scout (in the original), walks home dressed as a ham.
—
I was cast to play scout
in a scene from ‘to kill a mockingbird’
as a favor for my friend
who was in an oral interpretation class
during her later in life college days.
the scene was the one
where scout was dressed as a ham
walking home through the woods
and the victim of an unknown attacker.
as I’m an incredibly horrible actress
I double-checked to see if she was sure
about wanting me for the role.
she was desperate and had no one else
so I was perfect, and was in!
she also cast my boyfriend at the time
as my brother
and our about to deliver a baby any second friend
as the narrator
that was it.
the only actors in the scene.
we were the holy trinity of non-talent.
one important thing that I needed to know
in spite of knowing my few lines
to be delivered in a frantic southern accent
with lots of screaming and thrashing movements
was that my attacker was not going to actually exist on stage
it was all interpretive
I had to imagine and act
like I was being attacked
as I wrestled with my invisible assailant.
at last the big day finally arrived
the curtain rose
I drawled and shrieked out my part
rolling around, slamming into the walls
and fighting my attacker who did not exist
all while dressed in my ham costume.
once it was over
we all took our bows
happy when the curtain finally went down.
after, I asked my friend’s husband,
(who was kind enough to have been in the audience
so we would be sure to have someone who clapped)
what he thought of my performance
and while his review was not exactly as expected
it was probably right on the mark:
‘you were like a cat in heat!’
my friend got an ‘a’ on the project.
—
“drama starts where logic ends.”
-ram charan
—
image credits: ‘to kill a mockingbird’ -universal pictures
I’m truly laughing, over here in Geelong, such well told hilarious story…. “cat in heat” you made quite an impression…. and a wonderful positive, your friend got an “A”
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there you go, a win-win )
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Must have been something to behold. 😃😂
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oh, it was something…..)
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😀👏
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So funny! I’m glad it all worked out. 🙂
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Me too!
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You really do know how to ham it up, don’t you?
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I really was a ham
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So funny dressed as a ham and acting like a cat in heat. That’s funny!
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That’s a typical day
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😀 😀
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When asked about your acting experience, Beth, you can honestly answer “I was a ham.”
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Absolutely!
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Here’s to the ham in all of us!
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Yes, yes!
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New concept: a ham thrashing about. I like it!
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Who knew?
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Oh so funnily (is that a word?) said 😀
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I like that word
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This is HILARIOUS….. I can so see the scene – and then that comment! har har har….. 😉
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I know!)))
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It seems like you need to recreate this next year for Halloween; I’m sure your school kids would love it!
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Hahahahaha
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and Happy Birthday!
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Thanks!
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Scout: “Pass the damn ham!” loved that line at the time! this is so cute!
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))
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Love those kinds of memories…hahahahaha…so much fun.
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Lots!)
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I laughed until I lost my breath! PLEASE tell me there is a picture, video SOMETHING!!!
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there was a video somewhere, that her husband had, and have not seen it in many years, luckily ))
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Oh it needs sought out!!!!!! 😉
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probably lost by now. (fingers crossed ))
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This is so funny. 🙂
“we were the holy trinity of non-talent”
I love that!
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thanks, lily –
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I so enjoyed this story, Beth. I remember the scene in the movie vividly, so I could envision your whole acting part. 🙂
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Thanks, Jennie. I’m sure mine was quite a different interpretation but at least you are familiar with the scene so you know what I was going for)
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Exactly!
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That’s funny! What a great book that is.
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it is one of my favs
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Love it!
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Thanks !
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