Tradition!

Tradition!!!!!!!!


Fiddler is going good! - It's at that time now where I absolutley cannot wait until opening! We've been running both acts, and we're finally starting to get the flow of things!

Here are the daughters (my sissies!) singing matchmaker. This is just a glimpse of the wonderful world of Fiddler.

SO COME SEE IT!

Fiddler on the Roof
November 10-26, 2006
Shadbolt Center for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby
Wed - Sat @ 7:30pm
Sunday Matinees @ 2pm
Tickets (including $1 ticketing fee):
Adults: $26
Students/Seniors: $21
Children: $13
($5 discount on Wednesdays & Thursdays)
For tickets call 604-205-3000
More info: http://www.footlight.ca


It's going to be an awesome show. Hope to see you there!

THE QUIZ McTHINGER.

Favourites (Performed)

Favourite show - Into The Woods
Favourite Role - Fantine
Favourite Musical Number - Opening-You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Favourites (Seen)

Favourite show - Wicked.
Favourite Role - Lalainia in Crazy for You
Favourite Musical Number - Anything from Peter Pan

Onstage Moments

Funniest onstage moment - Guys & Dolls - When Joel Spat a pickle out onto my shirt right before the song "guys & Dolls" and we both started laughing
Scariest onstage moment - When Kimmy got sick in Seussical and Lul had to be her.

Most...(Performed)

Most challenging Musical Number (vocally) - Book Report (YAGMCB)
Most challenging Musical Number (choreographically) - Something from NRG Aurum?
Most challenging Show - Fiddler on the Roof
Most boring Show - Meet Me In St Louis
Most fun Cast - Charlie Brown
Most boring Cast - NRG Aurum
Most predictable Casting - Dunno
Most Unlikely Casting - Dunno

AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH

Holy Macaroni, I've been in such a bad mood lately it's not even funny.
Here's 10 reasons why I'm feeling so.....___________:

1)I woke up Monday morning with a cold, my throat feels like it's burning up.
2)I have a big midterm tomorrow, and I'm sooooo not ready for it.
3)I have an essay due tomorrow, and it sucks.
4)I feel so unprepared for Fiddler. I mean, tonight's rehearsal was supposed to be scenework mostly, and the 1st half hour they did numbers that have been worked on forever, and then we didn't even get to the end of Act 1 with scenes. I was so excited to be Hodel because I know usually Footlight is a very organized company - usually we would have the show done by now. But I've only gotten to do scenes once, and not even running them again in rehearsal! One of my scenes isn't even blocked yet, and we open in less then a month! I know things will work out for the best, I just wish I knew what I was doing in the scenes and that I could've run them in rehearsal a few times. Plus, people are starting to annoy me in the cast, because they just can't shut up! I know I can be loud, but once I'm given a warning or someone else is, I'll stop. Seriously - I want people to just zip their traps and LISTEN so we won't have to run songs a billion times because they don;t know what they're doing. I'm sorry if I'm sounding like a complete crab and diva, but seriously, I was practically in tears tonight because I'm so afraid I won't know what I'm doing for the show. We have exactly 23 days until opening. Lord, help me.
5)I've been overly tired lately, and I've been getting the right amount of sleep so I don't know what is wrong with me.
6)I didn't get to see Lauren while she was here.
7)I feel like a nobody lately - I feel alone.
8)I'm poor, yes i spend money anyways.
9)Daniel's accident.
10)How I'm so grumpy lately.

So, there's my rant. I'm sorry is anyone gets offended my reading this, but like I said, I'm in a grumpy mood and I'm a jerk lately, so I Apologize.

Tootles

A bunch o'stuff.

Wow!

Thanksgiving was such a blast, I don't know where to begin!



First off, let me tell you......WE HAD SNOW!! Thanksgiving morning I wake up to my grandma yelling that it is snowing! It was so nice! Here is me and my cousin, Luca, showing it, although you aren't able to see it very well.


The rest of the weekend was awesome, with amazing turkey dinner and fun games. I am so thankful for my family - I love them with all my heart, even if they do get on my nerves sometimes.
The first day, We went to an apple orchard and got to eat apples right from the trees! It was marvelous. We laso got to buy our pumpkins for Halloween! (nothing says Halloween like a fresh picked pumpkin!) My uncle took me, my grandma, Luca(my little cousin), me and Jared out 4x4'ing up the mountain. It was hilarious. My grandma was praying to herself whenever we would pick up speed or go over a bump. And I don't think I've ever seen my mom laugh as hard as she did then.

PS. Isn't my cousin the cutest?

He's so funny. His birthday is coming up (the big four!) and my sunt asked him what he would like to do for his party. He said he wants to have a fancy dress party! So, me and my sister are planning to wear our grad dresses to his house! He's so funny.

Anyways, school is fine, I just finished an oral presentation for Canadian Literature today, and I'm glad it's off my back. Now I can concentrate on other things - and other classes.

Fiddler is going fine, I can't wait until it opens!

I also saw in my VPL auditions email about auditioning for Tony N Tina's Wedding. I think it would be so fun, But I'm unsure whether to audition or not. I'm still thinking about it.

Anyways, I think that's all for my update right now. Hopefully some more interesting things will happen to me later.

-Amanda

Sorrows and Joys

Hi People!

Well, Here I am at school, bored out of my mind. I got out of class an HOUR early.....due to a test, so now I have to wait an hour and a half til my next class. Zzzz. Snooze fest! What to do! I didn't bring any homework (I didn't even think of it), and I don't have a book with me or ANYTHING. Oh man, I fail at life.

On another note, Tomorrow we're leaving for Manning Park! It's going to be so fun I absolutley cannot wait! We're going to head into the town of Carameous (I dont know how you spell it), and we're going to get pumpkins for Halloween! Woot.

Speaking of Halloween, what is everyone dressing up as? And yes, EVERYONE must dress up. It's Halloween! I'm stuck between being Lucy or Wednesday Addams. (I already have the costumes for both!) Unfortunately, Halloween night I have rehearsal. Oh well, I'll just steal candy from my house. I really wanted to see trick-or-treaters, though! The little ones are so cute!

As you can tell I'm rambling on, because I really have NOTHING to do. I've checked my email already, and done everything else one can do!

Argg.

Well, I'll stop boring you. Maybe my next post will include pictures of Manning!

Have a super Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! East lotsa turkey and mashed potatoes! (Mmm....mashed potatoes is my favourite food. NUMMY!)

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For those of you who don't know, a friend of the family passed away Tuesday night. She was a remarkable person, with a great sense of humour. If you could keep her in thoughts and prayers, it would be greatly appreciated. Prayer services are tonight in Penticton, and the Funeral is tomorrow. Unfortunately, I cannot make it, as we are leaving for Manning Park Tomorrow, and it's in her hometown of Penticton.
Mary Ann Franco, we love you and we'll miss you.

SWAMPED.

Okay, So, why is it that schoolwork always is swamped together so that students stress out even more because they have so much to deal with? I hate it. I have 2 exams this week, and In-Class Essay, and a paper due, as well as an oral presentation I have to do next week. Plus another paper another week after that. Ahhhh! So much work. Plus a bunch of readings I have to do. This is going to be a fun 3 weeks.

As for other news, I'm going to my uncle's cabin in Manning Park for Thanksgiving weekend! It's going to be my uncle, my aunt, their 2 little ones, my grandma and grandpa, my dad, my mom, my sister and her boyfriend, my brother, and Jared and me. Woo. It shall be fun times. Although I'll probably end up doing homework while I'm there (which really stinks the big one). But I'll deal with it - hopefully. I haven't been up there since I was about 11 or 12, so I'm really excited - it's so beautiful up there.

Fiddler is going great (as usual). We took some publicity shots of the family on Sunday, and they looked awesome (especially since Robyn got to wear her long, brunette wig)! Next rehearsal we are practicing in the theatre (already!) and I'
m really stoked for it.

Anyways, that's about all on my mind right now, besides taking off this huge towel wrapped around my head (I just had a shower.....mmmm...cleanliness).

Tootles.

-Amanda