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Ever had a character that won't leave?

Post by Justin D. »

A couple weeks ago in a Maestro show, I was in a Good, Bad, and Worse Advice scene. I played the worse advice slot and did it as five-year-old Timmy. My main lines were "I had tater tots for lunch", "Hello!", and "Jello!"

Ever since then, I keep pretending to be Timmy and I don't mean when I'm on stage or in rehearsal. Sometimes, I'm driving home from work and talk as Timmy about how I like to mix mustard and ketchup when I eat my tater tots.

Ever had a character that stayed with you long after you left the stage the first time you played him or her?
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Post by Aden »

Yeah. Her name is Aden. I can't seem to shake her.
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When alone I stare into mirrors and become a grizzled old man.

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Aden wrote:Yeah. Her name is Aden. I can't seem to shake her.
OMG! Me too!
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Aden wrote:Yeah. Her name is Aden. I can't seem to shake her.
I meant good characters.
NoahV wrote:When alone I stare into mirrors and become a grizzled old man.
Are you the son of Dorian Gray. Or are you Dorian Gray himself?

Dun dun dunnnnn!
vine311 wrote:
Aden wrote:Yeah. Her name is Aden. I can't seem to shake her.
OMG! Me too!
I love that character!
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Justin D. wrote:
Aden wrote:Yeah. Her name is Aden. I can't seem to shake her.
I meant good characters.
:(
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Aden wrote:
Justin D. wrote:
Aden wrote:Yeah. Her name is Aden. I can't seem to shake her.
I meant good characters.
:(
Yes, but look what I said to Jason.
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Post by Jessica »

I really liked Timmy, I think you should stick with that one.

My clown character: Penelope Foolish often jumps out at unpredictable times. But people seem to like her, so I don't mind.
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Post by Asaf »

My old jew is a fallback character.

Culturally, it is just instinctual.
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Sassy Grandma has a booty that won't quit.

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Post by bilbo »

the summer after college i lived in seaside, florida and helped found spf7. one night we did an "airport" long-form format. (we actually utilized something that i wish more people in austin were into - character diagramming and costuming). anyhow, i guess it has something to do with Timmys since the character i played was Timmy who was flying to see his grandma and was a big boy all by hisself. about 45 minutes after the show it took someone at the table shaking me to get me to snap out of it. trust me, chicks LOVE when guys at bars act like five year olds.
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Post by Zach »

Omega Cai rules!!!!


This may only make sense to Justin and Aden.

and devoted viewers of Sacre Bleu.
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Zach wrote:Omega Cai rules!!!!


This may only make sense to Justin and Aden.

and devoted viewers of Sacre Bleu.
Skip Larson rules. He's so hardcore, he's in Omega Cai and Delta Cai.

Post by eric a. garcia »

Justin D. wrote:
Zach wrote:Omega Cai rules!!!!


This may only make sense to Justin and Aden.

and devoted viewers of Sacre Bleu.
Skip Larson rules. He's so hardcore, he's in Omega Cai and Delta Cai.
Skip Larson also has a spelling problem...Delta Chi
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Post by Dave »

eric a. garcia wrote:
Justin D. wrote:
Zach wrote:Omega Cai rules!!!!


This may only make sense to Justin and Aden.

and devoted viewers of Sacre Bleu.
Skip Larson rules. He's so hardcore, he's in Omega Cai and Delta Cai.
Skip Larson also has a spelling problem...Delta Chi
for the record dave buckman and ashton kutcher are also delta chi
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