I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Katrina's Point of View-
I stood up climbing over Abed's legs watching him mess with the camcorder a little as I started running down the stairs to the man standing to the side of the table handing him my headshots/resumes then ran up the stairs to be on the stage.
"You may begin Ms. Hughes." The guy said, I took a deep breath looking up at where I was sitting seeing Jeff leaning back relaxed, Abed was leant forward anxiously with the camcorder with the red light staring back at me. I took a deep breath before I started my monologue
"I confess
Here on my knee before high heaven and you,
That before you, and next unto high heaven,
I love your son.
My friends are poor but honest; so's my love.
Be not offended, for it hurts not him
That he is loved of me. I follow him not
By any token of presumptuous suit,
Nor would I have him till I do deserve him;
Yet never know how that desert should be.
I know I love in vain, strive against hope;
Yet in this captious and intensible sieve
I still pour in the waters of my love
And lack not to lose still. Thus, Indian-like,
Religious in mine error, I adore
The sun that looks upon his worshipper
But knows of him no more. My dearest madam,
Let not your hate encounter with my love,
For loving where you do; but if yourself,
Whose aged honor cites a virtuous youth,
Did ever in so true a flame of liking,
Wish chastely and love dearly, that your Dian
Was both herself and Love, O, then give pity
To her whose state is such that cannot choose
But lend and give where she is sure to lose;
That seeks not to find that her search implies,
But, riddle-like, lives sweetly where she dies." I said acting it the way I did in front of Abed, I looked up at Abed and he was smiling givng me a thumbs up.
"Good job Katrina, that was a good pick of a monologue, it fit you good. Can you do a little bit of a read through with Jason?" The female at the end of the opposing end of the table asked.
"Yeah, sure." I said looking over seeing Jason walking up onto the stage handing me a book, it was Romeo and Juliet.
"Start on page 80 for us, with Jason's line perhaps." The female said as she slid her glasses back on her face, we both nodded.
"He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
It is my lady, O, it is my love!
O, that she knew she were!
She speaks yet she says nothing: what of that?
Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks:
Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,
Having some business, do entreat her eyes
To twinkle in their spheres till they return.
What if her eyes were there, they in her head?
The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars,
As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night.
See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand!
O, that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!" He said acting it out, I was glancing between him and my book trying to remember my lines that were coming up and trying to pay attention to what he was doing, the first one was the easiest.
"Ay, me." I said trying to match his acting style.
"She speaks:
O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head
As is a winged messenger of heaven
Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes
Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him
When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds
And sails upon the bosom of the air." He said.
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet." I said not using the book and acting it out with him following his lead.
"Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?" He said.
"'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself." I said turning around to face the opposing way a tad when he spun me around to face him again.
"I take thee at thy word:
Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo." He said lifting my chin up with his forefinger.
"What man art thou that thus bescreen'd in night
So stumblest on my counsel?" I said looking into his eyes.
"By a name
I know not how to tell thee who I am:
My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself,
Because it is an enemy to thee;
Had I it written, I would tear the word." He said.
"My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words
Of that tongue's utterance, yet I know the sound:
Art thou not Romeo and a Montague?" I said.
"Neither, fair saint, if either thee dislike." He said
"How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?
The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,
And the place death, considering who thou art,
If any of my kinsmen find thee here." I said waiting for them to stop us anytime soon.
"With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls;
For stony limits cannot hold love out,
And what love can do that dares love attempt;
Therefore thy kinsmen are no let to me." He said.
"If they do see thee, they will murder thee." I said.
"Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye
Than twenty of their swords: look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity." He said.
"I would not for the world they saw thee here." I said.
"I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight;
And but thou love me, let them find me here:
My life were better ended by their hate,
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love." He said.
"By whose direction found'st thou out this place?" I said.
"By love, who first did prompt me to inquire;
He lent me counsel and I lent him eyes.
I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far
As that vast shore wash'd with the farthest sea,
I would adventure for such merchandise." He said.
"Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face,
Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek
For that which thou hast heard me speak to-night
Fain would I dwell on form, fain, fain deny
What I have spoke: but farewell compliment!
Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say 'Ay,'
And I will take thy word: yet if thou swear'st,
Thou mayst prove false; at lovers' perjuries
Then say, Jove laughs. O gentle Romeo,
If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully:
Or if thou think'st I am too quickly won,
I'll frown and be perverse an say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo; but else, not for the world.
In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond,
And therefore thou mayst think my 'havior light:
But trust me, gentleman, I'll prove more true
Than those that have more cunning to be strange.
I should have been more strange, I must confess,
But that thou overheard'st, ere I was ware,
My true love's passion: therefore pardon me,
And not impute this yielding to light love,
Which the dark night hath so discovered." I said
"Lady, by yonder blessed moon I swear
That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops--" He said.
"O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon,
That monthly changes in her circled orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable." I said.
"What shall I swear by?" He said.
"Do not swear at all;
Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the god of my idolatry,
And I'll believe thee." I said.
"If my heart's dear love--" He said.
"Well, do not swear: although I joy in thee,
I have no joy of this contract to-night:
It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
Ere one can say 'It lightens.' Sweet, good night!
This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath,
May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
Good night, good night! as sweet repose and rest
Come to thy heart as that within my breast!" I said.
"O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?" He said.
"What satisfaction canst thou have to-night?" I said.
"The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine." He said.
"I gave thee mine before thou didst request it:
And yet I would it were to give again." I said.
"Wouldst thou withdraw it? for what purpose, love?" He said.
"But to be frank, and give it thee again.
And yet I wish but for the thing I have:
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
I hear some noise within; dear love, adieu!
Anon, good nurse! Sweet Montague, be true.
Stay but a little, I will come again." I said pretending to leave since it said I did in the book.
"Perfect!" The female said as the three of them applauded me and Jason.
"We will defiantly call you within the next couple of days." The male said.
"Thank you." I said smiling ear to ear, I handed Jason the book and he escorted me off the stage holding his hand out helping me down the stairs. I excitedly walked, more like jogged back up to where Abed and Jeff were sitting, Abed pulled me into a big hug and gave me a light kiss on the lips.
"That was amazing." Abed said.
"You record it?" I asked.
"Yep, I need everyones audition that's going to be in my films on tape." Abed said.
"Good job, now can we go get some food, I'm hungry." Jeff said, Abed and I just gave him this dirty look, "What?" Jeff said.
"Yes, let's go get some food." I said as Abed grasped my hand with his as we walked up the couple of steps and went through the door to the lobby. "Seriously, how did I do?"
"Good, obviously they liked you if they had you rehearse with Jason." Abed said.
"That could be just because they wanted to see how I would interact with another actor and/or how fast I can pick up on a script, because let's face it, anything Shakespeare is hard to do on the spot." I said as Abed pulled open the other door holding it open for Jeff and I.
"But, they said they will give you a call." Jeff said.
"Doesn't mean they will." I said.
"Even if they don't, I think you did amazing." Abed said, I turned to look at him smiling and he was really a great guy.
"Thanks." I said blushing a tad.
"You two are really too cute, I might just have to gag." Jeff said as he pulled out his phone, "I need to capture this, picture." Jeff said as Abed wrapped his arm around my waist resting it on my hip, and I wrapped both my arms around his neck. "Now with me." Jeff said jumping in between us, we crowded him snapping a photo.
"Where do you want to go eat Jeff?" I asked.
"I thought you two had to go shopping?" Jeff asked.
"We do, but you wanted to go eat." I said.
"I can eat at McDonalds, you guys were going to Wal-Mart right?" Jeff said.
"Yeah, McDonalds has the dollar menu." Abed said as he regrasped my hand interlacing our fingers as we walked around the corner into the parking lot and to my Beetle.
"Alrighty then." I said as I unlocked the doors and climbed in.