A little highlight...

"Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd..."

Even after God-knows-how-many weeks of rehearsals and then performances, I am still not sick of this show.  It's just that good.  Sondheim is just that good.  And I'd like to do another and another and another...
But this last weekend, what really made my day (or night, as the case happens to be) is that after the little sextet group sang our pieces on Saturday (see above picture; I'm the second girl on the right), the audience applauded as we walked off stage.
Now you might be thinking, well, of course they did, that's what audiences do.  But the thing with Sondheim is that he doesn't really leave a lot of time for applause.  There are moments, but the music generally starts up again in seconds, and our director, being a Sondheim enthusiast, tries to encourage the movement as much as possible.  So in this particular scene, even though the music does stop for longer than a moment, the folks from the next bit are generally already onstage as we walk out, so the audience remains silent.  Sad, but I didn't mind overmuch.
Except apparently they were late to walk on stage that night, because the applause came, and now I crave it every performance.
Maybe a little unrealistic, but oh, well...
I just know I had the hardest time trying not to grin as I walked off stage, because Damn RIGHT, they applauded us!!  Or me, because I'm clearly the best in the group.
(HA!)

I wish every night was a musical...

Fancy a nightcap?

A few delightful happenings in my life...

1.  I moved into an apartment with my friend Keli Rhea.  She's pretty awesome --another music major, though focusing on vocal performance rather than instrumental-- and is very easy to live with thus far.  I say 'thus far' because I totally expect to have a blowup at some point or other, but I'm sure we'll survive it when it comes.  I'm completely unpacked, excepting my dishes, because she has quite a few of her own (though her pots and pans leave something to be lacking, but I'll deal), and thought there were skeptics, I was able to fit every single thing I own in this room.  And my room is organized.  And clean.  I also don't have a bed, so I'm sleeping on seven layers of blankets.  Which brings us to number two...

2.  I bought a bed.  Yes, I know, I said, but I only just bought, I don't have it, yet.  It should be arriving at the store for pick-up (because I prefer that to finding a note on the door about it being delivered while I was out so I have to go to some storage place or whatever to pick it up) sometime next week.  I'm pretty excited, because I decided on a bunk-bed, planning for visits from a sister or friend or something, and though it was a little more expensive, I feel rather proud of myself for the planning aspect, and I figure it'll be worth it in the long run.  However, I never imagined that I could be looking for a bed for over an hour.  Seriously, it's just a bed, isn't it?  Well, apparently not.  But mission possible and yay and weird, because despite my age, I feel way too young to be buying my own furniture...guess we all gotta grow up sometime, eh?

3.  I have a job.  Nothing fancy, mind you; I'll be working the overnight stocking shift at the local Wal*Mart.  The hours are pretty good, even considering overnight, and the pay is decent as well, plus I've been guaranteed at least thirty hours a week, so maybe I can actually put something away in my savings.  Yay?  Since the shifts are going to be kind of long, I bought really comfortable tennis shoes to wear, and I have designs on becoming best friends with the peanut butter and jam sandwich I plan on eating every night for my 'lunch break.'  It's healthy, anyway.  And so, yeah, my schedule will be a little weird, planning out sleep and such, but I'm pretty good at that anyway.  And once my new bed comes in, and I actually have a mattress to sleep on, I'm betting I'll be great.  Though you could say a prayer for me anyway; I wouldn't say no. :)

4.  I'm considering devoting my life to musical theatre.  Okay, okay, I kid.  But Sweeney Todd is really pretty awesome, and though I've been singing the songs for months now, I'm still not sick of them, and I get so excited every night before a show, and I just love it.  Sometimes I wish I had a bigger part, but singing in the sextet is pretty awesome anyway, and I love the outfits, and the crazy, and Johanna is the greatest...(though I may be biased, considering that Keli Rhea is Johanna, haha)... The theatre announced its next season, and though I may not try anything for the fall, there are a couple shows in the spring I'm excited for.  And I've decided to volunteer as assistant costumer anyway, whether I get something or not, and that will be a blast in and of itself, because our costumer Zach is just delightful.  So I'll keep up with it anyway, whether I sing or not.  I'll always have the concert choir and chamber singers, at least...

5.  I officially started looking at grad schools.  Yes, I know, I still have some time before that.  But I'd like this to be something that actually happens, and not just some fantasy I make up in my head.  And, of course, money not being overly plentiful, I plan on working for some time before I move on, because even with loans, I'll need all the help I can get.  But I started looking today, and called a few places to ask about their programs, and well...I'm excited.  I've only looked in Seattle so far, but I'll branch out from the dream schools soon enough, I'm sure.  If I was really daring, I'd look in Paris or Prague...but we'll see.  We'll see.

Sometimes I think I have too much going on...
I'd say it's about time for a drink, wouldn't you?

Love to you all, and good night!