Eliab: *sees Katherine's smile and gives an awkward one in return. Shakes his head after a moment and smacks himself on the head to pull himself together.* Huh? What? Oh. The musical. Right. *looks towards the crowd with a blush.* Well, anyway, the musical is called,
West Side Story. It's a Broadway classic based on Romeo and Juliet. It takes place on the west side of New York City during the fifties (I think), where there's a big feud between two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The Jets are the native-born group of guys who have dominated a street and and asphault park for quite some time. The Sharks are a gang of Puerto Rican immigrants who have been given a hard time by the white majority. The two groups can't seem to get along at all.
Of course, there's the sherrif (at leat, I think it's a sherrif, or a commissioner) trying to get rid of those gangs in time for election; he's your equivilent to the Prince in the the Shakespearean play, to an extent. Maria, on the Sharks side, is like Juliet, whereas the Jets' Tony is pure Romeo caliber. I thought about playing Tony, but I'm too short, plus...
Rebecca: *offstage* There's
no way I'm acting out
any romantic scenes with a relative of mine!
Me: *rolls eyes* Will you let your brother finish?
Eliab: *shrugs with the blush already gone* Actually, she summed up my thoughts rather well. Rebecca's going to want to play Maria (she's a nut for romantic dramas). If she were to get that role and I get Tony, w'ed have to pretend to kiss each other in certain scenes. *lets out a sound of disgust at the thought* No thanks. So, I made up my mind to play the part of Riff. He's sort of a combination of Mercutio, Benvolio, and the head of the Montague House. A colorful one, at that. Smart-mouthed, rough around the edges, sarcastic, a bit of a smooth talker, and a couple other things. He's pretty down-to-earth. Could be fun to do his part, especially that one song where he and the Jets poke fun at Officer Krupke.
Me: I found that song on Youtube. Riff is the main character singing it. Good thing My family has the video wtiht he movie,
West Side Sotry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq28qCklEHcEliab: Thanks, Zachary. Anway, that answers your question, Luci. *looks at the desk.* Another letter from Zachary? *Reads it and blushes* It's for Kathrine... *raises an eyebrow* along with Sasha? *glares at ZacharyTC* You're not cooking up some sort of love triangle with Luci, are you? I know romance is your favorite thing to work with, but
sheesh!
Me: *smirk, with hand on my blonde beard*
Maaaybe.Eliab: *looks back at letter with an angry huff.* As if there weren't enough problems... anyway... It reads, "Hello, Katherine and Sasha! Zachary, here! First, for Katherine. there are a few charcters in here that are going to participate in sports. Were there anhy you have watched, in the past, that you enjoy spectating? Eliab, ealrier in this show, hinted at possibly joining the baseball team, Andrew is most definitely going for basketball, Rebecca is trying our for gymnastics, and Agatha loves swimming and soccer (what you Europeans call 'football'). And, for Sasha. You already met Rebecca's brother, Eliab, at the cafeteria. What are your current thoughts on him?" *rolls his eyes* I knew it... I love triangle is being schemed by Zachary and Luci...
Me: *holding back laughter* Hey! The path to love never did run smooth, as Shakespeare would say.