Sound of Music...I Made It!

Hey everyone!
I have great, great news...I have been cast as Liesl in the SBCT production of The Sound of Music! It will be directed by Mr. James Keith Posey, the music director of the First Baptist Church of Gulf Shores. Words can't express how thankful and excited I am!!

The audition went great. I sang "Over the Rainbow" as my tryout song and even had the pianist accompany me (her name is Ms. Jackie, and she was there in case anyone brought sheet music). After that, he asked me if I would mind singing "Sixteen Going On Seventeen" for him! I knew it had to be a good sign, and that it meant he was considering me for the role of Liesl. I sang the song, and his words to me were, "Thank you. You have a very beautiful voice." It made my heart race so fast! He then asked for my height, if I could dance, etc. I then got to read for Liesl after that four times!!

At first, when the casting calls started coming around, I thought I hadn't made it. My friend Bailey called me to say that she had recieved the role of Louisa, and my friend Ryan told me on facebook that he had recieved the part of Fredrich and his younger brother Andrew was Kirt...all on the same day. I had heard nothing. For the first time in a long time, I didn't understand what God's plan was for me, and these results made me sadder than the results for HSM at PLT. The next day, we were headed directly out the door to head to the library when the phone all of a sudden rang...it was the director. I knew that he was probably going to offer me a part of a nun or novice, so I prepared myself when I answered the phone. To my surprise, his words were, "I was wondering if you would be interested in playing the role of Liesl?" I nearly screamed with joy and interrupted him, lol! I told him thank you over and over, and that I'd be at rehearsals.

What's amazing is that he called just after we had agreed to help out in the play Shoes Blues an hour or two before he called. They needed two more people in that play, so Paden and I volunteered to help the director, Ms Joyce. God had wished for us to help out with the play before getting the call for Sound of Music, and we realized this after it happened. You see, we wouldn't have done it if he had called earlier because we would have been occupied only with Sound of Music. But now, I get to play Liesl Von Trapp, and Margaret the Mauler (a fun biker girl) in Shoes Blues. And Paden gets to be the Captain in Shoes Blues, too. Amazing how God shows you His plan, isn't it? =)