Humorous Wedding Speech: Candle Production

We were led into a fair sized, colorfully lit room and everyone was told to take a seat anywhere they would like. I sat three rows back and five seats in on stage right. No one sat in front of me and no one sat beside me. I was alone in the isle all to myself. The only word I would utter in this room would be “present” after they called for attendance. After a brief disclaimer from the Director of how this was only a rehearsal, we were warned that the play may be vulgar, dealing with unsavory subjects including, but not limited to: homophobia, bullying, drugs, eating disorders, swearing, and suicide. I was more than slightly astonished at how we freshman had been on campus for no more than four hours and were already being exposed to a production such as this.

Sadly when I arrived at the theater I was not even sure I would be able to focus on the show, for my mother who was meant to see this production with me yet was unable to. Due to unforeseeable circumstances that neither one of us could for see and so with all of this hanging over head I was really hoping to get a laugh from this play, which it did. This was not the first time that I had come to see a play at Boise Little Theater, but definitely this was the first time that I had done it on my own. Which was a tad

I was the only one who was fearful for what was about to happen because the humiliation of being unprepared to perform in front of the whole school left me with a sense of angst. Color guard was just called up to perform and as the music started, cheers were ringing through the gym. Everyone seemed excited for the performance, yet I remember everything going in slow motion: students yelling, teachers clapping, and yet my girls looked clueless. This was the moment I was dreading since before the school year started.

The next day was my first rehearsal. I was so anxious about meeting the people who would be part of my court. I am not an extroverted person, so the thought that I had to socialize with people who I did not know made me really nervous. I was also really anxious because it was the day that I was going to give the announcement of what they were going be wearing. The girls would be wearing long silver dresses and the guys would be wearing tuxes with pink accents. When I gave them this information Moises said, “Silver?!” and let me say that it was not really encouraging.

The heat of the light was burning down on me, and I felt much too warm in my costume. I remember thinking that I would pass out any minute, though whether that be from the blinding heat or my body-wracking nerves, I did not know. I performed my heart out that day. We all did. We acted as one, every scream, every laugh, and every action was done in the most seamless way possible. In those 30 minutes, we were all parts of the machine that was our play. As the play went on, my fear disappeared. I do not recall feeling anything other than joy on that stage. The knots in my stomach slowly unraveled, and in their place came an unbreakable confidence. I walked across that stage as if there was nothing in the world that could possibly tear me down, and my cast mates held a demeanor in themselves similar to my own. There was a magic on our stage that day. I felt a warmth spreading through me, an elation like nothing I had ever felt. As the lights dimmed out and we waltzed off of the stage, the sounds of applause had erupted throughout the hall. Our last show of the season had been our best, and I could not have been more satisfied. Ms. Carraher, our director, and Mama Jack, our assistant director, had always told us that when our show had reached it’s peak, there was a sparkle on the stage. I knew there was a sparkle on our stage that day. And the only thing that could diminish that sparkle, would be not

Soon enough, 7:00 pm came. We were all scurrying to get all of our stuff in order before we went on stage. First we had to introduce ourselves. I had to walk on stage and say, “Riley Hall, Wayland!” in the most enthusiastic way I possibly could. Then, we had to get ready for swimsuit/active wear. We had about 2 minutes to be changed and ready. I had owned that stage. I bounced around in my hot pink Vans and you would’ve thought that I was actually at the

Seeing my friends and other students having fun and making me feel like I was up on that stage with them. There were two specific characters that really stood out to me, these two characters stood out to me because, they were full of emotion and energy through the whole night for all the shows. My favourite characters were Corny Collins, and Amber Von Tussle. I think the rest of the cast could have used more energy and used their emotions more because, through most of the show some people showed no emotion at all and had a straight face. In the opening number of the play everybody had energy and was happy with emotions. I think that was the best energy in the whole show. However, I get it the lights on the stage are hot and by the end of the night you get exhausted because you are using up all your energy. You got to fight through it either by staying hydrated, eating, or taking a rest on a break you must get through. Performing is a very hard thing to do, and while you are working your butt off some people in the audience think it's easy. Until they try and do it and find out the challenges and how hard it is to do the things we

She then gathered her nerves and looked up when Andrew started the introduction to her song. She sang the cut of the piece she had prepared better than she had all week. Each note soared to fill the entire room and she could hear the reverberations surround her. As the last phrase ended she saw the same look that was on Andrew’s face on Brian’s. She took a couple of moments after the music had ended to let everything absorb into their emotions before starting to moving one of the chairs to the middle of the performance square. She then took a seat and pantomimed laying down on a desk. She started to recite the lines of the annoying sassy little girl that couldn’t help but complain about her bad grade on a silly art project. After she finished performing she smilingly thanked both Andrew and Brian and asked if there was anything else that Brian needed. He asked her a few questions about her training and experience and then excused

She walked in with a short girl. I grinned and screamed to Rego beside me "She's my friend Bonny! :D"

“Tori, get the girls their flowers”, Coach Fran whispered to me behind stage. The team was an emotional wreck. This was the last time that our seniors would perform with us. Makayla was stressed about her favorite girl leaving, Jamie was having a breakdown in the dressing room, and Haylie was trying to comfort her, and my coach was expecting me to be an anchor for the whole team in this situation. I quickly raced over as quietly as I could to my coach.

Alan and our student director Adrian M. they all looked very anxious and scared because they didn’t think we were ready. In our last few rehearsals we had before show time, the whole cast hasn't been doing a very great job. For example, some of the actors have been forgetting lines, or people just didn’t know what they have to do on that scene they were in. Once I got in the dressing room in the back of the stage and got dressed as Miss. Gulch, all the nerves I had from when the bell rang had gone away. It was as if the costume had given me powers. It gave me confidence and right then and there, I was as happy as I was when I first saw the cast list of who was who in the musical. I was very proud of myself. Starting in 6th grade all shy when I auditioned for the Musical Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I didn’t get a big part in the musical just in the chorus. So just looking back at how I built up my confidence, I’m glad I had joined Choir. Once everyone was ready to warm up the lead roles Dorothy, The Lion, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, Auntie Em, Uncle Henry and the Witch, had to go get miked for the show.

As the show began, the emotions and nerves backstage were staggering. Everyone was hoping for everything to play out just the way it had at rehearsals, but we were all in for a devastating surprise. The show was going absolutely amazing with the sold out auditorium rocking out to 80’s jams. It was nearing the end of the production with only the finale to close the incredible, successful night. After the entire cast piled out on stage to join the final singers in

“Hello Everyone, It’s great to see you all again” she said, looking at all of our faces. “Before we do anything I want to congratulate everyone who got a main part.” she says and then I elbow Cassidy and she grinned.”Andy C, who will play the part that Troy was in the old movies” A smallish blonde boy with blue eyes steps forward.” Alison M, who will be playing the part Gabriella played, Erin M who will play the part Sharpay played, Michael B for the part Ryan played, Chris P the part Chad played and lastly Cassidy P , playing the part of Taylor.” Roni finishes sighing like she’s exhausted. “If your paper did not say a role stay here if it did walk over with that person over there,” she points over to a dude standing on his phone. I stayed put like Roni told me too with a bunch of other people. Everyone seems to be a little nervous or scared and I don’t really know why. Once everyone that’s gone is supposed to be Roni comes back up to

Because of my seat location I found it hard to see anything past centre stage and the seats weren’t very comfortable. Before the production started all the actors took a walk around the theatre taking a moment to connect with the audience. This was a really effective way to get the audience involved from the start.

It was like any other show. A mixture of nervousness and excitement filled the air which, surprisingly, smelled just like the hairspray which hung over the freshly-curled heads of hair of the group of dancers which I stood with. The lights were dim in the side stage wing, allowing me to see only the silhouette of my friend, Jade, who stood impatiently next to me.