Here we go again, friends! Two Gentlemen of Verona, the rock musical, is headed your way March 4-th thru the 26-th. And it is ridiculous fun, I assure you!!
This is first time I've ever actually performed Shakespeare. I was required to read it and analyze it all throughout school, but I really never found it that interesting and certainly didn't consider performing Shakespeare...until I saw Forbidden Planet at our's truly, New Line Theatre. What an influence you've been, Bad Boy of Musical Theatre. :) Needless to say, I've had way too much fun with this script. I am in no way uninterested with Shakespeare any longer, that's for sure! It's loud and obnoxious, and yet is has real content within. I'd say the script for Two Gents is pretty parallel to the personalities of its actors. :))
I play the role of Lucetta, Julia's handmaiden and partner in crime. She's irrationally carefree! Well, at least until Proteus screws over Julia and fires up her cynical-bitch mode. Lucetta is really an interesting character for me. The first few times of reading my script, I didn't feel any connection to her. I don't know what kind of booze I was drinking at the time to make me think that because it turns out Lucetta and I are incredibly alike. Haha, and I'm not sure how I feel about that yet!
Lucetta has such good intentions behind everything she does. She is a proud, loyal servant. She doesn't just work for Julia; she loves her like a best friend would. I really appreciate that about Lucetta. I think she understands love and believes it should be unconditional. There is a realness to her that I really relate to. Lucetta grasps love and its freedom, but she struggles with staying on the path of her own theories. I mean, she goes from telling Julia to love whomever she wants as long as she believes it's worth it- to telling Julia to abort an unborn baby just because Lucetta hates Proteus so much for what he did to Julia. Haha, she is really a ridiculous woman. But..I think that may have been Shakespeare's point..Lucetta is essentially Julia's guide to wisdom (poor Julia!). But Julia definitely transforms by the end of Two Gents, deciding to keep the rotten Proteus and his unborn child. And as angry as Lucetta may be about Julia's decision, she realizes that she was the one who encouraged Julia in the first place to be loving and carefree.
I think the entire purpose of Lucetta's change in disposition was to highlight that women may get frazzled in the pain and chaos of betrayal and deceit, but after it's all said and done women still have their heads on straight with open arms.
I really like that about Two Gents. I feel like there is so much reality in every scene. It's so real, you can feel it in your veins. Falling in love for the first time, being cheated on, doing the cheating, being banished, feeling lost and alone, forgiving, fighting, and finding your way after all the destruction. It's all there in Two Gents. And I think somewhere in the loudness you get distracted with funky-groovy music that you just can't help but dance to, and all that painful realness is lost. I only say that because it took me several weeks to figure out how much content was really there. I loved the music the first time I heard it and it made me feel so loose and happy. But I forgot about all the bad stuff that was going on in the story once the music started. Come to think of it...maybe that was done on purpose. I feel like the main point of Two Gents is that sometimes life is going to be a big meanie bitch, but that doesn't mean we can't still be happy. Like, anything can be made easier just by the way you take it. Hopefully you catch my drift.
I'm a little behind on the blogging of Two Gents. I wasn't sure if I wanted to or not..But here I am, allowing my fingers productive activity and making my thoughts available for debate. I love that music and theatre is interpretive. And everyone can have their own opinion.
So, in a nut-shell, I'm thoroughly enjoying the rehearsal process for Two Gents. I love goofin' off with my girl, Jeanitta! And everyone else in the cast. We're all so much fun. It's been a while since I've been in a comedy and I really miss it. I am such a silly person and I love getting any chance to share that with an audience. This show is going to be great! I cannot wait to see what kind of madness we can cook up.
Enough about Lucetta already! This is my blog. Which means, I can also discuss my vivacity. :)
I moved into my new apartment in January, which I'm quite excited about. It's been an interesting experience, living with a new roommate and getting settled into each other's likes and dislikes. We'll see how the year goes! I've also started a new job at Once Upon a Bash in Maplewood. I basically dress up as a chosen character for children's parties. I've been Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Pinkalicious so far....and I'm feeling a little stereotyped! It's a fun job. When I'm not a character, I'm a party host at the store. And I lead kids in crafts, games, or karaoke. Depends on the party and how old the kids are. It's a fun job! I wasn't sure how I'd handle it; I'm not really a fan of little humans. But I am an actor! And they never know they difference. :D
I've been auditioning for other theatres: Stages, Midwestern Theatre Auditions, Muny. It's been a stressful process! And honestly, I'm really scared to see where I end up. I really love theatre. It does something for me personally. And I run into alot of people that don't feel the same way about theatre the way I do. I don't want to work somewhere that the people don't love theatre too. I don't do it for the paycheck. I don't do it for recognition. I'm just nervous I'll get stuck some place with big fake-o's who don't appreciate theatre for what it is.
Not only am I scared about whether theatre is the right route for my life, I'm scared that I still have no direction for it in general. I've just been living. Working, partying, dating, being adventurous. Ya know, the typical 21 year old's life. It's an interesting life I lead, no doubt. I'm in no rush, though. I'll just put my seat back and enjoy the scenery for now.
Live like there's no tomorrow, but believe you'll live forever.
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