Chapter Nineteen
Getting
the part
Not long after Spring Awakening: the revised G Rated version went into dress
rehearsal, Thom called me on my cell phone one afternoon.
I’d totally forgotten he’d even reminded
me to be on standby.
“Hello,” I said in my best theatrical
voice – excusing myself from class, no less.
“Guess what pumpkin… I just called your mom…”
“Huh?”
“And your lawyer...”
“Huh?”
“You got the part!”
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah, normally they cast older to play
younger but they wanted the real thing – you! You got the part. No need to quit
school, they should be able to film it in under a month. It’s just a pilot
episode at this point…”
“Wow.” I tried to sound excited. It’s just
that, finally, school was starting to get interesting. I was even helping
Mackenzie organize her winter pre-prom party this weekend. I was sure to see
Darcy and Ryan and Paige and…
“You start next week…”
“But…”
“Don’t worry, we have an on set tutor
organized. Besides, we only have to film the pilot. If it is accepted by the
network, you could think of it as your summer job. Filming on the actual series
won’t start until next June. So, aim for at least a fortnight off school…”
Of
course I said yes, without thinking. Acting was my dream – at least I told
myself it was. And besides, most shows got cancelled after the pilot season and
of course, it was too good an opportunity to say no to. Besides, I’d probably
only miss dress rehearsals. I wasn’t sure how that would impact on everyone
else.
I hoped I’d never be too busy to
socialize.
