Happy Saint Patrick's day!!

When I came downstairs for breakfast this morning, I quickly realized that I didn't have anything green on for the occasion- so I ran upstairs and put on my favorite rainbow toe-socks. :)
"Life is too short to wear boring socks"

Days Like This

I love days like this; when the sky is gray and the rain is falling softly upon the earth. The air outside is frigid, but inside the air is warm and welcoming.

On such days, I feel the fictional worlds calling to me. I want to spend the day curled in my fuzzy blanket and spend the day wrapped in a favorite novel (In my case: Narnia, Jane Austen, etc.). Or I want to write stories of my own; undiscovered tales pour from my fingertips to the snowy white paper; unraveling the lives of characters from my imagination that the world has yet to meet.

Or perhaps what I would want is to simply sit and gaze out the window; a warm mug of tea or hot chocolate in my hand, marveling at the wonderful world God has made.

In anyway, this is certainly my favorite type of day.

Random Updates

Whoa!! Oh my crunchy goodness!! I just realized it's been over two weeks since I last posted! Sorry about that!! There's just been rather a lack of anything to write about lately. I have about ten minutes before voice lessons, so here's a quick update on what's going on:

~Rehearsals for Peter Pan are going well- we're in the lovely blocking process. I have my lines (all 30 of 'em) memorized, for the most part, but that isn't the hard part; the hard part is really communicating what my character (Wendy, in this case) is feeling... getting inside her head, and showing the audience how she really feels about such-and-such... But anyway-

~I finished my English book for this school year!!!!! I have mixed feelings about that. I really enjoy creative writing and all, but I don't understand where in the world diagramming sentences is ever going to help me in life!! AH!

~ I have discovered Fiddler in the Roof- maybe one of my new favorite musicals in the world. The music is AMAZING!!!! I am now constantly singing "Matchmaker" or "Tradition" at the top of my lungs around the house... and outside of it :). It would be my dream to play Chava or Hodel onstage!!

~I need to go, but I'll try to write more later!!! Cheerio!

Danger! Danger!

My dearly amazing mother bought two packages of chocolate-chip-cookie dough from Papa Murphy's take-&-bake pizza shop yesterday... it's really good. Now I am only a trip to the refrigerator away from a spoonful of cookie dough at any point during the day! Eek!! I just ate about twelve cookies worth of it after lunch a today. Good time to practice self-control, eh?

First Read-Through

Woooo!!! First read-through is done!! I was surprised to find out that I actually have fewer lines as Wendy than I did as Mr. Beaver in LWW!! Isn't that odd? Oh well. Also, my little brother actually has more lines than I do in the play, and this is his FIRST play!! What's up with that?! But I'm happy for him- and I'm happy that I'll be able to help him along with his lines ;P.

The director actually wrote this script on his own, and it's very interesting to read!! He puts very interesting twists to the story; making it more appealing to today's audiences while still being true(ish) to the original story. He slightly changed the personalities of a few of the characters, but nothing too drastic ;)! For instance, Smee is now more of a smart-alec-y, know-it-all, thinks-he-should-be-in-charge-but-too-scared-to-say-anything sort of character as opposed to the innocently oblivious character he originally was. John, the oldest Darling boy (played by my brother!!), is also a sort of know-it-all now-which I suppose he actually was in the original story... he always has the answers, or is always asking questions. My favorite line of his is before the Darlings meet Peter Pan and head to Neverland, Michael & John are playing pirates and Indians- Michael is the Indian and John is the pirate:

MICHAEL: Me Big Chief! Scalpum pirate!
JOHN: Not if I catch you first!
MICHAEL: Wendy, John's not being fair! It's my turn!
WENDY: John, be a good brother and let Michael scalp you. (That's my first line in the whole play; I love it!)
JOHN: But I don't believe that Captain Kidd would really sit still to be scalped! Do you know what's really not fair? Your historically inaccurate portrayal of Native Americans!

Yes, that last sentence is my favorite in the whole play, I think! Seriously, try saying the very last sentence five times fast!! When we got home, I was constantly asking my little brother: Do you know what really not fair?? And he would respond with the last sentence- it's super fun!

Well, I've got to go now, but more updates as events warrant!! Cheerio!

And the verdict is...

I can certainly say there was serious screaming in this household last night: My mother was e-mailed the cast list for "Peter Pan" as I was upstairs getting ready for bed at 9:30pm. Then I heard: "Oh Theresa!! There's news!!" She really drew out "news." "PLAY news??" "Yep." So I sprinted down to the computer to see the news in question; my mother then proceeded to draw out the process as long as possible before my curiosity was satisfied. "Oh, maybe I shouldn't show you now... you won't be able to sleep if I show you now." "I'm not going to be able to sleep if I don't see it, mother." So we began 20 questions."Is it the cast list?" "Yes, it certainly is." "Will I like the part I got?" ''Oh, you'll like any part, I suppose..." "Is it one that I mentioned I wanted?" "Oh, maybe..." etc. etc. "Well, why don't I just show you?" "YES!!" So she did. God is so amazingly wonderful. I am cast as WENDY DARLING!!!!!!!!!! I saw that and screamed!!! Which is odd, because screaming is something I don't normally do, but I guess this was an exception!! To top it off, my little brother will be playing John, my little brother in the play!!!! Did I mention that God is so amazingly wonderful?! So I called my sister, even though it was ten-thirty at night where she lives, and she answered at got all excited for me!!

I did about fifty million happy dances and whoops before I finally got to bed; and even then I didn't even attempt sleep til about midnight. But it's all good!! Thank you all so much for keeping me in your prayers!! Please continue to do so and wish us luck as we go along!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!

The cast list for "Peter Pan"was supposed to go up yesterday, but it didn't, so I'm still waiting to find out!! Keep up the prayers please!!

TOMORROW!!!!- *Edited

Peter Pan auditions are TOMORROW!!! =D Please keep me in your prayers & wish me luck!

*Edit 2-12-09

Dang, what is it about auditions that make one's self so nervous? It's odd, though, or well, maybe this is normal, but until I woke up yesterday I had no problem whatsoever with the idea! Then when I got up, I was absolutely shaking- more out of excitement than nervousness, I think, but who knows? When the time came to actually read for a part, the butterflies had gone away! Very interesting.... Overall, I think it went pretty well! I don't know that I'll get the part that I originally wanted (Wendy), but there are so many fun parts in this play that I'm sure I'll have a blast; I just love being onstage!! The director said he would post the list on Friday, so I'll let you all know soon what the deal is!! Thank you soSOsoSOso much for all your support!! God bless!! Cheerio!

Finding Neverland

Wow, I just watched "Finding Neverland,"...it's probably one of my new favorite movies.

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"Award winners Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie star in this magical tale about one of the world's greatest storytellers and the people who inspired his masterwork, Peter Pan! Well known playwright James M. Barrie finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work!" ~Synopsis on the back of the DVD case =D
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Pros:

• One of the reasons I enjoyed this movie was because it combined two of my favorite things: Fantasy, and theatre!!
• Also, I found the scenery to be absolutely stunning throughout the whole film!
• The musical score was beautiful!
• I personally loved the snatches of the actual play of "Peter Pan" that you catch throughout
• Smaller children will enjoy the small, subtle references between the people who influenced the main characters of the "Peter Pan" and, uh, the characters they influenced, if that makes sense.

Cons:

• Um.... It says on the little label in the back, " Some material may not be suitable for children." I can't exactly think what that might specifically entail... oh wait, brilliant; it says, "For mild thematic elements and brief language." I don't recall language being used... but whatever.
• Uh...Not all the acting is superb.

All in all, I must say I found this movie very enjoyable!! Again, I'm studying as much as I can relating to "Peter Pan," for the play that I'm officially going to do!! Auditions are this Wednesday, so keep me in your prayers!! Thanks so much!!

Woohoo!!!

I just got my hands on an unabridged version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare!!! If your looking for me anytime soon, I suggest searching all the odd & obscure corners where I read!! Cheerios!!