Confessions of an old, mature, 20-somethin' (at least for a little while longer!) Drama Queen.

Posted in Seasonal Disorders on July 17, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (10)

(Can blog entry titles be this long? Should it be allowed?)

Do you remember how I went completely batty with spring (hay) fever and thus managed to get myself cast in a summer theatre production?

Well, if you don't remember or didn't know, I did and ... alas, I did.

Despite the fact that I've no talent for acting and no memory for remembering lines (which, I've discovered much to my dismay, is a crucial and mandatory skill for actors (even for amateur actors like me!) to possess!); and despite a brief encounter with a rodent, I've been having - dare I even write it? - fun.

Well, "fun" in a nerve-wracking sort of way.

And a few frenzied and unexpected events surrounding the production occurred this past week.

But that's not what I want to write about right now. (Sorry. Promise to eventually disclose all the gory details.)

Instead, ladies and gents, be "treated" to the mock-worthiness of my hastily written actor's bio for the program. It's already overdue, so don't tell me that you hate it, please. Too late!

"After a lifetime of being called a drama queen by family and friends in her native South Africa, and despite her fragile nerves, Redsaid decided to brave the local audition circuit. Much to her surprise, it led to a one-night engagement in an obscure dinner theatre production and an eight month performance stint in an educational production at a museum. She thanks Al, Peg, Dan, and Joe for the opportunity; her cast mates for the laughs and support and the boy for his patience and great coffee."

And in the process of writing that, Redsaid has also discovered how odd it is to refer to herself in the third person.

10 Comments

Cleveland Natalie said:

What? You mean most people don't regularly refer to themselves in the 3rd person? Natalie does. Natalie likes your bio. Hit the glass, Natalie, hit the glass, just like Sybil...

July 18, 2004 11:38 PM

Helen said:

I LOVE referring to myself in the third person. That, and calling people by their personal pronouns. I think it really adds a glamorous touch. :)

July 19, 2004 6:14 AM

martha said:

dude, I had to give up referring to myself in the third person when I met my partner - her name's Martha too. now i can fool people into thinking that I'm talking in the third person when really I'm not! I get some strange looks. "I'd love to come but I'll have to check with Martha first."

July 19, 2004 7:09 AM

kellen said:

i would never ever ever ever want to write a bio for a program. never. no one would want to read it! it would probably include tidbits about my menagerie of goldfish and cats, my blue faience hippo collection, and my passion for all kinds of nuts, particularly pecans. or maybe i would mention all the things i've tried and failed at, the numerous musical instruments, five languages, and obtaining a driver's license. see? see? i bet i've already bored you to tears!

July 19, 2004 10:20 AM

Linda said:

I glad you're having fun with this! I've never tried acting in anything that required more than a few lines. I don't see how the big stars do it day in and day out. But, I'm quite sure that they feel fantastic when someone appreciates their effort. So, obviously, people DO appreciate you.

July 19, 2004 11:28 AM

pylorns said:

yep, its always wierd to refer to yourself in the 3rd person. IE. pylorns gets what pylorns wants..

July 19, 2004 4:48 PM

miked said:

ah, it's not so wierd to refer to yourself in the third person. Seems a lot of people do it... even miked

The write up sounds pretty good as well.

July 19, 2004 5:29 PM

Claire said:

In high school, I had the job of writing up bios for the school musical. The cast all had to fill out forms and then I was supposed to take the funniest of what they wrote on the forms and write their bios. It was fun. Except that then, I agonized over my own bio. I wanted it to be the best of all of them. In retrospect, mine sucked. But I tried.

July 20, 2004 2:03 AM

emily said:

Oh. Maybe I should talk about myself in third person today on my blog?

July 20, 2004 10:48 AM

emily said:

Oh. Maybe I should talk about myself in third person today on my blog?

July 20, 2004 10:49 AM

is a South African girl living in South Africa. That doesn't sound very original, we know, but you might find it remotely interesting when you learn that she has only recently returned to South Africa for the first time after a nine year, one month and two week (non-stop!) stint in the United States where she accidentally became an outlawed alien (also known, especially in immigration circles, as an 'illegal immigrant.' We prefer the term 'outlawed alien' ourselves). During her reversed exile from her homeland, she kept herself occupied by winning this website (but only after shamelessly bribing the judges) and thus being unleashed on the web where she slowly, leisurely became the World's Laziest Blogger; by being a nanny and by attending sci-fi conventions in search of other aliens. In the US, she also made her sailing debut, her international acting debut, tried and failed to learn the piano, and never learned to cook. She is hopelessly addicted to coffee, dogs (especially Labrador Retrievers), how-to books (with a particular fondness for her copy of the Time/Life A - Z Medical Encyclopedia), and she tends to grossly overuse parentheses (we're not kidding) during her attempts at writing, which you may - if you really have masochistic tendencies - subject yourself to by reading the words to the right of this column. If you REALLY and truly STILL want to know more, you can read her C.V. here.
Or you can ~~stalk her~~ send her some love via e-mail at: redsaid[AT]gmail[DOT]com

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kellen : i would never ever ever ever want to write a bio for a program. never. no one would want to read i... [go]
martha : dude, I had to give up referring to myself in the third person when I met my partner - her name's Ma... [go]
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