Category Archives: Theater

Oct13

OctPoWriMo2021 Day 13: West Side Story

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Today’s prompt is theater.

The_Shark_girls_extol_the_virtues_of_America — From the 2007 Portland Center Stage Production of West Side Story, “America.”

West Side Story 

somewhere in the wings
my son awaits his cue
his heartbeat audible to himself
out of sync with 
the latin music
the band plays

when he signed up for
the high school musical
he looked forward to acting
not knowing he’d be expected to dance

his partner’s full skirt rustles
as she wonders
will he lift me
will he drop me
or will fear so paralyze him
that I never leave the floor

the moment comes
adrenalin kicks in
he twirls the girl
and raises her to new heights
amazing even himself

after the show
his former middle school drama coaches
congratulate him on his performance
and he bursts into tears

©ARHuelsenbeck

Jun27

#ALP: Broadway

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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What’s your favorite musical? Hamilton? South Pacific? Lion King? Hello, Dolly? Did you ever perform in a musical? If you were to write a musical, what would the plot be? What style of music? What would the dancers’ costumes be like? Minimalist sets, or lavish scenery?

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Jun16

#ALP: Disaster

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? Earthquake, flood, tornado, volcanic eruption, wildfire? Did you ever have something turn out differently than you’d planned, and not for the better? Bad hair day, open mic bomb, student teaching observation?

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