Playing a Part

[ElizabethHope]

Hi all! I have been in musicals for a long time and have played many different parts. Dancing, acting and singing are all big parts of my life. I'm definitely a performer.

I once auditioned for a production of "A Chorus Line." I was called back for the lead: Cassie, the 'T&A girl:' Val, and the more minor role of Judy. I ended up being cast as Val...because that part is SO racy I decided to decline the company's offer.

This was a very hard decision for me to make. I love acting...and all that is, is playing a part. The character is not me, it's just a role that I'm playing.

Would anyone else have done the same?


Just so everyone knows...typically Val wears tennis shoes, kickpants (they look very much like underwear), and a skimpy top for the duration of the show. This costume obviously designed to show off her T&A.

Her solo goes like this:

Val: [spoken]
But after a while I caught on, I mean I saw what they were hiring. I also swiped my dance card once after an audition. And on a scale of ten they gave me: For dance - 10! For looks - three. Well!

[sung]
Dance: ten, looks: three?
And I'm still on unemployment, dancing for my own enjoyment
That ain't it kid, that ain't it kid
Dance: ten, looks: three
Is like to die!
Left the theatre and called the doctor for my appointment to buy...

T*** and A**.
Bought myself a fancy pair, tightened up the derriere,
Did the nose with it, all that goes with it.
T*** and A**.
Had the bingo-bongos done, suddenly I'm getting national tours.
T*** and A**, won't get, you jobs,
Unless they're yours!

Didn't cost a fortune neither
didn't hurt my s**-life either!
Flat and Sassy
I would get the strays and loser
beggars really can't be choosers
That ain't it kid, That ain't it kid
Fixed the chassis
'How do you do?!'
Life turned into an endless medley of 'Gee it had to be you'. Why?

T*** and A**
Where the cupboard once was bare, now you're knocking someones there
You have got 'em hey, top to bottom hey!
Its a gas!
Just a dash of silicone, shake your new maraccas and you're fine!
T*** and A**, can change, your life
They sure changed mine

[spoken] You're all looking at my t*** now aren't you? [etc]

[sung]
Have it all done, honey take my word
Grab a cab come on, see the wizard at Park and Seventy Third for
T*** and A**
Orchestra and balcony
What they want it - what 'cha see.
Keep the best of you, do the rest of you
Pits or class?
I have never seen it fail
Debutante or chorus girl or wife

T*** and A**,
Yes T*** and A**
Have changed my life

A Chorus Line
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

 

[Kilted Stranger]

I personally would have taken the role... You become a different person when acting. You may be a drug dealer or a prostitute, that doesnt mean that you are one in real life.

Even though the character is racy as long as you keep up with God, theres no reason (IMO) that you shouldn't be able to play this role.

Break a leg in all your future shows!

KIlted

 

[Whitegravity]

Well I'm glad they were looking to cast you, but I would've also taken the role. Afterall you really portray and become the character, the character doesn't become you. It's interesting to see the many different, and sometimes racey, roles there are for you to play. Hope you're happy with the choice you made, afterall, that's all that really matters.

Bad luck

 

[Kilted Stranger]

Hope you're happy with the choice you made, afterall, that's all that really matters.

Definately!

 

[racetrack]

I have been...

Sara Churchill-The Crucible
Aunt Abby-Arsenic and Old Lace
Dotty/Mrs.Clackette(believe it or not they are the same person)-Noises Off
LeGrue-Red Noses (blind juggler!)

I had fun with those roles!!And more but thoses are the plays, rest are one acts ect!!!

 

[Perchance to Dream]

Hi fellow theatre gurus,

I'm so glad that a Christian did not demean themselves by doing that role. I think you made the right decision in not taking it. We are Christians and people will judge us for what we do. If we choose to accept roles as such then we say that we stand for less than we should. We can remember this by knowing that we serve someone other than ourselves.

They will know we are Christians by our love.

Peace to you,

D

 

[TnCountryGirl]

I wouldn't have taken the role, either. A few months ago, I auditioned for a role in the play "Lying In State" and was cast as Buttons. I took the part, but the more I rehearsed, the more uncomfortable I became with the part. It got to the point where I was afraid to invite anyone to come and see the play, because of all the sexual innuendos that were in the play. It was quickly cancelled, though, because of the flooding that Ivan caused, and I was honestly so grateful that it was. I think it's awesome that you turned that part down, because if you don't feel comfortable in the role, you're not going to do a good job. I love "A Chorus Line" the movie, though. =D

 

[Addaperle]

I'd don't blame you. I think I'd have done the same.

 

[Bassman]

Hi all! I have been in musicals for a long time and have played many different parts. Dancing, acting and singing are all big parts of my life. I'm definitely a performer.

I once auditioned for a production of "A Chorus Line." I was called back for the lead: Cassie, the 'T&A girl:' Val, and the more minor role of Judy. I ended up being cast as Val...because that part is SO racy I decided to decline the company's offer.

This was a very hard decision for me to make. I love acting...and all that is, is playing a part. The character is not me, it's just a role that I'm playing.

Would anyone else have done the same?


Just so everyone knows...typically Val wears tennis shoes, kickpants (they look very much like underwear), and a skimpy top for the duration of the show. This costume obviously designed to show off her T&A.

Her solo goes like this:

Val: [spoken]
But after a while I caught on, I mean I saw what they were hiring. I also swiped my dance card once after an audition. And on a scale of ten they gave me: For dance - 10! For looks - three. Well!

[sung]
Dance: ten, looks: three?
And I'm still on unemployment, dancing for my own enjoyment
That ain't it kid, that ain't it kid
Dance: ten, looks: three
Is like to die!
Left the theatre and called the doctor for my appointment to buy...

T*** and A**.
Bought myself a fancy pair, tightened up the derriere,
Did the nose with it, all that goes with it.
T*** and A**.
Had the bingo-bongos done, suddenly I'm getting national tours.
T*** and A**, won't get, you jobs,
Unless they're yours!

Didn't cost a fortune neither
didn't hurt my s**-life either!
Flat and Sassy
I would get the strays and loser
beggars really can't be choosers
That ain't it kid, That ain't it kid
Fixed the chassis
'How do you do?!'
Life turned into an endless medley of 'Gee it had to be you'. Why?

T*** and A**
Where the cupboard once was bare, now you're knocking someones there
You have got 'em hey, top to bottom hey!
Its a gas!
Just a dash of silicone, shake your new maraccas and you're fine!
T*** and A**, can change, your life
They sure changed mine

[spoken] You're all looking at my t*** now aren't you? [etc]

[sung]
Have it all done, honey take my word
Grab a cab come on, see the wizard at Park and Seventy Third for
T*** and A**
Orchestra and balcony
What they want it - what 'cha see.
Keep the best of you, do the rest of you
Pits or class?
I have never seen it fail
Debutante or chorus girl or wife

T*** and A**,
Yes T*** and A**
Have changed my life

A Chorus Line
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

The actress who played Val in the movie version wore a peach two piece.