Wow! So, I'm really bad about keeping up with this blog thing. I guess things have just been so busy and I haven't really thought about it. Today, however, it's 91 degree outside and as I am hiding from the blazing sun in the stifling comfort of my apartment, I figured that it was the perfect time to catch up. This might be the only free time I have until I fly home next week. That's right, I'll be back on the homestead as of 8:00 AM Thursday, so get excited!
We finished all of our academic type classes a few weeks ago and we are currently working on our month-long final. At the end of every semester we are cast in our exam plays, which we work on for about three and a half weeks and then perform for a final review. The play I've been working on is Bus Stop by William Inge. It's a relationship play that takes place in a small town diner in Kansas in 1955. There's a snow storm and the bus carrying a night club singer, a professor, and a few cowboys is delayed at the diner bus stop. If the plot sounds familiar, there's a loosely based movie staring Marilyn Monroe. I'm sure everyone will be shocked to find out that I am NOT playing the Marilyn character Cherie. I've been cast as Grace, the friendly and motherly diner owner who is lonesome and yearns for some company. Hmm.....
The show's going pretty well so far and our director is really cool. A lot of my cast members are my former classmates and it's been fun working with them. We're the last ones to perform our show on Wednesday, and then I hop on a flight bound for Atlanta... at 10:55 PM. I'm still torn as to whether I would be terrified or excited if Cillian Murphy was on my flight.
I've also been at my new job for the past two weeks and it's going really well. I'm working the Admissions Office at the Academy, so if you ever call about school information or auditions, you might be talking to yours truly. It's actually really similar to what I was doing at OYP but on a much smaller level. I answer phones, file, do mailings and enter information into the computer. The two Admissions counselors I work with are really awesome. Yesterday we had an hour long conversation about the best worst movies ever including my personal favorite, Thankskilling! It's also been recommended that I watch Troll 2 and The Room. Also, I found out that I am working with fellow Scream franchise enthusiasts. We spent the first five minutes of the day in excited shouting about how amazing the Scream movies are. I love my job!
Last night after rehearsal some friends and I went out to diner and then we saw the newest Scream installment, Scream 4. I don't care what anyone says, I thought it was awesome. I won't go into my whole spiel, but I will say that the movies were an important part of the late 90's and are a perfect mix of slasher horror, comedy, parody, and action and the dialogue is fantastically quotable. They are movies that you should just enjoy with simple pleasure and not try to rip apart and dissect the lack of this, that, and the other. They are meant to be fun! Of course, I'm a firm believer of the motto "to each his own," so I understand if you disagree with me. Just don't think that you will ever be able to change my mind! ; )
Well, I guess that's about it for now. I'm going to try and wait out the heat and maybe go to the Grove tonight with friends. There's a small possibility of going to the beach tomorrow, but I'm not sure my fair skin can handle that much direct sunlight. Oh, and before I forget, I have a question to pose for anyone who reads this. Last night we were trying to figure out what animal best represents us and I have yet to receive a satisfactory answer. Below I will list a few of the proffered animals. If you agree with one or if you can think of a better one, let me know.
If Lucy was an animal, she would be...
1.) A peacock
2.) The fancy feast cat
3.) A beaver
4.) A bird of paradise
5.) A badger
6.) A wombat
~ Lucy ~
