ask ro

rosie o
has a feature
ask her questions
here is one i liked
and her answer

fame is weird
but i want it

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how EXACTLY did you come up with the title of your new book? i’ll tell you why i’m asking if you want.

after my show ended
and i was readjusting to the real world
i told kel and my friends
there should be celebrity detox

u get to re learn
how to do all the things that were done for u
when u were famous

like waiting in line at the movies
ordering off the menu
ect
++++

i want to be famous
peace

filtered

i guess you have made it
when this is an email you get
or maybe this is going to my head

the quincy public schools filter
doesnt allow blogs
mine included
such a shame

the email:
Hi
They have filtered you!!!
I will send home so I can see from there
Lauren

first post

i was asked to post
on the mcla blog
i posted my first entry
go read it
mike mcgee
a different style of writing
none of this choppy stuff
full sentences
enjoy

peace

take a bow

On another subject. DID YOU GET TO SEE "URINETOWN" THIS WEEKEND?
It was without a doubt the highest-quality theater work I've seen so far from the
MCLA theater groups, and definitely worthy of an extended run -- and with
stepped-up publicity efforts. Also worthy of better miking for the actors;
the biggest drawback to the show was that in singing, often the voices
wouldn't carry over the band and/or the chorus -- both of which were top
rate!!

Do you know of a way that I could encourage an extended run to happen? Or a
"revival" at some point? "Urinetown" is a favorite of mine and Howard's and
we went into it with trepidation. Instead we were thrilled.

more praise for urinetown
this time in an email

thank you all for the support

peace

messages

here r some comments
people have left 4 me
a great weekend
thank u all
i hope to return 2 the stage

peace


Greetings!!!
I just wanted to extend my Congratulations to those members of the Cast and Crew of Urinetown who reside in Berkshire Towers. You all did an amazing job, and I was highly impressed with the performance!!!
Congrats on a job well done!!!
Lyndsay

nice job!! --julie a

loooooved it! :) you were my favorite character in the whole play. pinkie swear!
oh god, after the day I had, urinetown was a god send. sooo funny. and I just loved seeing you and Geary perform. you two are just so delightful on the stage :) --amanda r

awesome job again on the show! i was totally impressed with you...and ask larissa...thats hard to do!!!xoxo -- andrea

final curtain

urinetown is over
the set has come down
the costumes have been put away
the theatre is now dark

to perform is a high
the crowds each night
the laughs
the cheers
they move you

the hard work
it pays off in the end

so many memories
friendships
an experience

each night was different
better

my family came
they liked it

i dont want it to be over
but it is
thanks for the memories

gah gah poof
peace

urinetown cast

urinetown

spring

opening night

2night we open
urinetown the musical
4 nights
3 months of learning it
now we get to perform
an audience 2night
i cant wait

gah gah poof
bing
bang
boom

here we go
peace

Missing Boy Scout Found Alive

"There are a lot of smiling people standing around me here at the command post and a lot of rescuers and folks who are very pleased to hear this news," ranger Tina White said. "We were focusing more heavily on that 35 different segments of area where we thought he had the highest probability of being and maybe that's what paid off."

cbs news report
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/topstories_story_079081518.html

fipp

scary i know
me with my makeup
senator fipp
urinetown
march 21-24

peace

You're in for a good show

Harlequin, MCLA's student-run musical theater club, will present Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis's "Urinetown: The Musical," winner of three Tony Awards. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on March 21st through March 24th. All performances will be held in the Venable Theater. Tickets are free and can be reserved by calling the MCLA Theatre box office at (413) 662-5123.

The idea for "Urinetown" was born in the spring of 1995 when Greg Kotis, traveling in Europe, encountered pay-per-use toilets at the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. It was then that the musical's central idea hit him: a Gotham-like city where all the toilets were controlled by a greedy, crooked corporation with no concern for the poor, bladder-oppressed masses.

According to Kotis, the show "was created in a spirit of defiance against what's typically offered up as stage worthy in America today." The show parodies many popular musicals and theater conventions and offers social commentary about the American economy, the division between rich and poor and the abuse of the environment.

2 much

there is too much work
before the show
we open on wednesday
my costume is done
it is stunning
to say the least

the weather this week
perfect
now it is snowing
cold
bitterly
wet
i hate the snow
after being 65

happy st. patricks day
may the luck be with you
have some cabbage
corned beef
a little ale
if u so desire

i am going to make a video
post pictures
of urinetown
for those who cant attend

thank you 4 all the support
ill break a leg

4, 3, 2, 1

march 17
4 years
we have been in iraq

4 days
until opening week

regis
triple bi-pass
so scary
75 years old
it must be done he says

2 days of beautiful
warm
sunny
blue skies

less than 1 week
showtime is now
we sing
dance
do it again
and again
until it is right

tonight i was solid
i have made great progress
my acting has grown
keep up the good work
all words from the director

the set is coming along
the costumes too

life is full
music
dancing
smiles
lines
acting

the show is coming
no stopping now
cant stop
no turning back

im ready
for my debut
name in lights

this is urinetown
always has been urinetown
on with the show

2

2 weeks till opening night
what is urinetown?

grey

urinetown is coming
quicker everyday

we run the show
i forget my lines
the show goes on

my character
is strange
i still havent found him

spring break is coming
friday
i am staying here
working on the show

this has been amazing for me
a release
a new day

i always wanted to act
but never got the chance
but to be someone else is hard

i am not an actor
i am myself
show up
listen
talk
interact with humans
not a fake person
dreamed up by a writer

i watch regis
rosie
others too
and see what they do
why they are successful
they listen
tell stories
are honest
funny
connect with humans

i watch
study
learn
they are the masters
i am the student

i will continue to act
but never for money
only for fun

i watched infamous
a movie about capote
a man i find interesting
all from in cold blood
my favorite book
a true story
he worked hard on
i am reading breakfast at tiffanys
amazing work

the weekend is over
where does time go
i wish i had the answers

i paint
make art
thoughts on canvas
stacks everywhere
unfinished
or just plan hidden away
i hang some
but others stay lost
a word
phrase
picture
story
capturing my heart
i am going to start to share

let the light in
peace

eagle street

art

get a book

paint the page

find a picture

wallet size

tape it to the page

release

breathe

make art

not war

peace