The Thee-ah-tah!
I don't know what possessed me to type in "Rodgers and Hammerstein" into the "Create a new station" bar on Pandora. I knew what was going to happen. That it was going to fill me with fond remembrances of my time in the theatre and long for them again. Of course the first song that popped was "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story and i was lost for a few minutes in the cupcake dressed, spotlighted, applause drenched, fantasy-world that inhabits my mind whenever i think of West Side Story. Because, dude, Maria is the perfect part for me. A role that's heavy on the drama and romance, heavy on the singing, relatively light on the dancing. It's not a part for a belter but rather a lyric soprano, warm and sweet and full. And oh, that's me. Or it was me, and i think it might still be. But not having the opportunity, or time for that matter, to put this to the test in any meaningful way it'll just have to stay an unknown i suppose.
While i'd love nothing more than to get back into the community theatre scene i don't see how it's possible. Aside from the fact that i work evenings and weekend, prime rehearsal time, i have a toddler to feed and get to bed at night; i wouldn't feel right asking Silas to do that every night even IF he had a schedule that allowed for it. How unfortunate that fun, hobby-type activities have to be so time consuming. Someday, someday, someday will just have to be my mantra. Of course by then i'll be well past my "Maria" days (i likely am already), perhaps beyond my "Anita" days, and possibly even into my "Mother Superior" days. Farewell ingenue, hello character actress!
Honestly though, i think i might just be happy with a pianist and big book of showtunes. Hell, throw in an audience of easy-to-please senior citizens and i'd be happy as a pig in slop.
While i'd love nothing more than to get back into the community theatre scene i don't see how it's possible. Aside from the fact that i work evenings and weekend, prime rehearsal time, i have a toddler to feed and get to bed at night; i wouldn't feel right asking Silas to do that every night even IF he had a schedule that allowed for it. How unfortunate that fun, hobby-type activities have to be so time consuming. Someday, someday, someday will just have to be my mantra. Of course by then i'll be well past my "Maria" days (i likely am already), perhaps beyond my "Anita" days, and possibly even into my "Mother Superior" days. Farewell ingenue, hello character actress!
Honestly though, i think i might just be happy with a pianist and big book of showtunes. Hell, throw in an audience of easy-to-please senior citizens and i'd be happy as a pig in slop.