Ten Reasons Why You Shouldn't Date A Drama Kid

Listen, I don't mean to talk badly about my own people, but when Robin gave you reasons you should date us, I knew I had to give you reasons not to.
It's only fair.
There are a few things you should be forewarned about before committing to an artistic, beautiful soul that is a drama kid. Such as...

1. We leave the drama outside...which is where you are.

The most true entry on this list.

2. The singing never stops.

Did you maybe want to listen to a casual song while driving in the car? HAH! Yeah right. You're probably going to have that screamed in your ear from the passenger seat. Either that, or there's going to be a Radio City Music Hall emotional crescendo to fit the song.

3. We're desperate for feedback.

Now, while it's true that we can handle constructive musings on our performances, we live off of peoples compliments, and die by their criticism.
Applause, laughter, screaming, weeping and other completely normal outbursts are something we actually appreciate. And if we don't always get it, we'll be convinced that we did something wrong.

4. We are very poor.

Hope you don't have a problem with dates consisting of sitting at home watching movies, because that's all we can afford. And that's just highschool. Wait until college.
What? We can't just not go see Hedwig and the Angry Inch after it won all those Tonys I don't care how much it is. And It's not our fault that we had to go buy a spandex unitard and pounds of makeup for Cats yesterday. Do you want us to just quit the show? Do you hate Cats? Do you hate me?

5. We like to look good.

George Costanza is the drama kid.

Regular day at school? BETTER WEAR A THREE PIECE SUIT. SUIT UP, GUYS.
This also conflicts with the above entry and gives us another thing to spend our limited funds on that is not you.

6. All of us are really humble and not at all arrogant

7.We can be...very straightforward.

That dress? Well...it's uhh...tacky.

Most times when we ask for feedback, we're looking for general, honest observations so that we can improve. So when other people come along looking for the "right" answer, we might just hit them with the "wrong" answer. It's for your own good, darling.

8. We might be seeing other people

*Those other people being another character while in a show.*
Yes, stage relationships and kisses are no joke ladies and gentleman. They even happen in high school. Multiple times. In one show. So if you're the jealous type, and can't suspend disbelief past seeing your boyfriend or girlfriend get close to someone else, you may be in trouble.

9. We're always busy

Immediately investing in this shirt.

Last year, I had an estimated total of seven days off from rehearsal. That's normally the Monday between a show's close on Saturday, and the next audition or cold-read on Tuesday.

From September all the way to the end of the school year, I was in the midst of memorizing, scheduling, or rehearsing for a show. Be it Mainstage, Black Box, Ensemble, Musical Theatre Troupe or Director's Guild.
But, by all means, catch us on one of those seven days and we'd totally love to hangout!

10. We enjoy all of it.

All of our little flaws and personality traits, our terrible schedules and our empty wallets...that's what make us different from the others in the hallway. You know who I'm talking about. The bro wearing an Obey shirt, tan shorts, Nike calf socks and Vans. "Goon squad!" he shouts. "Hella!"
We're not like that. But our big hearts are still capable of loving you.
So if you think we you can deal with everything mentioned above, you can't really go wrong.
Actually... if you can handle all that, maybe you should be a drama kid yourself.

How To Mount A Revival

SO.          NOW.          WE'RE.           BIGGER.



THAT'S RIGHT, WE'RE BIGGER.

I'M MOVING TO NEW YORK WITH ALL MY BAD BLOGS IN TOW.

it helps if you sing along.

WE'RE GOING BIGGER.

LIKE SO MUCH BIGGER.

YOU THINK WE'LL GET MORE HITS WHEN I'M IN SRO?

um...no.

WELL EITHER WAY I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ME WHEN I GO!

Go, Tristan, go!

I WENT TO SOME AUDITIONS, NOT AN OUNCE OF PREMONITION

HINTING THAT I'D GET IN ANYWHERE AT ALL.

I ENDED UP WITH EVERY SCHOOL TELLING ME THAT I'D BEEN NO FOOL

AND THAT I COULD ATTEND THERE IN THE FALL.

what's fall?

I WAS IN A TRUE STATE OF SHOCK, I REALLY THOUGHT I SUCKED...

BUT IN REALITY I WAS THE OPPOSITE OF F**KED!

yay!

I BOMBED THAT STUPID DANCE CALL, AND I ALMOST TURNED RIGHT AROUND

BUT I WENT INTO THE ACTING ROOM AND THOUGHT "TIME FOR A THROWDOWN."

no script!

NOW IT'S BIGGER!

THIS THING IS BIGGER!

I THINK THIS BLOG IS COOL, AND I DON'T CARE IF IT SHOWS.

OH YES, IT'S BIGGER.

IT'S REALLY BIGGER!

DO YOU THINK I'LL SURVIVE WHEN IT STARTS TO SNOW?

hell no.

BUT UNTIL I GET THERE NOT A SOUL WILL KNOW!

Let me slow it down for a moment...

Could I get my Tom Hooper Les Mis Closeup?

*hours of applause*

Thank you, thank you. 

Here in Arizona, we have hours and hours to waste typing out parody rhymes about our lives.

Check it.

At the end of the day I am frightened to leave this behind beyond all comprehension.

That I'll show up to New York and find that I'm helplessly stuck in another dimension.

That I won't fit the bill or the look, and just maybe I'll freakout from all. the. stress

That I'll hit some big wall in my school and my acting will start to slowly regress.

Nothing is bigger and badder than seeing a skyscraper lumbering o'er you.

When all the time you've had a home where the neighborhood roofs hardly blocked any sky blue.

But I might reassure myself,

if I hadn't just been myself,

that I might not have had the chance to go. and. test myself.

AND...SO...I'M...BIGGER!

UH HUH, I'M BIGGER.

THIS ISN'T INNUENDO... JUST SO ALL OF YOU KNOW.

THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S BIGGER.

VERY MUCH BIGGER.

BITCHING BACKSTAGE IS COMING BACK TO SAY HELLO!

AND THAT'S OUR 

BIGGER, 

BETTER,  

BLOG REVAMP INTRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

multiple exclamation points are the text equivalent of jazz hands!

*We're going to try posting here more often, and I'll be coming to you from NYU with regular updates on weather, education, and all things theatre- from the heart of the art. Stay tuned.*