ITS Conference
ITS Conference rocked. Highlights include:
-Hugging Monty from "A Bird of Prey". I'm not usually into dramas about high school, but the actors were so good in this one I was blown away. I told everybody this already, but I'll commit it to writing: I went up to Dustin Giffen, the kid who played Monty, told him how great he was, and asked if I could hug him. He hugs very well.
That made my day.
-"Pageant". So, so hilarious. So, so well put together. I laughed till it hurt. I ask again: where did they get those shoes? I mean, high heels that fit guys!
-"Nunsense". Very funny, and I enjoy Catholic humor. For some reason I cannot name, I like nuns. I want to wear a habit sometime. I don't know why. Man, did the girl that played Sister Mary Amnesia have a set of pipes on her. Wow.
-Those two boys that sang "She Has Lily's Eyes" from "The Secret Garden" were wonderful. What a beautiful song, what excellent singing. Brought tears to my eyes.
-Declaring that from now on, anytime anyone gives a lousy vocal performance, they shall be called "Sour Kangaroo". Seriously, you know you're bad when the audience groans when you come back out on stage.
-Seeing two or three production numbers we did at Stage Door performed, and being part of a self-satisfied ripple of "We were better" that ran through the rows of seats. We were, too.
-The kid who sang the lead in "Glory" from Pippin wore shiny gold jeans. I want shiny gold jeans. Though more people were distracted by the, uh, rabbit in his pocket the whole time. Eee.
-Walking around with Reagan talking about nothing when we got caught outside the theater after the next play started. We just hung out and talked about stuff. We even saw Andrew Wilson, the kid that played Horton, in the halls, and we had a sweet conversation with us, and he hugged Reagan. He seemed like a really nice kid. Reagan's great to hang out with.
-The period costume seminar. This incredible lady with the most lovely wavy silver hair caught up in a clasp showed up these beautiful Victorian costumes. She directs her school's shows as well as wardrobes them. She was fascinating and cool; I wish she was our director.
-The wonder that is Kayla Angstadt. I met her during M*A*S*H* rehearsals and really liked her, but I didn't realize just how cool she was until she was one of my roommates. It wasn't anything in particular that she did; she just was herself, and was great company. What a nice, sweet, awesome girl.
-Eating about twelve or thirteen oranges during the course of our time at the conference. Mmm, oranges. If this were The Godfather I'd be dead nine tiems over by now.
-Playing "Annie Likes This" on the bus on the way home. Lenny suggested it, and so many of my really awesome friends played it for like, hours. It was so much fun. Props to my good buddy Lenny for starting us off!
-Not getting carsick, thanks to my accupressure wrist bands!
ITS conference rocks!