This is the beginning of a weeklong series of blogs that cass has thought up the topics for. todays topic:
THE OUTSIDERS
I am squeamish. alright, that's an understatement. so far, my long run prediction is that it flops. and heather I know you read this, so I'm sorry. I don't think its any fault of yours. though I don't technically think you're qualified to assistant direct (and just to clarify, I am not insinuating anyone, especially me, is at this point) but I think you'll/'de be able to make up for it in passion about the story. however, all I see is willard being an insufferable douche, no one having the time, or the drive necessary, no ensemble and like 7 weeks till opening. that, m'dears, is a recipe for trouble.
so, my feelings on the outsiders? A great, well written play with no time and a cast who's heart doesn't seem to be in it. I hope it'll change, I really do, but I dunno.
Heather, I hope you can pull a miracle out of you're hat. please prove my prediction incorrect?
4 comments:
This was actually only the second time that I have ever read your blog. so there.
thanks for your unshakable faith in me Ben. I truly do appreciate it, because you honestly just made everything so much better when no one believes in this show, in the cast, in the play, or better yet in me.
You're the lead.
You're supposed to love it.
I trusted you to love it.
Then again, this wouldn't be the first time that I've trusted you and you had to act like a complete...
never mind.
never mind, ben, seriously. You just continue the way that you do. Where I believe that you can do anything and you think that I'm incapable and impaired.
wonderful.
Way to start a self-fulfilling prophecy, there, Ben. You know, I think you are a great person, and I really have a lot of respect for you, but this is kind of a shitty thing to do, to Heather, to the rest of the cast, and to yourself. You have the lead, and whatever attitude you take going into this project, the rest of the cast is going to emulate. I'm not going to sit here and lecture you about hard work--I know I am one of the worst slackers as far as AcaDec is concerned. But leave that out of it for a minute, and just think about the following:
1)Heather is your friend and she needs your support. Whatever you personally think her relative qualifications are, she. is. your. friend. And you just kicked her in the face, so good job, there. I am not taking sides--I would have said the same thing to her if your positions were reversed (only with more swearing, probably).
2. Don't tell me you love acting and then sit there and bitch about the play failing when you've been handed the lead. If it fails, it is because you didn't do the best you could, REGARDLESS OF WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WAS DOING. If you do your best, that is not failure. Giving up before you even get started...What is the point of doing anything at all if you are just going to give yourself the option of quitting just because you're afraid it's not going to work out?
Ben, I have so much faith in you, you have no idea. I've watched you grow up for the last three years and you are someone I am very happy to call my friend. You are so much better than this, and I just don't understand why you are handicapping yourself this way. Honestly? I'm a little disappointed. Please--turn this around while you still have the chance. You're gonna have to live with the regret of what Romeo and Juliet became for the rest of your life. You wanna do that with this play too?
Dude, whatever.
I agree 100%.
We've got less than 7 weeks, and no one's bonding. I've been praying my heart out that this play could heal me, could give me something to work for and believe in my senior year, could give me a base of support. But it's not. I guess this is one of those unforgivable times when I wanted to put a person before a play, but it's not going so well.
I think the play might go really well. I'm just afraid it's going to take what hope of reconciliation with theatre that was left in my and trash it.
And I felt like you cared? lol.
-Cass
ps: 1 out of seven. where are the rest, mister?
What'd I do to you drama kids? I need to come back. Not that you need me so much as I need to have my group of kids back.
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