Emma:
I didn’t now what was going on. Wait, sorry. I was aware of what I was doing, I just didn’t know why it was happening so fast. And being so bad. You find yourself in bad situations, you get out. But I don’t think I can get myself out this time. Here I am standing in front of a crowd of people, with Stanley. Annoying ASS Stanley. Just us two. Maybe I should explain a bit before I go on. I wouldn’t want you to think I was--am-- crazy or anything.
“Okay everyone. I know everyone is anticipating the play that we are putting on this year. I must say I’m excited also. But I’ve decided Rent is a very cliche play to put on. No one wants to be average. And that play is, for lack of better word, Shit. So let’s do a different play called...” Mrs.Miller said. I went to a very prestige New York City Arts college. Maybe you know it, maybe not. Julliard is very well known in the east coast.(Of the US) I’m here for performing arts, preferably Acting.
We all have to suggest plays to put on and I was one of the people to suggested Rent. A very well put on play In my opinion. I tuned Ms.Miller out after she said we weren’t gonna put it on. Cliche play? Rent? It’s so unpredictable. It’s basically a play about a group of New Yorkers who all come in to play with Aids. Well, they don’t all get the STD but, they all run into to it. It’s funny and witty, emotional and comforting, but still manages to make you cry and smile at the same time.
Well she was still babbling on about the play that was to be chosen. I totally didn’t give a flying crud about what she was saying. But of Course I have to get the lead of whatever she chose, so I guess that meant I had to listen. “Romeo and Juliet is a very difficult play to put on. You all know that Shakespeare used different English than we use now. So, I guess we can start by writing English words from then, and translate to English words now to get the full understanding of the play.
Now do you understand? A little, somewhat, at all!! Okay let me explain.. Blah blah Blah.. I get the role of Juliet... Blah Blah Blah.. I’m stuck with STANLEY as romeo.... Blah Blah BLAH! He messed up the scene of which we are doing right now. You know what scene he messed up. Please, I welcome you to take a wild guess. The balcony scene. The scene that made this play famous. And he messes it up. He skipped onto a line that doesn’t happen for another 10 minutes. So It’s up to Emma to save the day again with her famously flawless improv. “Oh Romeo, why dost thou kneel. Arise thy Romeo.” I said. Trying my hardest not to punch Stanley in the face. He was laughing at me. He mouthed “What are you doing?” Well I was saving him from complete humiliation. For those who aren’t aware, Improv is short for Improvisation. Which means to make up shit off the top of you head. Of course that’s not the dictionary term, but It’s better than nothing, right?
The curtains closed from that scene when we were done. I ran to my dressing room. It wasn’t stanley or anyone else that made me move so fast, It was Mrs.Miller. Her big brown eyed glare I could feel was peering into my back. she told us not to mess up. This was her favorite play in the whole wide world. And there were people in the crowd that could make us huge stars. And we just messed up the balcony scene. Very nice. Once again Stanley messed up my life. I think my acting career is over. As if it even started.
