Why You Don't Tell Theatre Kids Jokes...

You should know, I hate jokes. I don't get them. They don't make sense. Their pointless. I don't laugh at jokes, if I do, they are highly funny. Or I laugh if I just don't get it... its more amusing when they don't make sense to me. Anywho, our friend Yaron decided to tell us a joke. Amanda, Becky and myself were sitting on our comfy couch (nicely named way back in 2004 during Les Mis) and Tiffany was next to us... Katie was eating food, or on stage, or something like that... anywho. Our conversation went something like this-
Yaron- You want to hear a joke?
Kyla- No, not really.
Becky- Yeah, sure whatever.
Yaron- You want to hear a joke?
Becky- YES! Just go.
Yaron- What joke?
Kyla- None.
Becky- I don't care.
Yaron- A horse joke?
Becky- I don't care.
Kyla- Yes, a horse joke, now go.
Yaron- How about the joke about three guys?
Becky- I don't care.
Kyla- Yes a joke about three guys.
Yaron- Well what one?
Becky- The one about three guys... my goodness Yaron.
Yaron- Okay, so there were three guys flying-
Becky- Flying like this *puts arms out like wings*
Amanda- Uhh....
Kyla- Oh gosh Becky...
Yaron- They were flying in airplanes... not like this *does wing thing*
Becky- Ohhhhhhhhh... okay. Keep going.
Yaron- There were three guys, flying-
Becky- In an airplane. Not like this *wing thing*
Yaron- Yes, in an airplane, not like this *wing thing*
(During this Amanda and I continue our coloring, and try to keep our laughter at a minimum.)
Yaron- When the plane crashes on a deserted island...
Becky- I can't hear you talk louder.
Yaron- Three guys were flying...
Becky- Yaron! I can't here you, come here.
Yaron- Three guys were flying
Kyla- Three guys flying...
Yaron- In an airplane
Kyla- In a plane
Becky- I can't hear you!
Yaron- *talks louder* Okay, three guys were flying-
Becky- I already heard that... I don't want to hear it all again.
Yaron- Three guys were flying...
Becky- Ahhh! *half listens*
Yaron- ...in an airplane and they crashed on a deserted island, which was before, well and now inhabited with a cannibal Native American Tribe.
Becky- His name is American Tribe?!
Amanda- Nooooooooo.....
Kyla- Becky, oh gosh...
Yaron- No its AN Native American Tribe
Kyla- A cannibal one.
Yaron- As I was saying, the Indian tribe... well it isn't really right to call them Indians.. I'm not sure that they were Native Americans...
Becky- Yaron, oh my gosh... just keep going.

Then, after this joke, which wasn't funny, was finished, Tiffany kindly re-explained it to me and Becky and the world was all well and good... but the joke still wasn't funny. But Becky was entertaining during the telling of the joke. The joke took almost 20 minutes to tell.
I still hate jokes.

Anywho... tonight is the start of the never ending rehearsals... its not officially tech week. Eck. No one likes tech week. Rehearsals seriously never end, although most directors stop them after midnight... most.

As of a few hours ago, our show, "YEAH!... like yeah..." Became official. The lovely name, which really is, "YEAH!...like yeah..." Came from Becky. After we had our conversation on Cardboard Carmel with Carpel Tunnel, we decided we should be on TV right? Well, when we informed Becky of this she yelled, nicely in my ear, "YEAH!... We should name it... uh..."
Amanda- "A TV show?"
Becky- "YEAH!... like yeah."
Kyla- "Okay... thats a nice name..."
When Katie was told, she pretty much looked at us like we were insane... no screaming involved... of course, we weren't outside anymore so that may be the reason... I can see Jan killing us now for screaming... Jan being the director of course.
I really have a lot more to say. But I always have something to say, so I will save you all from being bored, and I will stop now.
And don't forget, avoid jokes, okay?

What Can We Say?

Trust me. A lot. The five of us, represented here by one, (I hear rumor that the others may make sporadic appearances... most likely to save their name from being ruined forever.)live in the world of theatre. One lovely Summer day, actually, it was pretending to be Summer, but here in Illinois it never really is Summer... it just appears every now and then. Anywho, we decided, after our conversation on Carmel Carpel Tunnel Cardboard that we should make a TV show. Which has been faithfully filmed on my digital camera every rehearsal. Now, we have decided to expand. To take over the world! Or... something like that. Anywho... 2 of us met way back when in 1996, (Yes, way back when.)Amanda and I were incredibly shy and we didn't speak to each other because we were well... shy. Slowly, but surely, we out grew this shy-ness and in 2004 we were both in Les Misrables. There we met Becky and Tiffany. While we didn't quite get to know Tiffany then, Becky, Amanda, and I became quite fond of each other. And while we didn't keep in contact... at all really, we didn't forget each other. We all continued to act but somehow we were never in the same shows. Then finally, in 2006, we reunited again for the, kill me, this show drives us nuts, production of High School Musical. Its not a real musical. Really. Its not. But moving on. Of course the show got endless standing O's (A standing ovation. You know, where everyone stands and claps... a lot.) with every show sold out... so of course, 9 months later we all came back and did it one more time. Because after all, we're all in this together. =/ =\ =/. Moving on............ in the reprise, we met Katie, who really, we like our missing piece. Now all along, we knew Tiffany, but never really became friends. Until this "Summer", or... Illinois version of Summer.
We are now doing Bye Bye Birdie, all of us and our... us like-ness is pretty amazing. Pretty much living together, we know each other like a guitar knows its strings. Our house being the threater, the amazing theatre. Yes, we are official theatre geeks. Having a set excites us. We like how the dusty old, musty type theatre smells. Fitting 30 girls all with 30 second costume changes, in a 10x10 room is our version of entertainment. Standing on stage with 500 people, who you have never met, staring at you is not a fear of ours, in fact it is the highlight of our lives. We're thespians. Not lesbians.
What can I say? Its theatre.