This is unreal!

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players

- Shakespeare (As You Like It) 

 So, on a complete whim last week, I tried out for my Universities 2011 performance of the Vagina Monologues. One of my goals when I arrived on campus was to try out for a performance. That goal had been shoved to the back of my mind as each semester had ensued and had been back there for 4 and 1/2 years. I finally unpacked that goal and dusted off it's hope when I saw in my inbox that there were going to be casting calls for the Vagina Monologues. I thought about it on and off all day. 


After convincing myself that this would be a good idea (based on my oral interpretation class, the fact that I will be teaching a theatre class at a high school, and that being in a college performance would give me credibility in speech classes I would teach in the future) AND some encouragement from my mom... 


I went to audition. 


I knew that if I didn't go right away, I would chicken out and kick myself for not going. So I grabbed my backpack and half ran to campus. I was the first one there and I asked some questions regarding if I would actually have the time if I get a part... all seemed well.


As women came in to try out, I noticed a few friendly faces who came and sat with me from Love Song, a play from last fall. I helped with the costumes for Love Song as well as managed to fracture my big toe in 3 places during strike. 


You wouldn't think that performances were in the cards for me anymore after that incident! However, my new toenail and I decided to give it a whirl. 


With encouragement from the girls from Love Song, and some of their friends, I finally got up to read the monologue I had selected (mind you I waited about an hour and a half to get the courage to even stand up). I used all of my knowledge from my oral interpretation class and


I read "I Was There in the Room"


After I had read it and calmed down a little, I left the auditions. Just trying out was a major accomplishment in my book. Friday night I got an email saying that the cast list would be out before the weekend and when it did, I kept looking for my name. The entire time hoping, that maybe, JUST MAYBE.... and then, there it was!


I MADE IT!!! :)


I got the monologue I had performed during auditions. How EXCITING!! 

I AM IN A COLLGE PERFORMANCE!!! 

GOAL (check!)

At that very moment I grabbed my phone and called all of the numbers I could possibly reach my mother on, but she didn't answer. Erik was hunting so I couldn't call him. So I called Kelsey and her whole family applauded for me in the background. :) I eventually informed both my mom and Erik! 

I am soooo excited for the first meeting in January!