Typcasting

It's kind of ridiculous how much we actually resemble our characters in The Hot L. We did a character development this week, and I didn't even feel like I was developing a character -- I felt like I was talking to Hollis about how I am. Or at least, used to be. April is, in essence, the character who tries to care the least. She constantly pokes fun at everyone else with a slightly cynical eye, and her snarky sense of humor embraces that. She spends the whole play fighting to stay invulnerable, which I tried to do for so long. It was only after I got my heart broken, broke a couple (or 5) of my own, and got mine broken again that I was able to just stop pretending not to care anymore. April of course, being in the field of work that she is (the world's oldest profession) doesn't have the same luxury that I do, someone that loves her unconditionally. The hotel is her home, and her family. She shows that love by caring about them in her own special way, by play-mocking and offering unsolicited advice (much like I do). I love April though, and there is a part of her in me. Maybe minus the hooker part, April is the girl I want to grow up to be.

In short: Come see the show. I'm playing myself in short shorts and hooker boots.