So, in order to fulfill a
high school performing arts credit I had to take Theatah (as I call it). Now, I
did manage to get out of acting (for my sake as well as everyone else’s) until
the end of the semester. Ol’ teacher figured it out and made me be in a play. A
group of 4 (1 director, 3 actors) were to perform a little sumpin for the
class. Well, I’m a great reader and managed to find the perfect role - some New
Zealand or Aussie play** where a mother is killed by her 2 daughters, note mother only has 3 lines before demise…Well,
I don’t need to tell you that I was gonna get that mother role if I had to
sleep with the director/producer/teacher/other actors it didn't matter, I can
play the game. So anyway – got the part!! 2 weeks to rehearse, and show time. I
did manage to memorize my lines, however forgot to take note of the lines
before/after, you know the actual acting part of the deal. Needless to say I didn't do a very good job of it. Another student actually critiqued my work, “you weren't very motherly I don’t think” and I’m like “why would a good ‘motherly’
mother be killed by her 2 daughters?” ha gotcha bitch. Then I announced to the
class that I researched studiously for – what is my character’s name, oh look my
name was “Luca” – and it may have been overly obvious that my main source of
inspiration was Heather Duke portrayed by Ms. Shannen Doherty in the Classic film Heathers- so, everyone thank you and have a pleasant evening!
**author’s note: might not have been a down under
play - can’t recall
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