The Pajama Game

*Found in the depths of my TA folder. Added a few details*

The Pajama Game is the game we're in and we're proud to be in the Pajama Game, we love it! 

The past few weeks have been a mixture of things. We've had our ups and inevitably in the painstaking process of putting on a musical, we've had our downs. But through the hardships, we've found a way plow through the stress and BOOM, resulted with a colorful, spectacular musical (in my opinion at least).

The Pajama Game is set in the 1950s, in a time of 'economic upheaval' and 'governmental chaos.' The plot of the musical thickens with mawkish, cheesy love story between the foreman of the factory, Sid, and the president of the grievance committee, Babe. They experience a clash between their work positions; Babe desires a 7 and a half cent raise whilst Sid must keep the factory running smoothly.

I had the pleasure of playing Mr. Hines, the time keeper of the factory. This 'job' or role was quite an interesting one. I found many parallels between him and El Fayoumy - they're both loud. Well I guess that's pretty much it. They're both loud. They both exhibited zaniness in their character and were pretty entertaining to play. I guess I had to face a few obstacles in the characterization of Mr. Hines. He is stern yet fragile. I had trouble finding the correct equilibrium between serious and humorous at times and could not discern between what seemed funny and what seemed serious. It was probably one of the most fun roles I've played thus far in my acting career. 

Overall, the musical was a mammoth success. The stage, the lighting, the acting, the music in the end was an immense product! :D