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Art by Lehvaklah, Poster design by me! I am directing a production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It is a one-hour adaptation of the play, condensed by yours truly. Admission is free, and the show dates are April 28th and 29th at 8:00 PM in Johns Auditorium at Hampden-Sydney College just outside Farmville, Virginia. Clearly I have mastered the prepositional phrase. Anywho, it's going to be totally awesome, and you should come see it if you can. I can give detailed direction to get here. PS: Lehvaklah is the bestest, the bestest! So many thanks.
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Want to see a totally awesome stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' holiday classic, A Christmas Carol? Want to see me starring as Ebenezer Scrooge? Come to Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia on December 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th. Admission is free!! I can provide some manner of directions.
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Yes, I've delayed too long; thank you kindly You are just the proper person to remind me. Come, you are off to join the other boarders In the King's prison, according to his orders! (...And the speech goes on for about two pages)
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There is only one bad thing about being an actor, and it is a nearly insufferable, agonizingly terrifying thing. This is the horrific torture device I call goop--known as "make-up" to some. I do not understand how women can stand to put this stuff on their faces every day. It is literally frightening stuff; not only must the wearer deal with the incredible uncomfortable feeling of having slime all over his or her face, but he must also brave the horrible process of getting the stuff on in the first place. It is torture, I assure you, from the basic goop (foundation) that we have to glop upon our faces with sponges to the freakishly bizarre stuff we have to rake our eyelashes with, precariously close to poking out our cornea (mascara), to the most insidious, malevolent torture device of all: THE EVIL STABBY EYE-PENCIL OF DEATH (eyeliner). Even after four years of acting, I still have to be held down in a chair and have someone else stab my eyes out put that terrible eyeliner on my face; I don't have the courage to attempt it myself (I've never been into self-mutilation). The Spanish Inquisition (which nobody expects, incidentally) never harbored any device nearly as cruel. And do not even get me started on latex and glues and such terror--when I played the role of Jacob Marley's ghost in A Christmas Carol, I had enough of that to last a lifetime. ...And it's a pain to get off your face! That can provide amusing anecdotes though, such as the time when a friend of mine was pulled over for speeding on the way home from a performance. The cop was greeted by a horrifyingly made-up face when the window was rolled down. Needless to say, stunned profanity ensued. Whether white, green, skin-colored, or anything in between, this stuff is terrible. TERRIBLE. But we actors swallow our pride and wince at the pain, suffering through it all for the benefit of you, our dear audience. The show must go on.
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Our production of Tartuffe debuts next week. It is going to be amazing. The entire cast is stellar (Kevin, who plays the title role, will especially rake in laughs with his character's utter affectation); I think we're really bringing to life a wonderful rendition of this classic, brilliant satire. We've been practicing for months in preparation for the four nights of show--we'll be in dress rehearsals every night this week, too, right up to the show itself! We'll be putting the show on four nights in two weeks: Friday, October 26th at 8:00 PM Saturday, October 27th at 8:00 PM Friday, November 2nd at 8:00 PM Saturday, November 3rd at 8:00 PM Admission is free. The performances will be in John's Auditorium at Hampden-Sydney College, which is right next to Farmville, Virginia. I encourage anyone who has the means--if you're in the area or whatnot--to come see the play. You won't be disappointed! Drop me a PM or an e-mail (McSmeagol@gmail.com) for directions. And B6. You should totally drive down and hang out. You can own me at Gears of War on my friend's 360. ;P
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After several months of absence, I am returning to the stage! Auditions last week went very well and I have been cast in our production of Tartuffe, the classic satire by Molière, as the officer who arrests that rapscallion Tartuffe in the final act. I am extremely happy to have landed a role in the production and looking forward to having as good a time in this theatre as I did in my previous troupe (though that will certainly require an immense amount of awesomeness; I have memories from my years in the BSH Thespians that will last a lifetime). Our first rehearsal is tonight!
