The drama club did Arsenic & Old Lace. Their bad guy was shitty. I figured they needed better bad guys. I heard they were doing Fiddler on the Roof so I showed up and tried out - not because there are bad guys in Fiddler but because FFS at least I had a beard. They decided to do The Tempest instead, so I read for it. Played Prospero. Caliban was a girl. She had a crush on me. And she was not attractive. It was awkward. They gave me "actor of the year" at their awards thing, despite the fact that I showed up, did one play and bailed... and despite the fact that I busted ass to graduate early so I wasn't even in school when they had their awards thing so how would I know to show up? Caliban and some buddies drove the award over. doubly awkward. I was an extra in THE COWBOY WAY with Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland. However, they couldn't control wardrobe properly. They had the grandstands of a rodeo chock full of cowboys in western wear and smack dab in the middle, me, my buddy and his girlfriend in tie dye, bandannas and Lennon specs. Every time I think back on that I feel for the editor who had to cut around us, back in the era of Moviolas and Steenbecks. 'cuz we sure as hell weren't in the movie. And, really, neither were the grandstands in the middle!
They gave me "actor of the year" at their awards thing
You must have been an awesome Prospero. Now if only Tevye had Prospero's powers -- that would be awesome - create a storm for the Russians when they start their pogrom and scatter them around
Anatevka. Each one waking up surrounded by Ariels and Calibans....