Alright y'all. Super exciting stuff coming up. So last night I had final callbacks for Minneapolis Musical Theatre's production of the musical BARE. It was about two and a half hours, which wasn't bad for how many people they had there. It was in this really cool warehouse space downtown and we had the opportunity to hear all the other singers while we waited. Wow. The amount of talent in this theater community continues to astound me every day. During college, I guess I just got used to having everyone else's talent geared in the more operatic track, so being more into the pop/music theater sound made me unique in that aspect. Here in the cities, there are so many people that share the same passion that I do, and pursue their goals with such tailored training that I often find myself more intimidated than not.
Anywho. When I arrived at the space, they had us fill out a form with the usual question: Will you accept any role that is offered to you?..... This one took me a while. I was obviously interested in one of the principal roles, but I have such a high opinion of this show that I decided to say that I would accept any role offered to me. Well, I got the email today and was so ecstatic to find that I'd been offered the role of Lucas, who is the "school's fun loving purveyor of altered reality." In simplified terms, Lucas is the ultimate bro who also happens to be a dealer. This will certainly be one of the biggest stretches I've ever made for a character, but I am so ready for it! For example, there is a large chunk of one of the songs in the first act when Lucas has to rap....which is not one of the talents I list on my resume. I don't think anyone would be surprised to know that. haha! Luckily, I have a few months to prep for this, so maybe I'll find someone who gives lessons...? Does that even exist? I'll check it out.
I realize as I'm gushing about this, that some of you may have no idea what BARE is about. This is the story of two boys, Peter and Jason, who are in a clandestine relationship at a Catholic boarding school. It is a coming of age story about being true to yourself and those around you. It is a story about the importance of acceptance and equality. It is a story about love. Because it is rarely produced, it was a far-off dream for me to ever be cast in this show, but I am so very excited to work on this project! The subject matter is pretty touchy and definitely isn't for everyone, but it is portrayed beautifully through some really brilliant writing and the raw honesty that prevails in the text. In the words of the director, from an aesthetic, thematic and musical view, it is a cross between Spring Awakening and Rent. I think this is pretty accurate.
Okay. Enough about that. More to come later. I have one more week of Sound of Music and then its time to buckle down a bit more on Zombie Prom. We'll see how my stamina holds up for that. I'm super excited for my family to come back home. Its been great living by myself a lot this summer, but it sucks too because it can be super lonely at times. I find myself having full conversations with our fish, Rafael and giving him updates on my day. I'm pretty sure that's a sign that I might be all the way crazy. Who knows. I gotta get to bed if I am planning on getting up to run in the morning.
Until next time - learn, laugh, love.
A
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