PAC 2013

Group 5: The Diviners

Role: Ferris Layman

Doing this show was an all-around great experience.  It was double cast, I was with RG.  This was the biggest role I have had in a long time, which was a nice change.  It was a lot of work, but it was well worth it.  

Not only that, but the play was phenomenal.  It is a great play, but hard to do. And we pulled it off.

We had people crying at the end of both the first and second acts.  At the end of the second act, we got a standing ovation.  By far the best show Group 5 has put on in a long time.

And I felt like I did a good job myself.  The role was very different from my personality, but somehow I managed very well. I had numerous people telling me how good of a job I did, which was very nice to hear.

In summary, as much as I considered not doing it, I am glad I did it.  I felt I had a much larger number of people I could talk too, and there was no one trying to be the center of attention. I would like to especially thank KR, RG, MC, HJ, and RS, but it never would have been worth it without everyone.

Group 4 First Show: The Drowsy Chaperone

Role: George

Although there was a part in Fiddler I was hoping for, I was happier with George than I probably would have been with that. I feel I fit right into the role, knowing what it took from the beginning.  Plus, I got a tap dance.

As for the show, it was perfectly cast. And that led to a great show. No one was worried about the show's success ever, and for good reason. We did what we needed to do, and then some. The crowd loved it.

However, I was nervous on show night, and for good reason.  I was carrying the biggest secret PAC had to offer.  I wasn't  interrogated, but I still tried to avoid people as much as I could.

Looking back, having the Ding Foo was the best part of PAC this year.  From hear the applause when it was said, to the swarming after the show, it made me feel like someone special, in the best of ways. There's nothing like it. I feel like I've entered an elite club with XL and VS.  

And I couldn't be happier. Happy is what happens when your dreams come true.

Group 4 Second Show: Fiddler on the Roof

Role: Fiddler

This is such a well-written show. In a different year, it would have been the stand-alone crowd favorite. It's just that this year had so many good shows.

For me, it took second fiddle to both Drowsy Chaperone and Diviners, pun intended.  It's not that I didn't have fun, it's just that I didn't have as much to do.  I didn't have a huge part, and it was at the end of a long month.

However, the show was great. AH was phenomenal as Tevye, and VS was equally as impressive as Golde.  But what sold the show was the fact that the entire ensemble was talented, and sounded great.

All in all, it was a great year at PAC.  A year that has good shows, good camaraderie, a feeling of acceptance, good roles, and the Ding Foo is hard to beat. 

-NM

RG

A story of a man that I have come to know well.

I first met him in 6th grade during Honk!, but I wouldn't say that we became friends until high school. Crazy for You was when we were both two male tappers. I feel that friends need something to bond over, something in common to bring the people together. And that was it.

And if that started the friendship, there have so many things to keep it going. Between various musicals, PAC, ensemble, etc.  Though in the past few months, it seems we have so much to do together.  We had the duet in the chorus concert, we're double casted together in The Diviners, an in Drowsy Chaperone we have a tap duet. 

I have to say I really like him.  Although our personalities really don't have a lot in common, he still is appealing.  People love him. He loves people. It's a good combination. 

When he signed my yearbook, he wrote the nicest thing, telling me not to change a thing. He told me not to change a thing.  I felt like a bad friend, never doing anything for him. 

Today in Group 5, we had to say something to our role-partners that we wanted to tell them. He complemented me on how well I was able to be in the moment. That touched me. It really did. I thank him.

It's the little moments that stand out. But just those wouldn't do him justice. He's always someone approachable, someone I feel I can talk to. 

-NM