I've decided to start a new segment on my blog called "Backstage Stories". I'll share funny things that happen with shows or performances I'm in that the audience never knows about.
Tonight's edition of "Backstage Stories" takes place at the McCreery House near downtown Loveland. We were doing a special event in conjunction with the Loveland Museum and Gallery. We performed excerpts from the opera The Bohemian Girl by Michael William Balfe. I played the Queen of the Gypsies. It was a fun little gig. Great music!
So here are my two funny stories:
My character is killed near the end of the opera. Since we weren't acting out the whole opera, just little tiny things with the narration, I didn't really have to leave the room when I died. But in the interest of being melodramatic, I made a very dramatic exit...right into the kitchen. Since I don't eat a lot before I sing, I was STARVING! There were a couple of trays of the hor d'oerves in there and, since I wasn't going to be singing anymore, I started chowing down. At the end of the final song, I was supposed to go out and bow with everyone else. I wasn't really paying attention and all of the sudden, Juliana goes "Angela!" I had about 5 seconds before I needed to go out to bow. And guess what! My mouth was full! I couldn't just swallow it, so I went out to bow with my mouth full of food. I discreetly finished chewing, and I don't think very many people noticed, maybe a few. Note to self: pay attention when you have to make an entrance, even if the food was divine. Stop stuffing your face!!!
The other funny story had to do with my outfit. Take a look at this picture:
You'll never guess what I had on underneath that. I didn't want to wear nylons. It's sometimes hard to sing in them...and it was hot outside when I was getting ready. So I didn't wear them. Under that dress, I had on a pair of grey knit shorts! And the audience never knew!!!!
Good times!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
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