where to begin...
so i show up at the meeting for BOLD, prepared to offer my services for tasks that i'm actually good at. secure sponsors for the event? sure! contact caterers? definitely! order the wine? please! hang up posters around town? piece of cake! what i didn't expect, was to find out that 2/3 of the cast has quit for various reasons and that they were desperate to find replacements. in an obvious moment of insanity, i offered to pick up a role. *gulp* i am now performing. yes my friends, i will be acting out another women's birth story in front of an audience! i will be moaning and cursing! i will be spread eagle (clothed of course!) pretending to give birth! did i mention i'm doing this in front of people??? what on earth was i thinking? i am NOT a thespian. and while i am not shy when it comes to the human body, i can just picture myself nervously giggling through my scenes. lord please help me to maintain my composure! i just need to remember i am doing this for a good reason. i am doing this for the women of louisiana who have limited (and by limited i mean zero) options when it comes to childbirth.
my first practice is today. i've read over the script. i'm not sure which character i'm leaning towards yet. (i have a few options.) when i find out more details i'll fill you in. until then, wish me luck, or broken bones, or whatever it is you're suppose to do in the theater.
