I’m No Actress

@DianneN (247186)
United States
March 10, 2023 9:16am CST
Our little theater sends me emails all year to ask if I would be interested in auditioning for parts in community plays, or to help with lighting, stage sets, etc… I can’t sing, dance, or act, and would rather see a play than work on one. Tonight, hubs and I are going out to dinner and seeing, yet again, “Dial M for Murder.” We’ve seen it performed many times before in other venues. It’s a favorite and should be fun. It’s a first since the pandemic. We will wear our masks, because when we stopped at the box office last month, the director was out with Covid .
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@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Mar 23
Covid is still kicking us, dammmit. I too wear my mask when I go shopping etc. I hope the play will be well performed and if not then very funny.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I'm glad to hear you still wear a mask in public. Not many do here Thank you! I'm sure we will enjoy it very much. They use "real" actors for the major roles.
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@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Mar 23
It's the same here, people have become too relaxed about the dangers of Covid ..... I've heard the argument that goes like this 'I got my vaccination so I'm protected' which I've noticed doesn't actually protect you but it may help reduce the affects of covid if you catch it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@rebelann And I've heard people say they have had covid, so they are protected.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50188)
• United States
10 Mar 23
Enjoy your night out. Sounds like fun.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50188)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@DianneN I look forward to hearing about it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@Tampa_girl7 Thanks, but I probably won't have much to say about it unless something strongly unusual happens there. Tomorrow we are having hurricane windows and doors installed. That should be interesting and noisy!
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
Thanks, Marie. It will be a different Friday date night
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
10 Mar 23
I love “Dial M for Murder”, I know you will enjoy your evening. It is safer to wear a mask, I know that we still have many people sick with Covid here.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
10 Mar 23
@DianneN - I see many people coughing and sneezing. May be it's the pollen, I do not care , I do not want to be close to them without wearing a mask I fear that on stage you would be asked to remove your mask
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
TWINS again! Thank you. It's a nice way to spend Friday Datenight, too. We decided to eat in an outdoor restaurant. There are too many people who don't wear masks, have the flu, or whatever for me to feel comfortable around them. I suppose if I was acting on stage, they wouldn't allow me to wear a mask
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@LadyDuck I always used to hear people coughing and sneezing in the theaters, etc. before the pandemic. It nauseated me then, and now, triple ewwwwww! Another good reason not to be an actress IF they ever hired me
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• Eugene, Oregon
10 Mar 23
Good idea to wear those masks. I always sort of wanted to act, so at age 40, I finally tried it and loved it. I did three or four shows, one a year and always got large parts. It does take a lot of time though, rehearsals, memorizing, sometime nine or more performances. Nowadays, I like to do extras acting for movies/tv shows filmed mostly in Portland. It's usually one day, no lines, and I get to stay over at my daughter's house.
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• Eugene, Oregon
11 Mar 23
@DianneN Just have to let "self" go.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic I can only do that in sports. lol Perhaps I can do it in a small play some day.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
I remember your love of acting. I loved modeling and commentating, but acting is just something I can't do. I've even given speeches to large groups. Go figure???
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
10 Mar 23
It's better to wear mask and stay safe.hope You enjoy your time. I still wear mask when I go out some people look at me strange but my safety is important to me
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I feel the same way. They can look all they want. Plus, it saves me from wearing lipstick
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@MasGion (1832)
• Malang, Indonesia
10 Mar 23
happy have fun and keep safe with your mask. I am still wear mask in my office work and in public area. even though the mask policy is gone, still be careful
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
Good for you! No one seems to wear a mask here anymore, but I try to avoid those people and sanitize like a madwoman
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@MasGion Exactly
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@MasGion (1832)
• Malang, Indonesia
10 Mar 23
@DianneN better to be madwoman but will still alive....
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@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Mar 23
Will Covid ever die off? Nice, we can enjoy such outings again.
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@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Mar 23
@DianneN ..........That's the percentage of people who follow the rules.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
I don't believe it will. We and the couple who sat next to us were the only people in the entire theater wearing masks.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
@celticeagle Exactly! And those are the ones in Floriduh who vote for DuhSantis and tRump.
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@much2say (55537)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Mar 23
We have not gone to see a movie or show because of covid - still haven't. Hope you enjoyed your outing !
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@much2say (55537)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Mar 23
@DianneN We always still wear masks too . . . many (most) people here don't wear them anymore .
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Mar 23
We did, thanks! The couple who sat next to us was the only one besides us wearing masks. Such fools in FloriDUH!
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I hope you both enjoy the date night. Just be careful. I'd rather neither of you get sick.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
Thanks and thanks again. lol We always try to be careful, especially down here
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@DianneN You're always welcome. You never know what "Florida man and Florida woman" might have planned for you.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil The only people wearing masks in the theater besides me and hubs were the couple sitting right next to us. How about that!?!
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@rakski (122148)
• Philippines
10 Mar 23
You look beautiful to be an actress Dianne. Yes, wear a mask. It is better safe than sick
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@rakski (122148)
• Philippines
11 Mar 23
@DianneN again, it is better safe than be sick
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
Awww, thank you! Hubs and I , and the couple sitting right next to us, were the only ones in the entire theater wearing masks.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
@rakski I agree and don’t care what people think. Let them think I have covid and social distance from me
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@sallypup (60976)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Mar 23
I hope you and your hubs have a fabulous time. Plays are such fun. You help the theater enormously by buying tickets.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
It was a very well done play and quite enjoyable. I also did a survey with a woman to help get financing for future productions.
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@sallypup (60976)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Mar 23
@DianneN I'm glad all the way round. Hubby and I bought play tickets for White Christmas last December but he ended up being too ill to go.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
@sallypup I'm so sorry. Sometimes we have to return our tickets due to one thing or the other.
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@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 23
Oh, that sounds like fun!
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@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 23
@DianneN Stabbing some fella who is trying to murder you with a telephone cord? Are YOU the gremlin who keeps stealing my scissors?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
It was wonderful! Wish I could be doing that right this minute.
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@LindaOHio (177898)
• United States
13 Mar 23
I would love to act in a play (I'm a Thespian) or work behind the scenes. That would be so much fun. I hope you enjoyed the play.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Mar 23
I'm just part of the audience who appreciates a good show. Thanks!
@MarieCoyle (37182)
12 Mar 23
I used to get to theaters and plays from time to time, haven't been since the pandemic started. We always enjoyed the ''Fabulous Fox'' theater in St. Louis, but haven't been in a long time now. I hope you have a lot of fun!
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@MarieCoyle (37182)
12 Mar 23
@DianneN I wear a mask. So does my son. We are basically trying to keep welll, and take care not to give each other anything at this point. We've come way too far in this journey to go down without a fight. Good for you, wearing a mask and being proactive.
@shaggin (72115)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I hope you enjoy watching it at this venue. I’m not sure I’d want to watch it performed more then once I think I would just critique it the whole time in my head.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
It was a wonderful play and very well done. Seeing plays in different venues are always so different and magical. We've seen Phantom of the Opera so many times and each was almost as good as the first. lol
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@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
11 Mar 23
Enjoy , have fun!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
It was an awesome play and thanks so much
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@jstory07 (139544)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 Mar 23
I want to see that play. The last play we went to was Lion King. Did you see it. It was really nice.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Mar 23
It was very well done and the set was beautiful. Yes, we saw The Lion King in Toronto when we were on a vacation there. That was a wonderful play, too.
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@wolfgirl569 (105884)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Mar 23
Have a good time
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
Thanks! The play was awesome!
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@RasmaSandra (79687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Mar 23
I hope you enjoy the play. I have the video of the movie with Grace Kelly. I enjoyed dancing and singing in the chorus of two musicals my high school put on, In my junior year it was Anything Goes and in my senior year it was Pajama Game,
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
It was very well done, but the acting could never top the one with Grace Kelly in it. Good for you!
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@JudyEv (339496)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Mar 23
We're going to a concert tonight but I don't think there will be too many masks around.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
If it's outdoors, then no problem. Hubs and I, and the couple sitting next to us, were the only mask wearers in the entire theater! Didn't bother us a bit.
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