Is He Dead? (my latest play!)

I auditioned for Farmington's Is He Dead? because a bunch of my friends were auditioning. I'd only seen the play once and remembered little about it, and was worried that I'd hate driving all the way out to Farmington (it didn't help that traffic was bad the night that I auditioned and it took me an hour to get there). But I felt it would be irresponsible not to audition with such terrific people, and I was curious about the director, and I had nothing to lose, so I auditioned.

By the end of the callback, I really, really wanted to be cast in the play.

The pages we read were funny, and the people I read with made them even funnier. This would be a great show and I wanted in. I loved that director Ryan asked us to do weird things to get us out of our heads and help us relax and be silly and comfortable with each other. I loved seeing my friends make up characters I didn't expect from them. It was one of the most fun callbacks I'd been to in a long time. No stress, just fun.

So I was thrilled that they pulled us each into a room and offered roles before we went home. I LOVE not waiting for casting results! I was offered the role of Marie Leroux, girlfriend to the lead character. Ryan was a little concerned I might not be okay with all of the kissing, especially since my counterpart is older. I asked who the man was, and when Ryan said it was my friend Adam I knew we'd be fine. (I read the script later and WOW there really is a lot of kissing -- guess this is the year I'm kissed for comedic effect!) I've known Adam and his wife, Mary Ann, for over 5 years and adore them both. We all think this casting is hilarious!

I took a few photos that night, and miraculously everyone in my photos was cast. Cool coincidence, eh? I've been in plays with most of them, but didn't get to interact with them in those other plays, so I'm glad I get to change that. Plus, I get to know two new people. They're just so creative and shameless and supportive and talented and nice. We've had several rehearsals and it's at least as awesome as I'd hoped. I love comedies. I love a small cast.

Missy and I

Emily, Nathan, and Ethan

Andrew and I

(And, it turns out that Farmington isn't that much further than CenterPoint. Thank goodness. But I still don't want to travel much further north than that. I know, I know: famous last words.)

Put October 7-10 on your calendars. It's dinner theater, so we'll feed you before we perform. I don't know what dinner will be, yet, but everyone assures me Farmington's mashed potatoes were amazing last year (fingers crossed they have them again). Tickets are $20 and seating is limited. Apparently, they aren't selling tickets at the door, so you'll have to plan ahead. I'll post Web site info as soon as I have it.

Hope some of you can make it. Good fun and a funny show? Yes, please!