inthebones: (Smile)
Susan Sto Helit ([personal profile] inthebones) wrote in [community profile] mayfield_logs2012-01-21 11:43 pm
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Playtime's Begun

Who: Hapless students
What: Mandatory torture sessions auditions
When: On a Saturday unreasonably early in the morning
Where: The High School Auditorium

Oh, dear.

She had never realized quite how much fun it was to indulge herself in these power trips.  It was quite unbecoming, really, but at some point, dealing with alternate universe nonsense and endless cries of but I'm actually 5000 years old and I don't need to be in school had exacted their toll.  It seemed Miss Traitor's habit of cackling maniacally after assigning 50 page proofs on the existence of logic hadn't been due to mild senility after all.  One day, these students would outgrow their studies (excepting the 5000 year olds) and realize how much trouble and effort it took to derive these truly diabolical schemes concocted for the sole purpose of making every moment of their waking lives miserable.  They'd appreciate it.  Eventually.  Perhaps some would even grow up to be teachers themselves to pass on the thrill of the hunt to the next generation.

..............

The preceding, of course, was exactly what each and every one of the horrified students entering class Friday morning thought as they beheld the following neatly taped announcement. 

MANDATORY SCHOOL PLAY AUDITIONS
TOMORROW MORNING
SIGN-UP BELOW FOR TIME SLOTS AND CHARACTER PARTS FOR WHICH YOU ARE INTERESTED

followed by a neat listing of the names of every student in school, simply as an indication that yes, she would know if you didn't show up.

Truly they were dealing with a mastermind.

((Auditions:
Please post to the appropriate character's topic.  You are welcome to audition with another student simultaneously for different parts in a group if you wish!  In that case, just post to one of the characters' topics.
You are also welcome to have several people auditioning for the same part combating each other in one thread.  Maybe literally.
Any other teacher in the school is welcome to respond to an audition with their own input on the subject. 
This is really just for fun.  You can still be involved in the play if you don't audition.  The exception to this is for the characters of Romeo and Juliet, which will be chosen from among the auditions.  Please note that all parts are non-gender-specific.

Thank you!))

enpatsushakugannouchite: (scowly)

[personal profile] enpatsushakugannouchite 2012-01-22 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just this look. The one she is giving you right now, Susan. ]
strike_you_out: (nobody home)

[personal profile] strike_you_out 2012-01-22 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[With his cap's visor pulled low over his eyes, Slugger awaits his session of torture and public humiliation at Susan's "request" (though it was more inline with forceful coercion...) He keeps his gaze steadily fixed on the script of dialogue he's supposed to read with no clue as to whom he's supposed to read them.]


[ooc] Slugger's partner will be Ai Enma as Juliet.
shallbeavenged: (Reflection in the water)

[personal profile] shallbeavenged 2012-01-22 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Walks over and stands next to him with her own script.]
jaws5sonofjaws: (Default)

[personal profile] jaws5sonofjaws 2012-01-22 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Mart is wants this role. And all of the ladies.]
enpatsushakugannouchite: (Derpy)

[personal profile] enpatsushakugannouchite 2012-01-22 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
This isn't the line for Juliet? [ Way to derp Shana. ]
jaws5sonofjaws: (Mart UMAD?)

[personal profile] jaws5sonofjaws 2012-01-22 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Well, uh, no.

I was wondering if I could read either dialogue from another Shakespeare play for the part.

Or practice with one of the Juliet's auditioning. Either way.
enpatsushakugannouchite: (Fire haired burning eyed)

[personal profile] enpatsushakugannouchite 2012-01-22 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
All right then.

[ Shana's audition is interesting. She is apparently quite familiar with the Bard, the subtext, and the meaning of his terms, but she's not a skilled actor. She just has a vast technical knowledge, and is able to convey that much at least. More than anything else she understands the material, and she is considered by many to be cute. She recites with passion, but she's almost... clumsy. Stage directions seem beyond her. ]

jaws5sonofjaws: (Mart Blank)

[personal profile] jaws5sonofjaws 2012-01-22 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
...

I'm getting the distinct feeling ehre that you're making fun of me.

Okay, would it be cool if I did dialogue of Caliban from The Tempest?

[As said before, Mart doesn't know R&J as well except for the basics, but he does know some of The Bard's other works better.]
commentboxtroll: (most accurate all-purpose expression)

[personal profile] commentboxtroll 2012-01-22 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
[You can hand him a script and you can force him to stand on the stage, but it'll take more than that to get him to make any effort towards this travesty. Especially considering...]

You gave me the wrong part.
roadroller: (unbeatable combo)

[personal profile] roadroller 2012-01-22 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[another day, another entertainment avenue that Rin (and now Len) are trying to upstage Miku at. When it's their turn, Rin bounces forward with her twin in tow, wearing a dress that she hopes is cute and innocent enough to portray the role well.]

Can we audition for our parts together? ♪

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