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Middletown

Posted by KaibaSama, 21 November 2015 · 746 views

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Middletown

As produced by the UPG theater department

 

Middletown is the name of the fall play this year at my college. I managed to land the part of Sweatheart's Aunt/Intercom Voice. I was really happy when I found out, as there was a very large number of people who auditioned for the play. They play itself is mainly about two characters, Mary Swanson and John Dodge. Mary has just moved to Middletown and is waiting for her husband (Bob) to arrive. She's also pregnant. John Dodge has lived in Middletown his whole life, and does odd jobs (he unclogs Mary's sink) as well as building things. Those two characters seem to have a relationship, as friends to begin with, and it seems to turn to romance later. However, since Mary is married, it never really goes totally into a romance. I'm not going to spoil the ending, but the play actually gets into some very deep stuff, though at most times it's very funny.

 

We've been rehearsing all semester, and this week (Thursday- Sunday) is performance week. The first day was ok, as it was mainly an audience of students who kept talking. I am required to watch act two every night, and on Thursday, the girls behind me would not shut up! It was incredibly rude and annoying. I'm required to watch act two because the scene I'm in is a sort of an "audience" who is supposed to be watching the play. Our director thought it would be funny if the "audience" actually became part of the audience.

 

Friday was much more fun, as it was mainly adults, and they just kept laughing. Laughter gives the actors a lot more energy than people ignoring the show and talking does. Plus, we had a dance party before the show started, so everyone was pumped up. We went to T.G.I Friday's after the show, since it was Friday.

 

Today, Saturday, we once again had a dance party before the show started, so I'm pumped up to the max. After the show tonight, we're going to Buffalo Wild Wings, and then Jordan (who plays Mary) is having a party. The crowd isn't as laughy tonight, but any laughter without people talking is nice.

 

My roommate decided to stay this weekend, since Thanksgiving break starts wednesday and I guess it didn't make sense to go home when she'd be going home on Wednesday anyway. I feel bad though because Monday-Wensday was rehearsals, and those took till 11pm sometimes, and I had to take a shower, so it was around 11:30pm-12am when I actually went to bed. I try to be as quiet as possible, but sometimes I do think I wake her up. Thursday-Saturday will be the same, however I get back later because we go out after, so I get back sometime around 12-1am. If she had gone home, she would have been able to sleep more. Plus, I like having the room to myself. I clean our dorm on the weekend, which does make noise because I have to rearrange everything, and today I believe she was trying to study, and I guess the cleaning was making too much noise for her because she just left. Also, I wish she'd gone home because I wouldn't have to deal with her really loud snoring that gets through my earplugs, and her really loud talking and screaming in her sleep. It's very annoying and the last time she screamed she woke up about half of our hall. And when she's gone I also can just throw stuff around the dorm and it doesn't matter, and I can shower and just put on my robe after, instead of having to put on my PJ's. Basically, I can wander around our room naked when she's not here.

 

Back to Middletown. I'm having so much fun with this production and making a lot of friends. Next semester I'm in the musical Man of La Mancha, as part of the ensemble and the housekeeper. Originally I was the understudy for the housekeeper but the girl ended up going to Spain for next semester, so I get to play the housekeeper now. And my roommate will once again have to deal with the late nights because of rehearsals for next semester as well.





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