Thanks everyone...
I've had three rehearsals so far, and it's... coming along. The problem with my school is that no one works very hard. I know most of my songs already (I got the music book on Monday), but everyone is just kind of waiting to go over the songs at the music rehearsals and learn them then. I really like to know what I'm doing early on so I can fine tune it.
As I've already said, I'm a fair tap dancer. I'm a soprano, and I can sing pretty high (Polly is a medium to low soprano, which is a change I like). The problem is... Not only is the guy playing Bobby Child (the main male character) a good six feet tall, but... I'm a very short girl at 4'11. I wore heels tonight to practice, and I still couldn't reach to slap him! I have to drag him down and punch him now (Polly's very violent, I've found... I don't talk to a lot of people without yelling).
And then there is the typical grief of the juniors and seniors who didn't get the lead and are mad that I did as a sophomore. They've been complaining up a storm...
I can't wait for dance practices to start up in January. Not only do I have to tap, but I'll probably need to learn some ballroom-esque things... Which should be interesting.
If anyone wants to see a clip of the national tour in the nineties, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w6PjWcOOt8
I'm playing the part of the girl with red hair.
Should be exciting! Thanks for your nice comments, everyone!
-Marty
