In June of 2013 I auditioned for Anne
of Green Gables the Musical, for a local theatre company called “KW Musical
Productions” or “KWMP” for short. I went in to the audition room with
very low confidence because I was had no previous experience in musical
theatre. After the audition I thought it went horrible. I thought they
just said “good job” because they didn’t want to be mean. Little did I know a
couple days later, I would find out that I was cast as Tommy Sloane (one of the
school boys).
I was so thrilled to be cast in such a big show that was going to
be performed at The Centre in the Square which is my hometown’s biggest theatre
with over 2000 seats available to be sold. The rehearsals for this show went
from September 2013 - November 2013 and they ran on Sundays from 1 pm - 10 pm
and on Thursdays from 6 pm - 10 pm. This was a huge commitment for me as I was
already performing in KW Glee which took up my Monday nights and Saturday
mornings so making sure I got my homework done for school before rehearsals was
very important. Mid November is when “AAG KWMP” took the stage for the first
time when we performed a “school show” which is where schools from all over our home town could come and see the show at a discounted rate as a field trip. This show
was a huge success and it brought the well-known, loved book to life with
music. Anne of Green Gables was definitely my favourite musical I have ever
done, mostly because of the amazing cast and crew that I got to work with.
The amazing venue we got to perform at a real bonus too.
Along with
performing I got to work with the marketing team for the show by going around
town promoting it. KWMP even went as far as making an advertisement for
the GRT which is our local bus service. It was so cool to drive around
town and park beside a bus with the show that you’re in on the side of it.
This marketing campaign is what helped guide me into what I wanted to do
with my life. Hence the reason I am studying Advertising and Marketing Communications at Sheridan College today. I highly recommend to all
of my blog readers to go and see or be in a KWMP show at some point in your
life because KWMP have helped guide me into what I want to do with my life
while having fun doing it.
Personal photo of me during Anne of Green Gables the Musical.
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