As I write this, I am STILL a bit trembly and amazed by what happened last night, so here's the scoop:

I've been writing a musical called "I Hate Musicals!" off and on since 2002. It was more or less complete in early 2008, and I presented it at my local community theatre's Play Day (the event where they select the next season's plays by showing little snippets of each and allowing the membership to vote on their favorites- the top 6 are usually selected). I wasn't in the running, but generated a lot of interest. Well, after that, I wrote a few more scenes, and four more songs, making it a 16-song show with a full-length running time. I worked with friends to edit it and get it polished up for this year's Play Day. My show got the biggest laughs of all 14 shows presented, 8 of which were competing musicals.

The end result? I came in at number 5 of the 6 selected plays, meaning unless they can come up with a really good reason and I can't rebut it, I'm going to be putting on my very own musical of my own writing in 2010!

Add to this the fact that I will be putting this very show on for a weekend as a kind of workshop May 1st and 2nd of this year, and you've got one VERY happy artist! I'll be creating the poster for it, and when I get it done, I'll put it up here. For a gal who has talents in way too many different creative outlets, this is pure heaven!

If you're close to the Mount Vernon/Anacortes, Washington area, message me and I'll give you the details, because you can bet this is a show very worth seeing!

~Amanda, the ecstatic artist!