March 4, 2024 • 19 mins
While her parents are selling pies at Royers in Round Top, Sadie is singing and dancing her way to an engineering degree!
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(00:00):
So while mom and dad are sellingpies at Royers and Roundtop, their daughter
is singing and dancing her way toan engineering degree. Wait until you hear
her voice. She's my guest onmy Dana Tyson podcast. Sadie, you
are a phenom in a little bittytown in Texas called Roundtop, where your
mom and dad work so hard,and you're out there on the floor too
(00:21):
at Royer's just being just a breathof fresh air, so delightful, and
I remember there a couple of yearsago. You're like, you're trying to
become an actress, and we allwant to help you become an actress.
And now, at age fourteen,you're an actress, right, yes,
ma'am. Unbelievable performance. I wasgoing to go to Royers the other night
(00:43):
and Mom's like, no, we'regoing to go see Sadie in a production
at Unity Theater in Brenham, TheCrucible. Okay, that's an intense play,
my friend Ferry, It's it's superheavy. But it's been so amazing
to do because things like that usuallyaren't my forte. I'm a very like
(01:04):
a medic kind of person, sodoing something like that was definitely a change
of pace, but I feel likeit was also just helping me more And
it turned out so amazing. Itwas unbelievable. Could you I was looking
up the word crucible, not theliteral, but the actual event that happens
(01:26):
when someone's pushed to the extreme.Explain the concept of this play by Arthur
Miller. So it's all about theSalem witch trials in Massachusetts in the sixteen
hundreds, and it's all mass hysteria. So one person believes something that is
(01:48):
it true, and it just spreadslike wildfire, and then all of a
sudden, there's different stories and there'sdifferent branches, and it's like a just
like it starts with one like treetrunk, and it brands often so many
different directions, so where you're tryingto find who the real accused is and
who's actually guilty, But the personwho was guilty just got away with it.
(02:13):
So so many people were affected,and it just spiraled and to the
point where you couldn't really find apoint of origin. And it's all just
about how it grew and grew andthe effect that it came out of it,
And it's pretty insane, honestly.It was intense. The acting was
(02:35):
superb Bob and I absolutely loved it. Tickets totally affordable. Unity Theater is
a great gem in Brennam. Ilove it so much. And I have
to ask you, Sadie, becauseI know Mom said that you just love
being up on stage. That ismost people's absolute fear to be on stage.
So what did this? How didyou become so jo in your presence
(03:01):
on stage and speaking in public?What was it? Well? I've always
been a people person. I feellike growing up whenever I was always at
the cafe and my dad was alwayssaying, Hey, meet these people,
and oh hey, these people haveseen Mom's posts on Facebook and they want
(03:21):
to meet you, or things likethat. I was very like I wasn't
even I didn't grow up not social. I was always talking such a social
butterfly like it's I love everything aboutit. And my first production at Unity
whenever I was five, I justI loved being able to entertain people like
(03:43):
that, and it was something justsparked in me and it just made me
feel so happy that I could justbe I didn't have to worry about myself
in that moment, and it wasjust whoever was on stage and I could
just leave it all on stage andmade people have And I loved every aspect
of that. So that's so funny. I just love that because I love
(04:05):
to be on radio. I didexactly what your mom and dad would do
with my daughter. I've got fivekids, four boys and one girl.
Danielle, come and meet this personand me. Do you know she hated
when I did that. She isso shy. She dreaded those moments when
I would drag her into like asocial setting. She just wanted to go
(04:28):
behind the scenes and hang out.And so now she's got four kids.
She's a stay at home mom whodoes homeschooling very quietly. However, Sadie,
her thirteen year old, was justin a high school musical, one
of the Schoolhouse Rock. They dida Schoolhouse Rock production. Oh my gosh,
(04:50):
I love Schoolhouse Rock. I wasat a production of that three years
ago. Now what role did youplay? I mean, I don't know
if it's like a script that schooluse. But Emma did the elbow room
song. Oh my gosh, SoI was InterPlaNet Janet. Oh you could
be InterPlaNet Janet. Yes, Butmy director, who I was great friends
(05:12):
with, was he said, canyou dance and I said yes, and
he said perfect, and I waslike, I don't really know what that
means, but it was such afun role. I loved it. That
is excellent. It's just so funnythe joy that you bring us in the
audience, and it's so obvious thatyou're experiencing joy as well. Now I
have to ask you before we goon to what your future holds. What
(05:34):
would you say to kids who youknow kids have to do reports where they
have to stand up in front ofthe class. Maybe they want to do
a spring production, or they're thinkingabout doing theater in the fall. What
advice would you give them to kindof get them started at least thinking about
it as far as talking in frontof people goes, Yeah, just just
(05:57):
to get out of your comfort zone. What if you're ever Maybe you're never
nervous, Maybe you never get nervous, but I'm sure you've spoken to maybe
actors who have gotten nervous, andyou might offer a little bit of advice.
Yes, So for me, thebiggest deal is number one, creating
your own world around it, andbecause that makes it much easier for an
(06:21):
actor to do if you're not worriedabout what people are thinking, but rather
what your character is thinking in thatmoment, and basically putting up four walls
to where the audience isn't even there, if you know what I mean,
just creating a whole reality around it. You're going to bring the lines on
the page up to life and youwon't have to worry about the audience as
(06:45):
much. And that just kind ofgoes into it. And another thing is
leaving it on the stage, whichpeople say is if you make a mistake
or if something doesn't go correct,leave it on the stage because nine another
time, nobody in the audience isgoing to know, and it's only you
who's gonna know. But if you'reso worried about that, if you're so
worried about messing up, it's goingto lead to more mess up. So
(07:11):
if you just like just stay,don't worry about the outside world, worry
about what's going on right now,and leave it on the stage and it
all just goes so smoothly, thatis amazing. I love that advice.
I love the four you know,build your little reality around you. That
is so good. Now, howdo you memorize your lines? Oh?
So some people are like, oh, well, there's a method. I
(07:34):
just kind of read it over andover again. Okay, you know they
are apps. I know a ladywho told me there are actually apps that
help you memorize lines. Yes,I so excuse me for rememorizing lines.
I'm also looking at cues because yourcues help your lines. It will make
(07:56):
more sense if you look at howyou're responding and then you're like, oh,
so that line would go there becauseit's a more correct response. And
also just plenty of rehearsals and gettingused to the groove. Adding movements with
your lines helps connect them and thingslike that. Usually, but it kind
(08:16):
of depends just you write. Doyou write them out all the time,
or do you just read them overand over? It depends. I'll write
them down sometimes if I'm struggling alot, but usually I just kind of
go over over them again and again. Do you walk around the house,
do you do the dishes? Memorizingyour lines? Things like that? You
okay, Dad, I'll usually thatwould be from Royer's right back there.
(08:43):
That's my dad. Usually I'll bein my room and I'll just be holding
my script and I'll add movement.I'll stand like next to my bed,
and set my script down and seehow far I can go, adding movement
and adding things to help me connectto the lines with something that I'm doing,
and kind of do that out overand over again. Or I'll say
(09:03):
I'm out loud whenever I'm walking throughthe halls at school or things like that,
like in my head, or youknow that is so cool. Now
I have to ask you, well, since Dad's there, what's your favorite
thing to get at Royers that everyonemakes? Oh? My gosh, like
everything. I love the shirt Balty. Okay, that one's just amazing for
(09:24):
me. The only thing is wheneveryou bine into it, it all falls
out the other side. That's whatmakes it so amazing, right, all
right? Now you can either workwith Dad and Mom at Royer's Cafe and
Round Top, or you can continueyour passion project, which is acting.
What's it going to be, Sadie, Well, this is where we're going
(09:48):
to take a sharp turn left.I don't want to do either in my
future. Actually, I want tobe an aerospace engineer, which I know,
it's shocking. It's fucking people.They're always like, oh, well,
you're doing so great as an actor. Where you want to go to
college. Oh, well, Iwant to go major in engineering somewhere,
(10:13):
and I think that that definitely shockspeople sometimes. Was it like what got
you in that direction? Well?I had always loved as a kid taking
things apart and trying to put themback together, or trying to what can
I create to make this easier orthis better, or how can I solve
(10:35):
this problem? With certain things thatI had, I would take little plastic
toys apart and put them back togetherand try and see how they would work
or change them or what would happenif I change things like that? And
also the thing is is I've alwaysloved designing things like that, but acting
(10:56):
I could see in my future likestill doing theater and Broadway if I get
there. It's very The industry isvery difficult, and it's very hit or
miss because you could go so longwithout booking something and it kind of gets
your hopes down, which is definitelylike not super stable. So you'll kind
(11:20):
of look at that side. ButI will never quit theater. I want
to do certain things, yes,but I don't think I would ever quit
doing a local play or things likethat because I still love it. That
is amazing. You're a lucky younglady to have a future in you know,
something that's a little more stable butstill exciting for you, and then
have this outlet to really show yourcreative side singing and dancing, and and
(11:45):
you went to Did you go toLA and take acting lessons or have you
just been here locally learning. Iwas a part of an agency for two
years and we flew out to LAfor ten days and performed with our scene
partner for agents and managers who werestationed in LA. And that's what we
(12:09):
did for those ten days, andwe practiced for about a year. The
first year I did it, COVIDhit, so I had to take it
another year, which is helping meeven more honestly. But that was also
based for film, and I somethingabout film. I just feel like live
(12:31):
is just bigger in terms of emotionand passion for me, and I'd love
being able to be live in frontof people. And I think that's why
I kind of dropped off film sideand went towards live and more broadway like
things. Right, right, youget that energy from the audience, right,
(12:54):
yes, exactly, it's amazing,amazing. Now, let me ask
you your ideal role if you couldhave any role, who would you want
to be? Oh my gosh,this is such a hard question. Yeah,
top three? Ooh, okay,oh gosh. Well I love Hamilton,
(13:18):
so I definitely think like Eliza.She's one role. I love her
so much, so good. Younever know this could come into reality,
so do it. I was justin The Little Mermaid and being Ursula would
definitely be so much fun. Honestly, I love her role. And oh
(13:41):
my gosh, and in a littlemusical called Come from Away, Being in
any role in that would definitely begenuinely amazing. Is that based on a
book Come From Away? No,it's based on the planes that were diverted
to Newfoundland very nine to eleven.Wow. And it's about the community coming
(14:03):
together and growing in the relationships thatcame out of it. My parents saw
it in New York and we've lovedit ever since, and it is so
amazing. That's incredible. Well,you probably be amazing. You are just
you know, I have to sharethis with you because I'm learning. Not
only are you educating our viewers,but I am in a community theater,
(14:26):
you know, the little town ofBelleville, Yes, ma'am, the church
there. I'm playing a washed upactress, and my husband is playing another
washed up actor. We were reallygood back in the day, but now
there's my son is playing the currentleading man and another girl, and she
is so mean to me in theplay. She's so mean to me,
(14:48):
and she's the nicest girl, shesays, Dana. I told my kids
I don't know how to be meanto people, so I have to be
mean to her so she can bemean back to me. What advice do
you give to someone trying to getinto a role? What do you do?
Like, because I know you're asweet, happy girl, and yet
(15:09):
you had to be like pretty intenseand crucible. Yes, oh that's oh
my gosh. I guess that's justpart of acting, huh pretty much.
But also like forgetting about I don'twant to say forgetting who you are,
but if you know what I mean, like really going into the role and
(15:31):
not worrying about, Oh, amI gonna hurt this person's feelings, But
the better what's the word that I'mlooking for? The better reactions that you
give them will also help them givedifferent things back to you, So it's
easier to bounce off of other characters. If you have to be mean to
(15:54):
someone and they have to be meanto you, Well, they're a whole
fifty percent of that, if notmore right, So you have to be
able to like bounce off of theirenergy, if you know. I mean,
that's an excellent an And I willtell her that I will. I
have no problem being mean. Imean, I had five kids, so
I can be mean. But sheis a sweet lady, and so I
thought, well, maybe if Imean to her and just kind of like
(16:15):
buster chops a little bit, She'sgoing I just feel so much better being
mean to you now, exactly.It helps the other person loosen up,
for sure. Yes, they're not. So it's a community you are.
You're all kind of a little bituncomfortable, and you all come together and
you practice and you learn things abouteach other. I just think it's one
of the most fun experiences, andyou got to learn it at a much
(16:41):
younger age. And I just thinkit gives you such a sense of confidence,
doesn't it. I love the beingon stage. Yes, it helps
my confidence so much. It's itmakes me so happy. Right after I
get off stage, I have thatbig serotonin boost and I'm just all bright
and whatever. I'll go into schoolbut so it amazing, and I yes,
(17:03):
it'll be knocked off that. Well, hold on, do you go
back to Royer's Cafe and get somelemon blueberry pie with bluebell on top?
Oh? I wish that's what Iwould do. I'd get so excited.
I'd be like, We've got togo have pie now. Well, so
what are you gonna do next?Is there a play that you're practicing right
now? Rehearsing for? No?But I am rehearsing for the International Thespian
(17:30):
Society Nationals in June. My bestfriend and I we both brought a duet
musical of Sisters from White Christmas fora performance for judges. We got a
twenty three out of twenty four ratingand we got moved to Nationals. So
that's kind of what I'm focusing onnow that the Little Mermaid and the Crucibol
(17:52):
is slowly starting to end. Thatis amazing. So could you do a
little bit? Is Dad there?Is he prompting you to remember something else?
Oh? And then I'll also hopefullybe auditioning for the Tuts Education Musical
in Easton Love Tuts. We dotheater under the stars all the time.
Could you give me a little previewof your sister's performance for the Thespians.
(18:19):
Okay, I don't have my otherduet here with you. I know,
Lucy sisters. There were never suchdevoted sisters, never had to have a
chaperone, No, sir, I'mhere to keep my eye on her,
(18:41):
caring, sharing every little thing thatwe are wearing. When a certain gentleman
arrived from Rome, she wore thedress and I stayed home. And you're
fourteen, yes, ma'am, thatyou are great love. I love the
(19:03):
joy that you have, and Ihope, I hope a lot of people
watching this really get get what you'retrying to do and might want to consider
doing a little bit of maybe communitytheater and beyond singing, a little dancing
definitely brings joy to you. Iknow it does. You're a delight,
honey. We'll be watching for you, and I will see you at Royer's
(19:25):
for some pie one day. Okay, give your dad a big hug,
I will, Okay,
So while mom and dad are sellingpies at Royers and Roundtop, their daughter
is singing and dancing her way toan engineering degree. Wait until you hear
her voice. She's my guest onmy Dana Tyson podcast. Sadie, you
are a phenom in a little bittytown in Texas called Roundtop, where your
mom and dad work so hard,and you're out there on the floor too
(00:21):
at Royer's just being just a breathof fresh air, so delightful, and
I remember there a couple of yearsago. You're like, you're trying to
become an actress, and we allwant to help you become an actress.
And now, at age fourteen,you're an actress, right, yes,
ma'am. Unbelievable performance. I wasgoing to go to Royers the other night
(00:43):
and Mom's like, no, we'regoing to go see Sadie in a production
at Unity Theater in Brenham, TheCrucible. Okay, that's an intense play,
my friend Ferry, It's it's superheavy. But it's been so amazing
to do because things like that usuallyaren't my forte. I'm a very like
(01:04):
a medic kind of person, sodoing something like that was definitely a change
of pace, but I feel likeit was also just helping me more And
it turned out so amazing. Itwas unbelievable. Could you I was looking
up the word crucible, not theliteral, but the actual event that happens
(01:26):
when someone's pushed to the extreme.Explain the concept of this play by Arthur
Miller. So it's all about theSalem witch trials in Massachusetts in the sixteen
hundreds, and it's all mass hysteria. So one person believes something that is
(01:48):
it true, and it just spreadslike wildfire, and then all of a
sudden, there's different stories and there'sdifferent branches, and it's like a just
like it starts with one like treetrunk, and it brands often so many
different directions, so where you're tryingto find who the real accused is and
who's actually guilty, But the personwho was guilty just got away with it.
(02:13):
So so many people were affected,and it just spiraled and to the
point where you couldn't really find apoint of origin. And it's all just
about how it grew and grew andthe effect that it came out of it,
And it's pretty insane, honestly.It was intense. The acting was
(02:35):
superb Bob and I absolutely loved it. Tickets totally affordable. Unity Theater is
a great gem in Brennam. Ilove it so much. And I have
to ask you, Sadie, becauseI know Mom said that you just love
being up on stage. That ismost people's absolute fear to be on stage.
So what did this? How didyou become so jo in your presence
(03:01):
on stage and speaking in public?What was it? Well? I've always
been a people person. I feellike growing up whenever I was always at
the cafe and my dad was alwayssaying, Hey, meet these people,
and oh hey, these people haveseen Mom's posts on Facebook and they want
(03:21):
to meet you, or things likethat. I was very like I wasn't
even I didn't grow up not social. I was always talking such a social
butterfly like it's I love everything aboutit. And my first production at Unity
whenever I was five, I justI loved being able to entertain people like
(03:43):
that, and it was something justsparked in me and it just made me
feel so happy that I could justbe I didn't have to worry about myself
in that moment, and it wasjust whoever was on stage and I could
just leave it all on stage andmade people have And I loved every aspect
of that. So that's so funny. I just love that because I love
(04:05):
to be on radio. I didexactly what your mom and dad would do
with my daughter. I've got fivekids, four boys and one girl.
Danielle, come and meet this personand me. Do you know she hated
when I did that. She isso shy. She dreaded those moments when
I would drag her into like asocial setting. She just wanted to go
(04:28):
behind the scenes and hang out.And so now she's got four kids.
She's a stay at home mom whodoes homeschooling very quietly. However, Sadie,
her thirteen year old, was justin a high school musical, one
of the Schoolhouse Rock. They dida Schoolhouse Rock production. Oh my gosh,
(04:50):
I love Schoolhouse Rock. I wasat a production of that three years
ago. Now what role did youplay? I mean, I don't know
if it's like a script that schooluse. But Emma did the elbow room
song. Oh my gosh, SoI was InterPlaNet Janet. Oh you could
be InterPlaNet Janet. Yes, Butmy director, who I was great friends
(05:12):
with, was he said, canyou dance and I said yes, and
he said perfect, and I waslike, I don't really know what that
means, but it was such afun role. I loved it. That
is excellent. It's just so funnythe joy that you bring us in the
audience, and it's so obvious thatyou're experiencing joy as well. Now I
have to ask you before we goon to what your future holds. What
(05:34):
would you say to kids who youknow kids have to do reports where they
have to stand up in front ofthe class. Maybe they want to do
a spring production, or they're thinkingabout doing theater in the fall. What
advice would you give them to kindof get them started at least thinking about
it as far as talking in frontof people goes, Yeah, just just
(05:57):
to get out of your comfort zone. What if you're ever Maybe you're never
nervous, Maybe you never get nervous, but I'm sure you've spoken to maybe
actors who have gotten nervous, andyou might offer a little bit of advice.
Yes, So for me, thebiggest deal is number one, creating
your own world around it, andbecause that makes it much easier for an
(06:21):
actor to do if you're not worriedabout what people are thinking, but rather
what your character is thinking in thatmoment, and basically putting up four walls
to where the audience isn't even there, if you know what I mean,
just creating a whole reality around it. You're going to bring the lines on
the page up to life and youwon't have to worry about the audience as
(06:45):
much. And that just kind ofgoes into it. And another thing is
leaving it on the stage, whichpeople say is if you make a mistake
or if something doesn't go correct,leave it on the stage because nine another
time, nobody in the audience isgoing to know, and it's only you
who's gonna know. But if you'reso worried about that, if you're so
worried about messing up, it's goingto lead to more mess up. So
(07:11):
if you just like just stay,don't worry about the outside world, worry
about what's going on right now,and leave it on the stage and it
all just goes so smoothly, thatis amazing. I love that advice.
I love the four you know,build your little reality around you. That
is so good. Now, howdo you memorize your lines? Oh?
So some people are like, oh, well, there's a method. I
(07:34):
just kind of read it over andover again. Okay, you know they
are apps. I know a ladywho told me there are actually apps that
help you memorize lines. Yes,I so excuse me for rememorizing lines.
I'm also looking at cues because yourcues help your lines. It will make
(07:56):
more sense if you look at howyou're responding and then you're like, oh,
so that line would go there becauseit's a more correct response. And
also just plenty of rehearsals and gettingused to the groove. Adding movements with
your lines helps connect them and thingslike that. Usually, but it kind
(08:16):
of depends just you write. Doyou write them out all the time,
or do you just read them overand over? It depends. I'll write
them down sometimes if I'm struggling alot, but usually I just kind of
go over over them again and again. Do you walk around the house,
do you do the dishes? Memorizingyour lines? Things like that? You
okay, Dad, I'll usually thatwould be from Royer's right back there.
(08:43):
That's my dad. Usually I'll bein my room and I'll just be holding
my script and I'll add movement.I'll stand like next to my bed,
and set my script down and seehow far I can go, adding movement
and adding things to help me connectto the lines with something that I'm doing,
and kind of do that out overand over again. Or I'll say
(09:03):
I'm out loud whenever I'm walking throughthe halls at school or things like that,
like in my head, or youknow that is so cool. Now
I have to ask you, well, since Dad's there, what's your favorite
thing to get at Royers that everyonemakes? Oh? My gosh, like
everything. I love the shirt Balty. Okay, that one's just amazing for
(09:24):
me. The only thing is wheneveryou bine into it, it all falls
out the other side. That's whatmakes it so amazing, right, all
right? Now you can either workwith Dad and Mom at Royer's Cafe and
Round Top, or you can continueyour passion project, which is acting.
What's it going to be, Sadie, Well, this is where we're going
(09:48):
to take a sharp turn left.I don't want to do either in my
future. Actually, I want tobe an aerospace engineer, which I know,
it's shocking. It's fucking people.They're always like, oh, well,
you're doing so great as an actor. Where you want to go to
college. Oh, well, Iwant to go major in engineering somewhere,
(10:13):
and I think that that definitely shockspeople sometimes. Was it like what got
you in that direction? Well?I had always loved as a kid taking
things apart and trying to put themback together, or trying to what can
I create to make this easier orthis better, or how can I solve
(10:35):
this problem? With certain things thatI had, I would take little plastic
toys apart and put them back togetherand try and see how they would work
or change them or what would happenif I change things like that? And
also the thing is is I've alwaysloved designing things like that, but acting
(10:56):
I could see in my future likestill doing theater and Broadway if I get
there. It's very The industry isvery difficult, and it's very hit or
miss because you could go so longwithout booking something and it kind of gets
your hopes down, which is definitelylike not super stable. So you'll kind
(11:20):
of look at that side. ButI will never quit theater. I want
to do certain things, yes,but I don't think I would ever quit
doing a local play or things likethat because I still love it. That
is amazing. You're a lucky younglady to have a future in you know,
something that's a little more stable butstill exciting for you, and then
have this outlet to really show yourcreative side singing and dancing, and and
(11:45):
you went to Did you go toLA and take acting lessons or have you
just been here locally learning. Iwas a part of an agency for two
years and we flew out to LAfor ten days and performed with our scene
partner for agents and managers who werestationed in LA. And that's what we
(12:09):
did for those ten days, andwe practiced for about a year. The
first year I did it, COVIDhit, so I had to take it
another year, which is helping meeven more honestly. But that was also
based for film, and I somethingabout film. I just feel like live
(12:31):
is just bigger in terms of emotionand passion for me, and I'd love
being able to be live in frontof people. And I think that's why
I kind of dropped off film sideand went towards live and more broadway like
things. Right, right, youget that energy from the audience, right,
(12:54):
yes, exactly, it's amazing,amazing. Now, let me ask
you your ideal role if you couldhave any role, who would you want
to be? Oh my gosh,this is such a hard question. Yeah,
top three? Ooh, okay,oh gosh. Well I love Hamilton,
(13:18):
so I definitely think like Eliza.She's one role. I love her
so much, so good. Younever know this could come into reality,
so do it. I was justin The Little Mermaid and being Ursula would
definitely be so much fun. Honestly, I love her role. And oh
(13:41):
my gosh, and in a littlemusical called Come from Away, Being in
any role in that would definitely begenuinely amazing. Is that based on a
book Come From Away? No,it's based on the planes that were diverted
to Newfoundland very nine to eleven.Wow. And it's about the community coming
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together and growing in the relationships thatcame out of it. My parents saw
it in New York and we've lovedit ever since, and it is so
amazing. That's incredible. Well,you probably be amazing. You are just
you know, I have to sharethis with you because I'm learning. Not
only are you educating our viewers,but I am in a community theater,
(14:26):
you know, the little town ofBelleville, Yes, ma'am, the church
there. I'm playing a washed upactress, and my husband is playing another
washed up actor. We were reallygood back in the day, but now
there's my son is playing the currentleading man and another girl, and she
is so mean to me in theplay. She's so mean to me,
(14:48):
and she's the nicest girl, shesays, Dana. I told my kids
I don't know how to be meanto people, so I have to be
mean to her so she can bemean back to me. What advice do
you give to someone trying to getinto a role? What do you do?
Like, because I know you're asweet, happy girl, and yet
(15:09):
you had to be like pretty intenseand crucible. Yes, oh that's oh
my gosh. I guess that's justpart of acting, huh pretty much.
But also like forgetting about I don'twant to say forgetting who you are,
but if you know what I mean, like really going into the role and
(15:31):
not worrying about, Oh, amI gonna hurt this person's feelings, But
the better what's the word that I'mlooking for? The better reactions that you
give them will also help them givedifferent things back to you, So it's
easier to bounce off of other characters. If you have to be mean to
(15:54):
someone and they have to be meanto you, Well, they're a whole
fifty percent of that, if notmore right, So you have to be
able to like bounce off of theirenergy, if you know. I mean,
that's an excellent an And I willtell her that I will. I
have no problem being mean. Imean, I had five kids, so
I can be mean. But sheis a sweet lady, and so I
thought, well, maybe if Imean to her and just kind of like
(16:15):
buster chops a little bit, She'sgoing I just feel so much better being
mean to you now, exactly.It helps the other person loosen up,
for sure. Yes, they're not. So it's a community you are.
You're all kind of a little bituncomfortable, and you all come together and
you practice and you learn things abouteach other. I just think it's one
of the most fun experiences, andyou got to learn it at a much
(16:41):
younger age. And I just thinkit gives you such a sense of confidence,
doesn't it. I love the beingon stage. Yes, it helps
my confidence so much. It's itmakes me so happy. Right after I
get off stage, I have thatbig serotonin boost and I'm just all bright
and whatever. I'll go into schoolbut so it amazing, and I yes,
(17:03):
it'll be knocked off that. Well, hold on, do you go
back to Royer's Cafe and get somelemon blueberry pie with bluebell on top?
Oh? I wish that's what Iwould do. I'd get so excited.
I'd be like, We've got togo have pie now. Well, so
what are you gonna do next?Is there a play that you're practicing right
now? Rehearsing for? No?But I am rehearsing for the International Thespian
(17:30):
Society Nationals in June. My bestfriend and I we both brought a duet
musical of Sisters from White Christmas fora performance for judges. We got a
twenty three out of twenty four ratingand we got moved to Nationals. So
that's kind of what I'm focusing onnow that the Little Mermaid and the Crucibol
(17:52):
is slowly starting to end. Thatis amazing. So could you do a
little bit? Is Dad there?Is he prompting you to remember something else?
Oh? And then I'll also hopefullybe auditioning for the Tuts Education Musical
in Easton Love Tuts. We dotheater under the stars all the time.
Could you give me a little previewof your sister's performance for the Thespians.
(18:19):
Okay, I don't have my otherduet here with you. I know,
Lucy sisters. There were never suchdevoted sisters, never had to have a
chaperone, No, sir, I'mhere to keep my eye on her,
(18:41):
caring, sharing every little thing thatwe are wearing. When a certain gentleman
arrived from Rome, she wore thedress and I stayed home. And you're
fourteen, yes, ma'am, thatyou are great love. I love the
(19:03):
joy that you have, and Ihope, I hope a lot of people
watching this really get get what you'retrying to do and might want to consider
doing a little bit of maybe communitytheater and beyond singing, a little dancing
definitely brings joy to you. Iknow it does. You're a delight,
honey. We'll be watching for you, and I will see you at Royer's
(19:25):
for some pie one day. Okay, give your dad a big hug,
I will, Okay,
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