Singin' in the Rain

Back in December, I was feeling like my life was getting a little static. So, I decided that it was high time I delved back into performing. Many, many years ago - practically in another lifetime - I was a music performance major and, while I made the conscious decision to not pursue it as a career, it is still something I really enjoy doing. Happily, for people like me, there is a wonderful thing called Community Theater.

our first days with our raincoats

Late last year, I started doing some research to see what the area offered and I stumbled onto a local troupe in time to attend the auditions. This year, they were putting on Singin' in the Rain (one of my favorite musicals of all time). Though a little leery of the tap dancing, the audition posting promised that people with no experience were welcome and I thought, what do I have to lose?

Shots from our Sitzprobe

The auditions were probably the most involved that I've ever experienced, and I did not exactly shine in the dancing portion, but they invited me to be part of the ensemble anyway. That was perfect, just what I was wanting; just the right amount of commitment.

prepping in the Green Room

Turns out, it was a great troupe. During the rehearsal period, our choreographer was patient and brilliant. She got us all dancing (60% if the cast had never tap danced before)! Here's the clip from one practice that she shared so us n00bs could practice at home:

Everyone was lots of fun and the directors were really great and the production team worked magic with the "gym-itorium". We had real rain and fabulous costumes and a live orchestra. In the end, things came together really nicely and we got great reviews. I plan to work with these guys again soon!

some of the awesome costumes

Here's a photo dump of some of my favorites from behind the scenes:

Come on with the rain!

glamor-selfie (i was so proud of my finger curls too!)

our leading lady left her phone unattended after (previously) taking a selfie on everyone else's unattended phone 

Broadway Rhythm it's got me, everybody sing and DANCE!

before strike, we all got to play in the rain, one last time

I'm so glad I did it. It was such a blast! Yeah, not feeling static anymore. And, surprisingly, I actually came to like tap dancing.