of—”
“All right, boys,” Livy interrupted, stepping between them. “Let’s all try to behave like adults. I know it’s not easy for some of you,” she gave Chad and Scott a hard stare, “but most likely, we’ll be spending a lot of time together. So let’s play nice, shall we?”
“I can play nice.” Scott gave Rebecca a wink. “I can play real nice.”
Livy rolled her eyes and waved them away. “Sorry about them. They aren’t so bad really … well, who am I kidding? They’re total idiots, but you know … they’re my idiots. We’ve done three plays together already. You have to stick by your team, right?” She gave Rebecca a cocky smile. “Even if they aren’t worthy of you. I’m sure you can both appreciate that. Anyway, I promise to try a little harder to keep them in line.”
“I would appreciate that,” Justyn said. He still glared at Chad, even though the other boy was on the other side of the stage. Chad glared right back. It wasn’t a good start to a new production.
“All right then,” Livy said. “I’ll chat with you later. Good luck with the audition.”
Rebecca was sure she heard a whispered “you’re going to need it” as Livy walked away with her black velvet skirt rustling, but it could have been her imagination. She didn’t have time to worry about it. The professor had arrived, ten minutes late and unapologetic about being tardy, despite his strict rules on punctuality. He plopped down his briefcase and pulled out his notes.
“Good afternoon, students. I hope you’re all ready to begin. I’d like to get this over with as quickly as possible. I feel I already have a good idea about how the casting will go, but I want to be absolutely certain. As soon as the orchestra is tuned, we shall begin.”
“Sounds like he really loves his job, doesn’t it?” The blonde girl Rebecca had noticed from the initial tryouts slid in the seat next to her. She smiled brightly. “Hi, I’m Megan. I think we’re in English lit together.”
“I’m Becca.” She nodded. “I thought I recognized you the other day.”
“Lord Justyn.” He leaned over to shake her hand. Megan didn’t bat an eye at his unique introduction. Eccentric seemed to be the norm at the art school.
“You guys were amazing the other day at tryouts. I mean … I was totally flabbergasted with the way your voices just melded together. You were so perfect. I mean, the chemistry between you … it’s just … wow ! You must have been singing together for years to pull off that kind of magic. Really, I don’t know how you do it.”
Rebecca was a little flabbergasted herself, because Megan had spit out that whole speech in under three seconds without taking so much as a single breath. At least she wasn’t going to have any trouble with the speed-singing in the play. Still, her smile was optimistic and cheerful, and she was the first friendly person Rebecca had come across since arriving on the campus. As they chatted, Rebecca realized she had made her first official college friend.
“Silence!” Professor Carter bellowed and Rebecca and Megan, along with every other person in the room, snapped their mouths shut. The director stepped up onto the stage and stared into the crowd. “All of you freshmen out there are going to find that being in my production isn’t going to be anything like your high school drama club. I expect a certain degree of professionalism—starting with the respect to remain silent when the instruments are tuning.” Rebecca swore he stared directly at her, and she swallowed hard. “In this career path, you should also learn to expect the unexpected. I know some of you thought today’s auditions would be with the partners of your choosing. Well, it certainly doesn’t work that way on Broadway and it isn’t going to work that way here . A real actor, a true artist , should be able to perform with anyone , under any circumstances. Therefore, I will choose who shall perform
“All right, boys,” Livy interrupted, stepping between them. “Let’s all try to behave like adults. I know it’s not easy for some of you,” she gave Chad and Scott a hard stare, “but most likely, we’ll be spending a lot of time together. So let’s play nice, shall we?”
“I can play nice.” Scott gave Rebecca a wink. “I can play real nice.”
Livy rolled her eyes and waved them away. “Sorry about them. They aren’t so bad really … well, who am I kidding? They’re total idiots, but you know … they’re my idiots. We’ve done three plays together already. You have to stick by your team, right?” She gave Rebecca a cocky smile. “Even if they aren’t worthy of you. I’m sure you can both appreciate that. Anyway, I promise to try a little harder to keep them in line.”
“I would appreciate that,” Justyn said. He still glared at Chad, even though the other boy was on the other side of the stage. Chad glared right back. It wasn’t a good start to a new production.
“All right then,” Livy said. “I’ll chat with you later. Good luck with the audition.”
Rebecca was sure she heard a whispered “you’re going to need it” as Livy walked away with her black velvet skirt rustling, but it could have been her imagination. She didn’t have time to worry about it. The professor had arrived, ten minutes late and unapologetic about being tardy, despite his strict rules on punctuality. He plopped down his briefcase and pulled out his notes.
“Good afternoon, students. I hope you’re all ready to begin. I’d like to get this over with as quickly as possible. I feel I already have a good idea about how the casting will go, but I want to be absolutely certain. As soon as the orchestra is tuned, we shall begin.”
“Sounds like he really loves his job, doesn’t it?” The blonde girl Rebecca had noticed from the initial tryouts slid in the seat next to her. She smiled brightly. “Hi, I’m Megan. I think we’re in English lit together.”
“I’m Becca.” She nodded. “I thought I recognized you the other day.”
“Lord Justyn.” He leaned over to shake her hand. Megan didn’t bat an eye at his unique introduction. Eccentric seemed to be the norm at the art school.
“You guys were amazing the other day at tryouts. I mean … I was totally flabbergasted with the way your voices just melded together. You were so perfect. I mean, the chemistry between you … it’s just … wow ! You must have been singing together for years to pull off that kind of magic. Really, I don’t know how you do it.”
Rebecca was a little flabbergasted herself, because Megan had spit out that whole speech in under three seconds without taking so much as a single breath. At least she wasn’t going to have any trouble with the speed-singing in the play. Still, her smile was optimistic and cheerful, and she was the first friendly person Rebecca had come across since arriving on the campus. As they chatted, Rebecca realized she had made her first official college friend.
“Silence!” Professor Carter bellowed and Rebecca and Megan, along with every other person in the room, snapped their mouths shut. The director stepped up onto the stage and stared into the crowd. “All of you freshmen out there are going to find that being in my production isn’t going to be anything like your high school drama club. I expect a certain degree of professionalism—starting with the respect to remain silent when the instruments are tuning.” Rebecca swore he stared directly at her, and she swallowed hard. “In this career path, you should also learn to expect the unexpected. I know some of you thought today’s auditions would be with the partners of your choosing. Well, it certainly doesn’t work that way on Broadway and it isn’t going to work that way here . A real actor, a true artist , should be able to perform with anyone , under any circumstances. Therefore, I will choose who shall perform
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