Having the lead role in our play terrified me, with reason. Not only did I have the most lines, which I had just proven was beyond my abilities, but I had to sing a song at the end of it all.
A piano started playing, trying to cover up the sound of the audience’s laughter. Completely oblivious to what was so funny, I looked to my right where the children’s choir was sitting, and I saw Leith there trying his absolute hardest to hold in his laughter, but failing to do so. I think the reason his laughter hit me the hardest was because the spotlight in my eyes kept me from seeing the faces of the rest of the audience. To me, they were just a bunch of voices laughing. Being just a few feet away, I could actually see Leith’s face as he laughed at me.
I wasn’t a great singer back then, but that wasn’t really the big problem with the delivery of the song. Some genius decided to place the piano near the back of the audience. The pianist was sitting about 40 yards away from me, so as soon as notes started to escape my lips, I knew I was in trouble. I sped up and slowed down, trying to stay with the pianist I couldn’t hear over my own voice, who was also speeding up and slowing down to try to stay with me. I lacked the inability hear the piano, and I lacked the ability to see anything but the blinding spotlight shrinking my pupils, leaving me with only the ability to smell complete and utter defeat.
I finished my song and bolted from that stage, still hearing chuckles from the jerks who just witnessed my acting debut.
“What were they laughing about?” came out of my mouth as soon as I was within earshot of the rest of the cast.
That’s when I learned what I did. I was supposed to say “I know what the Lord has commanded me and surely I will not disobey the Lord.”Yes, I remember that line perfectly now, and I always will. It’s funny how one single word can change the meaning of the entire sentence, though. Well, it was funny to everyone in the audience, but not so much to me. When you take the word “disobey” and take off the first pair of letters, you get the lead role in the play saying, “surely I will not obey the Lord.” Ha ha. Hillarious.
So, let it be known to the world- I have no desire to be in a play. I got that desire worked out of my system back when I was 15. Any acting I choose to do during my life will be on the silver screen where any horribly delivered lines are a humorous part of the film’s outtakes. If you want to cast someone for a play, though, you can cast John Simpson. He likes that kind of thing. True story.
A piano started playing, trying to cover up the sound of the audience’s laughter. Completely oblivious to what was so funny, I looked to my right where the children’s choir was sitting, and I saw Leith there trying his absolute hardest to hold in his laughter, but failing to do so. I think the reason his laughter hit me the hardest was because the spotlight in my eyes kept me from seeing the faces of the rest of the audience. To me, they were just a bunch of voices laughing. Being just a few feet away, I could actually see Leith’s face as he laughed at me.
I wasn’t a great singer back then, but that wasn’t really the big problem with the delivery of the song. Some genius decided to place the piano near the back of the audience. The pianist was sitting about 40 yards away from me, so as soon as notes started to escape my lips, I knew I was in trouble. I sped up and slowed down, trying to stay with the pianist I couldn’t hear over my own voice, who was also speeding up and slowing down to try to stay with me. I lacked the inability hear the piano, and I lacked the ability to see anything but the blinding spotlight shrinking my pupils, leaving me with only the ability to smell complete and utter defeat.
I finished my song and bolted from that stage, still hearing chuckles from the jerks who just witnessed my acting debut.
“What were they laughing about?” came out of my mouth as soon as I was within earshot of the rest of the cast.
That’s when I learned what I did. I was supposed to say “I know what the Lord has commanded me and surely I will not disobey the Lord.”Yes, I remember that line perfectly now, and I always will. It’s funny how one single word can change the meaning of the entire sentence, though. Well, it was funny to everyone in the audience, but not so much to me. When you take the word “disobey” and take off the first pair of letters, you get the lead role in the play saying, “surely I will not obey the Lord.” Ha ha. Hillarious.
So, let it be known to the world- I have no desire to be in a play. I got that desire worked out of my system back when I was 15. Any acting I choose to do during my life will be on the silver screen where any horribly delivered lines are a humorous part of the film’s outtakes. If you want to cast someone for a play, though, you can cast John Simpson. He likes that kind of thing. True story.
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