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*Camera zooms in on Jared eating a bathbomb*

Ok, everyone, quick story time.

I’m currently in New York for college tours, but I managed to go to the “Mean Girls” stagedoor yesterday to try to meet anyone who would come out. Everything was fine at first, a little chaotic, but nothing terrible. After a while, Stephanie Lynn Bissonnette, an ensemble member of the show, came out to sign Playbills and meet everyone. The girl standing next to me saw her when she came down and asked, “Can I ask you a question?”, and Stephanie, of course, said yes. I could tell she was excited to talk and not just sign things. However, the girl said “When is Barrett coming out?” and “Do you know when Barrett is coming out?” and “I just want to meet Barrett!”, and I froze. Stephanie just said she didn’t know and kept walking, saying hi to everyone.

Now, guys. I cannot begin to explain how incredibly rude it is to ask a cast member for someone else WHILE THEY ARE TAKING TIME TO SIGN AN AUTOGRAPH, POSE FOR PICTURES, AND SAY HI JUST FOR YOU. Just think, if you were in a hit Broadway musical, you wouldn’t want people asking for someone else when you’re kind enough to come out to begin with.

Please do not be this person. Respect and appreciate each actor for the work they’ve done and everything they put out on that stage. It’s ok to be a fan. It’s ok to want to see Barrett (or any other cast member) and be excited about it!! It’s ok to hope that and want your favorite cast member to say hi to you. But please, please, please be respectful. Don’t ask other actors, crew members, or people who work on the show for other people. Many of the girls around me did also want to meet Barrett, and when she didn’t come out they were disappointed, but they were completely understanding. Actors are not obligated in any way to come out to the stagedoor. Some were annoyed, saying things like, “We pay their bills. The least they can do is take a picture”. When you see a show, you are paying to see the show, and if an actor comes out, that’s great!! But no one is obligated to come out, and you should be grateful for the ones who do. The performers need to protect themselves, their voices, and their bodies. You are never paying for a meet-and-greet with the people. I KNOW how much it can hurt when your favorite person doesn’t come out; trust me I KNOW how much it hurts, but getting mad isn’t going to make anything better. Meeting people at the stagedoor is a privilege.

Mean Girls + Mean Girls Musical 

last night, I finally watched Kid Gorgeous for the first time and it was the best decision ever

1776: I don’t remember THAT in Hamilton!

Avenue Q: an ENGLISH MAJOR

Be More Chill: You spend most of your day telling a robot that you’re not a robot. Think about that for two minutes and tell me that you don’t want to walk into the ocean.

The Book of Mormon: Get the fuck out of here with your technicalities. Just ’cause you’re accurate does not mean you’re interesting. *also* God can’t hear you.

Dear Evan Hansen: Do My Friends Hate Me or Do I Just Need to Go to Sleep?

Hamilton: When I walk down the street, I need everybody, all day long, to like me so much. It’s exhausting. 

Les Misérables: 🎶Bread is god is bread🎶

The Mad Ones: *about college* By the way, I agreed to give them $120,000 when I was 17 years old. With no attorney present. That’s illegal. They tricked me.

Mean Girls: “What’s a clique?” “It’s when a group of people hang out together.” “Oh, you mean like having friends?” “No, because these people make fun of other people.” “Oh, you mean like having friends?”  

Next to Normal: Was there ever a ghost, mother, or was the dead Victorian girl you saw just me all along?

cady: *comes to north shore*

damian: