One of the things that I really love about this production is that I get to fake smoke in it!!  Yes. I'm really actually excited, and for a whole host of reasons: one of which is that while I like being onstage, my hands seem to hate it and always rebel by getting fidgety. But they feel like the world is their oyster holding that fake cig.  So, check! That problem is solved.  Now I just have to work on the "arm thing" Peyton told me about...essentially it's sorta the human equivalent to T-Rex arms.  I guess I keep my elbows kinda locked in at my sides and just flap my forearms about ineffectually, just like a T-Rex minus the clawed hands. Yep. It looks as cool as it sounds. 

Anyway, I digress. Fake smoking is awesome reason number 2: I don't smoke in real life, have never done it and get kinda complainy when people get smoke on me. Nor have I ever done it onstage, but I think it looks so cool in movies and onstage. I know it is not PC to say, but notice I wrote in movies/plays.  My feelings for it in real life are much more 'not so much', because of the awful smoky smell I mentioned and the yellow teeth thing; I own a Sonicare, the BMW of toothbrushes, and stained teeth are its nemesis. 

Reason number 3: I wrote that I could fake smoke on my resume--my acting resume not my work one (jobs don't consider it a 'skill"), even though I had never done it before!  Why you ask?? Because I knew I would be so fantastic at it, and I AM!!!  But feel free to come to the show and form your own opinion; however, if you think I'm terrible, keep your opinions to yourself because I can't have you ruining my creative process!!!!  I'm kidding naturally, feel free to tell any out of state family all about it.

Submitted by Brooke Casanova, Crimes Cast Member ("Meg Magrath")