for that, but any show that has a recorder in it (other than Godspell) must surely be destined for greatness.
UP finally had its auditions for the Theatresports ensemble, and we have a bunch of new members, which is very exciting. Tomorrow evening is a party to welcome them, and I’m looking forward to that. Tonight I’m going back to the mansion for a birthday party. In general, I’m keeping busy and it’s a good thing.
Dan.
