When in Rome....

I had never pictured myself as a dykey lesbian. Apparently, there are differing opinions on this point. Allow me to explain - I auditioned for "The Vic", the next show going up at Mary Baldwin last night, and I got a callback for tonight.

Funny story about that, actually. I had my midterm recital today, as well, so I arrived on campus in a pretty dress, high heels, lipstick, and pearls, with my hair all pretty. I recieved the callback right after my environmental issues class, at which point I shouted "FUCK!" in a very loud voice and recieved an odd look from Dr. C as he beat a hasty retreat to his office away from the crazy theatre chick. It was then that I began frantically calling people in search of blue jeans that would fit me - I had been told that the part I was auditioning for would be the part of the very butch lesbian (the one part I knew I had absolutely NO chance in hell at), and I knew very well that my pretty dress and high heels were NOT appropriate.

I finally ended up borrowing shirt, shoes, and socks from Phipps; and I luckily ran into Laura Bouchard on my way up the hill and she agreed to lend me a pair of her blue jeans. (This is the last time I leave Waynesboro without a change of clothes in the trunk of my car. Just sayin'.)

The scene that I auditioned with was...difficult. The character of Spud (the one I auditioned for) is a very dykey lesbian. She had been a victim of abuse as a child, was a victim of abuse in her relationships, was the abuser in relationships, and to top it off is a recovering alcoholic. She's not the most well-adjusted of individuals, to say the least. In the audition scene, she discovers that her girlfriend, Elise, has cheated on her. To be blunt, she loses it. She tries to control herself, but ends up hitting Elise with one of her devil sticks (which sounds, actually, worse than it is) and screaming at her before realizing what she's done. And, if I remember correctly, she goes to a bar directly afterwards and has her first alcoholic drink in five years. This is not a part for the weak of heart. I have been told that Spud is the most important part of the play. She is central to the plot.

I'm still shocked that they want me.