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Say it with me: Acting is not therapy and this book shouldn’t be treating it as such. Oh my god

Maybe the director wouldn’t be so frustrated if he hadn’t hired a high schooler with no professional experience whatsoever

Considering casting a random high schooler in an off-Broadway play because the original actor, a bonafide celebrity, got kicked out is crazy work.

There had better be a discussion about this somewhere coming up because August does NOT deserve that opportunity, they have done literally nothing of note so far and have next to zero experience.

“It’s my first time singing my solo in front of everyone.”

At tech week!? This is *painful*

A two week rehearsal process for a full cast musical and they’re only using the stage for the first time for tech.

You ever read a book where it’s abundantly clear the author has no experience with the thing they’re talking about?

I think what I find so off-putting about this book is the massive amount of privilege at this school and how no one is acknowledging or pointing it out. McSmith is so quick to write these characters talking like a social justice textbook, but no one is talking about the nepotism and financial privilege allowing every person at this school to be there in the first place.

Yeah I kind of hate all these characters.

Anna is insufferable and if she’s a main player we’re going to have a problem