Stephanie Victoria

Starry Eyes...

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:44 AM

That is the current ailment I am suffering from. I just got back from the ASU Gammage theatre where I saw Rent tonight and I almost hesitate to post about it right now since I'm mesmerized and tired and nearly incoherent but I'm going to give it a shot anyway.

Let's start with Doug's awesome parking job. We call his truck the moving whorehouse (for many strange reasons including that it is HUGE) so it was no surprise that he came within a literal inch and a half of hitting this nice, large concrete pillar. This was after the chinese food, which was delicious, and meeting up with Connor's friend Lucky (who's actual name turned out to be Matt), and by the time of the insane parking, we were already hyped up beyond belief.

We got our tickets out, made our way through the lobby, etc, etc, making sure to stop for Playbills and souvenirs, of course. Turns out the tickets were for the 8th row, which was AMAZING. Everything was amazing, honestly, the cast, the set, the costumes, the orchestra. Everything!

I won't even try to go through the show, because I'd probably end up describing everything from the orchestra tuning up to the scene changes (which were super-fast and well appreciated by us theatre kids) to every single song they sang on that stage, and I won't subject you to that ;) What I will subject you to, however is a picture of us with the girl who played the ever-memorable Maureen:

Along with one of my favorite stage actors of ALL TIME, Adam Pascal:

And finally, my program =) In the lower left-hand corner is Adam Pascal's signature!

I am completely unashamed by my fangirling, because that cast literally swept me off my feet. Last time I felt that way while watching a show I was 11 years old and I was watching my current school's production of Beauty and the Beast, never once thinking that one day I'd be on that stage too. Funny how things work out that you'd never expect, huh?

I leave you at nearly 1 AM with one of the funniest videos I've seen lately. My best friend didn't get it but my favorite Asian thought it was hilarious, so it's hit or miss on whether you'll appreciate it or not, but it's always worth the view. Enjoy =)