Bugsy Malone is finally over. It went pretty well, I guess. But the other class was way better than us. I had a screen test a few days ago, which was basically me talking in front of a camera to see if I could be okay in the commercial. The accelerated biology test was last week, too. I think I did pretty well. Gah. I used pretty well already in this post. Bad word choice! Whatever. Actually, that wasn't very much stuff. I'm about to get my hair cut and I'm pretty nervous. There's that word pretty again. I think I don't like to commit to complete emotions, so I just say I'm pretty blank. Anyway.

So we found out who was who for our upcoming musical. I didn't get the coveted role of Tallulah the slut. Darn. But I'm understudying Bugsy, who's being played by a girl. So they cast a girl as Bugsy, but they can't cast a boy as Tallulah? Bah. Actually, we might split it, each of us doing one show, and the girl who was cast actually is probably better than me, but . . . eh. Whatever. I have enough acting on calendar as it is right now. And a merry Channukkah to all of you.

I just got back from my first rehearsal of Falsettos. Yes, you heard me. I'm in another play. I play Jason, the son of a gay man trying to cope with his father's sexual orientation and at the same time preparing for his bar mitzvah. And it's set to upbeat music! Yeah! I'm the only child in a cast of seven, and everyone is really nice. This is going to be so much fun! And although we open in January, most rehearsals will be over break, so I won't be having to do homework and learn difficult music.

Other news in the world of both acting and sexual orientation includes my auditions for the school musical, Bugsy Malone. I auditioned for the title role (don't ask me what kind of a name Bugsy is), and one of the female leads, Tallulah. The music teacher had other teachers (actually, the principal, the music teacher turned more important authority figure, and my ever so wonderful English teacher, upon whom this story depends) rate our auditions. So, being acting-like, a script.

enter SIMON through music room door

MUSIC TEACHER: Simon, you're auditioning for Bugsy and Tallulah, right?
SIMON: Yeah - Bugsy and Tallulah.
ENGLISH TEACHER: What?
SIMON: I'm auditioning for Bugsy and Tallulah.
ENGLISH TEACHER: That's what I thought you said. I just wanted to make sure.

blah blah me sucking at my audition and leaving blah blah blah

That may not have seemed like much, but her intonation on her last line really, well . . . at the time of parent-teacher conferences I was reading a book about a transsexual kid, which according to my parents she acted somewhat oddly about, and now this. I think a) she thinks I'm gay or transsexual and b) she's at least mildly homophobic. I noticed she didn't mention my audition in class that day. Let the awkwardness ensue.