Arianne writes:
So it has been an interesting few weeks with the new Neverglades cast. We have had our ups and downs but I think we are finally getting to the best part! I have actually enjoyed getting back into the shows again. Part of me even wonders why I settled for the office to begin with. I started to compare the two seasons to each other and I had to stop... I love them both for different reasons. But this time its just a little bit different. I feel more at ease, like I know what I am doing. I feel as though the first time I did this show I was just "doing" the show... now I feel the kids connecting. Some days the kids are right there with me trying to save every last tree! And I attribute that to the cast... we just go out there and have fun! Drama aside now...we just have fun! Everyday it's fun going to work. I accept that Lucky will try to break me on stage and come out saying his lines in a dialect (or another language). I don't try to top it, break it, change him... I just have fun! I know that Cindy will be a fabulous fill in for Lucky as we secretly look at each other wondering what our next line will be and where it will come from... but some how we always get through the scene. Fawad will milk his Captain Crash for as long as he can... and I catch myself laughing at his adorable nature. And... Laura (Piggy) will always try to win the kids over being the bad "Piggy" but in the end we work together to make sure those kids get the message - "one tree does make a difference".
With only a few more days left I am sad to see it all end and I hope that we all come back again to bring this fabulous tale to life. And I just want to say thank you to the four of them... Thank You for making Children's Theatre what it should be... Educational while having loads of Fun!
So it has been an interesting few weeks with the new Neverglades cast. We have had our ups and downs but I think we are finally getting to the best part! I have actually enjoyed getting back into the shows again. Part of me even wonders why I settled for the office to begin with. I started to compare the two seasons to each other and I had to stop... I love them both for different reasons. But this time its just a little bit different. I feel more at ease, like I know what I am doing. I feel as though the first time I did this show I was just "doing" the show... now I feel the kids connecting. Some days the kids are right there with me trying to save every last tree! And I attribute that to the cast... we just go out there and have fun! Drama aside now...we just have fun! Everyday it's fun going to work. I accept that Lucky will try to break me on stage and come out saying his lines in a dialect (or another language). I don't try to top it, break it, change him... I just have fun! I know that Cindy will be a fabulous fill in for Lucky as we secretly look at each other wondering what our next line will be and where it will come from... but some how we always get through the scene. Fawad will milk his Captain Crash for as long as he can... and I catch myself laughing at his adorable nature. And... Laura (Piggy) will always try to win the kids over being the bad "Piggy" but in the end we work together to make sure those kids get the message - "one tree does make a difference".
With only a few more days left I am sad to see it all end and I hope that we all come back again to bring this fabulous tale to life. And I just want to say thank you to the four of them... Thank You for making Children's Theatre what it should be... Educational while having loads of Fun!
