another week.... time flies!

Sunday, June 7

 

Today we had a glorious entire free day!!!!!  We slept in and then went to the Theater to practice some music.  Then I had a birthday dinner date.  Good day. J

 

Monday, June 8

 

Today is my birthday!!!  The whole theater sang Happy Birthday to me at rehearsal this morning!!!!  We were getting set for our first entrance, and the Assistant Director said “Amanda, come here for a minute?” and I thought I was in trouble so I went running out to the stage and suddenly everyone started singing!!!!  Of course it was in beautiful operatic harmony.  Birthdays are a big deal here, so EVERYONE came up and hugged/kissed/shook hands with me…. The directors, the principals, even the costumers and dressers!  And Gundy… the 90-year old ex-dancer who is now in the chorus and who is openly gay and HILARIOUS gave me a little extra-special hug…. Haha.  It was seriously awesome.  As awesome as getting sung to by the men staff at camp is…… this was an excellent substitute.  We had a good rehearsal and then we came home for Bastienne and German class.  Dorothy announced that two out of the 7 of us would be getting an agent audition this week, and that I need to lose 20 or 30 pounds before I should even try to be a singer.  This unsolicited advice was given in front of other people, in front of a director whom I had just met.  I found it incredibly rude, distasteful disrespectful, and it is going to take some time for me to trust or respect her again.  I will continue to regard her politely, but she is no longer my friend.  Everyone ELSE has been SO sweet to me today and it has really been a wonderful day!!!

 

Tuesday, June 9

 

Today we had Tosca in the morning and then a lot of Bastienne stuff.  The schedule is pretty much the same all week…. Tosca, Bastienne, German, Tosca.  Tonight I went over to Sam’s house and he played his guitar for me, which is pretty much my favorite thing in the WORLD, so it was again a really awesome night.  It was nice to have a relaxing night.  By the way, Dorothy offered voice lessons to us today (I did not take one) and she apparently told Lainey in her lesson that I (yes, she brought me up again!) am “very close,” if only I could get my WEIGHT under control.  Schlamper!!!!!

 

Wednesday, June 10

 

Today was a pretty normal day…. Tosca, Bastienne, German, Tosca.  I went out to a student party in town for a little while.  There are MANY heisse Jungen in this town.  Where have they been all my life????  Haha!