Generally, that would be considered a good thing. What could be a more wonderful use of energy? Prancing around the stage and singing with all of their darling, precious hearts... What prodigious goals these students had. How perseverant they were in attaining those goals! It would do any parent or teacher proud.
...
Except Ms. Iris Rosaline Winthrop.
You see, the fact of the matter was that although many students felt theatrically and musically inclined, a very sparse amount were what you would call theatrically and musically "gifted," and so Ms. Winthrop often found that she was a bit edgy when the Spring Musical tryouts rolled around. After all, she was the director.
It was with a heavy heart that the grey-haired, bespectacled, squat old lady entered the theater that fateful day. She carried a stack of completed audition forms in one arm, contained in a manilla envelope. In the other, she held her handy blue coffee mug. No doubt she would need that extra boost of energy.
As she made her way down the aisle towards the table that had been erected in front of the stage for her (as it was every year), she grumbled inaudibly about "too much stuff to carry around" and how no aspiring actor was jumping up to help her. Then she mumbled a little more audibly that she would probably appreciate an aspiring actor's singing voice more if he or she were to kindly offer to take her mug. Well wha'do'ya know? Suddenly fifteen boys and girls sprang to her side and snatched both the coffee mug and the manilla envelope, setting them down on the table for her. She smiled a sickly-sweet smile and, with a dramatic sigh, sunk into the hard metal chair set out for her. She appraised her little helpers and then sent them back into the line that had formed along the wall of the theater.
She took a slow sip of her coffee, ignoring the many sets of eyes watching her anxiously, and then let loose another sigh. The students shrunk back as if this particular noise of hers was caused by some blunder of their own that they would soon be reprimanded for. Ms. Winthrop stood up and addressed them all.
"Welcome, young actors and actresses, to the Spring Musical Tryouts!" she announced, her arms held out as if presenting something very exciting, however, that spark of excitement did not seem to reach her own eyes. Actually, she was thinking, Oh joy...here we go again...
"Now as you well know, this year's musical is 'City Dreams' by Vladamir Mufoline. It is about a young girl and her brother that have dreams of becoming leading stars on Broadway as a double act together. You should be able to relate to this pair quite well because...hopefully you have your own dreams to do with the theater..." Under her breath, she added, "The question is whether you'll actually take those dreams anywhere, which I seriously doubt..."
After this moment's lapse, she cleared her throat and ambled on with her little speech. "Now, you were instructed to prepare one song to sing for me...just one song, and it doesn't have to be from the play. That grew...slightly tedious...last year..." Yes, at least she had dodged that bullet. "...and I shall now give you ten minutes to practice your song, as well as mingle with each other as you so obviously enjoy doing." She scrunched up her nose, reveling in the fact that children could ever have the ability to talk quite so much. Good lord.
"So...carry on! We begin in exactly ten minutes!"
And after that...the disaster would start to occur. Like it occurred every year.
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Okay guys! Sounds fun, right? This should turn into something like the auditions in High School Musical. Basically, most of your characters should be not very talented at all...
Here's what I want.
-A couple of talented people. Only a couple.
-Some really shy people that will regret coming and will probably choke on stage.
-Just...strange people. Be creative.
-Only dancers. Can't sing. Either only dance, or attempt to sing and find that you are horrible at it.
-People who think they are amazing and really aren't.
-Just people who suck...period.
Before the start of the RP in your first post, please put this form about your character, completed:
Quote:
Name:
Year in HS:
Personality:
Do you have experience with acting and are you "good" at it?:
Dancing?:
Singing?:
More about you?:
Does your character like Ms. Winthrop?:
Year in HS:
Personality:
Do you have experience with acting and are you "good" at it?:
Dancing?:
Singing?:
More about you?:
Does your character like Ms. Winthrop?:
For now, RP arriving, standing in line, reacting to Ms. Winthrop, and interact with your peers! Just RP with the other people trying out, really. Fun, fun, fun! Get posting. ^_^
