We're Revolting! (The Matilda Play)

Hello and welcome to a theatrical Saturday here at the Wannaskan Almanac. Today is July 26th.

Hello, it's Antonin and I'm back. As you know, I've been in Europe for the past month. But while I was in Europe, I was also in something that was going on, but I couldn't be there. And that was play practice.

If you don't know, I'm in the Matilda musical with Warroad Summer Theatre. And if you're wondering which character I play, it's Eric. Eric is a small boy who goes to school at Crunchem Hall. The school is very unpleasant, especially the headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.

Miss Trunchbull is a very rude and unpleasant headmistress. She throws kids. She puts them in Chokey. And if you're wondering what Chokey is, it's a small cupboard in the Trunchbull's office with glass shards and wooden splinters sitting all around. And it's very unpleasant to be in.

And, finally, the words she calls people. She calls people maggots, worms, toads, revolting, disgusting, and horrible.

My favorite part in the play is a time when the Trunchbull pulls my ears and they stretch. Why do I like it? Because we use silly putty as a prop to pull my ears.

I had one practice when I came home (Thursday) but that practice was basically still the play. It was a dress rehearsal when we went through the whole show as if we were doing it for a real audience. It could have been much better, but my parts were fantastic considering I had only been back from Europe for 18 hours.

Opening night was last night and it was the first real performance for an audience. I was BEYOND nervous. But then, in one of the dressing rooms, we all did a prayer-thingy and, after that, I felt much better. I was still a little nervous, but later on in the play, I got into the zone. When I was in the zone, I felt nothing else mattered except being loud so people could hear me.

When the play was done, I felt relieved, but I also felt like I was on the start of a journey; like it had just begun. This was the first show of six performances. The next one is tonight, then we get a break, and then on July 30th, we start again and do four shows. Our last show is on August 2nd. 

If you want to come, here's the link to buy tickets: Warroad Summer Theatre Tickets

And if you don't want to come, you're missing out on some great stuff!