Who’s Hyphen Crazy?

Posted by Linsey F. on January 12, 2012

School Shows

I can’t think of the last time I was as charged for a show as I am for tomorrow’s show at Avondale Elementary. Why? Because of the good-kind of hurt the rehearsal process has been. I’m talking Debbie-Allen-FAME kind of hurt. Let’s take that a step further; I’m talkin’ about Debbie-Allen-FAME-plus -Dragonball Z-training-to fight-Vageta kind of awesome let’s-DO-THIS pain!


I’ll let the image of Debbie Allen powering up to Super Saiyan level 900 settle…..

For starters, an actor like yours truly THRIVES on playing a variety of characters in a single show, so being a new Monkey is like having Santa as a best friend who’s constantly trying to prove his friendship by showering you with gifts at every turn. And that Debbie Allen analogy I made a few sentences ago? I didn’t pull that out of nowhere. As I’m writing this, my TOES are hurting in places I’ve never had them hurt before from the fantastically awesome full dance number Molly cooked up.

Yes, Molly is the Monster Clown Girl version of Debbie Allen and our director Lacy is the Walt Monkey Disney making it all happen.

Again, I’m not pulling these comparisons out of thin air! Lacy’s vision of living optical equipment alone blew my mind-grapes so far apart I’ve had to call a search party to retrieve them! Not to give any of it away but imagine a live-action version of Disney’s Fantasia and you’ll BEGIN to have a clue as to what’s in store for the kids at Avondale on Friday. We’re talking inanimate objects coming to life, woodland critters acting all people-like and more! Insanity? Well, YES! Insanity!! The very brand of Mad-Cap Insanity BOM does on the regs! Ya heard?

I’m clapping my hands and tapping my feet in anticipation of my first school show as a proper monkey and even though my Metatarsals hurt, I’m gonna do the feet-tappy thing a little more.