Iolanthe

First of all - in the weirdest twist of irony - I was CAST as Iolanthe - and it turns out - the director - while not being me - IS me! She graduated from UM a year before me, she directed al the Gilbert and Sullivan shows whilst I directed all the Shakespeares - in the SAME BUILDING - in adjacent rooms, through the same student organization UMAC. She is obsessed with Satyagraha, Doctor Atomic, Phelim, cows, all of the same twisted things I am, and knew about the RSC internship. This is so strange! PLUS - she is amazingly sweet and I believe we are going to get along fabulously! I want her to be my BFF now! Additionally, she actually DIRECTS! Which in a way horrifies me, but also excited me. We actually had character discussions and went over the lines - and she gave - GASP - direction! Something the director of the last show I did did NOT do... I hope I don't disappoint! She also said she thought I was a musical theatre major - "that's how good you were." (I blush in embarrassment and squeal with excitement inside.) AND - during the prologue - she is creating a ballet for me to dance in! The character has a lot of backstory BEFORE the operetta begins, and because she saw I dance A LOT of ballet, she is choreographing the backstory into a ballet for me! I am SO EXCITED! I finally get to DANCE on STAGE! AND SING PRETTY OPERA TYPE MUSIC! AND BE A FAIRY! And sing a VERY scary duet/quartet with a guy I have a mini-crush on. AHHHHHHHHH! I'm so excited - nervous - overwhelmed - shocked - humbled - enthusiastic - inspired - everything!:)