Hand jive baby, do the stomp with me!

"If you feel, a weird affection you're too shy to convey, meditate my direction, feel your way."

"Honky tonk baby, get on the floor."

"Press against them when we dance, make them think they stand a chance, then refuse to see it through, that's a thing I'd never do."

"I can't explain Rydell, this pain Rydell, is it ptomaine Rydell gave me?"

"Well they couldn't teach you anything, you think you're such a looker. But no customer would go to you unless she was a hooker!"

These are just a few of the many sexual innuendos that are contained in the play performed at the high school this past weekend. Grease was a hit all three nights.

It all started before Holiday break. Tryouts happened and because of my sucky dance auditions, I seriously doubted I'd be in the show. I was walking to homeroom the day the cast list got put up and a friend of mine came running to me saying I was on there. I said she had to be joking, that couldn't be. I walked over to the list and there was my name in the "Ensemble" section. I was excited but incredibly apprehensive, I couldn't wait for the first rehearsal.

After two months of rehearsals, things started to get serious. I'd find myself on stage three nights a week while my head was going through a mental list of all the homework I was yet to complete. My weeks only got more intense with play practice and AMEX homework piling up. Before I knew it, hell week had arrived.

I had never been through a real hell week and was very anxious. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were all dress rehearsals. I figured since they’re just dress rehearsals I’ll be home at a reasonable time, get some homework done, in bed by 11:30 at the latest. Boy, was I wrong. They called it hell week for a reason. The dress rehearsals were over and it was Thursday, opening night. I was so nervous. I thought of every terrible thing that could happen: tripping on stage, my friends thinking I looked like a fool, messing up the words or dance. We got the signal to get set (on the stage) and the scrim (curtain thing) was see-through. It was the largest audience I had ever seen in our auditorium. The music began and the play took off and it felt natural. After the countless rehearsals I felt like the audience was there and I was just doing the scene again with my friends. I couldn’t believe I had been so uneasy before.

The entire cast did a wonderful, fabulous job and I’m incredibly proud everyone. I personally learned so much from this play. My favorite part of the play was learning about people in the cast. I had known these people before whether from choir or passing in the hallways, but after this play I feel like I have bonded with so many fabulous people.

This is different from my past posts but here’s the advice. “Do something that scares you everyday.” I was incredibly nervous to do the play but I learned so much from it. You never know the amazing things that can happen at any time. Try something new and see what happens, you may find a new hobby or meet a great group of people. And do not, not do something because you’re afraid of what others may think of you. You control what you want to do, be yourself and have fun!