WEBVTT - Inheriting a circus 0:00:03.560 --> 0:00:08.560 Welcome back to not just another episode of Alchemy this 0:00:08.680 --> 0:00:11.600 I'm your host, Kevin Pollock. Yes that Kevin Pollock. No, no, 0:00:11.640 --> 0:00:15.440 not to worry. That crunching sound is me. Yeah. Little 0:00:15.480 --> 0:00:18.640 comedy tip for y'all if you want to feel funny, 0:00:19.560 --> 0:00:22.200 um as you're putting on your shoes, pouring some cat 0:00:22.320 --> 0:00:25.160 and crunch No no, thank me later, but I digress. 0:00:25.480 --> 0:00:28.240 Let's meet to Rakahawi no particular order. Let's quickly check 0:00:28.280 --> 0:00:31.800 in with Craig Kokowski for his two start of summer review. Ka, 0:00:33.520 --> 0:00:39.240 Memorial Day has happened. Uh you can wear white, gentlemen 0:00:39.520 --> 0:00:45.879 and and ladies. Summer is underway, and uh all you 0:00:46.120 --> 0:00:54.279 Leo's and uh Gemini's maybe out there getting ready to 0:00:54.280 --> 0:00:59.080 celebrate those birthdays. Get those gas grills and cold grills 0:00:59.120 --> 0:01:02.120 fired up because you're gonna be cooking in your yard. 0:01:02.560 --> 0:01:06.640 I've got a surfboard right here in my office, which 0:01:06.680 --> 0:01:09.640 is my wife's. There's a guitar also my wife's. I 0:01:09.720 --> 0:01:14.280 have no cool accoutrement uh in in the office. But 0:01:14.600 --> 0:01:17.200 but happy summer everyone. It feels like it's gonna be 0:01:17.240 --> 0:01:19.800 a good one. And I think the heat is going 0:01:19.840 --> 0:01:25.840 to kill the virus. And uh, I think we're just 0:01:25.880 --> 0:01:31.120 headed towards a happy and healthy autumn. Yes, thank you 0:01:31.200 --> 0:01:33.600 for that. The office you referred to as yours, is 0:01:33.640 --> 0:01:37.880 that also, Carlos. Yeah, it's more her office than mine. 0:01:38.640 --> 0:01:42.800 Just checking. Hey, there's cars Alvarado no longer high see. 0:01:43.280 --> 0:01:49.720 Care to shine some love on chef Marcos. I don't, 0:01:49.800 --> 0:01:52.480 I don't. I don't know. I don't know. I don't. 0:01:52.560 --> 0:01:54.680 I don't even know who that is. You're not watching 0:01:54.760 --> 0:01:58.520 Vote Deck Sailing yet, I'm not. Oh, oh my god, 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:03.520 all right, we're good, well and we'll stop. I'll tell you, 0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:06.120 I'll tell you where this began quickly, Kevin was sure 0:02:06.200 --> 0:02:08.000 enough it was the last season in the season before 0:02:08.080 --> 0:02:10.800 you said, oh, Jimmie and I are really into this season. 0:02:10.840 --> 0:02:12.720 I forget, I forget which one it was. It was 0:02:12.760 --> 0:02:15.239 just sailing. I didn't know there was an option. I 0:02:15.320 --> 0:02:20.480 was like, I'm not kidding. I was like, and then 0:02:20.480 --> 0:02:25.320 I just gonna faded away. Yeah. Yeah, we jumped back 0:02:25.320 --> 0:02:28.640 into Sailing Yacht after not enjoying the first season, and thankfully, 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:33.919 because the chef on this is arguably the best chef yet, 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:38.160 he's got a restaurant downtown carl mar Marlu that we're 0:02:38.200 --> 0:02:42.080 gonna go check out. Yeah, Chef Marcos, he's just beyond beyond. 0:02:42.880 --> 0:02:46.480 Brings the amazing cooking of course, and playing, but also 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:52.800 a personality and disposition. There's never been a not crazy chef, 0:02:52.880 --> 0:02:56.320 you know the right. Speaking of which, look out, it's 0:02:56.320 --> 0:03:03.120 smart Gagliardi time. What MG hammered, Yeah, you knew you 0:03:03.200 --> 0:03:08.840 were meant for show business when blank, When I walked 0:03:08.880 --> 0:03:12.240 on stage for the first time at five years old 0:03:12.919 --> 0:03:17.480 in a production of the Best Christmas Pageant ever? Uh, 0:03:18.280 --> 0:03:22.280 and did a bit and got a laugh? What was 0:03:22.320 --> 0:03:25.359 the what was the what was what we're calling a bit? 0:03:26.320 --> 0:03:28.440 I was playing? I was just a like a it's 0:03:28.480 --> 0:03:30.400 not an extra if you're in a play, right, you 0:03:30.400 --> 0:03:32.959 don't call him extras in place? It was an ensemble. 0:03:33.320 --> 0:03:36.160 I was ensemble. That's the word. I was in the ensemble. 0:03:36.200 --> 0:03:38.880 I was five, and I had I had just gotten 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:43.240 boxing gloves, uh, and I loved my boxing gloves. And 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:46.960 so they decided that my character was the little kid 0:03:46.960 --> 0:03:50.600 who was dressed like an angel but wore his boxing gloves. 0:03:50.840 --> 0:03:52.920 It was I walked out on stage and my boxing 0:03:52.960 --> 0:03:56.200 gloves and then the stage manager runs out and takes 0:03:56.240 --> 0:03:59.400 my boxing gloves off, and I stomped my way up 0:03:59.440 --> 0:04:02.000 into the risers where we're all gonna stand and sing. 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:05.160 And when I stomped away, stomp of stage, and I 0:04:05.240 --> 0:04:07.040 hear laughter from the audience and I turned around and 0:04:07.040 --> 0:04:12.400 I thought, oh, me like, yeah, me like, So that 0:04:12.480 --> 0:04:18.520 was where it all began. That's pretty awesome. I love that. Yeah. 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:21.560 And last but the return of Canker stories for you. 0:04:21.600 --> 0:04:24.120 If you think of leaves, it's James Heeney, Johnny Jim Jack. 0:04:24.680 --> 0:04:27.440 Tell us about your recent gig in San Diego, please, 0:04:27.839 --> 0:04:31.000 Oh my gosh. It was the most amazing experience. I 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:33.560 got to play the character of Ron Burgundy for the 0:04:33.640 --> 0:04:37.240 Rock and Roll Marathon, uh, and they liked me so much. 0:04:37.240 --> 0:04:39.239 In October they wanted me to come up for the expo. 0:04:39.760 --> 0:04:42.160 So I came for the expo and I was just 0:04:42.520 --> 0:04:45.280 the original person that was doing it. Lost the gigs. 0:04:45.279 --> 0:04:48.800 They booked something and just didn't give notice. But they 0:04:48.839 --> 0:04:52.240 just did lines from the movie and there's such inappropriate lines. 0:04:52.320 --> 0:04:54.760 I ended up improvising most of it, and I was 0:04:54.839 --> 0:04:59.400 fake interviewing people at the expo, and my favorite thing 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:01.159 was by the and they had a line of people 0:05:01.480 --> 0:05:03.960 that wanted me to interview with them with a fake 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:08.240 microphone as they were recording it on their phone. And 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:10.680 I can't believe I was paid to do something that 0:05:10.720 --> 0:05:13.240 I had so much fun performing. That is what we 0:05:13.360 --> 0:05:17.520 call righteous. Yeah, I'm so glad I asked. That's great 0:05:17.560 --> 0:05:20.719 to hear, and now let's do a damn show. All 0:05:20.760 --> 0:05:25.440 of our scene suggestions have been gathered from listener emails 0:05:25.560 --> 0:05:27.479 or from our patron v i P s. And we 0:05:27.600 --> 0:05:31.440 thank you all from all for your wanted what We 0:05:31.520 --> 0:05:34.560 thank you all for your wanted for wanting to be 0:05:34.640 --> 0:05:37.600 involved in the show geez, as well as supporting who 0:05:37.640 --> 0:05:44.440 wet this cry? You sure all right for supporting us 0:05:44.440 --> 0:05:47.559 to patriot. In fact, after some three episodes under our belts, 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:49.720 the time has in fact come to step away from 0:05:49.720 --> 0:05:51.840 this glory is fun. We must bid you all a 0:05:52.000 --> 0:05:55.920 grateful so long, not for well forever, but so long 0:05:56.000 --> 0:05:58.280 for now. New episodes will roll out to the end 0:05:58.279 --> 0:06:02.680 of this month of June too, I mentioned for those 0:06:02.760 --> 0:06:07.480 listening long after this date anyway, Thank you again, sincerely, 0:06:07.720 --> 0:06:12.159 if not lovingly, and now on with today's show. Scene 0:06:12.160 --> 0:06:15.120 one was sent in by patron v I P. Thomas Lawson, 0:06:16.000 --> 0:06:19.240 who wrote, Hi Alchemy Gang I get ideas every time 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:23.120 I listened to you work your magic scene suggestion inheriting 0:06:23.760 --> 0:06:31.520 a circus if you just sign here and here here, 0:06:31.560 --> 0:06:38.159 we just need your right here. Why Beauregard quiet? Now sit, 0:06:38.200 --> 0:06:40.240 I'll sit on your mat. Beauregard, sit on your mat 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:43.120 while mommy signs the signs the deed. Now sign right 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:46.440 here at the bottom. You're you're signing as the guardian 0:06:46.720 --> 0:06:49.920 for Beauregard. Well, yes, Beauregard is a dog, and how 0:06:50.000 --> 0:06:54.279 is a dog going to sign a thing? But it's 0:06:54.279 --> 0:06:56.760 a circus. It's a circus. Now I'm just I'm just 0:06:56.839 --> 0:07:00.320 the guardian. I'm just the guardian for Beauregard, signing right 0:07:00.400 --> 0:07:06.760 here for Beauregarded. Now he's the owner. Okay, congratulations, don't 0:07:06.760 --> 0:07:14.600 congratulate me. Congratulate Beauregard. Accuses Beauregard. Beauregard. Congrat congratulate Beauregard. Um, 0:07:15.280 --> 0:07:21.280 congratulations Beauregard. Yeah, I'm packing all my things. I don't 0:07:21.320 --> 0:07:24.360 think this circus thing is gonna be for me. The 0:07:24.400 --> 0:07:28.520 management changed this ridiculous city, passed it onto a dog. 0:07:29.680 --> 0:07:33.559 But Bonzo, you're the number one clown we have. It's 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:36.160 just not you know, you know what, You're gonna get 0:07:36.200 --> 0:07:39.480 this all wrapped up before the dogs take over. You 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:42.080 know what it's gonna be like. You know what's gonna 0:07:42.120 --> 0:07:45.080 be like when a dog starts running the show. Well, 0:07:45.160 --> 0:07:47.320 I guess maybe the animals will have more say in 0:07:47.360 --> 0:07:51.360 the show. You they're gonna have more say. You know. 0:07:51.520 --> 0:07:53.760 The first thing that happened over at the other circus 0:07:53.800 --> 0:07:57.760 down the street, the dog started running the clowns riding 0:07:58.160 --> 0:08:05.800 the clowns the dogs. The dogs were riding the clowns, 0:08:05.800 --> 0:08:07.400 and the and the clowns had to go around on 0:08:07.440 --> 0:08:10.680 their knees running into the circle. I'm not sticking around 0:08:10.680 --> 0:08:14.520 for that. That was Rick Circus, right, Rick Circus? Yeah? 0:08:14.560 --> 0:08:20.280 Oh god Rent, Yeah, they were lower rent And that's 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:24.200 our future. That's our future. But Bonzo, there's gonna be 0:08:24.240 --> 0:08:27.440 so much room in the car if you're gone. I 0:08:27.560 --> 0:08:30.120 might have taken up the most space in the car, 0:08:30.240 --> 0:08:33.520 but let's be honest, that car was so full of love. 0:08:34.280 --> 0:08:37.240 I think it's gonna be okay without me. Well, can 0:08:37.280 --> 0:08:42.280 I can I get your Seltzer bottle? This? I guess 0:08:42.280 --> 0:08:45.480 so I actually plan on not being a clown at 0:08:45.520 --> 0:08:49.360 all anymore. I've always kind of wanted to get into Bonso, 0:08:49.440 --> 0:08:54.160 how was your last day at the circus? Well, it 0:08:54.320 --> 0:08:56.760 was it was rough. I wish I would have gotten 0:08:56.760 --> 0:08:59.040 out a couple of days earlier. My knees are scraped 0:08:59.040 --> 0:09:02.280 the hell right because of the dogs writing you. Do 0:09:02.320 --> 0:09:04.199 you want to help with the big shows? Do you 0:09:04.240 --> 0:09:06.160 want me to help you take the Yeah? If you 0:09:06.160 --> 0:09:09.960 wouldn't mind. Wow, let's do the left one. Here we go, 0:09:11.000 --> 0:09:16.920 and the right one. Oh that's a nota okay, Bonzo, 0:09:17.400 --> 0:09:21.960 you are looking for investors in your startup and you 0:09:22.040 --> 0:09:24.760 have come to the right place. You know, we were 0:09:25.559 --> 0:09:28.640 we he says. He says he feels the same way. 0:09:28.679 --> 0:09:30.480 This is the right place and he can't wait to 0:09:30.480 --> 0:09:36.880 work with you. Oh will Bonzo not be speaking for himself? No, no, 0:09:36.880 --> 0:09:42.200 I for for the record, Beauregard and I are going 0:09:42.240 --> 0:09:44.719 into basiness together, but I'm going to be doing all 0:09:44.720 --> 0:09:49.160 the talking. You say into basiness, I did say into basiness. 0:09:50.679 --> 0:09:54.240 The worry is I'm kind of I'm legally obliged to 0:09:54.280 --> 0:09:57.440 work with Beauregard. I'll have to do circus work. Let 0:09:57.480 --> 0:10:01.080 me you say legally obliged. Frankly, the only reason why 0:10:01.160 --> 0:10:04.520 we're interested is because I've and now no, no disrespect 0:10:04.559 --> 0:10:09.239 to you. Beauregard has money, you know, he has assets, 0:10:09.600 --> 0:10:14.880 and he's a good boy. He's a good So you 0:10:14.920 --> 0:10:19.880 want to copyright the word baseness? Yeah, it's going to 0:10:20.000 --> 0:10:24.079 be part of my name for the for the well, 0:10:24.160 --> 0:10:27.440 the baseness. Okay, and are you spelling it b A 0:10:27.800 --> 0:10:31.120 y s. No, it's spelled the same way as the 0:10:31.160 --> 0:10:36.560 word business pronounced baseness Okay, that would be it could 0:10:36.600 --> 0:10:39.160 be a problem for the copyright Yeah, because I think 0:10:39.440 --> 0:10:43.920 any judge would rule that kind of a common word. Daddy, 0:10:44.000 --> 0:10:48.200 how was your last day at the copyright office? It 0:10:48.360 --> 0:10:54.280 was it was the worst. Oh, you kids haven't seen that. 0:10:54.480 --> 0:10:57.600 We're gonna take your shoes off for you. It's time 0:10:57.640 --> 0:11:02.000 for you to relax. Now. My shoes are so tight. Yeah, 0:11:02.000 --> 0:11:06.200 they're so tight. I'm so sick of being an uptight 0:11:06.280 --> 0:11:12.040 businessman with these tight leather shoes. Uh, Dad, you always 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:14.160 told us we could follow our dreams, so maybe it's 0:11:14.160 --> 0:11:21.080 time for you to follow yours. Yeah. Well, well, thanks Charlie, 0:11:21.160 --> 0:11:27.480 Thanks Rico. Uh you know I've I've always wanted to 0:11:27.480 --> 0:11:34.280 open a frozen drink stand at Uh we can help yeah, yeah, 0:11:34.320 --> 0:11:38.600 we can help you. Yeah, you'd help me make pina 0:11:38.640 --> 0:11:42.720 coladas and margarita's for all the beach goers. Well you're dead, 0:11:45.160 --> 0:11:51.880 hey kid? Um? Yeah, just like a opinion. You work here? Yeah? 0:11:52.640 --> 0:11:54.280 Well can I get for you? Here? You go? There? 0:11:54.320 --> 0:11:59.040 You go to Dakaris? Thank you, chap. I'd like an opinion. 0:11:59.200 --> 0:12:04.080 How old are you? What would you like? I'd like 0:12:04.160 --> 0:12:09.480 an opinion? Colada? You want that ship strong? Yeah? Again? 0:12:09.559 --> 0:12:12.840 How how old are you? Like? Yeah? Are you with 0:12:12.920 --> 0:12:17.320 that babe over there? Yeah? That that that babe over Yeah, 0:12:17.360 --> 0:12:19.840 that's that's that's my girlfriend. Yes, I'm with that babe 0:12:19.840 --> 0:12:25.280 over there. Oh my god, he's so cute. I got muscles. 0:12:25.800 --> 0:12:29.960 Do you want to feel like? Kid? Are you flirt? Whoa? 0:12:30.000 --> 0:12:33.480 Did you just kiss my girlfriend? I'm just a kid. Yeah, 0:12:33.480 --> 0:12:35.199 I know. What the hell are you doing working in 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:39.920 a beachside drink frozen drink bar? Well, I'm turning into 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:43.880 a basiness man. Oh wow, basiness spelled b U s 0:12:43.920 --> 0:12:46.960 I n e ss business. That's right. Do you know 0:12:47.000 --> 0:12:50.800 the definition of business? I bet you're gonna tell me. 0:12:51.640 --> 0:12:58.760 It means from babies two bonnets, from babies to bonnets 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:03.160 and anyone in between. It could be it. Hey, babe, 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:05.920 this guy, this kid can't charge us for alcoholic who 0:13:05.960 --> 0:13:08.440 get in trouble. Let's just not pay him, that's true. Yeah, 0:13:08.559 --> 0:13:11.280 you know what, We're just gonna take this. It's gonna 0:13:11.320 --> 0:13:16.719 take this. He's got a shotgun. I do what my 0:13:16.760 --> 0:13:21.680 son says. Huh whoa where did he even come from? 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:24.280 Behind us? Well? I own the business, but I only 0:13:24.400 --> 0:13:29.160 handle the copyright law martins business. My son's make all 0:13:29.200 --> 0:13:32.000 the drinks and uh and handle all of the transactions. 0:13:32.600 --> 0:13:35.200 And yes, I think you owe us thirty dollars for 0:13:35.240 --> 0:13:42.440 those pat Yeah, and more more more, kiss on the cheek. 0:13:44.559 --> 0:13:47.480 I'm Rico, the accountant, and so the thirty dollars has 0:13:47.559 --> 0:13:50.760 to be cashed. But we'll also consider venmo. Okay, this 0:13:50.880 --> 0:13:54.559 kid can't be more than three. What is he even doing? 0:13:54.920 --> 0:14:01.120 The business is business? Okay? What's your point, Mike? You 0:14:01.160 --> 0:14:04.280 know what? What's your point? Do you want these drinks? 0:14:04.360 --> 0:14:10.959 Old man? Yes, I want those drinks? Young kid? About 0:14:11.000 --> 0:14:18.040 a finger pointing? Okay, mom, dad, how is cabo? Oh? 0:14:18.200 --> 0:14:20.240 Sit down and we'll take your shoes off. Thanks, get 0:14:20.280 --> 0:14:22.720 the left one first, You got it? You got it. 0:14:24.120 --> 0:14:26.640 I just I don't know, Honeywood. We had we had 0:14:26.680 --> 0:14:29.120 a run in with you know. What I took away 0:14:29.160 --> 0:14:33.000 from it is some kids are working, are willing to hustle. Like, 0:14:33.120 --> 0:14:34.640 what do you what did you even do? All? We 0:14:34.680 --> 0:14:37.040 were just play video game. No, I'm glad you brought 0:14:37.080 --> 0:14:40.200 that up. I have a form here that if you 0:14:40.200 --> 0:14:43.080 guys just signed, I could start my new summer job. 0:14:44.120 --> 0:14:50.920 Oh really, let me see this form? Uh? Why did 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:55.200 That's the section where it says what your job title 0:14:55.240 --> 0:14:57.440 is is blank? Why is that blank? Well? I have 0:14:57.520 --> 0:15:02.440 to kind of audition dad. It's like a it's a circus. 0:15:03.040 --> 0:15:07.800 Wait a minute, who is Rick? Who is Rick? And 0:15:07.880 --> 0:15:10.040 what is Rick Circus? I don't know that I like 0:15:10.160 --> 0:15:12.560 you getting a job like this. He's just a kid hunting. 0:15:12.600 --> 0:15:15.440 I mean, like, well, but you guys said, no, I 0:15:15.440 --> 0:15:18.440 I should be more responsible to get a coffee shop. Yeah, 0:15:18.440 --> 0:15:21.920 a circus feels like a lot. Yeah, but who knows? 0:15:21.960 --> 0:15:26.720 Who knows? Who knows? Okay, Look, circuses are very competitive 0:15:26.720 --> 0:15:29.360 in this town. There's at least five in a three 0:15:29.400 --> 0:15:33.600 block radius. Uh so you know Rick Circus. Like, we 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:36.000 we've got to step it up a little bet. Are 0:15:36.040 --> 0:15:38.480 you willing to do that? Kid? Yes, sir, yes, sir. 0:15:38.640 --> 0:15:41.920 I put together four of what I think my best 0:15:41.920 --> 0:15:43.480 talents and maybe you could choose one and see if 0:15:43.520 --> 0:15:45.400 you guys there's no need for that. Get that on 0:15:45.400 --> 0:15:47.120 all fours. I'm gonna put a pug on your back. 0:15:48.080 --> 0:15:57.440 One see two got to us from listener Patrick oh Halley, 0:15:57.600 --> 0:16:02.160 who wrote, Hey yo, alchemists. Don't know who's hosting this week, 0:16:02.200 --> 0:16:09.160 but whoever it is is doing a wonderful job anyway. Wow, 0:16:10.080 --> 0:16:14.240 I was I prefer multi award winning Kevin Paul. I 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:17.880 was watching Mrs Masil, Thank you Kevin, and I can't 0:16:17.880 --> 0:16:21.240 get past Ethan being five. I'm a teacher and I 0:16:21.320 --> 0:16:23.360 know that that kid has got to be around nine 0:16:23.440 --> 0:16:26.080 years old. The actor does a good job, but I 0:16:26.120 --> 0:16:28.040 know it must be hard to get an actual five 0:16:28.120 --> 0:16:31.120 year old right now. But I digress my scenes and 0:16:31.160 --> 0:16:33.160 why is it hardy and a five year old right 0:16:33.280 --> 0:16:42.360 right now? Supply chain, supply chain, supply chain is broken down? 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:48.520 But I digress. Patrick goes on My scene suggestion is 0:16:48.520 --> 0:16:51.920 adults being passed off as children, but only one person 0:16:52.120 --> 0:16:59.200 isn't buying it. Thanks for all you do, love Patrick, okay, 0:16:59.320 --> 0:17:06.600 uh Auditioning for Danny, I have Steven is Steven here? 0:17:07.000 --> 0:17:12.320 That's that's me. I'm Stephen oh all right, Stephen, come 0:17:12.359 --> 0:17:15.600 on in. You have the sides? Thanks? Yeah, yeah, I 0:17:15.600 --> 0:17:17.240 got it. I got I'm ready with the same you're 0:17:17.280 --> 0:17:19.920 signed in. Hold on really quick? Can I just say 0:17:19.960 --> 0:17:22.480 he looks so cute and that angel costume with those 0:17:22.520 --> 0:17:27.119 boxing gloves. Thanks. Well, look, you know I read I 0:17:27.160 --> 0:17:29.240 read the script. No, I can hear you. You guys 0:17:29.280 --> 0:17:31.480 are right in front of me, like, yeah, okay, sorry, 0:17:31.480 --> 0:17:35.080 it's you look at Thanks. I appreciate that. Do you 0:17:35.160 --> 0:17:38.800 have any questions for us? No? I mean, um, it's 0:17:38.840 --> 0:17:42.960 a script is pretty self explanatory. These guys, they're all Americans, right, 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:47.000 that's the yes and the scene. Okay. I just didn't 0:17:47.000 --> 0:17:49.080 know if you guys wanted an accent or anything. How 0:17:49.080 --> 0:17:52.720 many are you? How many? Oh, I'm this, I'm this many? Wow? 0:17:53.720 --> 0:17:56.240 Can I just put sidebar for a second? Do you 0:17:56.320 --> 0:18:00.920 think it's not I'm not like, can hear everything you guys? 0:18:00.960 --> 0:18:02.080 Do you want me to do? You would just like 0:18:02.160 --> 0:18:05.719 me to step out of the room. I'll speak in code. 0:18:05.960 --> 0:18:08.240 He's a big boy. What do you want to say? 0:18:08.560 --> 0:18:12.080 I'm worried that the script is gonna unveil a very 0:18:12.119 --> 0:18:14.800 important figure, like what if there was something he didn't 0:18:14.800 --> 0:18:18.119 know about Santa Claus and the script might unveil that. 0:18:18.280 --> 0:18:22.040 Is there a way we can avoid spoilers? Good concern, 0:18:22.119 --> 0:18:24.560 that's a good concern. Yeah. I don't know why we 0:18:24.600 --> 0:18:26.679 have HR at the auditions these days, but what are 0:18:26.680 --> 0:18:29.560 you gonna do? I think for this very reason, you 0:18:29.600 --> 0:18:33.439 can't keep your hands to yourself. Excuse me. I'm Steven's 0:18:33.520 --> 0:18:37.600 mother and just I was waiting outside. It was taking 0:18:37.600 --> 0:18:40.800 a while. I just want to make sure everything's going. Okay, Mom, 0:18:40.840 --> 0:18:44.280 everything's fine. Get your stop licking my face everything. It's 0:18:44.960 --> 0:18:49.399 a little dirt on your face there, but that's gross, Like, please, 0:18:50.119 --> 0:18:54.000 can you come over here? Come on, Steve's mom. I'm 0:18:54.040 --> 0:18:56.040 the producer of the production. This is our director and 0:18:56.040 --> 0:19:00.320 this is our third pretty HR quick question. R name 0:19:00.600 --> 0:19:07.560 your position, it's my position. Resources. Does Stephen? Does Stephen 0:19:07.680 --> 0:19:14.920 still believe in the magic of the Holidays? Oh? Yes, yes, 0:19:15.040 --> 0:19:19.119 I haven't told him about Santa Okay, okay, okay, okay, 0:19:19.119 --> 0:19:22.359 So this is the concern. Yes, Why are you guys 0:19:22.359 --> 0:19:25.440 so concerned about Santa Claus? What happened to him? No, 0:19:26.200 --> 0:19:30.080 nothing's happened to him. Nothing's happened to Stephen. He's behind 0:19:30.240 --> 0:19:33.359 Stevie and he'll be there on December twenty five. He 0:19:33.520 --> 0:19:39.520 is every year. Thanks, Mom, You've read the sides, as 0:19:39.560 --> 0:19:42.720 you said, you've prepared the audition. So I'm gonna ask 0:19:43.000 --> 0:19:46.639 hr to stand down here. Okay, all right, I'm just 0:19:46.760 --> 0:19:49.000 afraid of what's going to happen. Well, that's your job 0:19:49.040 --> 0:19:52.280 to be afraid, and it's my job to be carefree 0:19:52.400 --> 0:19:58.159 and um yeah yeah, and irresponsible. So Stephen, let's go ahead. 0:19:58.480 --> 0:20:01.360 And when you're ready to go ahead and jump sure, sure, 0:20:02.119 --> 0:20:07.240 mommy daddy, why are you always fighting? Can I just 0:20:07.280 --> 0:20:09.960 give you a quick note? Yeah? Yeah, kind of throw 0:20:10.000 --> 0:20:11.960 that away. It seems like you're making too much of 0:20:12.000 --> 0:20:18.520 a thing. I mean, okay, just throw that away. You're 0:20:18.560 --> 0:20:21.840 not terribly impressed that they're fighting yet again, he's been 0:20:21.880 --> 0:20:28.560 taking improv classes. Yeah, give me a suggestion, then, Could 0:20:28.600 --> 0:20:31.480 I get a suggestion for a way to just throw 0:20:31.560 --> 0:20:34.840 that line away? Okay, children, get around, gather around now. 0:20:34.920 --> 0:20:37.600 I'm about to post a list here. Okay, if your 0:20:37.680 --> 0:20:40.359 name is not on the list, we won't be using 0:20:40.400 --> 0:20:44.240 you this season, but that doesn't mean you can't come back, 0:20:44.640 --> 0:20:48.800 um next season. Um, does anybody have any questions? Let's 0:20:48.840 --> 0:20:53.719 just see the cast list. Okay, okay, um okay, I'm 0:20:53.720 --> 0:21:02.160 gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. Here we go, Yes, unbelievable, 0:21:02.760 --> 0:21:09.680 A bitch in your first Your HR? Is that correct? Yes, 0:21:09.920 --> 0:21:15.159 I'm a HR. You can call me Judy, Judy. I 0:21:15.200 --> 0:21:19.920 have a concern. My child auditioned for this holiday production 0:21:20.600 --> 0:21:23.159 and was not cast. Now that isn't a concern, But 0:21:23.240 --> 0:21:25.520 when I came to pick her up and she was bawling, 0:21:25.720 --> 0:21:31.120 I saw what looked like seventeen eighteen grown adults walking out, 0:21:31.440 --> 0:21:36.280 high fiving and whatnot, saying to her in your face, Uh, 0:21:36.800 --> 0:21:39.040 what am I missing here? Is this an adult production 0:21:39.119 --> 0:21:42.600 or a child production? Children? I am so sorry, but 0:21:42.720 --> 0:21:46.040 it looks like your daughter didn't make it, so I'm 0:21:46.080 --> 0:21:51.119 actually HR for her. It's it's unfortunate the way the 0:21:51.240 --> 0:21:55.159 lines aren't kind of gets blurry. But she's not an employee, 0:21:55.200 --> 0:21:58.760 so I'm not responsible. Understood, understood, But just between you 0:21:58.800 --> 0:22:02.120 and I just just just human human. Am I crazy? 0:22:02.560 --> 0:22:05.760 Or is this cast full of adults pretending to be children? 0:22:07.200 --> 0:22:11.840 Come on now, full of adults? This is a children's play. 0:22:11.920 --> 0:22:15.040 Sometimes you have to hire the best of the best. 0:22:15.080 --> 0:22:17.880 And they got in their cars and drove away. Some 0:22:18.240 --> 0:22:20.639 looks like some of the kids waiting for them. It 0:22:20.680 --> 0:22:24.600 would be illegal for us to have grown adults portraying children. 0:22:24.640 --> 0:22:29.400 That's not the way it works. That's okay. How did 0:22:29.440 --> 0:22:35.359 the audition for the school play go? Honey? Not great? 0:22:37.560 --> 0:22:39.280 Do you want me to take off your shoes here? 0:22:39.359 --> 0:22:44.720 Let's take him off so you're not comfortable? Yeah, tell 0:22:44.760 --> 0:22:49.240 your mom what happened? What happened you? But peds so wonderfully? Yeah? 0:22:49.240 --> 0:22:51.480 I worked, I worked really hard. I had a song 0:22:51.560 --> 0:22:55.000 and everything I wanted to do. But some some guy 0:22:55.040 --> 0:22:58.960 with a beard's gonna play Annie. Wait, but how does 0:22:59.000 --> 0:23:02.560 that look? Look? Look? Okay? Two things are happening here, darling. 0:23:02.600 --> 0:23:07.480 Two things. Okay, One, our child has no talent, but 0:23:06.640 --> 0:23:10.680 too But two she was beat out by what I 0:23:10.200 --> 0:23:12.320 I feel like I'm losing my mind. I think it 0:23:12.359 --> 0:23:14.879 was all adults. I think there are adults pretending to 0:23:14.880 --> 0:23:19.359 be children in this production. Okay? But also also her 0:23:19.480 --> 0:23:22.360 range is yeah, can we go back to go back 0:23:22.400 --> 0:23:25.919 to one for a second. Were insisting that our genius 0:23:26.000 --> 0:23:31.119 daughter has no talent, no innate talent. I mean, sure 0:23:31.200 --> 0:23:34.359 she's smart, but she doesn't there's no soul behind what 0:23:34.520 --> 0:23:36.760 she's singing, not like you, darling, you when you sing 0:23:36.760 --> 0:23:41.560 their soul? Alright, Tom, alright, Tom, settled there, honey, honey, 0:23:41.760 --> 0:23:46.280 do any character from a Disney movie or attraction go okay? 0:23:46.560 --> 0:23:52.720 Um this here's the wildest riding the wilderness? About that? Tom? 0:23:52.920 --> 0:23:57.400 Does that? Want help? And they were in the same country, 0:23:57.480 --> 0:24:00.879 shepherds biting in the field, keeping watch over their flock 0:24:00.960 --> 0:24:03.640 by night. I low, the Angel of the Lord came 0:24:03.720 --> 0:24:06.240 upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round 0:24:06.240 --> 0:24:09.480 about them, and they were sore afraid, and the angel said, 0:24:09.520 --> 0:24:18.199 unto them, fear not. Well, that's that's really good. Listen, 0:24:18.359 --> 0:24:20.840 you're just hr okay. The director needs to give at 0:24:20.840 --> 0:24:25.080 this point. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I came all right, 0:24:27.480 --> 0:24:31.600 even positive ones, and I just need a quick affirmation. 0:24:33.080 --> 0:24:38.400 There's Judy's huh. Honestly, you're allowed to be here apparently, 0:24:39.040 --> 0:24:40.960 but I don't see anything in the by laws where 0:24:41.000 --> 0:24:45.880 you speak, So thank you, Gerald. Can I ask, uh, 0:24:46.280 --> 0:24:50.520 have you had actual acting training? Have you attended any 0:24:50.560 --> 0:24:54.480 acting class? I don't know if you're sort of genius 0:24:54.560 --> 0:24:59.280 by training or you're a natural, which would you say? Yeah? Well, 0:24:59.320 --> 0:25:04.800 I mean what what I've done nerve uh my method? 0:25:05.480 --> 0:25:07.800 You know, I'm pretty much pretty much classically trained, and 0:25:07.920 --> 0:25:12.320 Gerald remind me, Oh, so that's that's what the posture 0:25:12.359 --> 0:25:16.240 is all about. Jerald. What's how how old are you? 0:25:16.280 --> 0:25:23.680 How many? Um? This many? Okay? Wow, wonderful, wonderful. Did 0:25:23.720 --> 0:25:26.000 you hear you went to Juilliard? Is that a thing? 0:25:26.080 --> 0:25:29.159 Is that? Did that happen? Yeah? That's a thing and 0:25:29.240 --> 0:25:33.239 that happened. Okay. I was expecting to get a lot 0:25:33.240 --> 0:25:39.320 of ship for carrying this security blanket. But m looks 0:25:39.320 --> 0:25:42.960 like I'm all right, Okay, everybody yet round. The reviews 0:25:42.960 --> 0:25:45.480 are in. The reviews are, and now listen, whatever it 0:25:45.520 --> 0:25:47.840 says in the paper, it doesn't mean, it doesn't take 0:25:47.840 --> 0:25:52.000 away from the experience. Our director has been so wonderful. 0:25:52.119 --> 0:25:54.360 He support his entire heart and soul to this production, 0:25:54.400 --> 0:25:57.439 as you all know. Um sure, I'm a producer, but 0:25:57.480 --> 0:25:59.160 I also felt like some of your mothers if I'm 0:25:59.160 --> 0:26:04.960 being honest, being honest, and Judy's here, okay, here we go, 0:26:05.440 --> 0:26:09.600 here we go. Okay, Well the headline is are these 0:26:09.640 --> 0:26:15.240 even kids? This is good performed and we sent them 0:26:15.280 --> 0:26:21.480 to a new place. Yeah, okay, who's the critic? Um? 0:26:21.480 --> 0:26:29.080 Oh that's John Suption Coption attention to John Suption. Right, Okay, 0:26:29.160 --> 0:26:33.199 let's see what he says. He says, hold on everybody. 0:26:33.359 --> 0:26:37.400 This seems like the people on stage are full grown adults. 0:26:37.520 --> 0:26:39.800 As a matter of fact, I was in traffic school 0:26:39.880 --> 0:26:42.399