Nativity PlaysEvery year the little kids at schools all over get to put on a play. Often it's christmas themed, but the key thing is that everyone gets a part, whether it's Snowflake #12 or Mary or Grendel (yes, really).
Personally I played a 'Rich Husband' who refused to buy matches from some scabby street urchin. Never did see her again...
Who or what did you get to be? And what did you have to wear?
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chthonic, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 17:45)
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Writer's strikeWhen I was eight my school did a "Victorian Talent Extravaganza!", involving every student in the school dancing, pretending to be a strongman, or reciting "Macavity the Mystery Cat." For some reason I landed the part of the Female Compare, meaning for every act I and Male Compare had to introduce it in "authentic" Victorian speech. The teachers had obviously got rather excited when writing the script. So excited, in fact, that it was virtually impossible for an eight-year-old to say.
I remember screwing up the line "A veritable Victorian extravaganza of vivacity and veer!" in every single rehearsal. The day before we performed it, the teacher got fed up and yelled, "Oh, just say "And now the next act!""
So sure enough, on the opening night, "And now, the next veritable veer!"
(, Sat 28 Mar 2009, 9:37, Reply)
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