#help a theater kid out

[casual-comedy-enjoyer]

Attention, Theater Kids of Tumblr!

I am an amateur theater kid looking to cement myself in the culture before I graduate high school. I have participated briefly in theater due to a lack of opportunity, so I need your help. Basically, I need a starter pack. I've already seen Be More Chill, Heathers, Hamilton, and The Greatest Showman, and I plan to see Beetlejuice eventually, but I would like more recommendations (Dear Evan Hansen and Wicked sprung to mind as I wrote this). I would also like to know any superstitions I may be missing. Everyone knows the break-a-leg thing, and I know that, for some reason, we're not allowed to mention McB- *ahem* -the Play That Shall Not Be Named (though I don't know why). If there are any others I'm missing, let me know. That's pretty much it.

[anna-scribbles]

emma dupain cheng on the brain😽🎀

more:

[def-not-kaz-brekker]

Tumblr, you have not once failed me in providing this type of answer;

Does anyone know where to find a professionally filmed performance of les miz?

[junipernight]

Do they sell half-bald caps?

... asking for a friend

[cyybrzz]

To anyone who sees this and does musical theater...

I need advice... again. this time it's a theater thing for all my musical theater performers out there who wanna help a girl out 😔🙏

🔮 I'm having an internal crisis.

So i've been into musicals for FOREVER and I love singing songs at karaoke and getting into character and stuff whatever THE POINT IS recently i've been considering actually trying out for a musical?? the last time i didn't theater was elementary school if that counts and i've never been apart of a choir so no i can't read sheet music or know what it means sos the closest i've gotten is orchestra. I'm just nervous because i've never done THEATER before and i would have no idea how to prepare and i feel like id make myself look stupid at any auditions if i did; now im here on tumblr again asking for advice!!

🔮 *googles how to get my voice to work*

i don't think i'm a BAD singer but i'm not anything out of this world, i think i'm anywhere from an alto to a mezzo-soprano?? (my most comfortable songs to sing are JD's songs from heathers or ngrom from waitress, i can also sing from like deja vu to 505 if that helps to any music nerds anywhere! thanks) anyway i don't even know my voice range and whether im a good singer; also i think that 99% of the time im singing with my head voice and idk how to belt or sing with chest voice so if anyone has any vocal advice on how to sing better and warmup my voice for stuff like this it'd be greatly appreciated i'm literally clueless when it comes to singing so if you think any piece of advice is stupid and common knowledge it's probably not for me and i'll gladly take it

🔮 fake it til you make it??

I DONT KNOW IF IM A GOOD ACTRESS EITHER UGH i don't really get stage fright bc i do multiple sports/activities that require me being in front of an audience i just don't want to look stupid 😓💔 I can memorize lines and stuff like that it's just the performance aspect in worried about so if anyone has tips on how to scope out my acting ability or how to improve it reach out please i #needthat

🔮 auditions exist... unfortunately

uhm how do auditions work bc i don't wanna embarrass myself if i even decide to go for it bc what if i make a fool of myself and ill have to fall off the face of the earth and no one will be able to see me again? what if i mess up at auditions and they think im terrible? what if i don't mess up and they still think im terrible? it's so scary as a newbie someone please sos

🔮 do i even go for it?

with all these issues and roadblocks do i even try to go for it... i have a friend that does theater and i'm scared they'll judge me if i mention trying out for it 😭 the urge to try theater again (kinda) has been so strong lately and me being watching musicals and singing songs doesn't help! please be brutally honest i need it, toodles!

[slozhnos]

okay mike faist is going to be in a new movie how do we get newsies in it

[kelpermoosee]

I need to draw Booigi real soon, the lack of them is making me itchy

[icekingofhope]

so I was on TikTok and I found a edit of azure lion that has the song from Sweeney Todd 2023 verison with josh Groban

and three things happened

one I found a new verison of Sweeney Todd I love way more then the movie verison (the singing voices fill me with huge amounts of serotonin-)

two I now headcanon azure would be a huge fan of the Sweeney Todd musical

three

I had to draw him as Sweeney Todd cause that edit literally made me obbessed with idea of him drawing him as Sweeney Todd

your welcome

[cashthecomposer]

Are you a hedonistic bastard pansexual who is obsessed with post apocalyptic nonsense and writes bad poetry?

Are you a theatre kid who just turned 18 who has a crush on some awesome celebrity who may actually turn out to be a complete asshole?

Are you a gay asexual med student with a thing for vampires who’s been working on a novel for shut up many years?

Are you a sleep deprived goth girl with a frankly unhealthy fascination with science?

Are you a bisexual soft boy who writes fairly decent poetry and is obsessed with your girlfriend and may have a few children somewhere on the west coast?

Then you should consider supporting my Patreon for like $1 a month or something, bc I’ve written (that’s right, past tense, workshopping now!) a musical about these five characters (Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, John Polidori, and Mary and Percy Shelley, respectively) and the summer when they all got high and wrote a bunch of ghost stories, including the original modern vampire story and motherfucking FRANKENSTEIN.

By supporting my Patreon, you’ll be able to get a good view of the entire process of the creation of this musical from the very freaking start, including pictures, videos, and music from the show as it’s being workshopped, and eventually, a full recording of the show!! And you’ll also get to know that you’re helping me, an independent creator, achieve something great, a childhood dream... by ensuring that I don’t have to survive on beans and rice, and can afford the coffee/gas necessary to do all the work associated with creating a whole freaking musical. 

So yeah, please consider becoming a patron. This isn’t a typical path for a composer; I want to do something that really isn’t done, and show transparency throughout the creation of my work. I can only really do this if I have the resources, and that relies on support from folks like you. 

If you can’t support my Patreon for whatever reason, then please reblog this post instead. Maybe one of your followers can, and that would make all the difference!

[poptartmochi]

very lalalala day... I must savor it before I go to the trenches tomorrow

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

the rational part of my mind: see the thing about ieytd roleplays is that actually building a community would be a very difficult affair. it would be very hard to establish continuity, and most levels of the game don't really ever feature any more than you and your handler, which doesn't leave much room for other people to be included, and it's a complete and utter toss up who at any given time controls the set dressing or triggers important events. also since the game is mostly revolved around puzzles being able to actually get established scenes that all parties can participate in in equal measure would be a challenge. also you've only watched one james bond movie, and outside of the netflix reboot of carmen sandiego you haven't actually consumed a lot of spy adjacent medias, so you don't really know the tropes- good or bad- to use or avoid in your portrayal of pretty much any of the characters. also you haven't roleplayed in months.

the monkey part of my mind: yeah but like. if i DID who would i muse 👉👈

[headedoutleft]

I just started crying thinking about seeing LotR in theater again, I’m such a neeeeerd

[wellthatschaotic]

genuinely terrified of the new hp game. like. there's a 90% chance the release of this game will release a whole new wave of transphobia, antisemitism, racism, and a shitload of other bigotry. and the assholes will hide behind their game like a bully saying "take a joke bro". it's not just a game. it's not just a book series. it's not harmless. if you give a fuck about literally anyone other than yourself, don't play the fucking game.

[neonbuck]

you know what. fuck it, i'm going to chase my silly little dreams. I'll do vocal training, practice singing and acting so i can play as seymour in a community production of little shop of horrors by the time i turn 35. and when im in my late 40s i might be skilled enough to play jean valjean. i dont know if community theaters ever do les mis actually. but its nice to think about

[dingus0401]

a real conversation I had

*me and my friend are hanging out* *a panicked expression spreads across my friends face*

friend: oh shit, I might be late. whats the time?-

me: WELL ITS GOTTA BE CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT, MY BODYS TALKING TO ME SAYS TIME FOR DANGER

friend: no i’m serious

me: IT SAYS I WANNA COMMIT A CRIME WANNA BE THE CAUSE OF A FIGHT

friend: IVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR SHIT JESSICA

*friend storms out*