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“Sorry, but no,” Mr. Lee said, causing the once excited Sarah to frown. “We’ll be doingBeauty and the Beast.”
“Have I mentioned I’ve always wanted to play Belle too?” Sarah said, and evenIcracked a smile at that.
“Auditions for all the roles will be next week. I’ll announce the cast the following Monday afternoon. And for those still wondering, yes, thiswillbe a musical. So, the auditions are open to all students. I’ve talked to the band director and Mrs. Higgins, the choir teacher, as well, and they’ve both agreed to work together on this. So we’ll have musical accompaniment, as well as background vocals for all the songs.”
“Oh my god, Mr. Lee, I could just die right now,” Sarah gushed before doing an excited dance in her chair.
I knew I wouldn’t be auditioning for anything, so the news meant little to me, but a swirl of excitement went through me regardless. It’d be sort of cool to see the whole thing come together: the performers, stage design, music, and props.
Theater hadn’t ever been anything I was interested in, but maybe it’d be interesting to watch. And maybe I could try my hand at backstage work. The idea of making things appealed to me, calling to that side of me that wanted to be an architect someday.
“For those of you who don’t want a role in the musical,” Mr. Lee said, drawing my attention back to him, “there will be plenty of other things to do. We’ll need props made and the kind of magic that only backstage hands can pull off.”
Awesome. I can do that.
