Thespians????

[Meg Boyd]

So are any of you guys thespians???? Meaning...are any of you guys in to theater, and acting and set building, tech crew etc???? If so what kind of shows have you been in and or helped with, and what kind of theater programs have you been with? What is your favorite kind of role to play or favorite play to be in??? Favorite playwrights...see this thread is really open to all things theater related!!!!!

So anyway...

I have been wanting to act for years, ever since I was a little kid. But when we did class plays in primary school, the teacher would pick parts and since I was a painfully shy girl I never got a part...but what they didn't know was my passion for all things theater and my new persona that comes to life when ever i'm under the barn lights...

I've been in a few little plays for classes, and a few high school plays and musicals...and i want to do more, but since I live in a small farm community, theater is in short supply...lol...

So pretty much this is my resume in order of recentness...so the first one is from when I was 10 and the last one when i was 17...

Once Upon A Starry Night...Little Glow
Pecos Bill...Ma
The Wizard of Oz...City Founder of Munchkin Land
West Side Story...Pit Orchestra
The USO Show...Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters and Pit Orchestra
Fools...Slovitch the Butcher
Godspell...Props Manager/Tech Crew
Peter Pan...The Crocodile and Tech Crew
Happily Never After...The Marriage Counselor
The Lost Elevator...The Old Woman
Cinderella...The Evil Step-Mother
French Toast...Designated Driver
Damn Yankees...Meg Boyd

My favorite role probably was Slovitch the Butcher because I was a fool, and boy is it fun to be a fool! My favorite play I was Fools and it was written by Neil Simon, who is also my favorite playwright...lol...

Probably my toughest role was the role of The Old Woman in The Lost Elevator...which was the dumbest play ever...I mean it was a whole play about people stuck in an elevator and a romance that spawned from within...and since the scene never changed and the whole cast was on stage the whole time, it was really hard to stay in character for such a long period of time...plus the timing had to be just right since the script had hardly any blocking because 15 people in an elevator doesn't leave a lot of room...lol

One musical I really wish I had been in was Godspell...that is such a beautiful show...but since I was a lowly freshman in HS, the upperclassmen got the roles...*tear*

So what are your thoughts on theater???? Do tell, please!

[Hermy]

wow! You've been involved in soooo many productions Meg! I'm well impressed.

I'm a member of a local Am.Dram. group. I've been in a couple of plays with them. It is so much fun. I really love acting, but I'd prefer to have it as a hobby rather than a career!

[Meg Boyd]

Well...a lot were minor productions or one acts, and I also see it as a hobby because even though I would just ADORE an acting career, I just don't see it happening, so I might settle and use my writing skills and be a play wright.