Dreaming of You and Me by Kristy Tate

Author:Kristy Tate [Tate, Kristy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kristy Tate
Published: 2018-07-15T22:00:00+00:00

BY THE END OF THE NEXT week, Nora had selected prepared the script for the school play and had come up with a list of parts for the girls. Now, she waited for Chelsea to arrive while a passel of her students rehearsed lines in the green room behind the stage. Nora wondered if she was almost as nervous as the girls. She bolted from her chair when the door cracked open and Chelsea walked in.

Even with her hair tied up in a messy knot and wearing a plain black tee and black leggings, Chelsea still looked gorgeous. Nora launched into her arms and gave her a swift, hard hug. “I’m so glad to see you!” She pulled away but kept ahold of both of Chelsea’s hands. “Thanks so much for doing this for me!”

“Hey, it’s for me, too.”

“Shh.” Nora looked around. “No one knows I’m paying you. I want to keep it that way.”

“You’re not paying me; Apex is making a donation to The Ventura Children’s Theatre.”

Nora nodded. “I’m happy to do that.”

“But is Apex? Who is even running Apex now?”

Panicky questions fluttered through Nora’s mind. “What do you mean? Blake is running Apex, right?”

Chelsea lifted a quizzical eyebrow. “If you say so.”

Should she call Blake? A picture of Teddy flitted through her mind. No. Just no.

Nora settled in a black plastic chair behind a table where she had a stack of the play scripts. “Okay, like I was telling you, because it’s an all-girls school, I had to find something where the characters aren’t gendered specific.”

Chelsea leaned her butt against the table. “That’s why you chose Alice in Wonderland.”

“Right. Anyone can be a cat or a rabbit. Also, we can throw in a lot of creatures. Ideally, I would love to give everyone who wants to participate a part, even if that means people only get one line.”

“Except for Alice, of course,” Chelsea said.

“Right.” Nora nodded and tapped the script with her pencil.

“I’m here to here to help you pick out an Alice.”

Nora had a pretty good idea who should probably be Alice. Megan Miller, a senior, was not only the only child of famous actors, she also looked the part. Nora’s frown deepened.

“Let’s just see,” Chelsea said. “Maybe the muse will speak to us.” She came around and pulled out the chair beside Nora and sat down.

“I’ve divided the auditions into three segments. There’s the lines, singing, and dancing.” Nora inhaled. “But really, there’s a lot more than just acting or musical talent. We also need girls who are dependable, trustworthy, and easy to get along with.”

“That’s not as easy to quantify.”

“Exactly. I have a few ideas and guesses because every girl in this school has to take one of my classes.” She propped her elbows on the table. “I’d really like to see a few of the wallflowers take the stage. Sadly, those are the girls who are the least likely to even audition.”

Chelsea nodded. “Sadly,” she repeated Nora’s word, “the theater tends to draw out divas.

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