Day 44

Today was audition day.

They reviewed some songs in the morning, then did their audition song for Ed and Victor (vocal coach). These kids are seriously talented. This was one of the least painful singing auditions I have ever been to. It was fun listening to all the different types of voices.

Later in the morning they did some scene work...which was also part of the audition. Again it was fun watching them all. Very fun.

I had to go downstairs to do lunch with the younger kids. (Which takes really important bonding time away from my HONK! group...but next week I will be able to have lunch with them, so no worries). The kids downstairs were crazy and wild today. We tried to lead some games and it was kind of successful... The kids who were playing the games seemed to kind of be into it. But the kids who didn't want to play with us...were kind of a distraction. Tomorrow we are kind of giving in and playing a game that all the kids seem to want to play. It's kind of a mystery game...but not really.

After lunch, my HONK! students reviewed some dances and then had their dance auditions. Seriously I am so impressed by their dancing. SO GOOD. And they learn so quickly.

Then they did some "call backs" and some students had to do some more singing and scenes.

Then Ed, Victor and Mackenzie (choreographer)  left. Leaving Sam (stage manager) and me in charge. We played some games with them. We played "Kitty Wants A Corner", "Honey If You Love Me", and "Party Quirks". So lots of fun games (If you want to know how any of these games work let me know!)

Then Ed, Victor and Mackenzie came back and sat the students down in a circle and told them their roles. Which was cool but sad at the same time because I then got to see the excitement of the students when they got the role they wanted and the disappointment when the students didn't get the part they wanted. There was a little boy who kept repeating over and over that he could believe he got the part he got...he seemed to be really disappointed about it. Most of the other students kept to themselves. But I could read their faces of course. It is hard to keep those kinds of feeling to yourself: excitement and disappointment.


After work I walked out and realized how hot it was. I looked later on weather.com and it said the temperature was 96 degrees but felt like 120 degrees. Soooooooo gross. So an intern offered to drive me home. Thank God for nice people!